The magistrate known for indicting Osama bin Laden and Augusto Pinochet may have knowingly acted without jurisdiction by probing Spanish Civil War atrocities, a court said Thursday in a ruling that takes Spain's most famed judge a step closer to being put on trial himself.

The Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has fallen behind the opposition for the first time since he came to power in 2004, according to a poll published by El Mundo newspaper.

Santander, the eurozone's biggest bank, is reported to be considering floating on the London stock exchange - a move that would probably be accompanied by a branch-buying spree.

The Kooks and Zane Lowe are to launch the new Mallorca Rocks hotel in Magaluf. The indie rockers - fronted by Luke Pritchard and joined by lead guitarist Hugh Harris, drummer Paul Garred and bassist Peter Denton - and the DJ will swap the UK for Spain when they play the opening gig on the Mediterranean island, when the hotel opens on June 6. Luke ...

Spain's Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Soraya Rodriguez, has presented a new cooperation program aimed at helping the human tragedy in Haiti.

Fears rise for the country's stability as unemployment reaches a 40-year high. Alasdair Fotheringham reports from Granada High above the Andalusian city of Granada in the mountain village of Altos de la Zubia lies a network of some 10km of perfectly tarmacked roads, roundabouts, street lights, pedestrian crossings and playgrounds.

Police in Portugal found 1.5 tonnes of bomb-making materials in a house used by suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group ETA, Spain's interior ministry said on Saturday.

Jack visits the island of Borneo, where he helps out at a sanctuary for orphaned orangutans as they are prepared for release back into their forest habitat.

Barcel Hotels & Resorts Closes 2009 with Addition of Six Properties and Strong Positioning within the Medium/High Market Segment February 2010 - Palma de Mallorca, SPAIN - Despite the worldwide economic crisis, which has slowed down and even paralyzed many new projects, Barcel Hotels & Resorts has ended the year by adding six new hotels to its ...

Caption: Leonard Cohen performs live in concert at the Beacon Theater New York City, USA .... COHEN INJURED, RESCHEDULES EUROPEAN TOUR LEONARD COHEN has been forced to reschedule a string of European concerts so he can allow a sports-related injury to fully heal.

The Spanish government on Friday curbed "millionaire salaries" enjoyed by the nation's air traffic controllers, calling their high rates of pay and benefits "incomprehensible privileges". Public Works Minister Jose Blanco said salaries for the country's 2,300 air traffic controllers, who are employed by state-run airport management firm AENA, would ...

Spain will host a NATO reference center on explosive devices, Defense Minister Carme Chacon said Friday.

Spain's recession-plagued economy contracted for a sixth consecutive quarter in the last three months of 2009, although the rate of decline is easing, the Bank of Spain said Friday.

A 16-year-old Spanish matador is taking on six bulls in one afternoon in a dangerous feat usually attempted only by seasoned veterans.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel brushed off President Barack Obama's decision not to attend an annual summit with European leaders while stressing Thursday the importance of Russia as a European partner.

Strikes in Greece and political wrangling in Portugal fed Europe's government debt crisis on Thursday, amid concerns that leaders in Athens and Lisbon would not be able to push through unpopular austerity programs to tame their ballooning deficits.

In the medical journal Heart, Arriola and colleagues report that heart-related events were at least 30 percent less likely among moderate, high, and very high drinking men in analyses that allowed for other factors linked with heart disease including older age, smoking, education, physical activity and weight.

Actress Emily Blunt attends a photocall for 'El Hombre Lobo' at the Santo Mauro Hotel on February 4, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.

Eurocopter and the Spanish Ministry of the Interior have signed a contract for the purchase of twelve EC135 P2i helicopters.

Hundreds of thousands of British holidaymakers face travel chaos this Easter after Spanish air traffic controllers threatened to strike over pay.