Long road ahead in Europe - The Chronicle Herald
An unfinished building in Madrid. (AP) People pick up a hot meal at a soup kitchen in Madrid, Spain, where four million people are unemployed. (ARTURO RODRIGUEZ / AP) MADRID, Spain — THE WRECKAGE of Spain’s economic growth model stands neatly ...
Reina eyes new Liverpool deal, World Cup success - The Guardian
MADRID, March 20 (Reuters) - Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has set his sights on extending his stay in England and success with Spain at the World Cup finals this summer. "At present, I am negotiating a contract extension with Liverpool. I want to ...
Spain shines in the art of travel - NEWS.com.au
I may have left my heart in Madrid, but it was my trousers that got lost in Barcelona, a city that bursts with an energy that courses through its streets like the throngs of tourists who crowd its wide boulevards. If there were to be but two synonyms ...
BBC World Service Programmes Business Weekly Trouble ... - BBC
Available to listen. The higher they fly the harder they fall. Just before the great crash, Spain could do no wrong. Money was flowing in and in the five years to 2005, more than half the new jobs in the whole of the European Union were in Spain as ...
3,000 tainted microSD cards to be replaced by Vodafone ... - Android Central
Last week Vodafone Spain announced it had determined the microSD card to be the cause of some crazy activity on their HTC Magic. When this had first surfaced, Vodafone Spain said that it was an isolated incident and only affected the one device in ...
Experience the Magic of Spain at the Seville April Fair ... - 24-7PressRelease.com
The April Fair offers all and sundry a chance to let their hair down and celebrate Spanish culture, making it a fascinating experience for tourists. SEVILLE, SPAIN, March 20, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Anyone who wants to experience an authentic ...
Reina eyes new Liverpool deal - Reuters UK
MADRID (Reuters) - Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has set his sights on extending his stay in England and success with Spain at the World Cup finals this summer. "At present, I am negotiating a contract extension with Liverpool. I want to be the ...
The stain on Spain is shown up again - ESPN.com
PARIS -- Lance Armstrong could not have been more wrong. Five years ago, after a picturesque but particularly tough ride in the French Alps, the soon-to-be seven-time winner of the Tour de France declared that Alejandro Valverde had all the makings ...
Spain to take urgent measures to aid economic recovery - People's Daily Online
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Friday announced that his government has passed a law to allow urgent measures to support credit, economic recovery and employment. Zapatero made his announcement from the southern city of ...
Basque militants ‘caught’ on video actually ... - France 24
By News Wires (text) AFP - Five people identified as ETA suspects in a surveillance video released in France and Spain are in fact firemen from Spain's Catalonia region who were on holiday, Spanish media said Saturday. France and Spain on Friday ...
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Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike
British Airways was scrambling to deal with a three-day strike launched by cabin crew Saturday, throwing the plans of tens of thousands of travelers into chaos and risking harm to the Labour government before a tough general election.
Pakistan wants recognition for terror fight
Saying it has bowed far enough to U.S. interests, Pakistan will use next week's high-level talks with the Obama administration to seek more recognition for its part in the fight against terrorism.
Web produces new generation of China activists
 There is a vibrant community of tech-savvy users who can easily hop over China's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They are a minority of the 384 million people online in China but among the most vocal.
Pope's Irish letter faces critical Catholics
 The pope addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal — a message being watched by Catholics worldwide to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.
Sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange
 China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, making breathing the air “very bad for health.”
Avalanche engulfs sledders, at least 1 dead
At least one person was killed and several others are feared buried after a massive avalanche engulfs a group of snowmobilers in western Canada, according to reports.
Thai protesters stage weekend march around capital
Tens of thousands of protesters riding motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars rolled through the streets of the Thai capital Saturday in a giant caravan to rally residents to their "class war" against the government.
Little fanfare for 7th anniversary of war in Iraq
 Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.
Diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks
 International diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
Minister: Sierre Leone hit by disaster hoax
A top official in Sierre Leone's government says a report that at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident is a hoax.
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
 Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.
Dutch: Gay troops not to blame for genocide
Dutch government officials reacted angrily to claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 in part because of the presence of gay soldiers.
Obama appeals to Iranians in online video
In a fresh appeal to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the U.S. wants more cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
‘Lawyer’ to U.S. missionaries in Haiti arrested
A man who acted as a lawyer for U.S. missionaries who were detained in Haiti has now been arrested in the Dominican Republic on migrant-trafficking charges.
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