http://www.mail.com/int/locations/174-spain.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/174-spain.html http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2159688-spanish-floods-force-evacuations-cut-power.html MADRID (AP) — Days of torrential rain and melting snow have caused flooding in the Pyrenees region of northeastern Spain, forcing the evacuation of around 500 people and knocking out power. Officials in the Catalonia region said Tuesday that three mountain rivers have burst their banks and flooded streets, homes and farmland in the area. The flooding left... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:43:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2159688-spanish-floods-force-evacuations-cut-power.html 2013-06-18T16:43:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2159100-spain-bad-loan-ratio-edges-toward-11-pct.html MADRID (AP) — The proportion of bad loans on Spanish banks' books has edged up to 10. 8 percent while the Treasury had to pay higher interest rates to raise 5 billion euros ($6.79 billion) in short-term debt — fresh signals of the country's economic troubles. Central bank data Tuesday shows non-performing loans totaled 167.1 billion euros in April, up 14.... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:19:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2159100-spain-bad-loan-ratio-edges-toward-11-pct.html 2013-06-18T11:19:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2155172-lorenzo-wins-catalonia-gp-ahead-pedrosa.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jorge Lorenzo held off Honda pair Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez to win the Catalonia Grand Prix on Sunday, tightening the overall championship race. The defending world champion started from third on the grid but pushed his Yamaha in front of polesitter Pedrosa before the first curve and never looked back. "My start was very import... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:33:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2155172-lorenzo-wins-catalonia-gp-ahead-pedrosa.html 2013-06-16T13:33:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2153800-police-free-spanish-couple-colombia-kidnap.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Two Spanish tourists kidnapped in Colombia were rescued by police Saturday in a rural area near the northeastern border with Venezuela after being held by a criminal gang since mid-May, police Gen. Humberto Guatibonza said. Colombian and Spanish authorities identified the pair as Maria Concepcion Marlaska Sedano, 43, and Angel Sanc... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:03:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2153800-police-free-spanish-couple-colombia-kidnap.html 2013-06-15T19:03:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2154096-istanbul-addresses-protests-2020-presentation.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — As Turkey's prime minister lashed out at protesters, leaders of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Summer Games sought to diminish the impact of the unrest in a presentation to a key audience of Olympic officials from around the world on Saturday. Istanbul officials said the "voice of tolerance" will prevail in the wake of the anti-g... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:47:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2154096-istanbul-addresses-protests-2020-presentation.html 2013-06-15T16:47:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2153858-pedrosa-wins-pole-catalonia-gp-with-record-lap.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — MotoGP overall leader Dani Pedrosa set a record for qualifying at the Catalonia Grand Prix on Saturday, breaking the previous mark held by Casey Stoner. Pedrosa steered his Honda around the Circuit de Catalunya in a flying lap of 1 minute, 40.893 seconds under sunny skies in his native region of northeastern Spain. Pedrosa's time b... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:39:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2153858-pedrosa-wins-pole-catalonia-gp-with-record-lap.html 2013-06-15T14:39:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2153136-obama-taps-finance-director-envoy-to-denmark.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Handing plum European posts to key campaign boosters, President Barack Obama on Friday nominated his former finance director to be U.S. ambassador to Denmark and tapped two major fundraisers for postings in Spain and Germany. Fundraising guru Rufus Gifford, who raised upward of $700 million as the head of Obama's 2012 finance operation a... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:29:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2153136-obama-taps-finance-director-envoy-to-denmark.html 2013-06-14T22:29:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2152252-manchester-city-hires-pellegrini-manager.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City revealed one of the worst-kept secrets in football by hiring Manuel Pellegrini as its new manager on Friday, entrusting a man nicknamed "The Engineer" to revamp the club's playing philosophy and follow the path trodden by Barcelona in search of silverware. Headhunted by City for some time, Pellegrini finally took... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:08:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2152252-manchester-city-hires-pellegrini-manager.html 2013-06-14T18:08:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2152322-corruption-scandal-spanish-politics-deepens.html MADRID (AP) — A former treasurer of Spain's ruling party held more money than previously suspected — up to 47 million euros — in secret Swiss bank accounts, according to a judge investigating alleged corruption at the heart of the country's political system. National Court Judge Pablo Ruz said in a court statement Friday that documents received from Switz... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:41:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2152322-corruption-scandal-spanish-politics-deepens.html 2013-06-14T15:41:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2152288-pellegrini-fact-box.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Highlights in the career of Manuel Pellegrini, who has been hired as manager of Manchester City: 1953 — Born Sept. 16 in Santiago, Chile. 1973 — Begins 13-year playing career at Universidad de Chile. 