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The novelty of these elections is the emergence of far-right party Vox, which burst onto the scene in December regional polls in southern Andalusia. (Photo: AFP)

Spain heads towards a hung parliament; far-right registers its...

Opinion polls give outgoing socialist premier Pedro Sanchez a win but without the necessary majority to govern alone.

28 April 2019 12:37 PM

Spain elections: Pro far-right groups taken down by Facebook

Spain elections: Pro far-right groups taken down by Facebook

The findings were provided by the campaign group Avaaz which made a presentation to Facebook and the contents were taken...

25 April 2019 11:56 AM

Last week, in continuance of initiative to send relief packages to Rohingya immigrants in Bangladesh, India sent INS Gharial loaded with 21,000 units of relief material to help its neighbouring nation evolve from the ongoing crisis. (Photo: AP)

Migrants force entry into Spain's Melilla Enclave

About 100 migrants tried to storm the barbed wire fence at dawn but Spanish and Moroccan security force prevent from...

12 May 2019 1:22 PM

Close to 20,000 forest fire incidents are reported annually in the country.

Europe heatwave puts Spain wildfire out of control

The fire could eventually devour 20,000 hectares in what was presented as an 'extreme risk'.

27 Jun 2019 3:14 PM

The rules state that heels must be at least 10 cm (4 inches) high, and the shoes are measured before the race. (Photo: AFP)

Madrid: High heels race defies gravity, homophobic politicians

The race attracts the young and old, the athletic and the portly.

5 July 2019 6:26 AM

The accused has been arrested. (Representational Image)

Spain: Madrid man accused of upskirting more than 500 women

The accused uploaded at least 283 of these videos to a pornographic site where they were viewed over a million times.

22 Aug 2019 8:05 AM

Spain outbreak is the worlds second deadliest. (Photo- AFP)

Spain: Coronavirus claims 849 lives in a day

Spain, whose outbreak is the world's second deadliest after Italy, broke another national record of 849 deaths in one...

31 March 2020 11:55 AM

Crematorium workers wearing personal protective equipment as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, push a corpse into the oven of its crematorium at Sao Francisco Xavier cemetery, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AFP)

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpasses Spain's

Brazil is second in the number of confirmed cases, though trailing far behind the United States which has 1.7 million...

30 May 2020 5:32 AM

A medical staff member prepares to collect samples from a woman at a COVID-19 testing centre set up in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AFP)

French coronavirus death toll overtakes Spain's

France now stands as world's fourth-highest number of fatalities after the United States, Britain and Italy

13 May 2020 6:03 AM

Maria Branyas fought the respiratory illness off in isolation in her room at a care home. (Screengrab of Youtube video)

113-year-old Spanish woman survives coronavirus

Maria Branyas is likely to be the world's oldest person to have survived the the pandemic

13 May 2020 3:59 AM

An employee in full protective gear checks the temperature of passengers arriving to check in for their flight bound for Beijing at the Barajas airport in Madrid on June 20, 2020. (AFP)

Spain reopens border with France

Spain has been one of the worst affected countries, suffering more than 28,000 deaths and nearly 300,000 cases

21 Jun 2020 10:49 AM

India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Sunday. (PTI Photo)

With nearly 10,000 new COVID-19 cases, India now 5th worst-hit nation

India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday

7 Jun 2020 8:28 AM