Rocio Wanninkhof's mother calls for letters from Tony King be investigated

Rocio Wanninkhof's mother calls for letters from Tony King be investigated: "Alicia Hornos, the mother of Rocio Wanninkhof, the youngster killed in Mijas Costa in October 1999, has made a request in the Fuengirola Instruction Court, to start investigating the two letters which she has received from the imprisoned Briton found guilty of the murder, Tony Alexander King, who is serving 19 years in prison for the killing. Alicia Hornos has said that...

Andalucía High Court throws out planning challenge from the Partido Popular

Andalucía High Court throws out planning challenge from the Partido Popular: "The Andalucía High Court (TSJA) has thrown out appeals made to it by PP leader in Andalucía, Javier Arenas, and the Málaga Partido Popular, together with FADECO, the Andalucía Federation of Real Estate Promoters, against the Territorial Ordination Plan (POTA) for the region. The High Court ruled that there is no interference from the regional government in the responsibilities...

Mad Dogs on Mallorca

Mad Dogs on Mallorca: "A new mini series from Sky 1, filmed entirely on Mallorca, will be premiered in the O2 Arena in London and in several cinemas across the United Kingdom on Tuesday. Directed by Adrian Shergold, it starts Max Beesley and John Simm, with the Spanish actress Maria Botto. Sollér, Pollença, and Palma are among the locations used in the filming which took place in May and June 2010. The budget for the project was four million €,...

Democracy in Spain is better than in France or Britain

Democracy in Spain is better than in France or Britain: "Democracy in Spain is better than in France or Britain - that is the conclusion of a study, the Democracy Barometer, carried out by Zurich University and the Berlin Social Sciences Centre for Investigation, which compared the state of democracy in the 30 main proponents in the world between 1995 and 2005. Spain obtained an average 66.74 points, placing it in 17th place, while Britain was 26th...

Personal police data published in error

Personal police data published in error: "The names and home addresses of at least eight top policemen on the Costa del Sol have fallen into the hands of mafia organisations after the details were included in a case summary by mistake. The case dates back to July 2007 when the police concerned broke up a dangerous French criminal gang on the costa. Police union SUP represents six of the policemen affected, and is now demanding a full investigation...

The Bishops' Spokesman said it's easier to end a marriage contract than the contract with Telefónica

Spanish Bishops compare civil marriage to a phone company contract: "The Bishops' Spokesman said it's easier to end a marriage contract than the contract with TelefónicaJuan Antonio Martínez Camino - Photo EFE The Spokesman and General Secretary for the CEE, Spanish Episcopal Conference, Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, has said that civil marriage in Spain ‘is a far less serious contract’ than one signed with Telefónica, regarding difficulties faced...

Illegal Houses – Court overrules the Junta

Illegal Houses – Court overrules the Junta: "According to the ruling the house was constructed several years ago on non urban land without a building permit and any administrative action against it was proscribed as out of time. After satisfying several requirements, Albox Town council granted a license of first occupation to this property under a special ‘ordenanza’ or regulation which was created specifically to deal with this type of housing classified...

Granada City Hall says 'no subsidy' to Ryanair

Granada City Hall says 'no subsidy' to Ryanair: "Granada City Hall has said that it will not support the Diputación provincial government in the talks which have restarted with Ryanair on reopening flights from the Granada/Jaén airport to London. The talks started last week, it’s...

Spain's top chef outlines gastronomic research centre

AFP: Spain's top chef outlines gastronomic research centre: "World-renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria said Tuesday his new research foundation is set to replace elBulli, the eatery often hailed as the world's best. The 'elBullifoundation' will be launched on July 31 under the slogan 'Freedom to Create', the day after elBulli closes, the guru of avant-garde cuisine said at the Madrid Fusion gastronomy fair. The foundation will combine 'meals, research,...

El País faces swingeing job cuts

El País faces swingeing job cuts | Media | The Guardian: "Sweeping job cuts will hit Spain's premier daily newspaper, El País, and all outlets of its owner, the country's mighty Prisa media group, following the sale of a majority stake to a group of US-based investors led by Briton Martin Franklin. The company will cut 2,500 employees, or 18% of its workforce, over the coming year, it said in a statement today. The cuts will fall 'in all countries...

