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

Simao equaliser denies Liverpool

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 20:53

Liverpool have to settle for a point after they draw 1-1 with Atletico Madrid following Sabrosa Simao's late equaliser.
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Live text - Champions League

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 17:43
related places: Roma

Chelsea host Roma and Liverpool take on Atletico Madrid in Wednesday's Champions League action.
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End Franco probe, say prosecutors

Monday, October 20th 2008, 15:28

Spanish prosecutors ask the high court to halt a probe into civil war atrocities, saying they are covered by an amnesty.
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Murray gains revenge over Federer

Saturday, October 18th 2008, 17:49
related countries: United States

Andy Murray beats Roger Federer to reach the final of the Madrid Masters, where he will play surprise finalist Gilles Simon.
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Live text - Murray v Federer

Saturday, October 18th 2008, 11:32
related countries: United Kingdom

British number one Andy Murray takes on Roger Federer for a place in the Madrid Masters final.
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Spanish airline suspends flights

Friday, October 17th 2008, 16:10

Passengers are stranded as Spanish-based airline LTE International halts operations over financial problems.
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Spanish judge to probe Franco era

Thursday, October 16th 2008, 21:31
related places: Franco

A Spanish judge launches a criminal investigation into the fate of thousands who vanished in the civil war and Franco era.
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Uefa lifts home ban on Atletico

Thursday, October 16th 2008, 16:05

Uefa temporarily lifts Atletico Madrid's two-match home stadium ban for the Champions League match against Liverpool.
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Murray overcomes Cilic in Madrid

Thursday, October 16th 2008, 13:34
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Madrid

British number one Andy Murray beats Croat Marin Cilic 7-5 7-6 to reach the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters.
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Terror suspects arrested in Spain

Thursday, October 16th 2008, 12:17

At least eight people are detained in raids across Spain on suspicion of helping Islamic militants, officials say.
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Should ancient artefacts be repatriated?

Wednesday, October 15th 2008, 16:21
related countries: Peru

Spain has returned valuable artefacts to Peru. Should historical objects go back to their country of origin?
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Barca to launch MLS franchise bid

Wednesday, October 15th 2008, 7:53
related places: Barcelona

Spanish club Barcelona is set to launch a bid to become co-owners of a Major League Soccer franchise in Miami.
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Live text - Murray v Bolelli

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 13:38

Britain's Andy Murray takes on Simone Bolelli in the second round of the Madrid Masters in Spain.
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Liverpool fans fume at Uefa move

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 11:33

Liverpool fans' plans for next week's Champions League match against Atletico Madrid are in "tatters" after Uefa switches the game to a neutral venue.
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Colombian police find stolen Goya

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 9:45
related countries: Colombia
related places: Francisco, Goya

An engraving by Spanish master Francisco de Goya is discovered a month after it was stolen, Colombian police say.
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Reds face Atletico ground switch

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 8:49

Liverpool's Champions League game with Atletico Madrid next week is switched to a neutral venue because of a Uefa ban.
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Europe acts to strengthen banks

Monday, October 13th 2008, 15:30
related countries: Germany

Major European economies announce financial rescue schemes to shore up their banking systems.
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Ballesteros battles brain tumour

Sunday, October 12th 2008, 17:15
related places: La Paz, Madrid

Golf legend Seve Ballesteros is diagnosed with a brain tumour and will undergo a biopsy on Tuesday.
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Wing flaps caused Madrid crash

Friday, October 10th 2008, 7:08
related places: Madrid

A preliminary report into the Madrid plane crash that claimed 154 lives in August blames faulty wing flaps.
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Blast outside Basque region court

Saturday, October 4th 2008, 11:52

A bomb explodes outside a court in Spain's north-eastern Basque region, after a warning call from armed separatist group Eta.
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Spain holds 121 over child porn

Wednesday, October 1st 2008, 10:51

Spanish police arrest 121 people in an operation against internet child pornography, described as the biggest of its kind.
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Champions League as it happened

Tuesday, September 30th 2008, 20:56

Arsenal and Man Utd post easy wins as Celtic lose 1-0 at Villarreal in Tuesday's Champions League games.
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Spain finds big migrant boat

Tuesday, September 30th 2008, 18:07

Coastguards rescue what is thought to be the largest single boat of migrants to reach Spain.
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'Eta' bomb kills Spanish officer

