The number of divorces in Spain rose by 12.5 percent in the third quarter of 2014 with the economic crisis playing a role, according to official statistics released on Monday.
The local council in the southern Spanish city of Malaga has announced that animal circuses will be banned in the city as it unveils a new federation for the protection of animal rights.
Four Spanish government ministries were hit by serious cyberattacks in 2014, with the assaults targeting the mobile phones and personal computers of prominent government figures.
A US subsidiary of Spanish firm ACS has won a contract to build part of the first ever high-speed rail line in the US, a stretch of track which will eventually help connect Los Angeles and San Francisco in under three hours.
Spain's infamous ghost airport Castellón airport is set to open nearly four years after its official inauguration with football club Villareal FC being touted as first customers, Spanish media are reporting.
More than two centuries after his death, Spanish military leader and politician Bernardo de Gálvez (1746—1786) has been made an honorary citizen of the United States for his efforts in fighting for American independence.
The launch of a new 'transparency portal' on Wednesday will allow Spaniards to access to never before seen data on all aspects of government and public life.
Animal rights activists gathered in Barcelona on Sunday to bare their naked, blood-covered bodies in a protest against the killing of mammals to make fur coats.
A Spanish policeman, well-known for his one-man protests in Barcelona, has been viciously attacked by three lions after jumping into their enclosure at the city's zoo.
12 people were arrested on Friday in the quiet Spanish town of Nijar as police seized 229 kilograms of cocaine as well as chemical equipment and firearms.
50 of Spain’s most iconic cultural, artistic and architectural wonders have been added to Google's 'Street View', giving users a 360 degree tour of the Alhambra, Sagrada Familia and many more.
Madrid's regional health chief was sacked on Thursday after making one too many controversial comments about a Spanish nursing assistant who contracted Ebola.
A 27-year-old woman in Zaragoza has been detained after allegedly killing two of her children, after becoming convinced they were possessed by an evil spirits.
A year and a half after a train crash killed 81 people in northern Spain, victims are hoping a new crowdfunded documentary will expose what they believe is the web of misinformation surrounding the crash.
Updated: A group of Spaniards say they have been scammed by an agency which promised to help them move to the UK, with one of the victims telling The Local she was even threatened by the company's boss. The claims are disputed by the firm.
Opposition groups in the northern Spanish city of Vitoria have described as "ridiculous" the local council's bid to enter the Guinness Book of Records by cooking the world's biggest potato omelette after reports the dish was cooked incorrectly.
