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Spanish Nun Named Suspect in Decades-Long Baby Kidnapping Scheme
March 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Spanish nun has been named a suspect in the case of a decades-long baby snatching scandal. Sister Maria Gomez is now 80 years old, but investigators continue reading »
Council Opposes Oil Search off Coast of Spain’s Canary Islands
March 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Elected officials in the Canary Islands plan to ask Spain's Supreme Court to block plans for oil exploration in the Spanish archipelago off the coast of Africa. continue reading »
Is Spanish Sexist?
March 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
The Royal Academicians of the Spanish Language have warned those feminists to leave the language intact: Spanish is not sexist! continue reading »
Celebrating Dali’s Sweet, Enduring Mini Masterpiece: Chupa Chups
March 12, 2012 | by Fast Co. Design | Latino Daily News
Did you know the famous Spanish lollipop, Chupa Chups, also had a famous logo designer, the surrealist Spanish painter, Salvador Dalí. continue reading »
Spain to Return Antiquities Dating from the Time of the Pharohs, Back to Egypt
March 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Spanish government will return to Egypt eight items dating back to the time of the pharaohs - the 6th Dynasty, which lasted from 2374 B.C. to 2192 B.C., to be precise - and which had been taken illegally from the Arab country in 1999, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced Sunday. continue reading »
BLOTTER: Spanish Man Throws Acid at Children and Mother at Bus Stop
February 29, 2012 | by UPI | Latino Daily News
Monday, three children and their mother were taken to the hospital after a man at a bus stop in Spain threw acid at their faces. The unprovoked attack left two of the children with continue reading »
In Spite of Economic Crisis in Spain, Luxury Brands Thriving
February 20, 2012 | by Smart Planet | Latino Daily News
Although Spain faces an enormous economic catastrophe with a 24% unemployment rate, local luxury brands continue to prosper. This surprising statistic may be due in part to a rise in tourism within the Mediterranean country. continue reading »
Thousands Fill the Streets of Spain Protesting Labor Reform
February 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Thousands of citizens called upon by the main Spanish unions, CCOO and UGT, on Sunday took to the streets all over the country to protest against the labor reform approved by the government and called by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy "just, good and necessary." continue reading »
Pope Names Spanish and Brazilan Priests to College of Cardinals
February 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday solemnly proclaimed 22 new cardinals, including a Spaniard and a Brazilian. continue reading »
Spain’s Longest-Serving Inmate Finally Freed
February 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's longest-serving non-terrorist inmate walked out of prison on Wednesday after spending most of the years since 1976 behind bars for a score of bloodless crimes. continue reading »
Perfect Genetic Matched Sibling Born to Save Dying Brother in Spain
February 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The birth of Baby Estrella on Saturday in Seville announces the arrival of Antonio and Melania’s first daughter as well as the savior for their son, Antonio, suffering from a severe form of the life threatening illness, continue reading »
Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Skin I Live In’ Winner at BAFTA
February 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
"The Skin I Live In" (La piel que habito), directed by Pedro Almodovar, on Sunday evening won the British film industry's BAFTA award for Best Film Not in the English Language, beating out the night's great favorite, Iran's "The Separation." continue reading »
AirBnb, the Ebay of Hotels, Comes to Spain
February 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The web based home hotel service better known as AirBnB has expanded their offices to include Barcelona, Spain. Now returning customers of AirBnb, also known as the ‘Ebay of Hotels’, as well as new users can add Spain as one of their possible travel destinations. continue reading »
Who Gets Sunken Spanish Gold - Supreme Court May Decide - $500 Million in Gold Coins at Stake
February 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. Supreme Court's agreement to consider a motion seeking an injunction against a judicial order compelling a Florida company to hand over to Spain $500 million in gold and silver coins salvaged from the bottom of the Atlantic in May 2007 will not "paralyze" the handover process, Madrid's attorney said Wednesday. continue reading »
Spanish Trial of Prominent Judge Concerns UN Human Rights Experts
February 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A series of independent United Nations human rights experts voiced concern about the impact of the trial of a prominent Spanish judge on his independence, particularly his efforts to investigate more than 100,000 allegations of enforced disappearances during the country’s civil war and then under the regime of Francisco Franco. continue reading »
Spanish Cyclist Alberto Contador Will Lose Tour de France Title for ‘Doping’
February 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador will lose his 2010 Tour de France title and be excluded from this year's Tour as well as the 2012 Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday in its decision in a continue reading »
Even In Spain, Girls Still Face Ancestral Practice of Sexual Mutilation
February 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In Spain, thousands of African immigrant girls are facing the danger of becoming victims of female genital mutilation, an ancestral practice that sub-Saharan immigrants have brought with them and which several continue reading »
Contamination from 1966 H-bomb Accident in Spain to be Cleaned up by U.S.
February 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said Friday that the U.S. government pledged quick action to remove radioactive soil from a town in southern Spain where three hydrogen bombs landed after a mid-air collision in 1966. continue reading »
Spanish Airline Spanair Files for Bankruptcy, Thousands Stranded
January 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish airline Spanair, which suspended operations last weekend, filed for bankruptcy on Monday amid a debt exceeding 300 million euros ($393 million), judicial sources told Efe. continue reading »
Spain’s “Fisca o Quimica” Debuts on U.S. Network
January 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An adaptation of Spain's hit show "Fisica o Quimica" (Physics or Chemistry) debuted on U.S. Spanish-language network Telemundo Tuesday night. "We're very expectant, because this is the first adaptation of a Spanish fiction product in the continue reading »
