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Fire kills five children in Argentina
Five children were killed in their sleep when a fire engulfed their dwelling on the outskirts of the Argentine city of La Plata, Spain's EFE news agency has reported.
Big News Network.com |
Suspected Basque separatist group head captured in France
French police have detained Francisco Javier Lopez Pena, alias Thierry, believed to be the leader of the militant Basque separatist group ETA, Spanish police said overnight.
Big News Network.com |
Enrique Iglesias to sing Euro 2008 official anthem
Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias is set to become the official voice of Euro 2008 with the song 'Can You Hear Me'.
Big News Network.com |
Briton held in Spain on rape charge
A British man has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of rape, Scotland Yard has said. The 49-year-old is accused of raping the same victim repeatedly over a number of years in Bexley, southeast Lon...
ITN |
Spain and Italy continue squabbling over immigration
Madrid - The Spanish government Thursday maintained its criticism of Italy's new immigration policy, expressing concern that making illegal immigration a crime could divert migrants heading for Italy ...
Earth Times |
LegalMatch Launches Online Service in Spanish
) May 22, 2008 -- Today, LegalMatch - the nation's leading online legal matching service - begins providing Spanish language access for Hispanic consumers and businesses seeking legal representat...
PR Web |
Cristiano Ronaldo "agrees in principle" to join Madrid
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo would reportedly welcome a transfer to Real Madrid. Spanish sports daily Marca said yesterday that Ronaldo had "very recently" communicated his desire t...
People's Daily |
Turkey Expects Steady Increase In Number Of Spanish Tourists, Tourism Official
MADRID - A Turkish tourism official said on Wednesday that a steady increase was expected in the number of Spanish tourists that would visit Turkey in 2008. Ismail Aksel, Turkish Counselor for Tourism...
Turkish Press |
Spanish Govt hails ETA chief arrest
The most senior commander of the Basque separatist movement ETA has been arrested in France. Authorities in France and Spain say ETA's chief, Javier Lopez Pena, was seized with three other ETA suspec...
ABC Australia |
Spain calls arrest of reputed ETA chief, and others, a severe blow to Basque separatist group
MADRID, Spain – Spain's prime minister said Wednesday the arrest of the reputed leader of the armed Basque separatist group ETA and three other senior members has dealt the militant organization...
San Diego Union-Tribune |
FTC approves Kennywood sale to Spanish operator
Parques Reunidos , a company based in Madrid, Spain. No financial terms have been disclosed. A Kennywood spokeswoman, Mary Lou Rosemeyer, said the company would not have an official comment on the...
Business Journal |
Spain goes past Russia while Kiefer paces German defeat - Update
Dusseldorf, Germany - Feliciano Lopez polished off Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to clinch an untouchable 2-0 scoreline for Spain over Russia as Nicolas Kiefer fell to defeat in his 2008 debut at...
Earth Times |
C. Ronaldo open to move to Madrid
We need a player similar to Beckham to come back to Real. Though we did win la Liga this year, Ronaldo's potential is just amazing enough to break up the chemistry we had. I do think instead of R...
CBS Sports |
Spain stresses importance of ETA arrests - six detained
Madrid - Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba on Wednesday stressed the importance of the capture of Francisco Javier Lopez Pena, the political leader of the militant Basque separatist gr...
Earth Times |
Casa Ventura brings in the flavors of Spain
Basilio Rodriguez Grueso followed his heart (and his future wife) to Bellingham — a long way from his home in La Mancha. But his palate never left Spain, and so the former banker made an abrupt ...
The Seattle Times |
Spanish language station signs off
The Houston-based Spanish-language broadcast television channel LAT TV has gone out of business, station CEO Wes Burd confirmed Tuesday. The company's board voted earlier this month to cease operatio...
Houston Chronicle |
Union for the Mediterranean" project was not against Turkey
STRASBOURG - An EU official said on Tuesday that the "Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean" project was not against Turkey's full membership to the union. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Co...
Turkish Press |
Lola Montes, 90; influential head of Spanish dance company
Lola Montes, one of the country's most renowned Spanish dancers and a frequent Southland performer over a career of more than 70 years, has died. She was 90. Montes died at her home in Laguna Woods on...
Los Angeles Times |
Sarkozy Gets Italy, Spain on Board for "Mediterranean Union"
French President Nicolas Sarkozy got the support of the leaders of Italy and Spain, Romano Prodi and Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, for his idea to establish a union of Mediterranean-rim states.
