The Government is to recapitalise the caja savings banks with loans from the rescue fund.

The spell of polar weather which is about to hit Spain is a phenomenon which happens every seven or eight years, but forecasters think this time could be the worst in 60 years.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Spain’s second-biggest bank, posted its first quarterly loss after booking charges for goodwill at its U.S. unit and cleaning up bad loans.

The Hotel Val de Ruda in Baqueira has 35 small but tasteful rooms, spa treatments, and lockers at the slopes, which are a five-minute walk away.

The provincial government announced this morning that most of Ontario Place is shutting down while revitalization plans for the 96-acre entertainment park are pursued more actively.

Childe Hassam’s Washington Arch will be displayed in ‘To See as Artists See: American Art from The Phillips Collection,’ opening Friday.

An attorney for the Spanish government said a federal judge’s ruling Tuesday means Florida deep-sea explorers will have to start making plans to hand over 17 tons of silver coins and other treasure from a sunken 19th century galleon.

The earliest known copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” — thought to have been painted at the same time as the original masterpiece — has been discovered at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain.

Barcelona, Feb 1 Thirty eight people suspected of organizing fraudulent marriages in Spain as a way of legalizing the immigration status of Dominican women working as prostitutes in the northeastern region of Catalonia have been arrested.

El Mundo has a photo of Baltasar GarzA3n in the Supreme Court yesterday in the Franco case.

The yellow alert affects Huesca, Zaragoza, Cantabria, Burgos, Leon, Palencia, Navarra, La Rioja, Asturias, Guipuzcoa and Guadalajara It will be very cloudy in the far north with locally moderate rain, while the rest of the north and the Baleares will see cloud increase during the day with showers in the afternoon.

Gibraltar has advised Spain to worry about her unemployment and not the sovereignty of the Rock.

Late last year, Carmen Callahan, a ninth grade student at Inglewood Jr. High, received a letter informing her that she had a part in the upcoming Pacific Northwest Ballet performance of “Don Quixote.” “It’s a really big honor to be in ‘Don Quixote,’” she said.

Locally-based Santikos Theaters is resurrecting plans to build a 16-screen theater on the San Antonio’s West Side.

“Folville’s Law” is a historical thriller set in early 14th century England, and suitable as a reading exercise and learning tool for English language students from Medium to Advanced Level.

The Euribor rate, used to set most mortgages in Spain has ended January at 1.837%, following its third monthly fall.

There are more than 10,000 known caves which have been explored by man in Spain, and a good number of them are open to the public.

The European Summit and Mariano Rajoy dominate the front pages today. El Mundo highlights an off camera recording in which Rajoy admits to his colleagues that the labour reform is going to cost him a General Strike.

Banco Santander SA, Spain’s biggest lender, said fourth-quarter profit plunged as it anticipated tougher rules on recognizing real-estate losses at home and earnings declined in the U.K. and Brazil.

On 25th and 26th January Paul Rodwell, the British Consul in Alicante, and Alexandra Brown, property advisor at the British Embassy, met with Catral residents and the Valencian authorities to discuss planning issues in the region.

The cabinet is to approve the financial reforms in their meeting on Friday this week.

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon arrives at the Supreme Court in Madrid, Spain, on Jan.

The $300,000 cache of diamonds that a former West Haven man is accused of stealing from a Westport jeweler he shot and killed in December were missing when he was arrested last week in Barcelona, Spain, but some of the clothing he is believed to have worn that night was recovered, according to new details [...]

In addition to providing an all-encompassing on-campus experience, ISU offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in foreign cultures, traditions, and languages with a wide variety of study abroad possibilities.

An artist’s rendering of the 18th century brig Galveztown. The new one will be of oak from Galveston.

The plant will have a capacity of 10,000 tonnes/year. US bio-succinic acid player Myriant expects to start up its 30m lb/year facility in Lake Providence, Louisiana, in the first quarter of 2013 and plans to expand it to 170m lb/year by early 2014.

Wouldn’t you know it? The Kahuna Surf Shop can be found in a beautiful beach town — near Barcelona, Spain.

Thousands of protesters, including artists, politicians and union members, marched in downtown Madrid on Sunday in support of a judge who is on trial for allegedly overstepping his jurisdiction by probing atrocities stemming from Spain’s civil war.

They don’t pay the fines for parking too long in the restricted blue parking zones, nor the fines for speeding; they pay no road tax; their vehicles are not taken for ITV tests…… Foreign residents who drive their cars on the roads of Malaga province enjoy an impunity which comes from the registration plate of [...]

This summer you can learn Spanish in Salamanca, Spain from June 9 – 30 and earn three college credits.

PanARMENIAN.Net – Passengers were stranded at Spanish airports Saturday, Jan 28, after airline Spanair abruptly went bust, canceling all its flights at short notice, AFP reported.

Judging from the crowds in Spain’s tapas bars, you might wonder where the economic crisis is.

“Folville’s Law” is a historical thriller set in early 14th century England, and suitable as a reading exercise and learning tool for English language students from Medium to Advanced Level.

This stunning home is dispersed onto two levels in a 40 year old building located in the center of Madrid, Spain.

Spanish airline Spanair said Friday it is ceasing operations and plans to go to court next week to seek bankruptcy protection.

The Eye’s Music presents the original lithographs and etchings of Joan Mir and Terry Frost.

Back in the bad old days Spain’s musical exports amounted to pure muscle memory from the nightclubs of the Costa del Sol and their ilk, as holidaymakers rushed home to propel the likes of Baccara or Los Del Rio to the top of the charts.

Minister for the Economy, Luis de Guindos, has confirmed today that they will impose a deficit requirement of 0% on the regional governments by 2020.

A woman gives a coin to unemployed Miguel Ballesteros as he begs for money to buy food and pay the rent for his house, in downtown Malaga, southern Spain January 27, 2012.

What makes a Speed Triple special? Well, unlike virtually every other naked performance bike, it was conceived from the ground up to be what it is here.