Tory council pays for trip to Spain with taxpayers' cash

Tory council pays for trip to Spain with taxpayers' cash - mirror.co.uk: "TORY councillors in Gosport, Hants, spent £7,344 on a bins “fact-finding” trip to Madrid even though the same firm has a site on the Isle of Wight." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright hold...

Unions organise lock-outs over bid to raise pension age

Unions organise lock-outs over bid to raise pension age: "UNIONS are preparing a series of lock-outs in protest over plans to increase state pension age to 67 and have warned the government that there may be further general strikes. Secretary-general of the workers' commission, or CCOO, Ignacio Fernández Toxo, and of the UGT (general workers' union), Cándido Méndez, say the move is 'unjust' and 'counterproductive', since it forces people to go on...

body of a 45-year-old woman has been found on a main road near Villanueva de las Cruces (Huelva).

"THE body of a 45-year-old woman has been found on a main road near Villanueva de las Cruces (Huelva). It is thought she had been thrown from a vehicle, but the cause of her death will not be known until the autopsy is carried out this week. She was discovered at 07.20hrs by Guardia Civil officers, but there was nobody else in the area. They have ruled out that she was killed in a traffic accident." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does...

Tivoli World to layoff staff as recession tightens grip

TIVOLI WORLD Theme Park in Benalmadena has revealed plans to temporarily layoff 61 out of its 64 staff. The aging theme park first opened in 1972, and has attracted millions of visitors over the years. The paperwork for the layoffs, known as an ERE, has been processed by the Junta de Andalucia and will affect the next two off-peak seasons, as well as this month and next month. The procedure guarantees that the staff will be paid, and the company...

DOG owners beware

 "DOG owners beware. Several dogs in the Coin area went missing just before Christmas. I heard that local Guardia and vets believe the dogs were taken from owner's gardens to sell on as Christmas presents. More than six dogs – all chipped - were reported missing, but there could be more. The practice could continue as the perpetrators may be looking for easy money by targeting puppies that resemble pure breeds." :Text may be subject to copyright.This...

Silvio Berlusconi sex probe: 14 girls evicted from rent-free luxury flats | Mail Online

Silvio Berlusconi sex probe: 14 girls evicted from rent-free luxury flats | Mail Online: "Fourteen women named as guests in a sex probe involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi have been evicted from their homes after the residents association complained they ‘lowered the tone.’ The women all lived rent-free in the complex after being given the apartments by Berlusconi, 74, and were regulars at his infamous ‘bunga bunga’ sex parties. Prosecutors...

Spanish Home Sales Decline as Unemployment Concerns Deter Would-Be Buyers - Bloomberg

Spanish Home Sales Decline as Unemployment Concerns Deter Would-Be Buyers - Bloomberg: "Spanish home sales decreased for a third month in November as concern about unemployment and the outlook for the nation’s economy deterred buyers. Home transactions fell 6.2 percent from a year...

Spain, the UK, Germany and Italy top European immigration tables

Spain, the UK, Germany and Italy top European immigration tables: "More people from outside of the European Union arrived to live in Spain, Germany, the UK and Italy than any other countries, according to the latest figures to be released. The figures from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics department, show these were the only four member states that accepted more than 100,000 immigrants in 2008, the most recent data available. Spain had...

Spain to part-nationalise weakest savings banks | Business | guardian.co.uk

Spain to part-nationalise weakest savings banks | Business | guardian.co.uk: "Spain is to partially nationalise its weakest savings banks, or cajas, amid concern about the impact bad loans to building developers may have on the country's financial sector and to calm market jitters about an Irish-style sovereign debt crisis. A presentation to investors from the state-backed Orderly Bank Restructuring Fund (FROB) says this could be done using the...

George Clooney has malaria - Piers Morgan announces it on Twitter: 3am

George Clooney has malaria - Piers Morgan announces it on Twitter: 3am: "Those blood-thirsty mosquitoes sure like celebrities - Piers Morgan has just announced on Twitter that George Clooney has malaria. However, don't panic - he's well enough to talk about his illness on Piers's...

