Spain News
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Spain : March demands closer prisons for Basque militants
Several thousand protesters have marched in northern Spain to demand that imprisoned members of the militant Basque group ETA be moved to prisons closer to their homes
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7 Polish female bison heading to Spain to help herd grow
Head of a bison reserve in eastern Poland says that seven young female animals are traveling to Spain to help grow a herd there
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With Catalonia's leaders in jail, Spain hits the grassroots
With Catalonia's leaders in jail, Spain sets sights on grassroots activists behind road-and-rail disruptions
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Spain's high court blocks Catalan separatist's power bid
Spain's Supreme Court has turned down for a second time a request by a jailed leader of Catalonia's independence movement to be released so that regional lawmakers can vote on making him their leader
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Saudi prince visits Spain amid criticism over defense sales
The crown prince of Saudi Arabia is on an official visit to long-time commercial ally Spain, where activists are criticizing past and possible future sales of military equipment
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Morocco takes FIFA to court to recruit Spain's El Haddadi
The Moroccan soccer federation is taking FIFA to court in the hopes of recruiting Spain forward Munir El Haddadi before the World Cup
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Spain surpasses U.S. as a tourist destination: UN
Spain has replaced the United States as the No. 2 tourism destination in the world, according to a United Nations agency. While France has retained the top spot with the most visitors, the United States has lost out to Spain for second place, according to the World Tourism Organization, a U.N.
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Families playing the world's largest lottery in Spain vie for the El Gordo or 'fat' prize
Winners of the world's largest lottery, the Spanish "El Gordo" Christmas Lottery, were announced today as the nation seemed to hold its breath in anticipation. The announcement was made at the Teatro Opera house in the heart of Madrid with school pupils singing the winning number. People holding
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$2.7 billion Christmas lottery in Spain
El Gordo, or "the Fat One," is a lottery that's been drawn on Dec. 22 every year since 1812.