Spanish golfer Pablo Larrazabal was forced to jump into a lake to escape a swarm of hornets that attacked him at the Malaysian Open, and still managed to card a 68. In fact, made a birdie and improved to two under for the tournament. Keep up to date with the European Tour at www. �
Undercover officers wearing hidden cameras will patrol the streets of Colmenar Viejo (Madrid region) and take live footage of dogs doing their business � and if the walker does not clear up the mess, they will be fined up to 750 euros [$1030] based upon the evidence. Cou �
Margarita Torres and Jos� Ortega del R�o have spent three years researching the history of the chalice and, on Wednesday, presented in Le�n a co-written book, Los Reyes del Grial (The Kings of the Grail), containing their findings. The onyx chalice itself, �
Bacteria from baby poop can help make delicious sausages, which could transform savory meats into health foods much like probiotic yogurts, according to new research. For millennia, cultures across the globe have relied on microbes to help create a dazzling variety of foods an �
BARCELONA - Spain cannot block a non-binding vote on Catalan independence that could become the basis for negotiations on Catalonia's future, the president of the north-eastern region said in an interview published on Sunday. "If I call a consultation, not to declare the inde �
London is about to get a taste of StreetXO food. Hot off the addition of a third Michelin star to his extremely popular Madrid dining room, DiverXO, restaurateur David Mu�oz plans to open a fast food eatery in London. Mu�oz, who says he cooks 'wildly...because, bas �
Genetic tests reveal that a hunter-gatherer who lived 7,000 years ago had the unusual combination of dark skin and hair and blue eyes. It has surprised scientists, who thought that the early inhabitants of Europe were fair. The research, led by the Institute of Evolutionary Bi �
The AWWA Sky Whale is a new concept in aviation from the mind of industrial designer Oscar Vi�als of Barcelona, Spain. Vi�al has envisioned a colossal cetacean-shaped aircraft with a system of curves and conduits designed to reduce drag and get the three-story 'gre �
Last October Juan Andres Benitez Alvarez, the owner of two stores in the city's LGBT-friendly Gayxample* district, died while in police custody. Today prosecutors asked for eight members of the Catalan regional police force, Los Mossos d�Esquadra, to be charged with murder �
A group of friends who stole a road sign from the Spanish village of Villapene, or 'Penisville', and then used it as a prop in a joke wedding photo have apologized and returned it to disgruntled locals. The theft came to light after a group of young people in the village in Sp �
On the train, in the park, on the famed medieval Plaza Mayor � the Spanish capital of Madrid is famous for its street performers. And with more than a quarter of Spaniards out of work, more people than ever before have been crisscrossing the city with their violins and v �
The annual festival of Els Enfarinats takes place in the town of Ibi in Alicante, Spain on December 28,[1] as part of celebrations related to the Day of the Innocents [the Spanish equivalent of April Fool's Day]. In the day long festival, participants known as the Els Enfarinats �
A husband, wife and their 14 year-old daughter have died of food poisoning in the Spanish town of Alcala de Guadaira, a suburb of Seville. The probable cause was a meal consisting of donated items eaten on Friday night at the family's home. A 13 year-old girl was also taken ill �
Police strongly suspect the man was drunk. A dramatic high-speed pursuit through the streets of ??Valencia, Spain ended up with two police cars destroyed by a fleeing suspect. During the incident one officer barely avoided being run over by the escaping vehicle. The �
In a paper in the journal Nature, scientists reported Wednesday that they had retrieved ancient human DNA from a fossil dating back about 400,000 years, shattering the previous record of 100,000 years. The fossil, a thigh bone found in Spain, had previously seemed to many expe �
Women going topless in the Spanish parliament is not a serious breach of the peace. That is what Judge Ramiro Garcia de Dios Ferreiro declared in his order to release activists who were arrested in Madrid yesterday after they caused a bit of a scene in the Congress of Deputies. �
A man from Spain who had hiked up to western Norway�s famed high mountain plateau known as �Preikestolen� (The Pulpit Rock) disappeared off its steep side while taking photos Tuesday afternoon. His body was found Wednesday, after he�d plunged to his deat �
Judge Javier Albar was asked to decide whether a driving school in Zaragoza was discriminatory for offering male learners a cheaper deal on a course of driving lessons that their female counterparts. The offer, made in November 2011, advertised a deal where for 665 euros male �
Buyers were aware they were getting custom made fakes. Spanish Police have closed two workshops where autos were transformed into phony luxury cars, such as Ferrari and Aston Martin, and then sold through two websites for about 40,000 euros ($50,000) a piece. A real Ferrari wou �
Police in Madrid have arrested a 30 year-old man as a suspect in the near-fatal shooting of an 11 year-old playing near his home. According to the the El Mundo newspaper, the man allegedly shot the boy from his apartment window because the noisy child was preventing him from sle �
Barcelona police have arrested a man and a woman accused of defrauding seven luxury accommodations in different cities across northern Spain of 31,500 euros ($42,000 USD). According to the El Periodico newspaper, the Polish couple, who were traveling with their t �
