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- Death toll climbs to 154 in Spain air crash
- MADRID AFP — Another victim of the Madrid air disaster died of her injuries, raising the death toll to 154 Saturday, amid growing anger among families of the victims over the delay identifying their loved ones. Maria Luisa Estevez Gonzalez, 31, passed away at Madrid's La Paz hospital where...
- Research articles 2008-08-23
- Rock in Rio wraps in Spain. Where next?
- ARGANDA DEL REY, Spain AFP — Rock legends Bob Dylan and Lenny Kravitz closed out Spain's first ever Rock in Rio event as organisers revealed ambitious plans to expand the festival "brand" to Italy, Morocco and China as well as return to Brazil. Appearing Sunday night after the 67-year-old...
- Research articles 2008-07-06
- Croatia's Vlasic extends high jump winning streak
- MADRID AFP — Croatia's world champion Blanka Vlasic notched up her 31st consecutive win when she claimed the high jump title at the Madrid athletics meeting Saturday with a leap of 2.06 meters, just one centimeter off her personal best. She failed at an attempt at 2.10 metres, which...
- Research articles 2008-07-05
- Spanish truckers group calls for lorries to converge on Madrid
- MADRID AFP — A Spanish truck drivers' association on Sunday called for its members to converge on Madrid overnight in protest at the government's apparent lack of action over high fuel prices. The "Platform for the Defence of the Transport Sector", which says it represents 40,000 to 50,000 truckers...
- Research articles 2008-06-15
- Four countries unite to urge EU help for fishing industry
- MADRID AFP — Spain, France, Italy and Portugal Friday jointly called for urgent EU measures to tackle the fuel-price crisis in the fishing industry, the Spanish government said following a meeting in Madrid. The rapid rise in the price of oil has pushed up the cost of marine diesel...
- Research articles 2008-06-06
- Madrid's PhotoEspana festival opens
- MADRID, June 4, 2008 AFP — Spain's international photography festival PhotoEspana opened in Madrid Wednesday, with 70 exhibitions on the theme of the physical space that surrounds human activities. PhotoEspana has become one of the largest photography exhibitions in the world, and last year received 600,000 visitors. This...
- Research articles 2008-06-04
- Raul fails to make Spain squad for Euro 2008
- MADRID AFP — On-form Real Madrid striker Raul has not been handed a recall to Spanish colours after he was omitted from the 23-man squad Spain coach Luis Aragones named on Saturday for Euro 2008 in June. Raul, Spain's top scorer with 44 international goals and currently third in...
- Research articles 2008-05-17
- Spain's Caja Madrid buys Florida bank for 927 million dollars
- MADRID AFP — Spain's second largest savings bank, Caja Madrid, said Monday it had bought City National Bank of Florida in the United States for 927 million dollars (618 million euros) in what it said was its biggest international operation yet. City National Bank of Florida, the sixth biggest...
- Research articles 2008-04-14
- Newly restored Goyas on show at Prado exhibition
- MADRID AFP — Two newly restored paintings by Francisco Goya are the highlight of a new exhibition entitled "Goya in Times of War" that opens next week at Madrid's Prado Museum. The show is one of several events planned in Spain to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the start...
- Research articles 2008-04-11
- Boeing Successfully Flies Fuel Cell-Powered Airplane.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-3 April 2008-Boeing: Boeing Successfully Flies Fuel Cell-Powered Airplane C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03042008 MADRID, Spain -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has, for the first time in aviation history, flown a manned...
- Research articles 2008-04-03
- Uffizi works on display for first time in Spain
- MADRID AFP — A collection of 45 religious paintings from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence will go on display in Spain for the first time from Wednesday at a new cultural centre that opened in Madrid last month. The exhibition, called "The bread of angels: collections from the Uffizi...
- Research articles 2008-03-18
- EU court rules against Spain in Endesa takeover saga
- LUXEMBOURG AFP — Europe's highest court ruled Thursday that Spain illegally defied EU demands to drop restrictions on a foreign takeover of a power company in a case that fuelled fears of protectionism between European nations. The European Court of Justice said Spain had broken EU law by not...
- Research articles 2008-03-06
- Thousands join Madrid pro-hunt demo condemned as poll rally
- MADRID AFP — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid Saturday in a protest against anti-hunting laws condemned by the Socialist government as an election rally by the conservative opposition. A crowd estimated by police at around 35,000, some dressed in hunting outfits and accompanied...
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- Two celebrated Goya paintings undergo restoration in Spain
- MADRID AFP — Spain's Prado museum is restoring two of Francisco de Goya's most celebrated paintings which were damaged during the country's 1936-39 civil war, a museum official said Wednesday. The aim is to have the paintings, which have been on display at the Madrid musuem, restored in time...
- Research articles 2008-02-27
- Released Cuban political prisoners arrive in Spain: dissident
- MADRID, Feb 17, 2008 AFP — Four Cuban political prisoners freed by Havana arrived in Spain on Sunday, a Spain-based Cuban dissident told AFP. They comprise trade unionist Pedro Pablo Alvarez Ramos, dissident Omar Pernet Hernandez and independent journalists Jose Gabriel Ramon Castillo and Alejandro Gonzalez Raga. They...
- Research articles 2008-02-17
- Meeting of German, Spanish leaders to focus on environment
- MADRID AFP — The leaders of Spain and Germany will meet Thursday for a one-day summit in Mallorca that will focus on EU efforts to fight climate change as well as immigration and energy, officials said. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero plans to discuss the bloc's recently...
- Research articles 2008-01-30
- 'Tourism against poverty' spotlighted at Madrid trade fair
- MADRID AFP — Spain's King Juan Carlos Wednesday opened the FITUR tourist trade fair, one of the world's largest, with a plea to thousands of industry professionals to use tourism to help eradicate poverty. "Tourism is a driver of understanding between peoples. It is an effective instrument with which...
- Research articles 2008-01-30
- Spain in campaign mode as parliament dissolved, election set
- MADRID AFP — Spain's Socialist government on Monday dissolved parliament and formally called a general election for March 9, setting off a close fought political race dominated by growing concerns that the economy is slowing. The move, which was expected, was approved at a special cabinet meeting, Prime Minister...
- Research articles 2008-01-14
- Mystery over Kadhafi's private weekend in Spain
- MADRID AFP — Mystery and confusion surrounded a private trip Moamer Kadhafi is making to Spain's southern Andalucia region this weekend, ahead of an official visit to Madrid. A Spanish diplomatic source said early this week that the Libyan leader will use his two days to visit Cordoba and...
- Research articles 2007-12-14
- Thousands rally against ETA in Madrid after deadly attack
- MADRID AFP — Thousands of people protested against violence by the Basque separatist group ETA in Madrid on Tuesday, following the shooting death of one Spanish civil guard member and the wounding of another. It was the first time since Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero took office...
- Research articles 2007-12-04
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