Politics & Diplomacy
Hashimoto to retract sex suggestion for U.S. military
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto aims to retract his remark that U.S. servicemen in Okinawa should use its adult entertainment industry to avoid committing sex offenses.
World May 1, 2013
Spain eatery grabs world's top spot after poisoning floors Danish rival
Spain’s El Celler de Can Roca seized the title of the world’s best restaurant from Denmark’s Noma on Monday, one month after dozens of people came down with a bout of food poisoning from the Copenhagen eatery. The restaurant in Girona, run by three ...
Tech Apr 28, 2013
Dutchman arrested in Spain for world's biggest ever cyber-attack
A Dutchman is held in Spain in connection with an unprecedented cyber-attack last month that reportedly slowed down the Internet.
Crime Apr 5, 2013
Spain royal to face court in graft case
A Spanish judge named King Juan Carlos’ daughter Princess Cristina as a suspect in a corruption case on Wednesday, dealing a spectacular blow to the prestige of the royal family. The decision, the first time a direct relation of the king has been called ...
World Feb 1, 2013
Spain's scandal-hit royals pin hopes on prince
Losing popularity and besieged by a corruption scandal that has reached all the way to the palace itself, Spain’s royals are looking to the dashing heir to the throne, Prince Felipe, to save their image. At the age 75, King Juan Carlos shows no ...
Economy Jan 28, 2013
Anger mounts over Spanish corruption as unemployment rate climbs to new record
by Ingrid Bazinet
Anger over a long list of corruption scandals implicating bankers, politicians and even members of the royal family is on the rise in recession-hit Spain, putting the spotlight on the failure of the country’s democracy to tackle the issue. At demonstrations against government austerity ...
Offbeat Jan 17, 2013
Spanish city to name plaza after Joe Strummer
The Spanish city of Granada plans to name a square after the late British punk star Joe Strummer, who sang of the town in the classic Clash song “Spanish Bombs,” an official said Wednesday. The driving rock anthem on the band’s 1979 “London Calling” ...