1988 — Takes over at Universidad de Chile, his first coaching position. 1990 — Becomes coach of Palestino, also in Chile. ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:31:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2152288-pellegrini-fact-box.html 2013-06-14T15:31:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2151736-malaga-hires-bernd-schuster-coach-5-seasons.html MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Malaga hired former German player Bernd Schuster to be its coach for the next five seasons on Friday. Schuster will replace Manuel Pellegrini, who is expected to take over Manchester City for the fired Roberto Mancini. The 53-year-old Schuster has coached for various clubs after finishing a successful playing career that included stin... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:00:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2151736-malaga-hires-bernd-schuster-coach-5-seasons.html 2013-06-14T15:00:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2151618-spains-public-debt-hits-record-high.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's central bank says the country's public debt burden rose to a record 88.2 percent of gross domestic product at the end of the first quarter. The bank said Friday that Spain's debt was 922.82 billion euros ($1.23 trillion) at the end of March, up 19.1 percent from the same period a year earlier. The government has said it expects its d... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:57:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2151618-spains-public-debt-hits-record-high.html 2013-06-14T09:57:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2151472-sevilla-signs-romania-forward-raul-rusescu.html SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Sevilla has signed Romania forward Raul Rusescu to a five-year contract following the exit of winger Jesus Navas to Manchester City. Rusescu, who turns 25 in July, led the Romanian league with 21 goals last season to help Steaua Bucharest win the domestic title. The Spanish club said Rusescu's contract includes a 40 million euros ($5... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:47:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2151472-sevilla-signs-romania-forward-raul-rusescu.html 2013-06-14T08:47:28Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2148892-barcelona-presidents-messi-paid-taxes.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona's current and former presidents set aside their differences and defended Lionel Messi against allegations of tax fraud on Thursday, a case that experts say could carry a prison sentence for the Argentina star. A Spanish state prosecutor filed a fraud complaint on Wednesday alleging that Messi and his father Jorge avoided ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:43:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2148892-barcelona-presidents-messi-paid-taxes.html 2013-06-13T17:43:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2149098-spain-passes-anti-doping-law.html MADRID (AP) — Spain passed a new anti-doping law on Thursday that it hopes will clean up the country's tarnished image after the Operation Puerto case and boost Madrid's bid for the 2020 Olympics. The new law approved by parliament includes the expansion of doping tests for athletes to night hours (11 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and costly fines for those who deal in... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:17:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2149098-spain-passes-anti-doping-law.html 2013-06-13T16:17:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2147386-dreams-lyttle-to-6-games-while-europe.html ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream will be without leading rebounder Sancho Lyttle for six games while the forward plays for Spain's national team. Lyttle is averaging 15.4 points and nine rebounds for Atlanta, which is 4-1 and tied for the Eastern Conference lead with Chicago. She ranks third in the WNBA with 2.8 steals per game. Atlanta will be without Ly... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:44:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2147386-dreams-lyttle-to-6-games-while-europe.html 2013-06-12T18:44:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2146466-prosecutor-brings-tax-fraud-case-messi.html MADRID (AP) — A Spanish prosecutor filed a fraud complaint on Wednesday against Lionel Messi, alleging the Barcelona and Argentina star tried to conceal the extent of his real earnings and that he owes 4 million euros ($5.3 million) in back taxes. The complaint was lodged by Raquel Amado, a state prosecutor for the northeastern region of Catalonia. In it,... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:09:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2146466-prosecutor-brings-tax-fraud-case-messi.html 2013-06-12T17:09:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2146330-longest-serving-cloistered-nun-dies-spain.html MADRID (AP) — A nun believed to hold the world record of 86 years cloistered in a monastery has died in Spain. Sister Maria Romero, abbess of the Buenafuente del Sistal monastery northeast of Madrid said Wednesday that Sister Teresita Barajuen had died overnight. She was 105. She entered the Cistercian monastery when she was 19, the abbess said. ... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:56:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2146330-longest-serving-cloistered-nun-dies-spain.html 2013-06-12T11:56:28Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2146126-zara-owner-sees-lowest-q1-profit-growth-4-years.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish clothes retailer Inditex, which owns the Zara store chain, is blaming currency fluctuations for its lowest first-quarter growth in four years. Inditex said Wednesday that profit for February through April grew by 1.4 percent to 438 million euros ($583 million) compared with the same period last year. Sales were up a healthier 5.2 per... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:55:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2146126-zara-owner-sees-lowest-q1-profit-growth-4-years.html 2013-06-12T08:55:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2146088-spain-arrests-5-tunisians-promoting-terrorism.