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(Newser) - A California man who used Google Earth to locate a 19th century Spanish treasure ship is suing for the right to excavate on private land, ABC News reports. Nathan Smith drove to Refugio, Texas, after spotting evidence—what it was isn’t clear—from a satellite photo. The case of... More »

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Google • Texas • Spain • Google Earth • federal courts • shipwreck • treasure • satellite images • excavation • salvage

Obama No 'Superman'
for Chicago's Olympic Bid

But rival Madrid wishes Bush were still here

Feb 4, 09 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be the world's darling for the time being, but that doesn't mean his hometown of Chicago is a shoo-in to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, says Spain's sports minister. "He's not Superman," says Jaime Lissavetzky. "I don't think he will be the decider."... More »

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Spain • Chicago • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • George W. Bush • President Obama • NBC Local

 Winds Kill 13 in Spain, France  


Jan 24, 09 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - High winds in Spain and southern France today killed 13 people, crippled transportation networks, and cut power to more than 1.7 million, Reuters reports. The deaths were caused by flying debris, collapsed walls, and trees pushed over by the wind, which topped 100 mph in some areas. In Barcelona,... More »

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Spain • France • storm • winds • railway • death toll • airport • power outage

 Heirs Ordered to Open 
 Franco's Palace 

Spain still coming
to terms with
repressive past

Jan 2, 09 6:56 AM CST
(Newser) - The heirs of Spain's late dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco, have been ordered to open Franco's summer palace in Galicia to the public. The move is the latest in a series of belated attempts by the Spanish to begin to come to terms with decades of repressive dictatorship that followed the... More »

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Spain • Gen Francisco Franco • Galicia • El Pazo de Meirás • summer palace • La Coruna

 World's Oddest 
 New Year Rituals 

Grapes, bonfires, effigies are some nations' traditions for a lucky 2009

Dec 29, 08 1:50 AM CST
(Newser) - While much of the world indulges in the traditional New Year's Eve fare of glittery balls and fireworks, other countries have more unusual ways of shepherding in the next year, reports Travel and Leisure. For example: 
  • Spain: Gobbling a grape for each clock stroke is considered a fruity
... More »

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Spain • Japan • Scotland • Brazil • Denmark • superstition • rituals • luck • New Year

 Spain Probes 
 Guggenheim's 
 'Troubled' 
 Finances 

Fraud, mismanagement, profligacy call Bilbao museum into question

Dec 15, 08 6:48 AM CST
(Newser) - A decade ago the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum put the sleepy Basque city of Bilbao on the international art map. But in recent months the institution has been tarnished by an embezzlement scam, overspending on middling artworks, and a $9.4 million loss in a botched currency deal. Now, reports... More »

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art museum • Spain • art • Basque • Guggenheim Bilbao • Bilbao • Guggenheim



 Ballesteros 
 Released 
 From Hospital 

Golfer will receive outpatient care after brain tumor surgery

Dec 9, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros was released from a Madrid hospital today, having undergone several operations on a brain tumor, Reuters reports. The retired legend, a five times major winner, will continue to receive treatment at an outpatient clinic. Since being diagnosed, Ballesteros, 51, has had four operations, including one routine... More »

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Spain • golf • brain surgery • brain tumor • Seve Ballesteros

 Ballesteros Has More Surgery 

Golf giant undergoes fourth brain operation

Dec 2, 08 4:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Seve Ballesteros is back in the hospital recovering from a fourth brain surgery, the BBC reports. The golf legend underwent a procedure in Madrid to drain fluid from his brain following the removal of a malignant tumor in October. The operation is an apparent medical setback for Ballesteros, 51, who... More »

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Spain • golf • skull • brain surgery • brain tumor • Seve Ballesteros

 Spain Drops 
 Probe Into 
 Franco Crimes 

But plan to dig up mass graves may still go ahead

Nov 19, 08 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - One of Spain's leading judges terminated an inquiry into atrocities committed during the 1936-1939 civil war and the ensuing dictatorship, ending the country's first criminal investigation into Francisco Franco's regime. The judge dropped the case after government prosecutors questioned his jurisdiction over what the suit called crimes against humanity. But... More »

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Spain • history • crimes against humanity • Francisco Franco • Spanish Civil War

Basque Military Chief
Nabbed in France

'Txeroki' had hand in ETA violence the past five years, say investigators

Nov 17, 08 4:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A military leader of the Basque separatist organization ETA linked to police murders and the 2006 Madrid airport bomb attack has been busted in France, reports the Times of London. The man, who goes by the nom de guerre of Txeroki, was arrested  in a small town in the Pyrenees.... More »

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Spain • France • Basque • Pyrenees • ETA • Basque separatists

