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Spain pays mostly lower rates in debt sales
Spain has raised €4.2 billion ($5.5 billion) in debt auctions at mostly lower interest rates, indicating improving investor confidence as the ...
Spain's jobless near 5 million as banks await cash
The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Spain has edged up toward 5 million as the country's recession shows few signs of abating ...
Louvre comes to poor French city, raising eyebrows
The Louvre has embarked on an ambitious quest — opening a €150 million ($196 million) extension in an abandoned coal mining town in northern France ...
AP launches Spanish stylebook in Latin America
When writing in Spanish, it is perfectly acceptable to use the word "sandwich" to describe a tasty snack held together with two pieces of bread, to ...
Spain tax amnesty brings in less than hoped for
Spain's finance Minister says a tax amnesty aimed at raising money for the recession-hit country only raised about half of what is was supposed to.
Spain's king leaves hospital after hip operation
King Juan Carlos has been discharged from a hospital in Madrid nine days after entering to undergo reconstructive surgery on his left hip joint.
Bulgaria offers citizenship to foreign investors
Here's one way to boost an ailing economy: Bulgaria is offering citizenship to foreigners ready to invest at least half a million euros ($650,000).
Spain shipwreck treasure shown for the first time
Spanish cultural officials allowed a first peek Friday at some of the 16 tons (14.5 metric tons) of shipwreck treasure worth an estimated $500 million ...
Spain's Halloween dance stampede claims 5th victim
A fifth young woman has died from injuries sustained in a stampede during a Halloween dance party in Madrid arena. Spanish National Radio said ...
Messi, Ronaldo, Wambach up for FIFA awards
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta are the finalists for FIFA's world player of the year award. They were picked from a list of 23 ...
Spanish poet wins Cervantes literature prize
Spanish poet and essayist Jose Manuel Caballero Bonald has won the 2012 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor.
Spain's Iberia workers to strike before Christmas
Labor unions representing most workers in Spain's Iberia airline say they will stage six days of strikes right before the Christmas holiday period to ...
Spain's bailed-out banks to slash size by 60 pct
European Union authorities have approved the payment of €37 billion ($47.96 billion) in bailout loans to four of Spain's struggling banks — provided ...
Spain to recognize Palestinian state at UN
Spain's foreign minister says Spain will vote in favor of recognition of a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly this week. Jose Manuel ...
Messi back at top of AP rankings, Iniesta 3rd
Lionel Messi moved back to the top of the AP Global Soccer rankings, and Barcelona stayed No. 1 in the team poll after a 4-0 win over Levante in the ...
Independence drive falters for Spain's Catalonia
Voters in Spain's Catalonia region favored the right to decide on possible independence but split their ballots between fractious parties, making the ...
Spain's Catalonia punishes pro-referendum leader
Voters in the economically powerful region of Catalonia on Sunday punished the leader who made a referendum over breaking away from Spain a central ...
Historic Jewish cemetery in Caribbean fades away
Headstones are pockmarked, their inscriptions faded. Stone slabs that have covered tombs for centuries are crumbling. White marble has turned grey, ...
Bolt, Felix named IAAF World Athletes of the Year
Usain Bolt won the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award for the fourth time Saturday after defending his 100 and 200 meter gold medals at last ...
Catalan independence debate hits cold realities
As in towns across this wealthy northwestern region, the maze-like cobblestone streets of Girona's medieval quarter are fluttering with flags in favor ...
Spain raises $5 billion as it mulls financial help
Spain easily raised nearly €3.9 billion ($4.9 billion) as the government mulls whether to tap a financial facility that has been partly designed to ...
Catholic organization sues Danish game maker
Opus Dei, the elite and powerful organization within the Roman Catholic Church, is suing a Danish publisher for alleged trademark violations involving ...
Trash heaps set ablaze in Spanish city protest
Residents of the southern Spanish city of Jerez have set fire to mounds of stinking rubbish bags and overflowing trash containers to protest a 20-day ...
Chelsea on brink of elimination following 3-0 loss
Chelsea could become the first defending Champions League winner not to reach the knockout rounds, losing 3-0 at Juventus on Tuesday night as Fabio ...
Unwise spending exposes Europe's economic errors
The president of these Portuguese islands turned out, as he almost always does, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at his government's latest showpiece ...