Spain's brutal unemployment rate soared to nearly 23 percent Friday and closed in on 50 percent for those under age 25, leaving more than 5 million people - or almost one out of every four - out of work as the country slides toward recession.

People are seen through the window, while they look at the list of jobs in an employment office, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, Jan.

The Nike Running Spain campaign addresses the idea that many people go out for a run to blow off steam and to forget about problems that plagued them only minutes before.

NBA prospect Kyle Singler has no regrets over his decision to spurn the Detroit Pistons to play basketball in Europe.

Florida A&M University has scheduled its annual Black History Month Convocation for Friday, February 17 at 10:10 a.m. in the Alfred L. Lawson Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium.

Mexican authorities investigating the beating of a Calgary woman found badly injured in a Mazatlan resort are examining surveillance footage of the apparent perpetrator, but remain tightlipped about the... In 1993, the government of then-premier Ralph Klein forced a five-per-cent wage rollback on public-sector workers.

A local grassroots foundation, Hannah's Heroes, formed after five-year-old Hannah Hatlen died of brain cancer, has spurred a major discovery in the treatment of childhood brain cancer by directing all of its funds to research and none to administration costs, writes Pete McMartin in Saturday's Vancouver Sun.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets Thursday in eastern Spain to protest against spending cuts by the debt-ridden regional government of Valencia.

Spanish bank CaixaBank reported 2011 net profit down 13 percent on Friday in its maiden annual results as a listed bank, after taking hefty provisions against rotten property assets.

The sun, the beach and the noisy fiesta were commodities exploited to attract tourists - in real life, Spaniards work longer hours than most Europeans, writes Carmen MorA n There's a tired, somewhat cliched feel to the idea the rest of Europe has about the Spaniards: a nation high on fiestas, with stunning women who can't go to the bullfight ... (more)

After years of decrying as incompetent the former Socialist government of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spain's business leaders and fund managers are having their first twinges of doubt about the Popular party administration they elected in November to replace it.

Brickell's newest fish and seafood emporium, Mare Nostrum , is importing everything from the chef to the tuna, which has to be frozen at minus sixty degrees Fahrenheit in order to make the trip, but more on that later.

The local Valencian government is hoping that Bernie Ecclestone will be open to renegotiating their contract to host the European GP.

Spanish Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro says the country's unemployment has jumped from 21.5 per cent to nearly 24 per cent in the fourth quarter.

Population 180,000, the little seaside jewel in Spain has 15 notches on its belt - that is, 15 Michelin stars.

The Italian label Missoni showcases that it's a fashion brand with family values in the new Missoni Spring Summer 2012 campaign.

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith attends the 'Madagascar 2' premiere at Kinepolis Cinema on November 25, 2008 in Madrid, Spain.

Eating fried foods didn't hurt the hearts of Spaniards who follow a Mediterranean diet, but the findings are too good to be true for Canadians, experts say.

Two former premiers will likely be called as witnesses in a high-profile defamation suit in which Bill Vander Zalm is the defendant.

A woman who has died in Jaen province has left her house in Linares to the 'orphans of Palestine' in her will.