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.

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Spain: news

Euro 2008: Spain v Italy

Sunday, June 22nd 2008, 21:57
related countries: Italy, Russia

Spain beat Italy 4-2 on penalties to set up a Euro 2008 semi-final with Russia as Spanish keeper Iker Casillas saves two spot-kicks.
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Russia secure quarter-final place

Wednesday, June 18th 2008, 20:39
related countries: Greece, Sweden

Russia book a quarter-final with the Netherlands after a stylish 2-0 win over Sweden.
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Spain and SA 'backed coup plot'

Wednesday, June 18th 2008, 17:42
related countries: Equatorial Guinea, South Africa
related places: Sa

Spain and South Africa "gave the green" light for a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea, a British mercenary tells a court.
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Euro 2008: Spain seal spot in quarter-finals

Saturday, June 14th 2008, 20:53
related countries: Sweden

Spain book a Euro 2008 quarter-final spot after beating Sweden thanks to David Villa's injury-time winner.
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Aragones impressed by Spain drive

Saturday, June 14th 2008, 19:30
related countries: Sweden

Spain coach Luis Aragones says his side were rewarded for their perseverance in the 2-1 win over Sweden.
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Spain raids 'major Russian gang'

Friday, June 13th 2008, 20:56
related countries: Russia

Spanish police arrest 20 people in raids against suspected members of a major Russian mafia gang.
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Spain treats child phone addicts

Friday, June 13th 2008, 9:35

Two children in Spain are admitted to a mental health clinic to be treated for addiction to mobile phones.
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Spain's PM warns striking drivers

Thursday, June 12th 2008, 17:58
related countries: Portugal

The Spanish PM promises "zero tolerance" of violence from lorry drivers striking over rising fuel prices.
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Two dead in Europe fuel protests

Wednesday, June 11th 2008, 10:51
related countries: Portugal

Two lorry drivers are killed in fuel protests in Spain and Portugal as strikes over rising diesel prices continue.
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Euro 2008: Spain thrash Russia

Tuesday, June 10th 2008, 18:42
related countries: Russia

Much-fancied Spain beat Russia 4-1 in their Euro 2008 opener at the Stadion Tivoli Neu in Innsbruck.
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Shortages bite in Spanish strike

Tuesday, June 10th 2008, 16:33

Petrol stations and supermarkets in Spain start running out of supplies, as lorry drivers continue to blockade cities.
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Spanish hauliers on fuel strike

Monday, June 9th 2008, 22:54

Tens of thousands of Spanish lorry drivers are on strike to protest against the soaring price of diesel.
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Spanish hauliers on fuel strike

Sunday, June 8th 2008, 22:01

Tens of thousands of Spanish lorry drivers are on strike to protest against the soaring price of diesel.
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Blast rocks Basque printing press

Sunday, June 8th 2008, 6:03

An explosion damages the printing press of El Correo, a newspaper in Spain's northern Basque region.
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Football: Ronaldo eyes Real Madrid

Friday, June 6th 2008, 11:39

Real Madrid's interest in signing Cristiano Ronaldo takes a new twist as the winger says he would like to play for the Spanish champions.
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Four on 2016 Olympics short-list

Wednesday, June 4th 2008, 16:14
related countries: Japan
related places: Madrid, Rio

Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro are shortlisted by the International Olympic Committee to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
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'Gay' Spaniards held in Gambia

Tuesday, June 3rd 2008, 9:52
related countries: The Gambia

Two Spanish men are held in The Gambia accused of making homosexual advances to taxi drivers, police say.
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Crashed plane was in live TV ad

Sunday, June 1st 2008, 21:08
related countries: United Kingdom

A skydiving aircraft in a fatal crash in Spain had just been used for a live British TV ad, it emerges.
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Skydivers survive Spanish crash

Saturday, May 31st 2008, 0:45
related places: Nine

Nine skydivers leap to safety from a stricken plane before it crashes with the loss of two lives in central Spain.
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Europe fuel protests spread wider

Friday, May 30th 2008, 12:55

Fuel protests triggered by rising oil prices spread to more countries across Europe, with strikes by fishermen.
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Spain twins sue over birth mix-up

Tuesday, May 27th 2008, 20:40

Spanish twins separated at birth after a hospital mistake seek millions of euros in damages.
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Golf: Jimenez in dramatic win

Sunday, May 25th 2008, 16:47

Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez claims his first PGA Championship title with a play-off victory over Oliver Wilson.
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'Highest Eta commander' arrested

Wednesday, May 21st 2008, 11:59
related countries: France

Suspected political head of Basque separatists, Eta, is arrested in France, Spanish authorities say.
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Spain arrests 'prolific' hackers

Saturday, May 17th 2008, 11:26

Spanish police arrest five hackers they describe as being among the most active on the internet.
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Spain officials mourn bomb victim

Thursday, May 15th 2008, 16:45

Spanish ministers and royalty attend the funeral of a civil guard killed in a car bombing blamed on Basque separatists.
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Eta blamed for Spain bomb death

Wednesday, May 14th 2008, 12:36

One policeman is killed after a car bomb explodes outside barracks in the Basque region of Spain.
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A Basque encounter with pirates

Saturday, May 10th 2008, 13:11

On a recent visit to the Spanish Basque country, Nick Rankin found himself on the fringes of a story involving piracy.
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Golf: Garcia sets early pace

Friday, May 9th 2008, 6:28

Spain's Sergio Garcia surges to a two-shot lead in the first round of the Players Championship at Sawgrass.
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