Saturday 19th May, 2012

• Greece tops G8 agenda as eurozone crisis snares Spain

  West Australian

  AFP ©

  Central Athens square is pictured in front of the Greek parliament, on May 16. Fears that debt-stricken Greece may be headed for a chaotic eurozone exit loomed large as President ...

• Spanish-Language TV Anchor Arrested for Grand Theft

  The Ledger

  Spanish-language television anchor and producer Frank Cairo faces grand theft charges after police in South Florida say he stole a patio chairs and carpet from a ...

• Banks' rising bad loans add to Spanish troubles

  The Star

  MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish banks' bad loans rose in March to their highest in 18 years, underscoring the problems facing the government as it drafts in independent auditors in an attempt to ...

• Greek politics, Spanish banks test fragile eurozone’s survival

  Miami Herald

  MADRID -- Chaos in Greek politics and Spanish banking combined this week to underscore just how fragile Europe’s economy remains after an eviscerating austerity regime that has spawned ...

• Maldonado holds off Alonso for Spanish GP win

  Tampa Bay Online

  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Pastor Maldonado held off Fernando Alonso to win the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, giving Williams its first Formula One victory in eight years. The celebration quickly gave ...

• Markets bet against beleaguered Spain

  The Independent

  Bets against beleaguered Spain and its banks hit an all-time high yesterday amid alarm over the potential impact of Greece pulling of the ...

• Spectre of Greek exit and Spanish loans weighs on summit

  Irish Times

  ARTHUR BEESLEY, European Correspondent in BrusselsGROUP OF Eight leaders received a stark reminder of the turmoil in the euro zone as new data showed rising bad loans in Spain’s banks, and an ...

• Heart of the Mata: Spanish star enjoys killing time on the King’s Road

  The Independent

  Juan Mata tells Pete Jenson how he has thrown himself into London life - from the Tate to Portobello Road - and how it's helped him play his best ...

• Spain may again revise 2011 deficit upward: AP

  Market Watch

  LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Spain says it may have to again revise its 2011 budget deficit upward, the Associated Press reported late Friday. Spending by four regional governments within Spain -- ...

• Spanish oil company Repsol says exploratory well off Cuba is unsuccessful, will be abandoned

  Fox News

  HAVANA – An exploratory oil well off the northern coast of Cuba has proved a failure and will be capped and abandoned, Spanish company Repsol said Friday, a disappointment for a cash-strapped ...

• Nadal and Ferrer through to Rome semis

  Think Spain

  Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer are both through to the semi-finals of the Italian Open after a straight-sets win in today's quarter-final matches. Nadal, now world number three, continued his ...

• Real Madrid win Indoor Football League

  Real Madrid

  The Real Madrid veterans won their first Indoor Football League title by defeating Barcelona 7-1 in the final with goals by Amavisca (3), Ivan Perez (2), Alfonso (1) and Victor ...

• Moody’s Downgrades Spanish Banks

  The World

  President Obama is hosting two big summits this weekend. There's the NATO summit in Chicago, but first he welcomes the leaders of the ';Group of 8″ biggest industrialized nations to ...

• Real Madrid 82-68 Banca Civica

  Real Madrid

  Real Madrid earned an important victory in their first game of the playoffs quarterfinals. The Whites had a spectacular final period to a game in which Banca Civica posed much resistance. Singler, ...

• Spanish Teachers Support General Strike

  Prensa Latina

  Madrid, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Spanish teachers foretold today a large participation in the general strike next Tuesday, to protest budget cuts in education decreed by the Conservative government of ...

• Spain Crisis Rocks Europe, Bank Credit Ratings Downgraded

  Infowars.com

  The Independent May 18, 2012 The flames of the eurozone crisis leapt higher yesterday, as fears spread about the state of the Continent’s most vulnerable banks. Shares in the Spanish ...

• As its banking woes mount, Spain ponders where to go from here

  Christian Science Monitor

  Its banks struggling, Spain has moved closer to needing a bailout. But some argue the takeover of Bankia and other measures could mark the beginning of movement toward greater ...

• Does Spain deserve its financial battering?

  CNN Money

  Spain is making a valiant effort to meet the eurozones demands, says Gayle Allard She says the bleak economic data hide some impressive successes 'The chronic current-account deficit has ...

• VIDEO: Tension over Spanish banks' bad debts

  General Sources

  The Spanish government has announced that the level of bad loans held by the country's banks is at an 18-year high. The news comes as 16 Spanish banks - including Santander - saw their credit ...

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