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2 dead in seaside cliff fall fleeing Spain fire
As a wildfire closed in on them, five members of a vacationing French family abandoned their car and stumbled through thick smoke down a steep ...
Europe shaken by fear Spain will need full bailout
Europe is on the brink again. The region's debt crisis flared on Monday as fears intensified that Spain would be next in line for a government bailout
Global economy in worst shape since 2009
Mounting fears about Spain's financial health help illustrate why the global economy is in its worst shape since 2009. Six of the 17 countries that ...
Spain's borrowing rates hit record as crisis grows
Financial pressure is mounting on Spain as its economy shrinks and the cost of bailing out banks and regional governments grows. Investors pushed the ...
Spain bans short-selling of market shares
Spain's market regulator says it has temporarily banned short-selling of shares on its stock indexes owing to volatility in Spanish and European ...
Wall Street futures fall on Spanish bailout fears
Growing fears that Spain will need to be bailed out are hitting Wall Street futures after sending stocks around the world sharply lower. Dow Jones ...
Oil falls to near $89 amid Europe, China jitters
The price of oil sank toward $89 a barrel Monday as a flare-up in Europe's debt crisis and concern over Chinese economic growth suggested demand for ...
Germany: Confident in Spain's economic recovery
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says he doesn't fear Spain's path will follow that of Greece following an agreement to provide Madrid with ...
US men hold off Argentina in basketball exhibition
Dressed like the Dream Team, tested like its predecessor never was. The U.S. Olympic men's basketball team held on for an 86-80 exhibition victory ...
Second Spanish region may seek government aid
A southeastern province is considering becoming the second region to ask for funds to help repay creditors and settle outstanding bills at a time when ...
Marchers rally in Spain to protest unemployment
Several hundred demonstrators have traveled to Madrid from many parts of Spain to protest the country's near 25 percent unemployment rate as well as ...
Spain king ousted as WWF branch honorary president
The World Wildlife Fund's branch in Spain has ousted King Juan Carlos as its honorary president — a title he'd held since 1968 — after deciding his ...
What to wear all a matter of money at Olympics
Olympians should have figured out one thing by now: What they can or cannot wear at the London Games has very little to do with their fashion, ...
Haunted by Europe, US market can't get ahead
For the past few days, the U.S. stock market was able to forget about problems in Europe. Friday put Europe squarely back in the spotlight. U.S.
US men's basketball team to play Argentina, Spain
Forever in the Dream Team's shadow, the U.S. Olympic basketball team is now walking in its footsteps. The Americans are back in Barcelona, site of ...
Bank bailout fails to ease fears for Spain
Concerns about Spain's crippling financial problems flared again Friday as even news that the country had been given the final go-ahead for a bank ...
Europe debt concerns push markets, euro lower
Concerns about Europe's debt crisis resurfaced on Friday, weighing heavily on the region's stock markets and pushing the euro to a two-year low.
Spain's woes deepen as region seeks financial aid
Spain's financial woes deepened ominously Friday after a heavily indebted region asked Madrid for help and the government predicted more recession ...
Glance at the bailout of Spain's trouble banks
On Friday, finance ministers from the 17 countries that use the euro approved the terms of the bailout of Spain's troubled banking sector. Here is a ...
Presidential campaigns now accented in Spanish
With Latinos projected to be nearly a third of the U.S. population by 2050, presidential election campaigns have acquired a Spanish accent
80 Spanish cities see protests against austerity
Tens of thousands of public employees, trade union members and other Spaniards are marching in 80 Spanish cities to protest the latest batch of ...
German Parliament approves Spanish bank rescue
Germany's Parliament has approved a rescue package worth up to €100 billion ($122 billion) for Spain's struggling banks, which the finance minister ...
Spain's Repsol sells Chile unit for $540 million
Spanish energy firm Repsol is selling a Chilean natural gas unit for $540 million in cash and will use $317 million of the proceeds to pay off debt.
European royals get a (small) taste of austerity
With a penchant for haute couture or a fleet of spotless Bentleys, even Europe's royals can feel a pinch of the austerity sweeping the continent