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MADRID, Spain - An Algerian immigrant was filmed trying to enter Spain sitting inches away from the propellers of a ferry. The man spent two hours ‘stowed away’ in the vessel that was crossing the Straits of Gibraltar. The 48-year-old had boarded the vessel in Tangiers, Morocco, on Saturday and was arrested after he was spotted [...]

A Spanish town, Brunete, decided to employed 20 volunteers, who post back dog poo to their owners after they fail to pick it up The Spanish town of Brunete, 20 miles west of Madrid, decided to employ 20 volunteers who patrol the streets and spot the dog owners who fail to pick up their dog’s [...]

A photo showing two newborn twins holding each other’s hands moments after their birth has gone viral. Daniel and Maria were born in the province of Guipùzcoa, Spain. Doctors said the twin brothers holding each other’s hands shows their will to survive.    

A Catholic priest in Spain was caught on film in an amorous embrace with a male friend. Father Francisco Javier Ruiz was dismissed from his position as a priest in the city of Murcia after a cyclist filmed a 29-second clip that showed him performing oral sex on another man. Alejandro Mejias was reportedly biking [...]

Spain’s population shrank by almost 206,000 in 2012 totalling 47.1m. It was the first time in decades since the population in Southern Europe fell. According to the National Statistic Institute (NSI), the number of native Spaniards rose by some 10,000 but  the number of many the country’s immigrants – 216,000 – mainly from Ecuador and [...]

A cash machine dubbed the ‘ATM of Happiness’ is dispensing 100 euro notes ($131) for free in crisis-stricken Spain. The video is part of a campaign launched by Coca-Cola called “Open Happiness”. The only condition recipients have to follow is to use the money to spread a little happiness in a country that is going through its [...]

Swiss food company Nestlé has withdrawn three products – two in Italy, and Spain – one in France after horsemeat was found in them. Traces of horse DNA – more than 1% – were found in Buitoni Beef Ravioli and Beef Tortellini in Italy and Spain and Lasagnes à la Bolognaise Gourmanded in France. A statement issued [...]

MADRID – Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s prime minister, disclosed the amount of funds in all his personal bank accounts on Saturday to deny reports appeared in the Spanish press that he and members of his governments have received ’black money.’ According to a report in the Spanish press, Rajoy has been accused of receiving a € 25,000 ($34,000) in “envelopes” [...]

A group of musicians performed a small flashmob at a busy employment office in Madrid. A group of musicians put together by Spanish radio program Carne Cruda 2.0 played The Beatles song ‘Here Comes the Sun’ in the emplyment’s office waiting room. Spain is trying to find a way out of a deep recession that has left [...]

Police in Spain have launched an investigation into the beating of a 13-year-old during a demonstration in Terragona. Footage shows the young boy being bludgeoned by agents as a young woman tries to stop them. The boy was sent to hospital where he was treated for head wounds, reports Ansamed. YouTube