Provides the latest RSS feeds for Spain News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Spain News.net http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/cat/a5286f17ab326d15/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 23:03:12 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 23:03:12 -0400 30 The Real Madrid manager who will be quitting the club in the next week to join Chelsea is hoping to take the Croatian playmaker Luka Modric with him out of Bernabeu. Mourinho has proposed a bid of 30 million pounds for the player at Chelsea. In a report by The Sun, the Special One is keen to crack a deal for Modric. Mourinho had paid 30 million pounds to take the player from White Lane to Spain ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214756898/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:30:03 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214756898/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Zinedine Zidane claimed that Chelsea's favourite Jose Mourinho could not handle the pressure at Real Madrid following which he would be quitting the club soon. Real Madrid legend Zidane believes that the pressure at Real Madrid is felt more as compared to other clubs and the expectation is that you win all of the matches and competitions. In a report by Mirror, Mourinho failed to deal with the ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214756808/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:10:06 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214756808/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Flamengo's executive director Paulo Pelaipe has rejected reports the club is pursuing unsettled Real Madrid midfielder Kaka. The 2007 FIFA world player of the year has struggled for first-team football at the Santiago Bernabeu and is reportedly seeking a move during the European summer transfer window in a bid to revive his stalled career, reports Xinhua. But Pelaipe said Kaka's annual salary ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755494/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:20:01 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755494/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reopened its European paintings galleries after a two-year renovation, giving a privileged space to Spanish masters Velazquez, El Greco and Goya. Prior to the overhaul, the Met's large collection of works by Velazquez, Goya, Ribera, Murillo and El Greco had been distributed in different galleries organized either by artistic movement or thematically. ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214753727/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:01 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214753727/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Neymar of Santos reacts during their Paulista Championship final first leg soccer match against Corinthians at Pacaembu stadium in Sao Paulo May 12, 2013. REUTERS/Nacho ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214771013/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:28:25 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214771013/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Roger Federer begins his 54th consecutive Grand Slam tournament at the French Open on Sunday when he faces a Spanish winning machine who, for once, is not called Rafael Nadal. Federer, the second seed and 2009 Roland Garros champion, takes on qualifier Pablo Carreno-Busta who has made it through qualifying into his maiden Grand Slam draw. Carreno-Busta, is at 166 in the world having started at ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214771096/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:14:09 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214771096/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Take the case of Petrona Smith. She claims in a lawsuit that she was fired from teaching at Bronx PS 211 in March 2012 because a seventh-grader reported that she had used the N-word, according to The New York ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214770443/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:08:00 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214770443/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Real Madrid can secure their passage through to the semi finals of the Liga Endesa at the Multiusos Fontes do Sar if they defeat Blusens Monbus in the second game of a series which they lead 1-0. The team managed by Pablo Laso have the 12 members of the first team squad for the trip plus six youth team players and they are eager to put the tie to bed at the first time of asking while their ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214769110/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:18:56 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214769110/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Approaching midnight at the Parc del Frum , the Barcelona air was still warm after the heat of the day. On stage, singer-songwriter Jessie Ware was in typically sultry form. At the back of the crowd, Gavin Blane, a 33-year-old Londoner, explained his decision to turn his back on Britain's festival circuit and head abroad."It's the best way to get away from our corporate jobs," ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214764830/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:14:39 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214764830/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Zinedine Zidane lovpriser Gareth Bale. Gareth Bale har hatt en fantastisk sesong for Tottenham. Han ble lagets toppscorer med 21 mål i ligaen, og han ble kåret til årets spiller i Premier League. Det har gjort at han er sommerens heteste spiller på overgangsmarkedet. - Fantastisk spiller Real Madrid er en av klubbene som har vært kraftig koblet ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214764541/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:18:42 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214764541/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 -; Scammers look for weakness. They appeal to greed, compassion or fear. They'll use any trick. One of their latest targets is Spanish speakers. "It's no different than taking advantage of the disabled or the elderly. Those are populations that are vulnerable, and scammers, they don't care," said Crusita Barrios, immigrant outreach program director at the YWCA of Rock ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214764199/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:55:53 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214764199/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 The Spanish giants will be on the hunt for a new boss in the off-season after confirming that Jose Mourinho will be released from his contract, with Ancelotti among the favourites to take over at the ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214763944/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:01:53 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214763944/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 SPANISH FORK - Children have a variety of needs whether it is basic such as food and water or a little more complicated like their emotional well being. A group of 2nd graders in Spanish Fork said that they need their mothers. A few students at Rees Elementary School talked about why their mothers were so important as Mother's Day was arriving. "I need her smile and her funny ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214763074/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:02:37 