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Argentines protest in huge anti-government march
Thousands of people flooded the streets of Argentina's capital for hours Thursday night and many others marched in cities worldwide in the country's ...
ECB president warns on economic growth
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has warned that the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro remains weak and will struggle to grow ...
Spain completes year's financing with $6B auction
Spain's government has met its financing needs for the year after raising €4.76 billion ($6.07 billion) in a bond auction on Thursday. The Treasury ...
IAG mulls bid for Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling
International Airlines Group, which owns British Airways and Iberia, is considering a bid to take full control of Spanish low-cost airline Vueling.
Gay marriage in Spain affirmed by top court
Spain's Constitutional Court upheld the legality of the country's gay marriage law on Tuesday, rejecting an appeal contending that marriage in the ...
G-20 fears US sharp fiscal tightening
Finance officials from the world's largest economies on Monday called on countries to reject protectionism and currency manipulation despite a raft ...
Spain further delays ECB board nomination
The European Union's member states failed on Monday to name Luxembourg's top banker to the executive board of the European Central Bank after Spain ...
Spain's registered jobless up 128,000 in October
The Labor Ministry says the number of people registered as unemployed in Spain jumped by 128,242 people in October as the country's recession ...
G-20 officials meet to discuss debt in Europe, US
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world's leading economies met in Mexico on Sunday amid growing fears over the global impact of ...
Spain: 3 dead, 2 hurt in Halloween party stampede
A stampede in an arena where thousands of people were attending a Halloween dance party killed three women and critically injured two others early ...
Spain's stock market extends short selling ban
Spain's financial regulator has extended for three months a ban on short selling of stocks that aims to decrease volatility in markets. The CNMV ...
Querrey uspets Djokovic in Paris Masters
Sam Querrey recovered from a humiliating first set to beat second-seeded Novak Djokovic 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on ...
Spain: Pressure to demand a bailout is easing
Spain is feeling less pressure to seek European financial aid in the short term because its state borrowing costs have dropped since the European ...
Eurozone unemployment rises to new record
Unemployment in the 17-country eurozone hit a record high of 11.6 percent in September, official figures showed Wednesday, a sign the economy is ...
Spanish judge indicts 7 for UN diplomat's slaying
Six Chileans and an American accused of the 1976 kidnapping, torture and murder of a Spanish U.N. official in Chile were indicted Tuesday by a Spanish ...
Messi leads inaugural AP soccer poll
The Associated Press has released its inaugural AP Global Soccer 10 rankings, with Lionel Messi voted the best soccer player in the world and his ...
Spain's economy shrinks for 5th quarter in a row
Official figures show Spain's economy shrank for the fifth quarter in a row. Spain's National Statistics Institute says Tuesday that the country's ...
Layoffs, perks, labor costs trap French govt
The 35-hour work week? Untouchable. The social safety net? Untrimmable. So how on earth can France's Socialist government keep its promise to make ...
Spain's Rajoy rules out imminent request for help
Spain has no immediate need to ask for outside aid to help deal with its debts, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy insisted Monday. Spain, which is in ...
More than ever, Barca more than club for Catalans
Nearly 20 minutes into the latest clash between Spain's most popular football teams, Barcelona's 98,000-seat Camp Nou stadium erupted into a deafening ...
2,000 sheep led through streets of Spain's capital
Spanish shepherds led a flock of more than 2,000 sheep through central Madrid on Sunday in defense of ancient grazing, migration and droving rights ...
Spain: French police arrest top Basque ETA leader
A member of the Basque separatist group ETA responsible for its arms and explosives caches was arrested in eastern France on Sunday, officials said.
Spain anti-austerity protests draw thousands
Several thousand people marched to Spain's parliament in an anti-austerity protest Saturday, but were held back from surrounding the building by metal ...
Cuban dissident Eloy Gutierrez-Menoyo dies at 77
Eloy Gutierrez-Menoyo, who went from rebel commander fighting alongside Fidel Castro to a foe launching commando raids against the island before ...
IMF says Spain's banks making good progress
The International Monetary Fund says Spain's banking sector has made good and timely progress in meeting the terms of its bailout. The IMF is ...