Sol, is the Spanish word for sun. Could there be a better name for the most important square in Spain's capital. The square, where Puerta del Sol, or the sun gate in the old city wall, once stood, marks Spain's geographic center. From this ground zero, the national roads lead o �
Scam artist 'robbed' more than 11,000 users by sending them over eight million advertising messages � which they paid to receive. A fictitious smartphone application dubbed 'WhatsAppSpy' was too tempting to resist for thousands of people who got stung in one of the latest �
In a recent court case in France, judges heard how a naturist enjoying a naked hike in the woods dived for cover in the bushes when he unexpectedly walked into the path of a mother and her son. Despite the risks he took to conceal himself, he was reported to the police by the m �
Margarita Torres and Jos� Ortega del R�o have spent three years researching the history of the chalice and, on Wednesday, presented in Le�n a co-written book, Los Reyes del Grial (The Kings of the Grail), containing their findings. The onyx chalice itself, �
Bacteria from baby poop can help make delicious sausages, which could transform savory meats into health foods much like probiotic yogurts, according to new research. For millennia, cultures across the globe have relied on microbes to help create a dazzling variety of foods an �
BARCELONA - Spain cannot block a non-binding vote on Catalan independence that could become the basis for negotiations on Catalonia's future, the president of the north-eastern region said in an interview published on Sunday. "If I call a consultation, not to declare the inde �
London is about to get a taste of StreetXO food. Hot off the addition of a third Michelin star to his extremely popular Madrid dining room, DiverXO, restaurateur David Mu�oz plans to open a fast food eatery in London. Mu�oz, who says he cooks 'wildly...because, bas �
Genetic tests reveal that a hunter-gatherer who lived 7,000 years ago had the unusual combination of dark skin and hair and blue eyes. It has surprised scientists, who thought that the early inhabitants of Europe were fair. The research, led by the Institute of Evolutionary Bi �
Last October Juan Andres Benitez Alvarez, the owner of two stores in the city's LGBT-friendly Gayxample* district, died while in police custody. Today prosecutors asked for eight members of the Catalan regional police force, Los Mossos d�Esquadra, to be charged with murder �
A group of friends who stole a road sign from the Spanish village of Villapene, or 'Penisville', and then used it as a prop in a joke wedding photo have apologized and returned it to disgruntled locals. The theft came to light after a group of young people in the village in Sp �
On the train, in the park, on the famed medieval Plaza Mayor � the Spanish capital of Madrid is famous for its street performers. And with more than a quarter of Spaniards out of work, more people than ever before have been crisscrossing the city with their violins and v �
The annual festival of Els Enfarinats takes place in the town of Ibi in Alicante, Spain on December 28,[1] as part of celebrations related to the Day of the Innocents [the Spanish equivalent of April Fool's Day]. In the day long festival, participants known as the Els Enfarinats �
Police strongly suspect the man was drunk. A dramatic high-speed pursuit through the streets of ??Valencia, Spain ended up with two police cars destroyed by a fleeing suspect. During the incident one officer barely avoided being run over by the escaping vehicle. The �
In a paper in the journal Nature, scientists reported Wednesday that they had retrieved ancient human DNA from a fossil dating back about 400,000 years, shattering the previous record of 100,000 years. The fossil, a thigh bone found in Spain, had previously seemed to many expe �
Women going topless in the Spanish parliament is not a serious breach of the peace. That is what Judge Ramiro Garcia de Dios Ferreiro declared in his order to release activists who were arrested in Madrid yesterday after they caused a bit of a scene in the Congress of Deputies. �
Judge Javier Albar was asked to decide whether a driving school in Zaragoza was discriminatory for offering male learners a cheaper deal on a course of driving lessons that their female counterparts. The offer, made in November 2011, advertised a deal where for 665 euros male �
Buyers were aware they were getting custom made fakes. Spanish Police have closed two workshops where autos were transformed into phony luxury cars, such as Ferrari and Aston Martin, and then sold through two websites for about 40,000 euros ($50,000) a piece. A real Ferrari wou �
Police in Madrid have arrested a 30 year-old man as a suspect in the near-fatal shooting of an 11 year-old playing near his home. According to the the El Mundo newspaper, the man allegedly shot the boy from his apartment window because the noisy child was preventing him from sle �
Barcelona police have arrested a man and a woman accused of defrauding seven luxury accommodations in different cities across northern Spain of 31,500 euros ($42,000 USD). According to the El Periodico newspaper, the Polish couple, who were traveling with their t �
Scam artist 'robbed' more than 11,000 users by sending them over eight million advertising messages � which they paid to receive. A fictitious smartphone application dubbed 'WhatsAppSpy' was too tempting to resist for thousands of people who got stung in one of the latest �
In a recent court case in France, judges heard how a naturist enjoying a naked hike in the woods dived for cover in the bushes when he unexpectedly walked into the path of a mother and her son. Despite the risks he took to conceal himself, he was reported to the police by the m �
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