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

Tennis: Nadal crashes to defeat

Friday, October 19th 2007, 16:15

Spanish favourite Rafael Nadal falls to a 6-1 6-2 defeat to David Nalbandian in the Madrid Masters quarter-finals.
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US treasure ship captain is freed

Wednesday, October 17th 2007, 15:39
related countries: United States

The US captain of a boat seized by a Spanish warship in a row over shipwreck treasure is released.
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Madrid 'bomb plot' trial starts

Monday, October 15th 2007, 14:37
related places: Madrid

The trial of 30 suspected Islamic militants accused of planning to bomb Madrid opens in the Spanish capital.
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Concert ban for 'Chavez critic'

Friday, October 12th 2007, 3:39
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Caracas, Chavez

Venezuela bans a Spanish singer's concert at a Caracas stadium over remarks about President Hugo Chavez.
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Basque city car bomb injures man

Tuesday, October 9th 2007, 16:25

A car bomb injures a man in the Spanish Basque city of Bilbao days after police arrest separatist suspects.
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Spain police seize Basque leaders

Friday, October 5th 2007, 13:14

Spanish police arrest the entire suspected leadership of Batasuna, the banned Basque separatist party.
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PLO veteran mourned in Gaza

Wednesday, September 26th 2007, 9:56
related countries: Gaza Strip
related places: Madrid

Thousands of Gazans attend the funeral of Haidar Abdel Shafi, who led Palestinian negotiators at Madrid in 1991.
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Spain begins anti-migration ads

Thursday, September 20th 2007, 8:42

Spain begins running TV adverts in West Africa to try and deter migrants making dangerous boat crossings.
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Legal battle over Franco's house

Monday, September 10th 2007, 22:25
related places: Franco

Spain's authorities take the family of former military ruler Franco to court to gain access to his holiday home.
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Democrats debate in Spanish

Monday, September 10th 2007, 7:47
related countries: United States

Democratic contenders for the US presidency take part in the first nationally televised debate conducted in Spanish.
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'Leading Eta bomb maker' arrested

Saturday, September 1st 2007, 13:16
related countries: France
related places: Four

Four suspected Basque separatists, including a key bomb-maker, are held in France, Spanish officials say.
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Spanish beach shut as shark seen

Thursday, August 30th 2007, 15:47

A shark is spotted off the coast of south-eastern Spain, the second such sighting in as many weeks.
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Sevilla's Puerta dies in hospital

Tuesday, August 28th 2007, 14:50
related places: Getafe, Sevilla

Spain international Antonio Puerta dies aged 22 after suffering a heart attack in his club side Sevilla's 4-1 win against Getafe.
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Axed SA minister billed for trip

Friday, August 24th 2007, 12:09
related places: Sa

SA's ex-deputy health minister is ordered to repay the cost of an unauthorised trip to a Spanish Aids meeting.
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Eta blamed for Spanish car bomb

Friday, August 24th 2007, 6:25
related places: Durango

Spanish police blame Eta separatists for a car bomb in Durango which wounds two policemen.
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Football: Heinze & Robben to Real

Thursday, August 23rd 2007, 15:50
related places: Real

Real Madrid complete the signings of Premier League duo Gabriel Heinze and Arjen Robben.
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Football: Robben set for Real

Wednesday, August 22nd 2007, 21:17
related places: Real

Arjen Robben is poised to complete a move to Real Madrid after the Spanish club agreed a fee with Chelsea.
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Spain burns fields to kill voles

Thursday, August 9th 2007, 10:56

A plague of field voles in central Spain leads the authorities to resort to controlled burning of fields.
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S Africa Aids sacking condemned

Thursday, August 9th 2007, 9:03

President Mbeki is criticised for sacking his deputy health minister, after she went to a Spanish Aids meeting.
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Yemeni tourist bombers 'killed'

Wednesday, August 8th 2007, 13:57
related countries: Yemen

Four al-Qaeda militants linked to the killing Spanish tourists in a bomb attack in Yemen are killed, officials say.
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Football: Ballack 'committed'

Monday, August 6th 2007, 10:59

Michael Ballack says he has no intention of leaving Chelsea and has had no contact with Real Madrid.
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PM visits fire-ravaged Canaries

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 12:33

Spain's prime minister visits the Canary Islands, where thousands have fled forest fires.
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Canaries fires force evacuations

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 16:43

Forest fires raging on two of Spain's Canary Islands force the evacuation of thousands of people.
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Cycling: Mayo suspended

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 8:45
related countries: France

Spain's Iban Mayo is suspended by the Saunier Duval team after failing a drugs test during the Tour de France.
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Spanish 'double agent' arrested

Tuesday, July 24th 2007, 16:50

Spain announces the arrest of a double agent suspected of selling secrets to a foreign country for more than two years.
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Spain's 'most-wanted' caught

Monday, July 23rd 2007, 21:20
related countries: Portugal

The police in Portugal say they have arrested a man described as Spain's most-wanted bank robber.
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Spain ends search for immigrants

Saturday, July 21st 2007, 14:10

Spanish rescuers call off the search for 50 African migrants missing after a boat capsized near the Canary Islands.
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Spanish royal sex cartoon banned

Friday, July 20th 2007, 16:59

A Spanish judge orders the seizure of a magazine over a cartoon showing the crown prince and princess having sex.
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