Posts Tagged ‘Spain’

Bullfighter badly injured after goring

Monday, April 26th, 2010

One of Spain’s most famous matadors was in a stable condition in intensive care Sunday, a day after being severely gored during a bullfight in Mexico, Spain’s official news agency reported.

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Spanish doctors in total face transplant first

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Doctors in Spain say they have carried out the world’s first full face transplant on a man who severely damaged his face in an accident.

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Clegg reunited with sons

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Lib Dem leader takes a day off from campaigning as his sons return from Spain after ash chaos.

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Cruise ship tourists arrive home

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

A luxury cruise ship arrives in Southampton with 2,200 British tourists that were stranded in Spain by the volcanic ash cloud.

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Reds start marathon Madrid trip

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Liverpool begin their 1,200-mile journey to Spain for Thursday’s Europa League semi-final with Atletico Madrid.

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Pinochet case judge charged in Spain

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

A Spanish judge who brought cases against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been charged with abuse of judicial power in a ruling issued Wednesday by Spain’s Supreme Court.

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5 terror suspects on trial in Madrid

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Five Algerian men accused of collaborating with Islamic terrorists and seeking to obtain bomb-making components for an alleged plot to attack a Madrid department store went on trial Tuesday in a high-security courtroom at Spain’s National Court.

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5 terror suspects on trial in Madrid

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Five Algerian men accused of collaborating with Islamic terrorists and seeking to obtain bomb-making components for an alleged plot to attack a Madrid department store went on trial Tuesday in a high-security courtroom at Spain’s National Court.

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Messi scores second straight hat-trick

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

World Player of the Year Lionel Messi grabbed his second straight hat-trick in Spain’s La Liga to power Barcelona to a 4-2 in over Real Zaragoza on Sunday night.

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Police hold 5 over boy’s kidnapping

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Police have arrested five people in Spain and France who are linked to the kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy in Pakistan, Spanish police said Wednesday.

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Georgian mafia targeted in police swoop

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Police across Europe arrested 69 suspected members of a Georgian-run mafia, including 24 in Spain, which was leading the investigation, a National Court spokeswoman told CNN Monday.

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Aid worker snatched by al Qaeda freed

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

A Spanish aid worker kidnapped by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) last November in Mauritania has been freed unharmed, but the group continues to hold two other Spanish workers, Spain’s deputy prime minister said Wednesday.

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Spain embarrass France in friendly

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

European champions Spain underlined their credentials as one of the favorites for the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over France at the Stade de France on Wednesday night.

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Huge zombie computer net ’smashed’

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Authorities have arrested three Spaniards suspected of infecting 13 million computers with a program that allowed them to steal personal and financial data worldwide, Spain’s Civil Guard said Wednesday.

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Huge zombie computer net ’smashed’

Spain: Basque ETA chief arrested

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Police arrested the suspected top leader of the Basque separatist group ETA early Sunday along with two other senior suspects from the outlawed armed group, Spain’s Interior Ministry said.

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