Spain
Catalonia sets independence question, Spain says it won’t happen
World
December 12, 2013
Catalonia sets independence question, Spain says it won’t happen
Separatist parties in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region on Thursday agreed the wording of an independence referendum on November 9, 2014,…
Rescuers scour debris after Spain train crash kills 77
Egypt
July 25, 2013
Rescuers scour debris after Spain train crash kills 77
Rescuers continued to scour the smoking wreckage of tangled steel early Thursday after a train hurtled off the tracks in…
Spain go for jugular against tiny Tahiti
World
June 21, 2013
Spain go for jugular against tiny Tahiti
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque made 10 changes to his starting line-up as he crammed his team with attacking players…
Shale-gas rich Spanish region bans ‘fracking’
Environment
April 9, 2013
Shale-gas rich Spanish region bans ‘fracking’
Lawmakers in Spain's northern Cantabria region unanimously voted on Monday to ban hydraulic fracturing on environmental concerns, shooting down the…
Spain seizes assets owned by Egypt’s Mubarak
Egypt
December 13, 2012
Spain seizes assets owned by Egypt’s Mubarak
Spanish police have found 28 million euros (US$36.5 million) in assets owned by ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and people…
Catalonia nationhood battle flounders after vote
World
November 27, 2012
Catalonia nationhood battle flounders after vote
BARCELONA — Catalonia's fight for statehood and a historic divorce from Spain floundered Monday after a snap election left…
Catalan election weakens bid for independence from Spain
World
November 26, 2012
Catalan election weakens bid for independence from Spain
Separatists in Spain's Catalonia won regional elections Sunday but failed to get a resounding mandate for a referendum on independence,…
More than protest: The story behind the Barcelona Congress clashes
World
September 26, 2012
More than protest: The story behind the Barcelona Congress clashes
BARCELONA — The appointment was at 11 am last Friday in downtown Barcelona. The protest had been organized in secret,…
Egypt, Spain FMs discuss stolen funds, cooperation
Egypt
September 10, 2012
Egypt, Spain FMs discuss stolen funds, cooperation
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo voiced his country’s support for Egypt’s right to reclaim funds allegedly smuggled abroad by…
Spain police, miners clash in Madrid protest
World
July 11, 2012
Spain police, miners clash in Madrid protest
MADRID — Spanish miners and sympathizers incensed with the nation's seemingly endless austerity cutbacks clashed with riot police on…