Jun 16 2010
Spain’s government on Tuesday said it favors barring the use of burqas in government buildings, joining other European countries considering similar moves on the grounds that such garments are degrading to women. Total body-covering Islamic veils...
Apr 17 2010
Four soldiers died in the fiery crash of a Spanish military helicopter Friday in the rugged mountains of eastern Haiti, the United Nations said. The soldiers were part of Spain’s effort to help in Haiti’s recovery and reconstruction...
Sep 1 2009
The Chupa Chups lollipops, whose wrapper was designed by Salvador Dalí, were supposedly presents from South American in-laws. But one lick would give any child a Surrealist experience — they were filled with cocaine. Likewise, no baby was allowed to...
Mar 27 2008
A small piece of jawbone unearthed in a cave in Spain is the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor in Europe and suggests that people lived on the continent much earlier than previously believed, scientists say. The researchers said the fossil found...