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Anarchists Claim Responsibility for Attempted Cathedral Bombing in Spain
February 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An anarchist group has claimed responsibility for a thwarted attempt to set off a bomb at Madrid's La Almudena Cathedral, Spanish police sources told Efe Friday. continue reading »
Police Dismantle Bomb at Cathedral in Madrid
February 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Sappers successfully dismantled a bomb discovered Thursday next to a confessional inside Madrid's La Almudena Cathedral, Spanish police said. continue reading »
Madrid Welcomes “The Birth of Modern Art” Exhibitions
February 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Madrid has been transformed into a festival of art, thanks to the two exhibitions that the Mapfre Foundation has dedicated to the birth of modern art. continue reading »
Madrid Barajas International Airport was Bombed in 2006
December 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, Madrid Barajas International Airport was bombed in 2006. The explosion took place in the carpark building next to the new terminal. An anonymous caller stated that Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) claimed responsibility for the bombing. continue reading »
Fifth Woman Dies As A Result of Halloween Stampede in Spain
November 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 20-year-old woman injured in the human stampede at a giant Halloween party in the Spanish capital, died Thursday, medical sources told Efe. Maria Teresa Alonso, who died as a result of "severe brain damage," becomes the fifth fatality from the incident at the Madrid Arena. continue reading »
Madrid Fires Officials Over Halloween Stampede Deaths
November 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mayor Ana Botella on Wednesday announced the firing of two top officials with the public municipal company that manages the Madrid Arena, where four girls were crushed to death in a human stampede during a Halloween party. continue reading »
Madrid Councilman May Be Charged For His Role in Halloween Stampede
November 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The judge investigating the tragedy that occurred at a Halloween party at the Madrid Arena where four girls were crushed by a surging crowd has subpoenaed a city councilman for questioning as a possible defendant. continue reading »
Entrepreneurs Introduce Moto-Taxis to Madrid
October 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Madrid has joined other European and Latin American cities in offering a transport system with motorcycles, conceived as a way of relieving traffic jams. continue reading »
Thousands Protest Spanish Austerity Measures in Madrid
September 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Roughly 4,500 people took part in the latest "Surround Parliament" protest Saturday in the Spanish capital to demand an end to government austerity measures, authorities said. continue reading »
Spanish Matador in Stable Condition After “Worst” Goring This Year
August 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Matador Fernando Cruz, badly gored this week at Madrid's La Ventas bull ring, is sedated in the intensive care unit at Virgen del Mar Hospital "and there are no deadlines for his recovery," the physician who treated the injured man in the bull ring's first aid station told Efe on Thursday. continue reading »
Madrid’s Gay Pride Parade Calls For Marriage Equality
June 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Downtown Madrid welcomed Saturday the traditional Gay Pride demonstration, which kicked off with thousands of people gathering at the Puerta de Alacala monument to demand marriage equality and protection of the rights they currently enjoy. continue reading »
Mexican Heart-throb Luis Miguel Finishes Tour in Madrid
May 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Luis Miguel, the Mexican singer who best embodies the romantic ideal on both sides of the Atlantic, put the finishing touches on his first concert tour of Spain in five years with a show in the Spanish capital. continue reading »
Nicaragua’s Ernesto Cardenal Wins Poetry Prize in Madrid
May 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Nicaragua's Ernesto Cardenal was announced in Madrid Thursday as the winner of the Queen Sofia Ibero American Poetry Prize, presented every year to a living author deemed to have made an important contribution to the cultural legacy of Spain and Latin America. continue reading »
Number of Chinese Students in Spain Skyrockets
December 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The number of Chinese students studying in Spain has increased from 500 in 2003 to more than 5,500 this year, according to figures provided Thursday by a diplomat at China's embassy in Madrid. continue reading »
Madrid Police Clashes With Anti-Pope Protesters (VIDEO)
August 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish police have arrested more than a dozen people protesting the cost of Pope Benedict’s visit to Madrid. continue reading »
Bullfighting to Stay in Spain: “Artistic Discipline and Cultural Product”
August 1, 2011 | by The Guardian | Latino Daily News
Zapatero's government called the Ministry of Culture to be in charge of the "development and protection" of bullfighting from now on. continue reading »
México City, Buenos Aires, Bogotá and Madrid in Facebook’s Top 10
June 27, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Despite 20% of the total number of Facebook users being American, it is in the Hispanic world where the most Facebookers are found. continue reading »
Madrid and Barcelona Soccer Stars’ Vacation Under The Sun
June 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
We told you about Messi's rambunctious parties in Argentina, now take a look at how Piqué, Casillas, Puyol, and every other European Fútbol star relax in between seasons. continue reading »
