Spaniards stand in line outside an unemployment office in Madrid. The Spanish Labor Ministry says the number of people who are officially registered as unemployed in Spain has surpassed a record five million. The ministry released the data on Monday, also announcing that the number of the people who registered for unemployment benefits increased by 59,444 or 1.2 percent in February, compared to a month... 

Spaniards protesting against medical spending cuts in Madrid on February 17, 2013. Amid fresh reports of Royal family corruption, furious Spaniards are set to stage massive nationwide protests against severe budget cuts. Massive protests have been planned for Saturday in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities. Teachers, students, miners, medical staff, workers from various sectors, along with a number... 

Bolivian President Evo Morales Bolivian President Evo Morales has nationalized (stole) a Spanish company that operates the country’s three main airports. Morales said on Monday he had instructed the country’s ministry of public works, services and housing to take “full operational control” of SABSA, a joint venture of Spanish Abertis and airport authority Aena. He also ordered the military... 

Aircraft are stationed on the tarmac of Madrid’s Barajas airport during a one-day strike by the pilots of the Spanish airline Iberia. Workers at Spain’s flag carrier airline Iberia have launched a five-day strike over its plan to cut over 3,800 jobs and reduce salaries. The walkout, which is supported by luggage handlers, pilots and flight attendants, has forced Iberia to ground 415 flights from... 

Spain is hit by a wiretapping scandal with report saying 500 politicians and distinguished figured were allegedly spied on. The Spanish government has been hit by a fresh illegal wiretapping scandal, with reports suggesting different politicians and distinguished figures were eavesdropped on. According to Spainish El Mundo daily, a detective bureau allegedly spied on 500 political figures in northeastern... 

Millions of people have pressed for the resignation of Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy over accusations of political fund embezzlement. An online count on Thursday showed over a million people have signed a petition to oust the Spanish premier and accuse him of receiving thousands of euros in a corruption scandal that lasted for 12 years. “I demand the immediate resignation of Prime Minister... 

An analyst says the European Union members will not reach an agreement on the bloc’s next seven-year budget, paving the way for its breakup, Press TV reports. “…When we’re moving into a triple dip recession all around, when top of the agenda for most of the countries is austerity measures, budget cuts and trying to pay off the national debt, the likely of getting people to agree to a trillion... 

Spainards protesting against austerity cuts on November 15, 2012. While Spanish Prime Minister is set to present new measures to help the economic recovery, the National Statistics Institute (INE) has reported that the country’s gross national product (GDP) has contracted by 1.37 percent in 2012. According to the report released by the INE on Wednesday, the Spanish GNP fell 0.7% from the third quarter... 

Though the plant-eating dinosaur Ampelosaurus was among the largest to walk the Earth, it had a tiny brain. That is according to a recent study. Scientists say that an advanced member of the biggest dinosaurs ever to walk the earth had a tiny brain, the size of a tennis ball. The scientists studied the skull of fossils of the dinosaur Ampelosaurus, which was discovered in the Spanish city of Cuenca... 

Catalan separatist merchandise is displayed at a stall in Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain. The parliament of Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia has approved a declaration of the region’s sovereignty as a major step towards its independence from Spain. The non-binding resolution was passed on Wednesday by 85 votes in favor, 41 against, and two abstentions, the Associated Press reported. The... 

French car sales slump 7.8% percent in October. France’s Renault has announced some 7,500 layoffs by 2016 as the floundering company seeks to sharpen its competitive edge. Renault said on Tuesday that it has settled with unions over making 5,700 redundancies through natural attrition after making employees retire three years earlier. “If an agreement is signed with unions, this staff redeployment... 

Spaniards protest against austerity measures in the capital Madrid, December 17, 2012. A jobless Spanish man has died at a hospital after setting himself on fire, only two days after another Spaniard self-immolated on social and economic grounds. The 63-year-old man, who suffered from financial problems, died in the Carlos Haya hospital in the southern city of Malaga on Friday. Police officials issued... 

One of Ireland’s leading promoters of fluoridating drinking water, principal dental surgeon Dr Joe Mullen, was forced by top radio host Shaun Doherty to admit that the chemical added to Irish tap water is not , as he first told radio listeners, simply calcium and fluoride. He later admitted that it is indeed an industrial waste fluorosilicate from processing fluorspar in Spain. Shaun Doherty had... 

Recent research shows that snail saliva may have antioxidant and regenerative effects on human skin. According to a study by scientists at the Autonomous University of Madrid, snail saliva could be used in therapies to regenerate damaged skin tissues. Recent research shows that snail saliva may have antioxidant and regenerative effects on human skin. According to a study by scientists at the Autonomous... 

Demonstrators hold “No” signs while surrounding the Spanish parliament to protest against spending cuts in Madrid. The Spanish parliament has adopted a 39-billion-euro (52-billion-US dollar) austerity package as the debt-ridden eurozone country battles to reduce its budget deficit. On Thursday, the lawmakers voted for the cuts in the 2013 budget, which slashes spending for health care and education,...