Sixteen people have been arrested and properties have been searched in eleven Spanish regions in three National Police operations against child pornography.

Following a three-week holiday in Spain, Kaikoura MP Colin King is back in his electorate and gearing up for a busy few weeks ahead.

Very cloudy in eastern Cantabria and north of Navarra, with light to moderate rain which could extend into other parts of Cantabria, the Upper Ebro, Western Pyrenees and the Sistema Iberico.

A holiday in Andalucia promises an abundance of treats for your tastebuds – from fried anchovies to the finest jamon iberico, writes Cathy Packe.

Poland : Kamil Chwedyna 4d won the Black Stone tournament, played 1/7-8 in Katowice, Poland.

Hundreds attended a public funeral mass yesterday for Manuel Fraga, the last major survivor from the Franco dictatorship, including Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and other leaders of the Popular Party that Fraga founded.

Banks may choose to hold on to profits and recalculate risks on loan books rather than take state cash to meet extra capital requirements designed to make them withstand Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis.

A TOP judge is about to go on trial for breaking a taboo on Spain’s dark years of civil war and dictatorship by trying to prosecute atrocities of the Franco era, shedding painful light on its recent history.

LA ESTACIÓN, SPAIN — On a crisp fall Saturday morning, Luis Valciente and Mercedes Martin enjoy the quiet of their farm about 20 miles northeast of Seville.

Glasgow Picket Against Adecco Supplying Strikebreakers at the ABB Factory Cordoba Spain Red and black flags waved as a dozen people from the Anarchist Federation, Industrial Workers of the World, the Scottish Socialist Party, the Solidarity Federation and other individuals took part in a picket of the Glasgow premises of Adecco for one hour between … (more)

While their economies may be undergoing turbulence this year, positive changes in France and Spain also are in the air, making 2012 a good time to touch down in these essential European destinations.

Boats competing in the Volvo Ocean Race were transported onboard an armed ship again to the safe haven of the Maldives capital because of the threat of pirates along the east coast of Africa.

A reveler releases a bull with flaming horns during a festival in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, in the streets of Gilet, a town near Valencia, Spain, in the early hours of Sunday, Jan.

A reveler releases a bull with flaming horns during a festival in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, in the streets of Gilet, a town near Valencia, Spain, in the early hours of Sunday, Jan.

The Italian artist Riccardo Guasco created a extraordinary series of paintings while in an apartment in Barcelona, Spain.

Mail2World, Inc., a leading global provider of advanced hosted email messaging and collaboration email solutions, today announced that the company will have a booth in the App Planet Section at the GSMA Mobile World Congress on February 27 – March 1, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.

El Mundo says that the lawyers have accused him of ‘state reason’, with Correa’s lawyer saying this is the tyrants excuse, and that the Constitution protects everyone equally.

The Spaniard thinks it is too early to initiate talks over a new deal, while revealing that Daniele De Rossi is doubtful for Saturday’s Serie A match against Cesena revealed on Wednesday that Luis Enrique had been offered a contract extension as a reward for his “good work” at the club.

It was 9:30 on a Sunday morning in the heart of ski season, yet not a single person waited at the ticket booth to buy a lift pass.

Spain’s new government quickly sought to downplay remarks by its finance minister that raised doubts Friday over whether Madrid could deliver its goal of cutting its budget deficit.

Spain is pushing for former savings banks Bankia and CaixaBank to merge as it tries to fix the country’s ailing financial sector without pouring in more public money, sources said.

New York, NY Antonio Di Oronzo, principal of bluarch architecture + interiors + lighting, designs Barrio 47, a restaurant featuring wood-fired European cuisine [New York, NY]. Barrio 47 has now joined the West Village’s hip restaurant circuit.

Spain’s King Juan Carlos conferred the Order of the Golden Fleece on Nicolas Sarkozy here Monday, praising the French president for his effective collaboration against the Basque terrorist group ETA.

Scarlett Johansson attends the 3rd edition of the Mango Fashion Awards held at the MNAC on October 20, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.

ATHENS, Greece – Greece resumed talks with international debt inspectors, with time running out before it defaults on its debts.

Cloudy in the north of Galicia and Cantabria, with the chance of some light rain.

Prince William and Prince Harry have been shooting game on an estate owned by the Duke of Westminster in Ciudad Real Britain’s Princes William and Harry were in Spain last weekend for a hunting trip to shoot game on one of the largest estates in Europe.

In “A Bigger Picture,” the 74-year-old artist turns seemingly mundane subjects — the fields, forests and muddy lanes of his native Yorkshire in northern England — into riots of bold, infinitely varied colour.

One of Spain’s best known judges has gone on trial in the country’s supreme court on charges of abusing judicial powers.

Baltasar GarzA3n, the judge who ordered the arrest of the Chilean dictator, is to face three trials amid claims he is being persecuted Baltasar GarzA3n is accused of approving police taps on conversations between defence lawyers and their clients.

El Mundo leads with the visit of Sarkozy to Madrid yesterday, and below a photo of the two men says that he supports the tax on financial transactions being advocated by Sarkozy.

Russian and Spanish civil aviation authorities have agreed to add more frequencies on Barcelona Moscow and Alicante Moscow routes.

A new survey has shown that nine in every ten Spaniards still feel uncomfortable speaking English, despite the fact that 37% of them have spent more than 15 years studying the language.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy bluntly declared Monday that a harsh downgrade by Standard & Poor’s of France’s formerly top-rung debt rating “changes nothing” for the eurozone’s No.

Decanter has announced a star-studded line-up of Spanish winemakers for its upcoming Fine Wine Encounter, including Vega-Sicilia, Marques de Murrieta, Alvaro Palacios and La Rioja Alta.

Over two thirds of those asked tipped Joachim Low’s men for European glory, while Marco Reus takes the cake for breakthrough star of the season so far A poll of 228 Bundesliga players taken by Kicker has named Germany as the favourites for Euro 2012 .

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F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is in favor of a proposal that would schedule alternating venues for the Spanish GP.

The brothers flew to Spain on Friday for a secret hunting trip to celebrate the end of Harry’s advanced helicopter training.

Manuel Fraga, the last political survivor from Spain’s right-wing dictatorship, was a key player in the country’s transition to democracy in the 1970s and went on to help found the ruling conservative party.