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Founding member of Spain's left-wing Podemos party resigns

A founding member of Spain’s recently founded left-wing Podemos party resigned on Thursday. Juan Carlos Monedero expressed disappointment at the

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Mediterranean passengers rescued from blazing ferry near Mallorca

Fire on board a Spanish ferry in the Mediterranean has forced more than 150 passengers and crew to abandon ship. Despite the flames and smoke

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Spain held state funerals in honour of Germanwings crash victims

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Barcelona: Spanish royals attend memorial service for Germanwings crash victims

Spain’s King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy have been remembering the victims of the Germanwings plane disaster. Grieving relatives of

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Ambitious Málaga wants to become a new arts hub

It’s a little piece of Russia under the Málaga sun located in a former tobacco factory. The southern Spanish resort has opened a new branch of the

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Steven Gerrard and Xavi Hernandez hit the 500-match milestone

It has been a weekend of football milestones in Europe. Steven Gerrard Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard has played his 500th match for the Premier League

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Fuel slick washes up on Gran Canaria beaches

More than 120kg of fuel oil has been scrapped off the beaches of Gran Canaria as authorities struggle to contain the spill from a Russian fishing

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Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca was executed during civil war, papers reveal

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Real and Juventus make it to the Champions League semifinals

Real Madrid and Juventus secured their spot for the semi finals of the Champions League on Wednesday. They will join Bayern Munich and Barcelona, who

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Spain arrests murder suspect on Britain's most-wanted list

He was put on Britain’s list of most-wanted fugitives last month: he was arrested by Spanish police in his luxury villa on Tuesday. Paul Graham Monk

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Bayern and Barcelona through to Champions League semi-finals

German giants Bayern Munich booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League with an emphatic 6-1 win over FC Porto at the Allianz Arena

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Small plane crash in Dominican Republic kills seven

Seven people, including two Britons and two Spaniards, were killed when a small plane crashed in the Dominican Republic. Local aviation authorities

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Champions League: Bayern face uphill task

Bayern Munich will be looking to overturn a two goal deficit when they take on Porto in the second leg of their quarter-final clash at the Allianz

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Spain: Teacher killed by 'pupil armed with crossbow'

A teacher has died at a school in Spain after allegedly being attacked by a 13-year-old pupil armed with a crossbow and a knife. Reports suggest the

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Ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato's bank accounts frozen in Spain

After the insults, after hours of questioning, more humiliation for Spain’s Rodrigo Rato. The former economy minister’s bank accounts have all been

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Insults hurled at ex-IMF chief as police carry out second search at his office

The Spaniard Rodrigo Rato is being questioned in Madrid as part of a probe into allegations of tax evasion and money laundering

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Pollution alert after a fuel-laden trawler sinks off Canary Islands

A Russian fishing trawler full of fuel has sunk off the Canary Islands. The Oleg Naydenov caught fire over the weekend while in Las Palmas port when

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Former IMF chief 'under investigation for money laundering'

Former chief of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo Rato, is under investigation for money laundering, government sources have told Spanish

Belgium

King Felipe VI of Spain receives box set of 'Game of Thrones' on a visit to Brussels

King Felipe VI has visited European Institutions in Brussels. He was greeted by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in what was the

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Champions League: Real and Atletico play out goalless draw

The first leg of Real Madrid’s Champions League semi-final clash with city rivals Atletico set up an intriguing decider after a tense 0-0 draw at the