Nine banknotes showing how angry Spaniards are
Some Spaniards have found a novel way to vent their anger with the country's politicians and bankers — by writing messages on banknotes.
Day: November 5, 2013
Spain scraps plans to limit Erasmus grants
Spain's Ministry of Education on Tuesday reversed its decision to restrict the number of education grants given to the 40,000 Spanish university students who are currently studying abroad with the Erasmus student exchange scheme.
Spain-bound asylum seeker kills three on bus
A man accused of stabbing to death a woman and two men on an express bus in western Norway was an asylum seeker from South Sudan who was due to be deported to Spain on Tuesday.
Spain way off on deficit targets: EU
Spain is unlikely to hit European Union deficit targets by 2016, with the public deficit set to be 5.9 percent next year and rising to 6.6 percent in 2015, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
Spain: leader in cocaine use and organ donations
Online comic and website DogHouse Diaries have put together a world map which highlights rather humorously what each country leads the world in.
Spanish mums turn to Swiss sex work
Spanish women are heading to Switzerland to work as prostitutes in ever greater numbers, press in the Alpine nation are reporting.
Spain’s jobless rate jumps in October
Unemployment in Spain rose by nearly 90,000 people in October, but for the first time in six years the year-on-year rate was down, official figures released on Tuesday show.
Milan can expect Messi magic: Barça’s Pedro
Barcelona winger Pedro Rodriguez believes Lionel Messi's uncharacteristic La Liga goal drought is nothing to worry about ahead of his side's Champions League encounter with AC Milan on Wednesday.
Spain tightens African borders with barbed wire
Spain has attempted to shore up its borders by installing barbed wire on the triple border fence that separates its north African territory of Melilla from Morocco, a key entry point for migrants trying to enter Europe illegally.
Spanish King to have hip surgery in November
Spain's 75-year-old King Juan Carlos will undergo hip surgery later this month, the royal place said Monday, the latest of a string of operations that have raised questions over his reign.