‘Curvy’ models reshape Madrid Fashion Week
The organizer of Spain's biggest fashion show silenced critics by stating that the models who took part "were curvier than ever" and all above the body mass limit set by the World Health Organization.
Day: September 17, 2013
Bull takes on village in savage Spanish festival
A huge fighting bull gored a press photographer on Tuesday while he was covering a medieval festival in which Spaniards armed with lances chased and slaughtered the animal.
Spain stagger into Eurobasket quarter finals
Italy stunned two-time reigning champions Spain on Monday but Spain's national team still has a chance to redeem itself in a tough quarter-final match-up with top seed Serbia on Wednesday at the 2013 European Championships.
Spanish King booed by justice protesters
Spain's Royal Family have been subjected to boos and whistles again: this time it was King Juan Carlos turn.
‘Our home is Europe’: Catalan President
The President of Catalonia has responded to European Commission comments that the region would have to leave the EU if it became an indepedent country by saying that Catalonia "feels good" being part of Europe and wants to stay.
Canadian Hells Angels smuggle coke into Spain
Spanish police have arrested four Canadian Hells Angels accused of attempting to distribute 500 kilos of cocaine around Spain.
Spain hunts for missing €4.7m lottery winner
The search is on to find a €4.7 million ($6.27 million) lottery winner in the city of La Coruña in north-western Spain after an honest man handed in the mislaid winning ticket.
Spanish mayor hit by ‘homophobic’ tweet fail
The mayor of a Madrid suburb is fighting to clear his name after he sent out a tweet on Sunday which linked to an article titled 'I'm a homophobe, of course'.
Cyclist Horner cleared in missed drugs test
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has confirmed they do not consider Tour of Spain winner Chris Horner to have missed a drug test after Spanish anti-doping authorities turned up at the wrong hotel to carry out a test on Monday.
Man dies as African migrants push for Spain
One man died and a dozen more were missing after their boat capsized during the latest seaborne attempt by hundreds in several vessels to reach Spain, officials said on Monday.