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

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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Argentine's trial backed in Spain

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 15:47
related countries: Argentina

A Spanish court rules that a former Argentine navy officer can be tried for alleged human rights abuses.
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Football: Robben in Madrid terms

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 12:30
related places: Madrid

Real Madrid are closing in on a move for Arjen Robben, reports BBC Radio Five Live.
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Spain releases treasure-hunt ship

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 5:47
related countries: United States

A US ship held by Spanish police investigating a mysterious treasure haul is cleared to leave.
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Child porn arrests made in Spain

Sunday, July 15th 2007, 16:23

Spanish police arrest 66 people and seize computers containing 48 million child pornography images.
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MotoGP: Pedrosa takes win

Sunday, July 15th 2007, 12:44
related countries: Germany

Spain's Dani Pedrosa takes victory in the German MotoGP as Valentino Rossi crashes and Casey Stoner only manages fifth.
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Spaniard in Yemen bomb dies

Saturday, July 14th 2007, 12:11
related countries: Yemen

A Spanish woman injured in a 2 July suicide bomb attack against tourists in Yemen dies in hospital.
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Tests begin on Canaries telescope

Saturday, July 14th 2007, 0:13

One of the world's largest optical telescopes, based in Spain, will peer into space for the first time.
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Mix-up over envoy summons

Friday, July 13th 2007, 12:14
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian MPs cancel plans for the Spanish ambassador to give evidence over the death of a migrant being deported.
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Spain seizes ship in treasure row

Friday, July 13th 2007, 9:52
related countries: United States

Spain's Civil Guard seizes a boat operated by a US company amid a row over treasure from a shipwreck.
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Football: Schuster joins Real

Monday, July 9th 2007, 13:44
related countries: Germany

Real Madrid name German Bernd Schuster as their new coach and he immediately speaks of his admiration for Cesc Fabregas.
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Telefonica fined on unfair prices

Wednesday, July 4th 2007, 12:02

The European Commission fines Spain's Telefonica for stifling competition in the broadband market.
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Yemen bomb victims flown home

Wednesday, July 4th 2007, 10:35
related countries: Yemen

Seven Spanish tourists killed in a suicide bombing while touring a temple in Yemen have been flown home.
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Yemen boosts security after bomb

Tuesday, July 3rd 2007, 11:45
related countries: Yemen

Yemen steps up security following a suicide bomb in which nine people died, mostly Spanish tourists.
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Madrid bombings trial nears end

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 11:57

Final arguments are being heard at the trial of 28 people accused of carrying out the 2004 Madrid bombings.
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Security alert at Ibiza airport

Saturday, June 30th 2007, 17:36
related places: Ibiza

Spanish police evacuate Ibiza's airport after a Basque newspaper receives a fake bomb threat.
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Football: Liverpool in Torres deal

Saturday, June 30th 2007, 11:01
related places: Torres

Liverpool are close to completing a deal to sign Atletico Madrid's Fernando Torres, BBC Sport understands.
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Football: Real Madrid axe coach

Thursday, June 28th 2007, 11:43

Fabio Capello is fired, just over a week after guiding Real Madrid to their first Spanish League title since 2003.
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Football: Henry signs for Barca

Monday, June 25th 2007, 16:03
related places: Barca, Barcelona

Thierry Henry signs for Barcelona from Arsenal after passing a medical for the Spanish club.
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Spanish defence chief in Lebanon

Monday, June 25th 2007, 9:30
related countries: Lebanon

Spain's defence minister visits Spanish troops in Lebanon after six died in an attack on UN peacekeepers.
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Football: Henry to join Barcelona

Saturday, June 23rd 2007, 9:41

Arsenal confirm they have reached an agreement with Barcelona for the transfer of striker Thierry Henry.
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'Secret' premiere for Allen film

Wednesday, June 20th 2007, 10:27

Oscar-winning film director Woody Allen holds a secret premiere of new film Cassandra's Dream in Spain.
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Football: Beckham ends with title

Sunday, June 17th 2007, 20:48

David Beckham caps his Real Madrid career with a Spanish league title.
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Football: Ruud rescues Madrid

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 21:13
related places: Barcelona, Madrid

Ruud van Nistelrooy's late equaliser against Zaragoza keeps Real Madrid on course for the Spanish title on a dramatic night in La Liga.
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Basque leader arrested in Spain

Friday, June 8th 2007, 11:46

Arnaldo Otegi, leader of the banned Basque separatist party Batasuna, is arrested by Spanish police.
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Spain government talked to Eta

Friday, June 8th 2007, 4:04

The Spanish prime minister admits holding high-level talks with the Basque separatist group, Eta.
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