Davos, Jan 29 (IANS/EFE) Spain said it will adopt austerity measures to achieve its annual budget deficit target of 3 percent by 2013 as mandated by the European Union's pact on financial ...

Barcelona, Jan 26 (IANS/EFE) The three Spanish aid workers kidnapped nearly two months ago in Mauritania are in good health, says a leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) that ...

London, January 21 (ANI): Reports indicate that the winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award has been disqualified after judges ruled that the featured wolf in the photograph was probably ...

Strasbourg (France), Jan 21 (IANS/EFE) The European Union needs a "grand social pact" between business and labour to ensure recovery from the recession, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has said ...

Madrid, Jan 17 (IANS/EFE) A Spanish politician has threatened to sue the FBI for using his face in a digitally morphed picture of dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden posted on the website ...

London, Jan 5 (ANI): A smiling Mr Bean picture was posted on Spain's official EU presidency website by hackers. Spanish premier Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has often been said to look like the ...

Copenhagen, Dec 18 (EFE) Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has asked the US and China not to let other countries down "on this historic occasion" of the climate summit in ...

Barcelona, Dec 13 (EFE) Cuban and Spanish architects in Barcelona have expressed the need to save both the colonial and modern architecture of Havana as they warned that several modernist buildings were ...

Madrid, Dec 2 (DPA) Spain may send about 200 more troops to join its contingent in Afghanistan, bringing the total to more than 1,200 soldiers, the daily El Pais reported Wednesday. Prime ...

Madrid, Nov 4 (EFE) Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has said that Spain's economy would begin emerging from recession "at the end of this year or the beginning of 2010", though ...

Washington, Oct 29 (EFE) The US has asked Spain to persuade other European countries to accept Guantanamo detainees, Spanish Justice Minister Francisco Caamano said here. Spain is among a handful of European nations ...

Washington, Oct 14 (DPA) Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero assured US President Barack Obama that Spain is willing to take some detainees held at Guantanamo Bay in a sign ...

By Gina Gomez Sep 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) One of the most highlighted incident regarding the meeting of the nation premiers of America and Spain has been a group photograph that was taken during ...

Buenos Aires, Sep 13 (EFE) A court in southern Argentina sentenced a man to five years in jail for killing his girlfriend by stabbing her 75 times and beating her with a ...

Abuja, Jun 24 (EFE) Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said around 30 percent of the issues discussed in the UN Security Council are related to Africa, and yet no country ...

Rome, May 28 (DPA) Barcelona players were on cloud nine Wednesday after winning the Champions League to seal a historic treble. "It has been the perfect end to an incredible season," said Barcelona ...

Madrid, April 22 (DPA) India and Spain Wednesday agreed on the need to reinforce multilateral financial institutions and to increase the contributions of their member countries, Spanish government sources said. Spanish ...

Madrid, April 21 (DPA) President Pratibha Patil Tuesday stressed India's interest in boosting relations with Spain, where she became the first Indian head of state to make an official visit. Bilateral trade ...

Madrid, April 21 (DPA) Indian President Pratibha Patil was Tuesday welcomed by Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia after arriving Monday for the first official visit by an Indian head ...

Istanbul, April 8 (EFE) Spain Tuesday announced that it was ready to help the US in reaching out to Muslim countries that President President Barack Obama announced in his speech to ...

Strasbourg (France), April 5 (EFE) Span has announced to send a contingent of 450 soldiers to Afghanistan to help maintain security during the general elections in August this year. Speaking at a ...

Rome, Feb 6 (IANS) Spain has expressed its willingness to consider accepting detainees of the controversial US military camp in Guantanamo, Cuba, on a case-by-case basis within the context of a European ...

Madrid, Jan 22 (DPA) An alleged spying scandal Thursday rocked Spain's main opposition conservative People's Party (PP) against a backdrop of underlying power struggles.The Madrid regional government used former police officers to ...

Madrid, Jan 21 (DPA) Spain Wednesday offered to help US President Barack Obama in closing the prison camp in Guantanamo in Cuba.Spain would, however, first want to be informed in detail about ...

Madrid, Jan 21 (IANS) The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the US "opens an opportunity that we will not squander," Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has ...

Madrid, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Spain has refused to accept any inmate from the Guantánamo prison, saying that would create serious legal problems.In a press conference here, Spanish President Luis Rodriguez Zapatero ...

Grand Rapids (Michigan, US), Sept.19 (ANI): Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain showed some confusion Wednesday night about the identity of the Prime Minister of Spain and exactly where that country ...

By Sinikka Tarvainen Madrid, July 12 (DPA) The defence of women's rights is undoubtedly a praiseworthy government policy, but just how far should it go? The question is under debate in Spain, where ...

DPA Madrid, July 1 (DPA) Euro 2008 champions Spain flew into Madrid-Barajas airport to a thunderous reception Monday evening. Around 10,000 fans were waiting for Luis Aragones and his young team at the ...

DPA Vienna, June 30 (DPA) Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero highlighted Sunday the national football team's first success as a democracy and asked the players to go for the 2010 World ...