The body of a 13 year old girl, named as Maria Esther Jiménez Villegas found

Body of missing Málaga girl found: "The body of a 13 year old girl, named as Maria Esther Jiménez Villegas, who was reported missing from the Málaga village of Arriate on Wednesday night, has been found in the pump house of a swimming pool. A fireman made the find on land on the outskirts of the village, which has a population of about 3,500, at 7,15pm on Thursday night. The area is known as La curva de Arriate, close to the municipality of Ronda. Sources...

Three Brits arrested after gunpoint Costa kidnap

Three Brits arrested after gunpoint Costa kidnap - mirror.co.uk: "THREE Britons have been arrested after a man was kidnapped at gunpoint in Spain. Armed officers swooped on a house near Marbella and rescued the bound and gagged victim. They arrested men aged 50 and 47 and a woman from London aged 19. The victim, a 23-year-old Moroccan, was shopping in Malaga when a gunman bundled him into a car. His captors then demanded nearly £100,000 for his...

Zapatero's Bid to Lure Investors to Cajas May Prove `Impossible for Now' - Bloomberg

Zapatero's Bid to Lure Investors to Cajas May Prove `Impossible for Now' - Bloomberg: "Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero wants to lure private investors to the country’s savings banks to share the burden of shoring up their capital. It won’t be easy, analysts and investors said. “Mr. Zapatero can do lots of things like raise VAT or cut social benefits, but something he can’t do is force a private investor to put his money in a...

Snow, strikes and fuel costs trigger losses at budget airline easyJet | Mail Online

Snow, strikes and fuel costs trigger losses at budget airline easyJet | Mail Online: "Shares in easyJet took a 16pc dive after it forecast a first-half loss nearly twice as heavy as last year, triggered by rising fuel costs and disruption from snow and strike action. Airlines traditionally...

Money laundering trial for ex Marbella Mayor and his two exes likely to be this year

Money laundering trial for ex Marbella Mayor and his two exes likely to be this year: "money laundering trial against the former Mayor of Marbella, Julián Muñoz, and his two exes, Maite Zaldívar and Isabel Pantoja, is to take place this year, Europa Press has revealed. The proceedings...

Late deal holiday websites should offer malaria advice

Late deal holiday websites should offer malaria advice | Mail Online: "Health experts are warning holiday deals websites that they should provide specific travel advice on the risks of malaria. In a letter to the British Medical Journal (BMJ), medical experts cited examples of Britons who'd booked late deals to Gambia and returned with infectious diseases. They had not sought or received any medical advice about the risk of infection prior to travel...

Britons can obtain medical treatment across EU

Britons can obtain medical treatment across EU - Telegraph: "The directive, which comes into force in 2013, enables EU patients to have treatment in another member state, which will be paid for by the health service in their own country. Liz Lynne, a Liberal Democrat MEP, yesterday (WED) hailed the decision as 'a milestone for cross-border health care in Europe' but health campaigners say the move could lead to NHS trusts chasing higher paying 'health...

Michaela McAreavey murder suspect: Forget me, I've shamed my family - mirror.co.uk

Michaela McAreavey murder suspect: Forget me, I've shamed my family - mirror.co.uk: "Murder suspect Avinash Treebhoowoon told his dad: 'Forget about me - I've ruined my life for ever'. The Hindu hotel worker, 29, wept in prison as he told his father to disown him over his alleged involvement in Michaela McAreavey's murder. A police source said: 'Treebhoowoon could barely hold it together. He met his father and other relatives in a conference room...

Ex-Banker Fined for Threat, Swiss Secrecy-Law Breach - Businessweek

Ex-Banker Fined for Threat, Swiss Secrecy-Law Breach - Businessweek: "A former Julius Baer Group Ltd. banker was fined today by a Zurich court for breaking the country’s client-secrecy laws and making a death threat against a bank employee. Rudolf Elmer was fired from his position as chief operating officer by Julius Baer Bank & Trust Company Ltd. in the Cayman Islands in December 2002. In 2004 and 2005, Elmer sent copied client data to Swiss...