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214763074/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Zidane split between Munich and Dortmund Former Real Madrid great Zinedine Zidane has suggested Gareth Bale could be making his way to the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer, describing him as one of the top three players in the world. Bale has long been linked with a switch to Spain, with Real Madrid and Barcelona both reportedly interested in signing the Wales international. Speaking ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214762709/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:21:57 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214762709/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Days after Pope Francis laid his hands on a young man in a wheelchair in the Vatican and fueled suspicion that he performed an exorcism, the Catholic archdiocese in Madrid is reportedly considering hiring at least eight more trained clergy to help some of the faithful deal with ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214762173/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:40:09 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214762173/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Spain's Bankia SA (BKIA.MC) said Friday it has agreed to sell a small bank in Florida to Chilean bank Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA (BCI.SN) for $882.8 million, in the latest sign of a shift in trends in the financial-services industry across the Americas.The sale of Miami-based City National Bank of Florida comes as banking heavyweights in developed economies are retreating while Latin ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214762274/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:33:27 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214762274/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 HEALTH authorities have warned that a dangerous 'drinking' trend detected in the UK, USA and Germany is becoming rife in ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214761579/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:49:55 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214761579/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Real Madrid Castilla will visit the Martínez Valero stadium to face Elche, the leader of the division (Sunday, 17:00, Marca TV). With three matches left to play before the end of the season and with their place in the division next season guaranteed, Alberto Toril’s men are clear about what they want. "We have already done what we wanted, which was to stay up. But we are not ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214761026/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:44:11 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214761026/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 An investigation was under way Saturday into the crash of a small plane in Spain that killed three of the four people aboard, authorities said. The pilot of the single-engine plane was seriously injured and taken to a hospital in Palma. A firefighter and a bystander suffered minor burns while trying to get the victims out of the flaming wreckage, ThinkSpain said Saturday. The crash occurred in ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214760772/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:14:53 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214760772/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Fired for word 'negro'? A Bronx teacher has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired for using the word 'negro' in class. 'Negro' is the Spanish word for the color ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214760504/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:30:34 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214760504/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 BUSINESS-OWNERS and self-employed persons may no longer have to risk their main homes to pay back debts relating to their commercial activity if a new law under discussion goes ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214759964/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:49:37 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214759964/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Spain and France have reached an agreement on swapping fishing quotas which will allow for Spain to fish more hake and monkfish, authorities said Saturday."We have received quotas of 1,500 tonnes of hake and 1,100 tonnes of monkfish, the two main (fishing) species our boats catch," the agriculture ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214760038/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:47 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214760038/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214759723/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:22:05 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214759723/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 After coming to the white club last summer and completing his adaptation period, Luka Modric has been one of the most outstanding players in the final stretch of the season. In fact, in the last two League games, he has made one goal and contributed two assists. A regular part of Mouriho’s starting eleven for months, the Croatian has reached 2,000 minutes of play in the championship. Only ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758430/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:38:16 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758430/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Penal Court Number 3 has given a three year and two month sentence to both the owners of a pub in Valverde del Camino, Huelva. The two have been found guilty of causing acoustic contamination, and in addition both will have to pay a 3,800 EUR fine, and compensation of 7,000 EUR for the neighbours somatic and psychic disorders. The court considered it proved that the neighbours suffered ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758431/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:18:45 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758431/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 The purchase by Miguel Blesa when he was Chairman of Caja Madrid of City National Bank of Florida in 2008, brought losses for the bank of some 500 million EUR. Blesa paid double what the bank was worth, and management afterwards has been described as irregular with inexplicable decisions. A report from the Bank of Spain in 2010 warned of the danger. Judge Elpidio Jos Silva, in Instruction ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758432/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:18:44 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758432/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 It has been revealed that the Infanta Cristina's income was 229,301 EUR in 2001 and nearly 326,000 EUR on 2010. These incomes contain economic activity without detail bringing in 75,000 EUR in 2001 and 139,050 EUR in 2008. The numbers come from the Agencia Tributaria (AEAT) and have been sent the judge instructing the Nos Case, Jos Castro, in court number three in Palma. The judge has ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758433/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:18:44 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758433/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 It's estimated that the crisis will see the number summer jobs for the high tourist season to be cut by as much as half. Hostelry owners have