Spain heatwave death toll rises to nine
MADRID: Spain’s death toll from a particularly virulent heatwave rose to nine in just one week, authorities said Tuesday, as the country suffers sky-high temperatures. A 66-year-old man who died on Thursday…
MADRID: Spain’s death toll from a particularly virulent heatwave rose to nine in just one week, authorities said Tuesday, as the country suffers sky-high temperatures. A 66-year-old man who died on Thursday…
THESSALONIKI: Spain is setting up a central operational command for migrant management amid a summer surge in arrivals from North Africa, which is placing a strain on public services. Prime Minister Pedro…
MADRID: Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont returned from Germany to Belgium on Saturday after Spain failed in an attempt to extradite him from Germany on charges of rebellion over an illegal declaration…
MADRID: Political allies of Spain’s minority socialist government have pulled support for its budget hours before a vote in parliament on Friday in a move that casts new doubt over the country’s…
MADRID: Former Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is to be named as the new Spain coach, according to widespread reports in the Spanish media on Monday. Leading newspaper Marca said on their front…
With the aid of a small crane, Borja Saracho lowers five cages loaded with 2,500 bottles of white wine from a fishing boat into the Cantabrian Sea. He then plunges into the…
MOSCOW: Igor Akinfeev saved two spot-kicks as hosts Russia beat Spain 4-3 in a dramatic penalty shootout to reach the World Cup quarter-finals after their last-16 tie had ended 1-1 after 120 minutes.…
GENEVA: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Greece and Spain have declared that they’re prepared to take back migrants already registered in those countries who arrive in Germany. Merkel is locked in a…
MADRID: One of five men convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman at a Spanish festival was caught seeking a new passport days after handing his documents over as a condition for…
BRUSSELS: Spanish authorities say they have rescued 569 migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to Spain by boat. Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says those rescued Saturday included 264 people in 16…
MADRID: Five men convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman at the Pamplona bull running festival in 2016 were released on bail on Friday, re-igniting outrage over the case which has led…
ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA: Cristiano Ronaldo will hone in on Morocco on Wednesday after his stunning hat-trick in Portugal´s World Cup opener, while 2010 winners Spain play Iran in Group B. The five-time world…
KRASNODAR, RUSSIA: Spain sacked coach Julen Lopetegui just two days before the team´s opening game against Portugal at the World Cup, Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales confirmed on Wednesday. In a…
SOCHI, Russia: The phoney war is over and most of the big guns have arrived in Russia ahead of the start of the World Cup on Thursday. Here is how the favourites…
MADRID: Tens of thousands of people from Spain’s Basque Country joined hands to form a human chain running some 202 kilometers (125 miles) on Sunday to call for the right to hold…
MOSCOW: Neymar is set to make his first start since February in Brazil’s final World Cup warm-up on Sunday as he battles for full fitness after Cristiano Ronaldo touched down in Russia with European champions…
MADRID: King Felipe VI on Thursday swore in Spain’s new pro-EU government, with women holding the majority of ministerial posts. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez named 11 women to top posts including…