Tunisia Investigates Ousted President's Finances | Africa | English

 Tunisia Investigates Ousted President's Finances | Africa | English: "Tunisian prosecutors have begun investigating the overseas assets of ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, his family and associates. Officials are said to be looking at bank accounts, real estate, and...

Tunisia says revolt to boost tourism

Tunisia says revolt to boost tourism: "A popular revolt in Tunisia will benefit tourism in the long term, even though holidaymakers took fright in past weeks, the country’s ambassador to Spain said Wednesday. 'Tourists were a bit worried,' Ambassador Mohamed Ridha Kechrid conceded in an interview on the opening day of the five-day international tourism trade fair, Fitur, in Madrid. 'Now order has been re-established and from now on tourists can...

Spain house sales fall 6.2 pct y/y in Nov | Reuters

Spain house sales fall 6.2 pct y/y in Nov | Reuters: "Spanish house sales fell in November for the third straight month, official data showed on Wednesday, reversing eight months of gains as the country's ailing property sector struggles to recover. House sales dropped 6.2 percent in November from a year earlier to 32,746 units, after falling 17.7 percent in October, though rose 20.4 percent month-on-month, the National Statistics Institute said. Spain's...

Google appeals Spain mandate to take down links - BusinessWeek

Google appeals Spain mandate to take down links - BusinessWeek: "Lawyers for Google are appealing demands by Spanish authorities that the U.S. company delete links to websites containing information that officials say violate Spaniards' privacy rights. The cases dealt with Wednesday include a surgeon who was absolved of charges of malpractice in a case in 1991, but a Spanish newspaper reference to the original case still crops up whenever his name...

Spanish Minister says there will be no fuel prospecting off the Costa del Sol

Spanish Minister says there will be no fuel prospecting off the Costa del Sol: "The ex President of the Junta de Andalucía says the government will not authorise oil and gas prospecting off the Costa del Sol. Manuel Chaves, who is now the third Vice-President of the government and Minister for Territorial Policy, was responding on Wednesday to the recent news that permission has already been granted by central government. He denied that, saying...

The Malaya Corruption Mini-Series

The Malaya Corruption Mini-Series: "The Malaya court case has only recently got underway in Málaga, but already the Mini-series is prepared. ‘Operación Malaya’ is a two part drama of what is Spain’s largest Municipal Corruption case based in Marbella and starts on TVE 1 tomorrow, Friday at 2215. The series has actors playing all the main characters – Julián Muñoz, Marisol Yagüe, Jesús Gil y Gil and Juan Antonio Roca, but for some reason they have...

Marta del Castillo's parents announce appeal for a single trial for all 5 accused in her death

Marta del Castillo's parents announce appeal for a single trial for all 5 accused in her death: "The lawyer who represents Marta’s parents will be at Juvenile Court No. 3 in Sevilla on Monday, where he will present on their behalf an appeal for the all five charged in the case, including the juvenile, to answer the charges against them at one single trial. A subsidiary appeal will be lodged, should the first be turned down, to delay El Cuco’s trial...

Pantoja's lawyers argue she had no need to launder money for Julián Muñoz

Pantoja's lawyers argue she had no need to launder money for Julián Muñoz: "Lawyers for the singer, Isabel Pantoja, have presented written evidence to support her claim that she did not launder money for her ex partner, Julián Muñoz, the former Mayor of Marbella. Her defence argues in the document that Pantoja had an ‘enormous economic capacity’ during the time under investigation – 2003 to 2006 – and generated a high income from her work both before...

changes at the Gibraltar office in the Spanish foreign ministry

"There have been changes at the Gibraltar office in the Spanish foreign ministry. But observers are asking if these are real changes or just a name change. Last Friday's Spanish official gazette said that the name of Office of Gibraltar Affairs is changing to 'Gibraltar Office'. In Spanish, the name change is from 'Oficina de Asuntos de Gibraltar' to 'Oficina de Gibraltar'. The new Gibraltar Office will come under the director-general of external...

