Thousands protest against scandal-hit Spanish monarchy
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Madrid on Sunday to demand the abdication of Spain’s scandal-hit monarchy.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Madrid on Sunday to demand the abdication of Spain’s scandal-hit monarchy.
He may not be considered in the league of the country’s renowned national heroes such as Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio. But there is one Visayan hero who fought for the nation’s independence from Spain with the same vigor and passion.
The Spanish royal family’s recent woes took a turn for the worse Wednesday when a court named the king’s daughter Princess Cristina as a suspect in a corruption case involving her husband that has been dogging the Royal Palace for two years now.
Spain’s Princess Cristina has been summoned to testify as a suspect in a corruption case, a court official said Wednesday, a historic blow to the prestige of the royal family including her father King Juan Carlos.
The government of the Spanish city of San Sebastian has taken a first step in its long-announced bid to ban bullfighting in the popular seaside resort.
Spain’s two major political parties, the pillars of a democratic system re-born after the 1975 death of General Francisco Franco, face an historic crisis as they battle popular distrust in the face of corruption scandals and recession, analysts say.
Gardeners, waiters, cooks and other workers at Spain’s royal palaces will go on strike for the first time over Easter to protest against salary cuts and longer working hours, their union said Wednesday.
Swiss food giant Nestle has become the latest retailer hit by Europe’s horsemeat scandal, announcing it is removing pasta meals from supermarket shelves in Italy and Spain due to contamination.
Spanish King Juan Carlos’ son-in-law will be questioned Saturday by a judge investigating a corruption case as press reports make new revelations that cast a growing shadow on the entire royal family.
Spanish King Juan Carlos’ son-in-law faced having his assets frozen Thursday after he failed to pay bail in a corruption case that has rocked the monarchy.
A gang of armed, masked men are being sought by Mexican police after they burst into a rented home in the Mexican resort of Acapulco and raped six Spanish tourists.
Spain’s unemployment rate shot up to a record 26.02 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, leaving almost six million people out of work, the National Statistics Institute said Thursday.
After another brutal year of economic hardship, Spaniards across the country are hoping for relief when the country’s famed Christmas lottery — the world’s richest — pays out €2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) in tax-free awards on Saturday.