DW-World |
EDF says no decision made on Spanish deal
PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - French power giant EDF (EDF.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it had made no decision yet on whether to make an acquisition in Spain, while it confirmed it was in...
Congoo |
Still Interested In SPE, Distrigas; No Spain Decision
A company official made the remark to shareholders at EdF's annual general meeting in response to a written question. EdF declined to expand on its intentions towards...
Morning Star |
Spanish defense minister begins maternity leave
MADRID : Spain's first female defense minister, whose pregnancy became a symbol of Spain's new commitment to sexual equality, began maternity leave Tuesday after giving birth to a boy. The...
International Herald Tribune |
Spanish PM presented with Basque
The leader of the Basque country regional government has started talks with the Spanish Prime Minister in Madrid. Juan José Ibarratxe is formally presenting José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero with his pla...
Euro News |
Solel signs second deal in Spain in a month
Solel Solar Systems Ltd. has made its largest single sale of solar receiver technology for the supply of more than 190,000 UVAC 2008 receiver systems to Ibereolica Solar SL, a Spanish parabolic trough...
Globes |
Sister of Spanish princess pursues court battle against the media
Madrid - Telma Ortiz, 34, sister of Spain's Crown Princess Letizia, will pursue her legal battle against the media which she accuses of "intolerable harassment," press reports said Tuesday. Ortiz' law...
Earth Times |
Citi, Spanish group bid highest on turnpike lease
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Spanish company and a unit of Citigroup Inc. teamed up to submit the largest bid for the right to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike for the next 75 years. Barcelona-based Aber...
The Seattle Times |
Aguirre to stay on as Atletico Madrid coach
Mexico´s Javier Aguirre, pictured in April 2008, said Monday he turned down the possibility of coach his country´s national side again to stay on as Atletico Madrid manager next season after leading...
Soccer Way |
Rice talks Latin America with Spanish counterpart
Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Spanish Foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos Monday for talks on Latin America, following a summit in Peru. Moratinos was in Washington ...
Earth Times |
Spanish Defence Minister gives birth to boy - Summary
Madrid/Barcelona - Spain's first female defence minister, Carme Chacon, 37, on Monday gave birth to her first child in her native town Esplugues de Llobregat near Barcelona, hospital sources said. Cha...
Earth Times |
Spain Battles for Treasure Raised from Shipwreck
May 19, 2008 · A court in Tampa, Fla., is studying evidence presented by Spain to claim the biggest treasure ever salvaged from a shipwreck. Last year, a Tampa-based company raised 17 tons of s...
NPR |
Barcelona, Si; Russia, Nyet
Appearing at a news conference in Cannes, where his latest movie, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, had its world premiere over the weekend, Woody Allen was asked by an enthusiastic fan/reporter from Uzbekist...
Showbiz Data |
Barcelona target Pique in overhaul
Barcelona vice-chairman Marc Ingla and technical secretary Txiki Begiristain on Monday promised a "full overhaul" and said that they were set to land Manchester United´s Spanish defender Gerard Pique...
Soccer Way |
Pressure on Spanish PM after bomb attack
Spanish police investigating the bomb that exploded overnight in the Bilbao suburb of Getxo believe it contained 60 kilos of explosives.The bomb was placed to inflict maximum damage near Getxo's yacht...
Euro News |
Barcelona looking to unload Ronaldinho
FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes it's time for Ronaldinho to find a new club. Laporta said the two-time FIFA player of the year could leave the Camp Nou stadium with striker Samuel Eto'o ...
CBC News |
Car bomb explodes in Spanish Basque area
GETXO, Spain – Suspected members of a Basque separatist group allegedly exploded a car bomb in a northern Basque town Monday, causing considerable damage but no injuries, police said. The bla...
San Diego Union-Tribune |
Iberdola of Spain commits $8 billion to renewable energy in U.S.
. An investment tax credit that gives renewable energy project developers a 30 percent tax credit is set to expire at the end of this year. Several attempts to renew it have failed, which clean tec...
CNet |
Bomb damages club in Spain
Bilbao, Spain - A car bomb believed to have been planted by the militant Basque separatist group ETA damaged a nautical club but caused no injuries in the northern Spanish seaside town of Getxo overni...