Spain's competition body opens mobile price probe | Reuters

Spain's competition body opens mobile price probe | Reuters: "Spain's largest three telecoms operators, which own mobile networks throughout the country, rent to both non-telecoms firms such as department store El Corte Ingles as well as to rival telecoms operators such as Jazztel (JAZ.MC). Renting allows those companies to then offer services to their customers, either adding mobile services to marketing deals for other products or through targeting...

Amnesia returns in Minutas Case declarations

Amnesia returns in Minutas Case declarations: "Friday saw two important witnesses giving statements to the court. Ex Marbella Mayor, Marisol Yagüe, said that she could not remember anything from the time, blaming medical treatment she was undergoing. She could give no information at all about the role of Del Nido in Marbella Town Hall. Ex Socialist councillor, Isabel García Marcos, who has shared a police cell with Yagüe when both were being held...

Marbella Town Hall told to complete demolition of illegally built properties

Marbella Town Hall told to complete demolition of illegally built properties: "The Andalucía High Court of Justice has, once again, ordered Marbella Town Hall to demolish the illegally built properties in the town on which demolition orders have already been issued. In the latest judgement the Court reminds the Town Hall that it has the obligation to follow firm sentences." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright...

Junta to levy record fines against Marbella grill which flouts smoking law

Junta to levy record fines against Marbella grill which flouts smoking law: "Junta de Andalucia confirmed on Friday the start of a sanction against the owners of the Grill restaurant 'Guadalmina' in Marbella, for flouting the new Anti-Tobacco Law. The Grill could also face other...

Spain ­introduces toughest anti-smoking laws in Europe | Mail Online

Spain ­introduces toughest anti-smoking laws in Europe | Mail Online: "So we’ve lost Spain now. The last bastion of tobacco-puffing freedom gone. As the clock turned midnight on ­January 2 — the first day of 2011 was given over to an amnesty, when we imagine smokers gathered over a ­consoling ­sherry and a plate of jamon to enjoy the last ­moments in misty ­melancholy — Spain ­introduced the toughest anti-smoking laws in ­Europe. By 2012 all EU...

The cocaine in Spain lands mainly by the plane

The cocaine in Spain lands mainly by the plane: "Four Argentines, three the sons of former high-ranking air force officials, have been arrested in Spain for allegedly transporting almost a tonne of cocaine in a private plane, an Argentine official says. The plane belonging to the...

Spain's national broadcaster bans bullfighting

The Associated Press: Spain's national broadcaster bans bullfighting: "Spain's leading broadcaster said Saturday it will no longer show the country's centuries-old tradition of bullfighting in order to protect children from viewing violence. Spain's state network, RTVE, lists its new ban on transmitting bullfighting programs under a chapter called 'Violence with animals' in its latest stylebook and says it 'will not broadcast bullfighting.' One of...

Wikileaks has now revealed how a US solar company could benefit from special treatment by the Spanish government

Renewable Energy Magazine: Latest news - your source for renewable energy news– solar, wind, biomass, biofuel, hydro, CO2, solar thermal, hydro power, climate change, carbon trading..: "Wikileaks continues to throw up surprises and reveal the extent of the US’s influence around the world. After the media organisation exposed secret cables showing that the US had successfully pushed for the UEA to host the headquarters of IRENA and used threats and...

WikiLeaks Cables Cited in Lawsuit Over $500 Million Sunken Treasure | Threat Level | Wired.com

WikiLeaks Cables Cited in Lawsuit Over $500 Million Sunken Treasure | Threat Level | Wired.com: "deep-sea treasure-hunting company in Florida says that diplomatic cables recently released by WikiLeaks have exposed the U.S. government’s backdoor interference in a lawsuit over $500...

Spain is now witnessing the largest corruption trial in its history. More than 90 people, including two former mayors, 15 town councillors and a legion of builders, have been accused of giving and taking a total of €670 million ($1.16 billion) in bribes

 glitzy Spanish resort of Marbella, people are concerned with many things: the state of the golf greens or which spa performs the best liposuction.But for nearly two decades, nobody seemed to worry about what was going on inside the town hall.Certainly the builders were not...

