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

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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Spain claims shipwreck treasure

Thursday, May 8th 2008, 16:21
related countries: United States

Spain demands a US salvage firm hand over a $500m bounty taken from a sunken Spanish galleon.
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Morocco denies drowning migrants

Thursday, May 8th 2008, 8:59
related countries: Morocco

Moroccan authorities deny its soldiers deliberately punctured and sank a boat with migrants going to Spain.
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Cuban blogger given press award

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 17:16
related countries: Cuba

A young Cuban dissident wins a Spanish journalism award for her popular blog on life in the Communist island.
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Spain seizes 'priceless' antiques

Tuesday, May 6th 2008, 16:24
related countries: United States

A couple are arrested in Spain, accused of trafficking artefacts plundered from Latin American archaeological sites.
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Golf: Lawrie wins in Spain

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 16:26

Ireland's Peter Lawrie beats Ignacio Garrido at the second extra hole to win the Spanish Open in Seville.
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Golf: Garrido leads in Spain

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 16:25

Spain's Ignacio Garrido will take a three-shot lead into the final day of the Spanish Open despite a bogey on the final hole.
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Spain rejects Peron extradition

Monday, April 28th 2008, 18:36
related countries: Argentina

A Spanish court refuses to extradite former Argentine President Isabel Peron over alleged human rights abuses.
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F1: Raikkonen wins in Spain

Sunday, April 27th 2008, 14:12
related countries: Bermuda

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen dominates the Spanish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton struggles to third place.
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As it happened: Spanish GP

Sunday, April 27th 2008, 11:05
related places: Barcelona

Pole sitter Kimi Raikkonen leads home a Ferrari one-two at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
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Pirates free crew of Spanish boat

Saturday, April 26th 2008, 20:31
related countries: Somalia

Pirates release the crew of a Spanish fishing boat captured off the coast of Somalia, the government says.
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F1: Raikkonen takes pole position

Saturday, April 26th 2008, 13:17
related places: Barcelona

Kimi Raikkonen produces a blistering final lap to qualify in pole position for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.
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Live - Spanish GP qualifying

Saturday, April 26th 2008, 11:33
related places: Barcelona

Formula One's leading contenders compete for pole position at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
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F1: Aguri get Spanish reprieve

Friday, April 25th 2008, 10:22

Super Aguri are cleared to race in this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix but their future remains in doubt.
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Spain holds Moroccan drug boss

Friday, April 25th 2008, 9:08
related countries: Morocco

Spain says it has recaptured a notorious drugs baron, who escaped from a Moroccan jail last December.
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Spain backs UN anti-piracy force

Wednesday, April 23rd 2008, 18:58
related countries: Somalia

Spain calls for a UN-backed force to combat piracy after a Spanish fishing boat is seized off the coast of Somalia.
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F1: Ferrari cool on Alonso

Wednesday, April 23rd 2008, 6:56

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo plays down speculation linking Fernando Alonso with a move to the Italian team.
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Tennis: Murray beats Lopez

Monday, April 21st 2008, 12:10

Andy Murray eases into the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters as he beats Spain's Feliciano Lopez 7-6 6-4 with an efficient display.
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Spain in hostage hunt off Somalia

Monday, April 21st 2008, 9:26
related countries: Somalia

Spain sends a frigate to hunt for a Spanish trawler with a crew of 26 which was seized by pirates off Somalia.
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Nine killed in Spain coach crash

Saturday, April 19th 2008, 23:30
related countries: Finland
related places: Benalmadena

Nine Finnish tourists, including a seven-year-old girl, are killed in a bus crash in southern Spain.
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Nigerian 'conmen' held in Spain

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 16:01

Spanish police arrest 87 Nigerians alleged to have defrauded at least 1,500 people by letter and e-mail.
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Seven police hurt in Spanish bomb

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 7:29

Seven police officers are wounded in a bomb blast in northern Spain blamed on Basque separatist group, Eta.
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Guggenheim man 'embezzled funds'

Wednesday, April 16th 2008, 17:02

Spain's Guggenheim museum fires its financial chief, after they say he admits to taking almost half a million euros.
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Tennis: Spain in Davis Cup semis

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 20:50

Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez win an epic doubles match to take Spain into the semi-finals of the Davis Cup.
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Women dominate Spanish cabinet

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 14:28

Spain's prime minister unveils a cabinet with more women than men, including a rising star as defence minister.
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Spain smashes 'Russian sex ring'

Tuesday, April 8th 2008, 10:48
related countries: Russia

Spanish police say they have smashed a major Russian prostitution ring, arresting 76 people.
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Two people die from vCJD in Spain

Monday, April 7th 2008, 14:49

Two people die in Spain after contracting the human form of "mad cow disease", Spanish media say.
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Spain holds Morocco suspect

Wednesday, April 2nd 2008, 15:33
related countries: Morocco

Spanish police detain two men wanted by Moroccan authorities for links to Islamic extremists.
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Football: Ronaldo 'best in world'

Wednesday, April 2nd 2008, 14:48

Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster says Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo has replaced Kaka as the best player in the world.
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Kagame fury at Spanish warrants

Wednesday, April 2nd 2008, 9:01
related countries: Rwanda

President Kagame says a Spanish judge who issued arrest warrants for Rwandan army officers can "go to hell".
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Pedrosa cruises to Jerez victory

Sunday, March 30th 2008, 12:50

Honda rider Dani Pedrosa takes the championship lead with victory in front of his home crowd at the Spanish MotoGP in Jerez.
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Spain dig yields ancient European

Wednesday, March 26th 2008, 18:28

A jawbone and teeth found in Spain are from one of the oldest known humans in Europe, scientists say.
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Blast hits Spanish police station

Friday, March 21st 2008, 21:44

A car bomb explodes in the north of Spain after a warning call from Basque separatists, police say.
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E Guinea exile wins asylum right

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 23:02
related countries: Equatorial Guinea

A Spanish court restores asylum status to exiled Equatorial Guinea opposition leader Severo Moto.
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Victorious Spanish PM urges unity

Monday, March 10th 2008, 12:39

Spain's PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero promises a new era in politics after his Socialist Party is re-elected.
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Socialists win Spanish elections

Monday, March 10th 2008, 7:49

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's ruling Socialist Party wins Spain's general elections, but falls short of a majority.
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Spaniards mourn shot councillor

Saturday, March 8th 2008, 16:26

People in Spain pay their respects to a former Basque councillor shot dead on Friday ahead of Sunday's election.
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Spain PM accuses Eta after death

Friday, March 7th 2008, 22:01

Spain's prime minister accuses Basque group Eta of trying to upset Sunday's election by murdering an ex-councillor.
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Last push to woo Spanish voters

Friday, March 7th 2008, 10:23

Spain is in the last day of election campaigning, with Socialist PM Zapatero seeking a second term.
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Spain criticised for energy deal

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 14:17
related countries: Germany

Europe's top court criticises Spain for trying to obstruct a German takeover of a Spanish energy firm.
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Football: Roma knock out Real

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 22:39
related places: Real, Roma

Real Madrid are knocked out of the Champions League after losing at home against Roma.
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