Spain
Girl, 10, 'gives birth' in Spain
November 03, 2010A 10-year-old girl, believed to be of Romanian origin, is reported to have given birth in southern Spain. The girl gave birth to a daughter last week in the city of Jerez de la Frontera, according to Andalusia's social affairs minister Micaela Navarro...
"Russian mafia" band arrested in Western Europe turned to be of ethnic Georgians
March 24, 2010By Michael Hirshman With mafia arrests, Spain turns suspicious eye on post-Soviet immigrants Maria Shkurnytska immigrated to Spain 12 years ago from Ukraine. Resolving to work hard, she quickly adapted to her new home. She found steady employment...
UN swine flu pandemic alert remains at phase 4
April 29, 2009The international influenza pandemic alert remains at phase four, on a six-level warning scale, the United Nations health agency said today, as the count of swine flu infections continues to rise. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that at...
Barack Obama: Utmost Precautions Needed to Combat Swine Flu
April 29, 2009By Michael Bowman U.S. President Barack Obama says schools should consider closing if cases of swine flu are even suspected among students or faculty. Mr. Obama spoke just hours after the United States recorded the first known death outside Mexico...
Spain police seize Basque leaders
October 05, 2007Spanish police have arrested the entire alleged leadership of the banned Basque separatist party, Batasuna. Twenty-two people were detained in the town of Segura on orders from Spain's top anti-terror judge, Baltasar Garzon, the BBC reported. The...
Spain: Seven hundred million euros in prizes in lottery
January 07, 2007Madrid (dpa) - A total of 700 million euros (910 million dollars) was won Saturday in Spain's traditional second lottery over the Christmas period. The main prizes of 2 million euros each went to the holders of ticket number 92034. As every ticket...
