Apr 25 Madrid on quest to find the remains of ‘Don Quixote’ author By Anya van Wagtendonk He has been hailed as the father of the novel, a writer who wielded the Spanish language so forcefully that it is nicknamed for him: la lengua de Cervantes (“the language of Cervantes”). But when Miguel de Cervantes died nearly… Continue reading
Apr 18 Easter preparations commence across the world By Ellen Rolfes, Joshua Barajas Penitents of "Los Negritos" brotherhood parade during a Holy Week procession in Sevilla, Spain. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch Late works by Joan Miro show famed creator practicing art of metamorphosis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 07 Sephardic Jews get dual nationality from Spain By Justin Scuiletti Descendants of Sephardic Jews, who were expelled from Spain in 1492, will now be allowed to seek Spanish nationality without having to give up their current citizenship. The law, passed by the Spanish government Friday, will give the… Continue reading
Feb 03 Spain considers strict abortion law amid protests By Bridget Bowman A Guttmacher Institute report released Monday showed the U.S. abortion rate reached its lowest level in 40 years . The abortion rate in Spain also recently fell following a 2010 law that allowed abortions until the 14th week of… Continue reading
Jan 17 Catalonia demands right to vote for independence from Spain By News Desk Citizens in Catalonia are demanding freedom from Spain, citing the country’s weak economy as cause for secession. Photo by Jordi Payà Canals/Flickr Politicians in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia voted Thursday to demand the right to… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Uproar over U.S. surveillance scope raises question of what spying is acceptable Uproar over U.S. surveillance scope raises question of what spying is acceptable… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch News Wrap: Credit Card Hackers Indicted for Stealing More Than $300 Million News Wrap: Credit Card Hackers Indicted for Stealing More Than $300 Million… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch News Wrap: International Monetary Fund Urges Europe to Deal with Debt Crisis In other news Thursday, the International Monetary Fund sent mixed messages to the Eurozone this week, urging European leaders to move faster on management of debt crisis, while cautioning against too much austerity in Greece and Spain. Continue watching
Oct 04 Spanish Dumpster Diving By Paul Solman Night skyline of Madrid. Photo by: Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg via Getty Images A post from Madrid today on last week's sensational New York Times story and slide show on hunger rising in Spain. The post is courtesy of one of our… Continue reading