admitted they will be taking nobody on until demand decides. Temporary employment company, Randstad, has calculated that 9,000 summer jobs will be created in Mlaga province, a fall of 11% on last year, while Adecco puts the figure at 7,700 summer ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758435/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:18:44 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758435/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Three of the four occupants of a light plane which has crashed in Mallorca have died. The dead are two men, a Cuban aged 23, and Colombian aged 35. The woman to died was Spanish and also aged 35. The 22 year old Argentian pilot survived the crash but is seriously injured and has been transferred to the Son Espases Hospital in Palma. The plane came down just after 5pm on Friday in the ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758434/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:18:44 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214758434/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Spanish Princess Cristina is facing a new probe over suspected fraud. The daughter of King Juan Carlos had been named as suspected in a case of embezzlement against her husband, Iaki Urdangarn, earlier this month, but the decision was overturned. However, judge Jose Castro ordered a new investigation into her financial affairs after examining 10 years worth of tax returns submitted to the court ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755829/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:43:58 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755829/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 The associations representing Spanish workers in Gibraltar staged a protest on 12 June campaigning for better pensions and social security benefits. Spanish workers in Gibraltar want the Spanish Government to change the law so that they get a similar pension benefit to what any other Spanish worker gets, when having worked all their life in Spain. They want benefits derived from their ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214756183/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:25 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214756183/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 EDHEC Risk and Management Research Centre (EDHEC) and EuroPerformance fund analysis company have released the Alpha League Table, their 2008 rankings of the top Italian and Spanish asset management companies. The ranking system is based on a measure of alpha intensity, a performance measure that has been adjusted for the risks actually taken, for all active equity management in the ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214756166/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:23 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214756166/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has strengthened its foundations in the Spanish market. SWIP’s Spanish team, based in Madrid and led by director of institutional sales Carlos Costales, will be supported by Christina Ponce, business development director at the London office. The Spanish branch of SWIP will offer, among other products, the SWIP European Fund, which ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755915/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:14 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755915/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Holidaymakers will soon be able to escape the frosty clutches of a South Wales winter, after a Spanish airliner announced new winter services from Cardiff Airport. Spanish airline giant Vueling has extended their flights programme to an all-round operation to meet demand from Welsh passengers. The news comes after Vueling increased services on their summer programme to and from Wales thanks to ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754587/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:36:19 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754587/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 AN easyJet airline travelling to Berlin from Barcelona had to make an emergency landing in Milan's Malpensa airport after finding a crack in a ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214751776/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:50 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214751776/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 FOUR members of the board of directors of Benidorm-based theme park Terra ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214751774/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:50 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214751774/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Adriano signs new deal Sanchez has not been a regular starter under Tito Vilanova this season, leading to speculation he may join Manchester City or Juventus in the summer. However, the Chile international insists he will remain at Camp Nou for the foreseeable future."The club has told me that they want me to stay and now I am more calm," Sanchez said. "Everyone has said they want ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214751046/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:02:53 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214751046/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Photo: Australian News Channel Pty Ltd Spain's Princess Cristina has been placed under investigation for tax fraud and money laundering.Judge Jose Castro said on Friday he had requested information from tax authorities after a higher court overturned his decision to name the daughter of King Juan Carlos a suspect in a corruption case involving her husband, Inaki Urdangarin.There was no ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214750110/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:51:53 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214750110/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Real Madrid maintained their status as favorites and won in the Palacio de los Deportes against Blusens Monbus in the first game of the quarter-final series. The group coached by Pablo Laso built their win on the second quarter in which they had a 28-10 run, showing once again the strength in depth of the squad that was led by Sergio Rodriguez (15 points and five assists), and with Mirotic, Rudy, ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749069/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:01:22 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749069/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Publish your add for free Please note that only Spain-related classifieds will be accepted The Classifieds are ordered by ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214748057/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:46 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214748057/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 MADRID - Spanish officials say the pilot of a small plane carrying three passengers is the only person to survive a crash on the island of Mallorca. The Cessna 172 single-engine plane took off from the island's Son Bonet de Marratxi airfield just after 5 p.m. (1500 GMT) Friday, failed to gain altitude and crashed into a nearby field, a regional Interior Ministry spokesman said. Two men and ... http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214747598/scat/a5286f17ab326d15 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:29 -0400 http://www.spainnews.net/index.php/sid/214747598/scat/a5286f17ab326d15