MADRID (REUTERS) – All 19 Spanish citizens who were repatriated from China on Jan 31 amid concerns over the coronavirus epidemic will be discharged from…
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Catalan leader stripped of lawmaker rights, protesters scuffle with police
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalonia’s parliament stripped the head of the region’s pro-independence government of his rights as a regional lawmaker on Monday, angering supporters who…
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Spanish police free hundreds of dogs from illegal puppy farms
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police rescued 270 small dogs, many crammed inside cages and in poor health, and arrested five people after raiding two illegal…
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Storm Gloria leaves 8 dead, ruins rice paddies in Spain
MADRID (REUTERS) – At least eight people have been killed as Storm Gloria has rampaged across eastern Spain, unleashing winds of up to 144 kmh…
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Storm Gloria batters Spain with high winds and snowfall
MADRID (REUTERS) – Powerful Storm Gloria lashed parts of Spain on Sunday (Jan 19) with high winds, heavy rain and snow, forcing the closure of…
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Banker fined over $70 million for smuggling Picasso painting out of Spain
MADRID (REUTERS) – An 83-year-old former Spanish bank chairman was fined €52 million (S$78 million) on Thursday (Jan 16) after being convicted of smuggling a…
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One dead after chemical factory explosion in Spain's Tarragona
MADRID (REUTERS) – One person died after an explosion on Tuesday (Jan 14) at a chemical factory in northeastern Spain that was most likely caused…
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Spain's top court says jailed Catalan separatist cannot be released
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Supreme Court said on Thursday it had told the European Parliament that Catalan separatist leader Oriol Junqueras will not be released…
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Outrage as Spain PM strikes deal with Catalonian rebels to secure far-left government
The pro-independence Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya said yesterday it would abstain during the Spanish parliament’s upcoming confidence vote to confirm the socialist leader as prime…
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British man killed in house fire at five-star golf and beach resort in Spain
A British man has died in a fire at a house near an upmarket Spanish golf club. The victim, aged about 50, is believed to…
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Winners of world's richest lottery 'El Gordo' celebrate
MADRID (AFP) – Winners of Spain’s “El Gordo” lottery were celebrating on Sunday (Dec 22) after more than €2 billion (S$3 billion) were paid out…
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How the UN climate talks in Madrid fell short on ambition
MADRID (AP) – This year’s United Nations climate negotiations in Madrid, the longest in 25 nearly annual such gatherings, ended on Sunday (Dec 15) with…
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Media frenzy as Greta Thunberg joins climate activists in Madrid
MADRID (AP) – Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Madrid on Friday (Dec 6) to join thousands of other young people in a march to…
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'Narcosubmarine' a first for Europe, say Spanish officials
MADRID (Reuters) – The discovery of a submarine carrying 3,000 kg (3.3 tons) of cocaine off the coast of Spain marks a “historic” turning point…
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