Earth Times |
Torres looks to break Spain
Fernando Torres has established a reputation as vaunted as his own country Spain in terms of footballing ability but like his homeland equally pressing on his shoulders is the lack of a major title. ...
IOL |
Spanish police cuff web defacement crew
Spanish police have arrested five hackers said to be among the most prolific on the internet. The suspects - all under 20, with two being just 16 - allegedly took down the website of Spanish politica...
The Register |
Car bomb blast in N.Spain, no one hurt
MADRID - A car bomb exploded early on Monday in the Basque coastal town of Getxo but a telephone warning from the Basque guerrilla group ETA enabled police to evacuate the area and no one was hurt, lo...
Khaleej Times |
Spain's Iberdrola to invest 8 billion dollars in US renewable energy
Iberdrola, the world's largest renewable energy operator, said Sunday it plans to invest eight billion dollars (5.1 billion euros) in the United States between 2008 and 2010.
Yahoo |
Spain Apprehends 5 Suspected Hackers
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Spanish police have arrested five people suspected of hacking into or outright disabling thousands of Internet pages, some of them run by government agencies in the U.S., Latin A...
Wired News |
Leyte geothermal field to be cited as tourist spot in Spain
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines--The geothermal field of Tongonan, Leyte will be among the country's "natural wonders" that will be showcased in June's international exposition in Spain. Susana Del Mundo, ...
Inquirer |
Allen talks of Spain and threesomes at Cannes
(AP Photo/Carlo Allegri)From left, British actress Rebecca Hall, American director Woody Allen and Spanish actress Penelope Cruz pose at the photo call for the film "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" during t...
Examiner |
Rijkaard signs off with handsome Barcelona win
Departing Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard finally bid goodbye on Saturday with a handsome 5-3 romp away to a long-relegated bottom team Murcia.The relaxed win means that Barca finish third in La Liga, ...
NDTV |
End of era as Rijkaard bids farewell to Barcelona
Barcelona´s Eidur Gudjohnsen controls the ball during their Spanish League football match against Murcia at La Nueva Condomina stadium in Murcia. It was a day of farewells for Barcelona on Saturday a...
Soccer Way |
Spanish police arrest 5 suspected of hacking US agency sites
MADRID, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have arrested five people suspected of hacking into or outright disabling thousands of Internet pages, some of them run by government agencies in the U.S., L...
New Jersey Online |
Ireland eighth in Spanish Nations Cup
Ireland failed to keep up its run of good results in the early legs of the Nations Cup season when finishing eighth of 14 teams in Madrid on Saturday. Though participation was designed mainly to test...
RTE |
Real Madrid deserved Spanish league title win, says Beckham
Real Madrid fully deserved their second consecutive Spanish league title win, Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham, seen here on May 10, 2008, said in an interview.
Soccer Way |
Raul fails to make Spain squad for Euro 2008
Raul, Spain's top scorer with 44 international goals and currently third in La Liga goal-scoring charts this season, has not been named in the Spanish side since September 2006 and his probable om...
Yahoo |
Spain take trophy at UEFA U-17 Championship
ANTALYA, May 17 (SW) - Spain have won the UEFA U-17 Championship for the second year in a row. In Antalya, Turkey, the Iberians beat France 4-0 for the trophy last night. Keko scored the opening go...
Soccer Way |
Cazorla and Sergio Garcia in Spanish Euro 2008 squad - Feature
Madrid - Spain national manager Luis Aragones raised eyebrows on Saturday by calling up uncapped players Santi Cazorla and Sergio Garcia for the European Championship finals. The inclusion of striker ...
Earth Times |
Ronaldo drops Spanish bombshell on United
LONDON: Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped a potential bombshell on the club by telling Spanish television he could consider his future following the Champions League final on May...
KeralaNext |
Madrid and Rome insist their relations are good
Italy and Spain have played down a diplomatic row over Rome's get-tough policy on illegal immigration. The spat followed comments by Spain's Deputy Premier that her government rejected racism and coul...
Euro News |
Thrilling finale to Spanish season
MADRID: A thrilling final weekend of the Spanish football season is in store with four teams fighting relegation and two vying for the final UEFA Cup spot.
New Straits Times |
Madrid shares close lower on weak Wall Street, soaring oil; Iberdrola on offer
MADRID (Thomson Financial) - Share prices closed lower in modest trade, giving up earlier gains after a Wall Street's weak early performance amid fresh record oil prices, with Iberdrola on offer on sp...
Congoo |