Monday, September 22nd 2008, 9:26

A car bomb blamed on Basque separatists Eta kills an army officer in northern Spain, the third bombing in 24 hours.
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Two car bombs hit Basque region

Sunday, September 21st 2008, 14:48
related places: Ondarroa

At least 11 people are injured in a car bomb in Ondarroa, north Spain, hours after another blast in the regional capital.
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Spain in Gambian migrant mix-up

Saturday, September 20th 2008, 23:16
related countries: The Gambia

Gambian officials return a plane carrying illegal immigrants to Spain, despite an earlier agreement.
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Lorca family to allow exhumation

Friday, September 19th 2008, 9:52

The family of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca drop their long-standing objection to the excavation of his grave.
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Wing flap 'problem' on Spain jet

Tuesday, September 16th 2008, 14:32
related places: Madrid

The wing flaps on a plane that crashed in Madrid last month were not open properly during take-off, a draft report says.
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Sea solidarity

Wednesday, September 10th 2008, 23:28

Spanish pair moved to help change migrants' life
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African immigrants riot in Spain

Sunday, September 7th 2008, 20:39
related countries: Senegal

African immigrants react with anger in southern Spain after a Senegalese man is stabbed to death in a street.
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Wine challenge

Saturday, September 6th 2008, 7:20

Spanish vineyards fear climate change threat
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Spain seizes Colombia 'drug lord'

Friday, September 5th 2008, 23:38
related countries: Colombia

An alleged Colombian drugs lord, known as Beto the Gypsy, is arrested in Spain
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Migrants die on Canaries journey

Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 13:07

The bodies of 13 African migrants are found with 46 survivors in a boat trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands.
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Djokovic edges past Robredo test

Tuesday, September 2nd 2008, 20:33
related countries: United States

Third seed Novak Djokovic overcomes an upset stomach to edge a 4-6 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-3 win over Spain's Tommy Robredo and reach the US Open quarter-finals.
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Spain probes Franco-era missing

Tuesday, September 2nd 2008, 17:45
related places: Franco

Spain investigates the fate of thousands of people who disappeared during the rule of Gen Francisco Franco.
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Live text - Robredo v Djokovic

Tuesday, September 2nd 2008, 16:35
related countries: United States

Third seed Novak Djokovic takes on Spain's Tommy Robredo in the fourth round of the US Open.
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Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho

Monday, September 1st 2008, 23:42

Manchester City beat Chelsea to the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of about £32.5m.
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All Spain crash bodies identified

Saturday, August 30th 2008, 13:46
related places: Madrid

All 154 bodies from last week's plane crash in Madrid have now been identified, the Spanish government says.
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Crash plane 'was almost swapped'

Friday, August 29th 2008, 19:01
related places: Madrid

The airline involved in the Madrid plane crash had considered switching aircraft at the last minute, a minister says.
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Liverpool close to Riera signing

Friday, August 29th 2008, 9:57

Liverpool are close to completing the signing of Albert Riera from Espanyol, according to the Spanish club.
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Robinho move to Chelsea in doubt

Friday, August 29th 2008, 8:22

Real Madrid put striker Robinho's move in doubt by declaring he is under contract to them for two more seasons.
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Chelsea set to seal Robinho deal

Wednesday, August 27th 2008, 17:06

Chelsea are close to signing Real Madrid forward Robinho, according to Blues chief executive Peter Kenyon.
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Ghost town

Wednesday, August 27th 2008, 13:00

Boom turns to bust for Spain's property market
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Migrants die off Spanish coast

Tuesday, August 26th 2008, 17:40

At least 25 African migrants die off the Spanish coast after their boat drifts for days, according to survivors who reach land.
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Forced landing for Ryanair flight

Tuesday, August 26th 2008, 9:28
related countries: United Kingdom

A plane carrying British tourists to Spain is forced to make an unscheduled landing due to a loss of cabin pressure.
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Madrid remains 'may stay unknown'

Monday, August 25th 2008, 11:56
related places: Madrid

Some of the victims of last week's plane crash in Madrid may never be identified, the Spanish government says.
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US stars regain basketball gold

Sunday, August 24th 2008, 9:32
related countries: United States

The US men's basketball team regain the Olympic title, but are made to work for a 118-107 victory by a valiant Spain side.
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