Spain Rejects Asylum Bid of Osama's Son

He and his British wife made the request from an airport in Madrid

Nov 5, 08 8:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Osama bin Laden's son is not welcome in Spain, even if he has denounced his father's ways. The government today rejected an asylum request from Omar bin Laden, 27, and his British wife, the BBC reports. Omar lives in Egypt and says his life is endangered there because of his... More »

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Spain • Osama bin Laden • asylum • Omar bin Laden

 Osama Son 
 Seeks Asylum 
 in Madrid 

Trained operative now rallying for peace

Nov 4, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Omar bin Laden—goateed, peacenik son of Osama—is seeking political asylum in Spain, where he and his British wife arrived from Egypt. He's being held at Madrid airport while authorities make a decision, Reuters reports. The al-Qaeda-trained Saudi, 28, made headlines earlier this year when, sporting a leather jacket... More »

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Spain • Osama bin Laden • asylum • Madrid • Omar bin Laden

 Spanish Judge 
 Begins Probe 
 of Franco Crimes 

Magistrate also orders poet Federico García Lorca's body exhumed

Oct 16, 08 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Spanish judge today ordered the grave of poet and playwright Federico García Lorca dug up, and declared 114,000 political killings in the 1930s and later under former dictator General Francisco Franco crimes against humanity, the Guardian reports. The move—part of the first official inquiry into Franco-era... More »

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Spain • crimes against humanity • Francisco Franco • Spanish Civil War • Federico García Lorca

Spain's Debt Solution: Shame Delinquents Into Paying

Debt collectors aim to embarrass by arriving
in lavish costume

Oct 11, 08 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - As personal debt grows in Spain, debt-collectors are taking the trick-or-treat approach, donning costumes—tuxes, bagpipers’ gear, Pink Panther suits—and knocking on doors. If all goes as planned, neighbors take note and the debtor is embarrassed into paying, the Wall Street Journal reports. “The idea is to make... More »

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Spain • debt • debt collection • costume

Barenaked Brit Skinny-Dips at Tokyo Palace

Tourist arrested after climbing royal wall during hour-long chase

Oct 7, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - A naked Westerner jumped into the moat surrounding Japan’s fortified imperial palace today, Reuters reports, climbing its walls during a chase that lasted more than an hour. Onlookers giggled and snapped photos of the 40-year-old bald man, who claimed to be a British tourist from Spain. He was captured... More »

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Spain • Japan • Tokyo • Britain • tourists • Imperial Palace

Pakistan Helped Taliban Plan Afghan Attacks: Report

Leaked Spanish document alleges link between intelligence agency and militants

Oct 1, 08 6:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistani spies armed Taliban insurgents in 2005 assassination plots against the Afghan government, Cadena Ser radio reports after obtaining a confidential Spanish defense document. Bearing the defense ministry’s seal, the report alleges that Pakistan’s intelligence gave the militants roadside bombs, and may have also provided intelligence and training.... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Spain • Inter Service Intelligence • press leaks

 Spain's ETA Unleashes 
 3 Attacks in 24 Hours 

Basque terror group launches 3 attacks in 24 hours

Sep 22, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(AP) - A car bombing blamed on the armed Basque group ETA killed an army officer and wounded 6 people in northern Spain this morning. It was the third such attack in 24 hours in what appeared to be a stepped-up ETA offensive. The explosion happened as the building was being evacuated... More »

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terrorism • Spain • ETA • Basque separatists • Spain terror attacks

ANALYSIS

McCain Disses Spain's PM, One Way or Another

Will remain chilly ...
or confused Zapatero with Latin Americans

Sep 18, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain seemed to say Spain’s prime minister is an enemy of the US during an interview with a Spanish-language radio station this week, Time reports. Asked whether, if elected, he would meet with José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, McCain answered, “I will establish closer relationships with our... More »

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John McCain • Spain • Miami • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • gaffe • Election 2008 • interview • Spanish-language media

 Flap Error May Have 
 Caused Spanair Crash 

Electrical failure kept pilots from getting warning, investigators believe

Sep 3, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pilots of the Spanair jet that crashed last month didn't extend the aircraft's flaps before takeoff—and an electrical malfunction likely kept them from getting a warning about it, the Wall Street Journal reports. The flaps, on the backs of wings, are needed for an extra lift when an aircraft... More »

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Spain • plane crash • Madrid • Spanair • investigations • Canary Islands

3rd Spanair Flight Suffers Technical Problems

Issues force second diversion in 2 days for airline

Aug 25, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Technical issues forced Spanair to divert one of its jets today, the second consecutive day that’s happened for the Spanish airline rocked by last week’s deadly crash in Madrid, the AP reports. An MD-80 jet—the same series as Wednesday’s ill-fated aircraft—returned to Granada after communications... More »

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Spain • plane crash • Barcelona • Madrid • airplane • airlines • Spanair • Granada • Canary Islands

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