PP politicians want explanations on Gibraltar's expansionism

PP politicians want explanations on Gibraltar's expansionism: "Partido Popular want explanations in Congress on what two of the party’s MPs describe as ‘expansionism by the British colony in Gibraltar’. The party’s MP for Cádiz, José Ignacio Landaluce, claimed in a press conference on Wednesday that Gibraltar is expanding its territory by ‘earth, sea and air’, through landfills to reclaim land from Spanish waters. He showed a video to the press...

Two months home alone in Valencia

Two months home alone in Valencia: "12 year old boy is now in the care of a children’s shelter after police discovered him living home alone in Burjassot, Valencia. The local police were called out to the flat last Thursday when a concerned neighbour contacted social services, saying he had seen no sign of the boy’s family for the past two months. Officers described conditions inside the flat as ‘dreadful’, although it’s understood that the child...

Ferrari sack the man blamed for Fernando Alonso missing World Title

Ferrari sack the man blamed for Fernando Alonso missing World Title: "Ferrari has sacked the man that many think was responsible for Fernando Alonso not winning last year’s Formula One World Title. Chris Dyer decided that Alonso should follow Mark Webber into the pits on the last race of the season, but that left the way clear for the other Red Bull driver, Sebastian Vettel, to go on and claim the title." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This...

Reporters Share Tips on Celebrity Interviewing - FishbowlLA

Reporters Share Tips on Celebrity Interviewing - FishbowlLA: "German correspondent once stood up in a Beverly Hills hotel conference room and asked Sean Connery, on satellite from Marbella, Spain, for an assistant job. A freelancer kicked off a roundtable discussion with actor Peter...

Spanish Judge Summons Iraqi for Alleged Killings - WSJ.com

Spanish Judge Summons Iraqi for Alleged Killings - WSJ.com: "Spanish judge has summoned a top Iraqi military commander, accused of having directed a 2009 assault on an Iraq-based camp holding Iranian opponents of Tehran's regime, to face charges of breaching the Geneva Convention, a spokesperson for Spain's National Court said Tuesday. According to the writ signed by Judge Fernando Andreu, Lieutenant General Abdul-Hussein Shemmari must appear before...

Morocco arrests six men suspected of planning attacks | Earth Times News

Morocco arrests six men suspected of planning attacks | Earth Times News: "Moroccan police have arrested six men suspected of planning to carry out attacks in Morocco and overseas, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. 'A six-strong terrorist network involved in cybernetic terrorism was recently dismantled,' according to Morocco's state news agency MAP. The ministry, which released a statement to MAP, did not specify when the six Moroccans were arrested,...

Spain will only discuss Gibraltar sovereignty issues with the UK — MercoPress

Spain will only discuss Gibraltar sovereignty issues with the UK — MercoPress: "She said sovereignty was a bilateral matter for Spain and the UK. “The Forum has been, and is, very useful in order to try and bring the communities in the Rock and the Campo closer together” Trinidad Jimenez told the newspaper ABC. “But we cannot accept that one of the vertex’s of the forum try to introduce matters that are outside and that affect sovereignty”. “On questions...

US warships try to avoid docking in Gibraltar to keep strong relation with Spain — MercoPress

US warships try to avoid docking in Gibraltar to keep strong relation with Spain — MercoPress: "Its release follows that of an earlier cable in which US officials recorded how Spanish officials had asked that US warships avoid Gibraltar wherever possible in favor of Rota and Spanish ports. Spanish military cooperation matters,” the latest cable said. “The bases of Rota and Moron are strategic hubs, midway between the US and Afghanistan and Iraq”. “US...

Night time skiing comes to Spain's Sierra Nevada

Night time skiing comes to Spain's Sierra Nevada: "You can now ski under floodlights at night on the Sierra Nevada. Weather permitting the night time slopes of ‘El Rio’ open every Saturday night from 7pm to 9,30pm during the months of January and February. The daily preparation...

Church thief rescued by helicopter

Church thief rescued by helicopter: "man who broke his leg while trying to break into a church has been rescued and arrested. It happened in Alcalá de Guadaira on New Year’s Eve when a 112 emergency helicopter had to be called to get the man off the roof of the Santiago el Mayor church in the town after he had slipped and broken his leg while trying to break into the building in the early hours. Reports indicate that he could not move because of...