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's Interior Ministry says authorities have arrested five Tunisian men living in Barcelona after they were discovered spreading terror propaganda on social media networks. The five were detained on accusations of praising terrorism after they allegedly put on the Internet speeches by Osama Bin Laden, explanations on how to make bombs and... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:11:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2146088-spain-arrests-5-tunisians-promoting-terrorism.html 2013-06-12T08:11:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2144970-malaga-signs-defender-vitorino-antunes-thru-2017.html MADRID (AP) — Malaga has exercised its option to turn a loan deal for Portugal defender Vitorino Antunes into a permanent signing. The 26-year-old left-back joined Malaga last season on loan from Paços Ferreira and showed "outstanding defensive reliability as well as a notable attacking presence," the club said in a statement Tuesday. His new contract ru... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:33:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2144970-malaga-signs-defender-vitorino-antunes-thru-2017.html 2013-06-11T19:33:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2144876-spanish-ex-nursing-worker-killed-11-residents.html MADRID (AP) — A jury has convicted a former Spanish nursing home worker of killing 11 residents over a one-year period by forcing them to drink toxic liquids like bleach. Joan Vila confessed during his trial but claimed he killed to ease the pain and suffering of his victims. Following his conviction Tuesday, prosecutors who presented evidence they argued... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:02:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2144876-spanish-ex-nursing-worker-killed-11-residents.html 2013-06-11T19:02:35Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2144564-man-city-signs-winger-jesus-navas-sevilla.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City took its offseason spending to around $70 million by signing winger Jesus Navas from Sevilla on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Spain international signed for City for an initial fee reported to be 14.9 million pounds ($23.2 million), and a contract which British media said will run for four years. City is strengthening... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:48:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2144564-man-city-signs-winger-jesus-navas-sevilla.html 2013-06-11T18:48:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2143764-spain-police-dog-wins-british-award-bravery.html MOSTOLES, Spain (AP) — Ajax has a nose for trouble. The retired Spanish police dog has received a prestigious award by a British animal charity group in recognition of his bravery and skill. The bushy-coated, black-and-gold German Shepherd detected a bomb on the Spanish island of Mallorca only hours after two officers were killed in a terror attack on Jul... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:26:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2143764-spain-police-dog-wins-british-award-bravery.html 2013-06-11T13:26:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2143438-italy-taking-confed-cup-seriously-this-time.html ROME (AP) — Expect Italy to treat the Confederations Cup more seriously this time. Four years ago, the Azzurri went to the World Cup warm-up tournament in South Africa as world champions and went home after the first round. A year later, at the 2010 World Cup, Italy again was eliminated after the group stage. "Being together for a mont... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:48:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2143438-italy-taking-confed-cup-seriously-this-time.html 2013-06-11T09:48:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141468-happy-one-mourinho-wants-to-create-stability.html LONDON (AP) — With the bravado toned down and the swagger subdued, Jose Mourinho presented himself as the "Happy One" on Monday and promised a calmer second spell as Chelsea manager. Facing the media for the first time since returning to Stamford Bridge, the 50-year-old Mourinho stressed he is "calmer" figure transformed from the fiery incarnation who has... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:55:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141468-happy-one-mourinho-wants-to-create-stability.html 2013-06-10T15:55:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141296-andres-iniesta-awed-chance-to-play-brazil.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Even with World Cup and European Championship titles behind him, Spain's midfielder Andres Iniesta is still over-awed by the chance to play in Brazil. He'll get his opportunity on Sunday when Spain faces Uruguay in Group B of the Confederations Cup. Spain and Brazil are favored to play for the title at the World Cup warm-up tournam... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:28:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141296-andres-iniesta-awed-chance-to-play-brazil.html 2013-06-10T11:28:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141290-spain-aims-to-complete-trophy-case-with-confed-cup.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain can complete its trophy case with an elusive Confederations Cup title when it heads to Brazil next month. Since winning the first of two European championships in 2008, followed by the last World Cup, a Spain team led by the Barcelona midfield pair of Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta has only slipped once when it truly matte... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:21:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141290-spain-aims-to-complete-trophy-case-with-confed-cup.html 2013-06-10T11:21:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2140122-man-risks-life-trying-to-enter-spain.html MADRID (AP) — Police have arrested a man who secretly clung onto a catamaran ferry in Morocco and traveled to Spain by holding onto the rear of one of its engines. Authorities released dramatic photographs showing the barefoot, shirtless Algerian stowaway partially hidden at the stern of the ship and holding on while its engines roared and the ocean churn... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:26:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2140122-man-risks-life-trying-to-enter-spain.html 2013-06-09T15:26:24Z