News: Spain

We have started to collect the most important news related to Spain in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Spain – overview

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• November 30th 2009 – October 17th 2009
• October 15th 2009 – August 27th 2009
• August 26th 2009 – July 21st 2009
• July 15th 2009 – May 25th 2009
• May 22nd 2009 – May 5th 2009
• May 2nd 2009 – March 6th 2009
• March 3rd 2009 – January 12th 2009
• January 9th 2009 – November 18th 2008
• November 13th 2008 – October 16th 2008
• October 16th 2008 – September 1st 2008
• August 30th 2008 – July 29th 2008
• July 29th 2008 – July 8th 2008
• July 7th 2008 – June 8th 2008
• June 6th 2008 – April 25th 2008
• April 23rd 2008 – February 29th 2008
• February 29th 2008 – November 14th 2007
• November 14th 2007 – August 30th 2007
• August 28th 2007 – July 4th 2007
• July 3rd 2007 – May 11th 2007
• May 11th 2007 – February 16th 2007
• February 15th 2007 – January 5th 2007
• January 4th 2007 – November 17th 2006
• November 16th 2006 – September 24th 2006
• September 15th 2006 – July 22nd 2006
• July 20th 2006 – June 9th 2006
• June 6th 2006 – April 25th 2006
• April 25th 2006 – February 16th 2006
• February 15th 2006 – December 8th 2005
• December 6th 2005 – November 14th 2005

Spain: news

Spain fears kidnap was al-Qaeda

Monday, November 30th 2009, 13:08
related countries: Mauritania

Al-Qaeda's North African branch may have kidnapped three aid workers in Mauritania, a minister says.
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Concert backs 'Gandhi of Sahara'

Sunday, November 29th 2009, 20:07
related countries: Western Sahara

Spanish singers stage a concert in support of a Western Sahara activist on hunger strike in the Canary Islands.
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Barca leapfrog Real with key win

Sunday, November 29th 2009, 19:56

Barcelona beat Real Madrid 1-0 at the Camp Nou to overtake their arch rivals at the top of La Liga.
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Live - Sunday football

Sunday, November 29th 2009, 11:30
related places: Barcelona

Barcelona host Real Madrid after Chelsea beat Arsenal to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League on a busy Sunday of football action.
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Spain holds youths over Eta links

Tuesday, November 24th 2009, 18:53

Spanish police hold at least 34 people in an operation against a banned youth group linked to radical Basque separatism.
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Live - Federer v Verdasco

Sunday, November 22nd 2009, 20:25
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

World number one Roger Federer takes on Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the opening match of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
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Credit card security breach fear

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 11:53
related countries: Germany

Visa and Mastercard alert banks to a suspected credit card security breach in Spain amid a recall of cards in Germany.
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Saharan activist 'facing court'

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 20:57
related countries: Western Sahara

A Western Sahara activist on hunger strike in Spain's Canary Islands must appear in court on public order offences, her supporters say.
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Somali pirates free Spanish boat

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 16:31
related countries: Somalia

Somali pirates release a Spanish fishing boat and its 36 crew after holding it for six weeks amid reports of a $3.5m ransom.
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Cordoba, the city with many faiths

Saturday, November 14th 2009, 12:00
related places: Cordoba

The historic clash of Muslims, Christians and Jews in Cordoba in southern Spain has left the city with a tangled legacy, David Edmonds finds.
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Row as Spanish teenagers get lessons in 'self-love'

Friday, November 13th 2009, 11:44

A campaign in the Spanish region of Extremadura to give teenagers advice on how to masturbate sparks anger.
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Spain calls for pirate blockade

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 15:30
related countries: India, Indian Ocean, Somalia

Spain's defence minister calls for the EU naval task force in the Indian Ocean to blockade three ports in Somalia.
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Spanish bomb plot trial under way

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 14:08
related places: Barcelona

Eleven alleged Islamist extremists go on trial in Spain, accused of plotting suicide attacks in Barcelona.
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Minnows knock Madrid out of cup

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 7:00
related places: Alcorcon

Real Madrid are knocked out of the Copa del Rey after crashing to a 4-1 aggregate defeat at the hands of village side Alcorcon.
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Ronaldo out of World Cup play-off

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 19:12
related countries: Portugal

Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo is ruled out of his country's 2010 World Cup play-off ties against Bosnia-Hercegovina.
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Spain resists deal with pirates

Friday, November 6th 2009, 14:23
related countries: Somalia

Spain resists pressure to free two Somalis accused of piracy in exchange for Spanish sailors held in Somalia.
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Atletico Madrid 2-2 Chelsea

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 21:38

Didier Drogba strikes twice to earn Chelsea a draw at Atletico Madrid and seal their progress from the Champions League group stages.
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Live - Tuesday football

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 18:46

Man Utd and Chelsea seal their places in the last 16 of the Champions League with thrilling draws, as AC Milan and Real Madrid also draw 1-1.
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Spanish beach landslide kills two

Sunday, November 1st 2009, 20:49
related countries: United Kingdom

At least two people, including a British woman, have been killed by a landslide at a beach on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife.
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Santander boosted by UK bank arm

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 10:18
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Santander

Spain's Santander says profits at its UK banks have risen by more than a third in the first nine months of the year.
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Seven killed in Majorca collapse

Monday, October 26th 2009, 16:19

At least seven people are dead after a residential building collapsed in Majorca's capital Palma, in Spain's Balearic Islands.
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Robinho will not force Barca move

Monday, October 26th 2009, 14:38
related places: Barca, Barcelona

Manchester City forward Robinho is pleased about being linked with a move to Barcelona but insists he is not engineering a return to Spain.
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Manager Ramos leaves CSKA Moscow

Monday, October 26th 2009, 10:53
related countries: Russia

Former Tottenham and Real Madrid manager Juande Ramo leaves Russian side CSKA Moscow by mutual consent.
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Milan shock Real in Madrid

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 22:09
related places: Madrid, Real

AC Milan come from behind to beat Real Madrid 3-2 at the Bernabeu.
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Chelsea 4-0 Atletico Madrid

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 20:41

Salomon Kalou scores twice as Chelsea comfortably defeat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
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Live text - Wednesday football

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 15:29
related countries: Russia

Chelsea thrash Atletico Madrid, Manchester United beat CSKA Moscow and AC Milan come from behind to win at Real Madrid in the Champions League.
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Opel workers in Spain vote to strike

Tuesday, October 20th 2009, 12:38

Workers at Opel's factory in Spain announce strike dates after failing to reach an agreement with Magna on job cuts.
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Big anti-abortion rally in Spain

Saturday, October 17th 2009, 21:42
related places: Madrid

Hundreds of thousands take part in a march in Madrid to oppose government plans to liberalise Spain's abortion law.
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