Marbella Town Hall hands over property to help clear debt

Marbella Town Hall hands over property to help clear debt: "Marbella is to repay part of its debt for a loan from the Junta de Andalucía by handing over property. The town planning offices of Marbella Town Hall, on Avenida Ricardo Soriano in the town centre were where Juan Antonio Roca had his office, and was from where the corrupt Malaya case was allegedly controlled. The building is a symbol of the excesses of the GIL era and now the Town Hall...

According to reports in the press an accident on the A-7 motorway in Benalmadena has left one woman dead and three people in hospital

costadelsol.st - News - Costa del Sol: "According to reports in the press an accident on the A-7 motorway in Benalmadena has left one woman dead and three people in hospital It is understood that the car they were traveling in crashed at 15.20 this afternoon at KM 215 There is no information of the woman but the three injured are a 54 year old man and two youths aged 14 and 15 years who were taken to hosptial" DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to...

Moroccan writer Taia challenges homosexual taboo | My Sinchew

Moroccan writer Taia challenges homosexual taboo | My Sinchew: "Novelist Abdellah Taia, who has won acclaim in France and readers abroad, has challenged a taboo in his native Morocco and won't back down: he is the first writer to come out as gay in a country that bans homosexuality. For 37-year-old Taia, who has lived in Paris for the last decade, being homosexual and Muslim are not mutually exclusive. He 'feels Muslim' and is from a country where...

'US losing power in Latin America'

PressTV - 'US losing power in Latin America': "analyst says US aggressive stance against Latin American and Caribbean countries shows Washington's anger over its diminishing influence in the region. The region 'is no longer directly under the thumb of the US corporate power and US military power,' Co-Director of International Action Center Sara Flounders said. 'That certainly is infuriating US policy makers, the Pentagon, and the corporations...

Spain: Big turn-out expected for pro-family demonstration | Spero News

Spain: Big turn-out expected for pro-family demonstration | Spero News: "The Plaza de Plaza de Colón in Madrid will be filled with worshippers on Sunday, January 2 as thousands from Spain and elsewhere in Europe come to the Spanish capital to participate in the Mass for the Christian Family. This is the fourth year that the Mass is to be celebrated by Spain's Cardinal  Antonio María Rouco Varela. Organizers are expecting over more than...

Muslims in Spain Rise to Absurd Levels

Muslims in Spain Rise to Absurd Levels: "Spain, during a class discussion of geography, the teacher noted that areas of Spain have the perfect climate for curing Spanish ham.  At that point a Muslim student in the class interrupted the teacher stating that even discussing ham offended his religious beliefs.  The teacher informed the student that he was not discussing religion, but simply used the mention of ham in reference to climate. While...

Spain holds Europe's fate in its hands in 2011, say analysts - Channel NewsAsia

Spain holds Europe's fate in its hands in 2011, say analysts - Channel NewsAsia: "For financial markets the doomsday scenario in 2011 starts with Spain buckling under its debt and unleashing a Europe-wide crisis that dwarfs anything seen so far in Greece or Ireland. Financial analysts disagree on the likelihood of such a Spanish sovereign debt crisis but they agree the risk is real and that existing European and international rescue mechanisms would...

Spain enacts tough anti-smoking law

The Associated Press: Spain enacts tough anti-smoking law: "The tapas bar — the noisy and bustling Spanish success story that combined delicious morsels with good wine and, often, an ever-present cigarette — is now smoke-free. So are restaurants, discos, casinos, airports and even some outdoor spaces. Spain on Sunday introduced an anti-smoking law that is likely to turn the EU's fourth largest tobacco producer from a cigarette-friendly land abounding...

Spanish officials honor Hilton Head woman for economic development efforts | islandpacket.com

Spanish officials honor Hilton Head woman for economic development efforts | islandpacket.com: "Windmill Harbour resident and expatriate Laura Stanbridge sees many similarities between Hilton Head Island and Marbella, Spain, where she has been honored for her efforts to forge international business relations. Both rely heavily on tourism and real estate industries to drive the local economy, she said. 'Marbella is very similar to Hilton Head. It's...