Portugal

Spain and Portugal work to determine cause of huge blackout as power is almost fully restored

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Travelers delayed by Monday's outages crowded train stations on Tuesday trying to go home though schools and offices reopened and traffic eased along main roads.

Widespread power outage in Spain, Portugal knocks out subway networks, traffic lights, ATMs

By Renata Brito, Barry Hatton, Associated Press

An unprecedented blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, stopping trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.

As populists surge, Portugal's election may be too close to call, according to exit polling

By Barry Hatton, Associated Press

An exit poll in Portugal’s general election Sunday suggested that the race was too close to call, with two moderate mainstream parties apparently poised to gather the most votes amid a predicted surge in support for a radical right populist…

Portugal's president dissolves parliament and calls an early election after prime minister resigns

By Associated Press

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has announced he's dissolving the nation’s parliament and calling an early election two days after Prime Minister António Costa resigned with his government tainted by a corruption scandal.

Portugal's prime minister resigns as his government is involved in a corruption investigation

By Helena Alves, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa has resigned as his government is involved in a widespread corruption probe. The announcement sent a shock wave through the normally tranquil politics of the European Union member.

Young activists from Portugal take 32 governments to court for failing to address climate change

By Barry Hatton, Helena Alves, Associated Press

Six Portuguese children and young adults are set to take 32 European governments to court Wednesday for what they say is a failure to adequately address human-caused climate change in a violation of their human rights.

Pope Francis cuts appearances at youth vigil, Catholic shrine short amid Portugal heat

By Nicole Winfield, Barry Hatton, Pietro Decristofaro, Associated Press

An estimated 1.5 million young people filled a field in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Saturday for Pope Francis’ World Youth Day vigil, braving scorching heat to secure a spot for the evening prayer and to camp out overnight for…

Pope Francis meets with survivors of clergy sex abuse in Portugal

By Nicole Winfield, Helena Alves, Barry Hatton, Associated Press

After arriving in Lisbon for the Catholic Church's World Youth Day festival, Francis also blasted members of Portugal's Catholic hierarchy for their response to the country's sex abuse scandal.

Pope Francis urges Europe to settle conflicts and ignite hope while on Portugal trip

By Nicole Winfield, Helena Alves, Associated Press

Francis was spending five days in Lisbon, blending a state visit and pilgrimage to the Catholic shrine at Fatima with the raucous trappings of World Youth Day, the Catholic jamboree that aims to rally young Catholics in their faith.