Topic: Madrid

Spanish athletes set winning trend

Spain's Olympic hopes soar after recent championship victories suggest that increased investments and better athlete training are paying off.

Meet Cuba's best-known Generation Y blogger

Yoani Sanchez won the Spanish equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, but her government wouldn't allow her to leave the country to receive it.

Saudis host a global interfaith conference in Madrid: a 'first step'

The three-day meeting, which runs through Friday, has been cast as 'historic' but also criticized as a PR stunt.

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Saudi king set to lead rare interfaith talks in Spain

The three-day conference of religious leaders will start July 16 in Madrid.

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Spain will pay unemployed migrant workers to leave

The incentive program marks a shift in Spain's lenient immigration policies.

Chicago mulls Olympic costs as it makes 2016 final four

Public transportation and long-ignored neighborhoods would need to be overhauled.

Why Australia is leaving Iraq

Prime Minister Rudd criticized the US justification for the 2003 invasion of Iraq as 550 Australian troops packed up to leave.

Red planet, in black and white

Velázquez with a 'lisp,' and the center of English

After an art-themed concert, some musings about how language changes

Water-rich New England builds ... a desalination plant?

Brockton, Mass., seeks a certain supply to assure growth. Some worry about what such installations portend.

Israel confirms Golan Heights talks with Syria

The two countries, after an eight-year hiatus, are talking about an Israeli withdrawal in exchange for peace.

Basque separatist arrested as Spain confronts region's future

The arrest of Francisco Javier Lopez Peña in France on Tuesday signals a wider crackdown against the ETA, which has waged a 40-year campaign of bombings.

In Japan, mounting anger over bread-and-butter issues

Rising prices, shortages of food items, and political gridlock spur calls for a quick election.

World

France turns to fines, jail to combat ultrathin ideals

Passed by the lower house of parliament Tuesday, it makes the promotion of 'excessive thinness' a crime punishable by fines of up to $78,000.

Housing roils Spain's economy as Zapatero starts second term

Inflation and unemployment have risen sharply since last year.

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Convicted terrorists escape Moroccan jail

The jailbreak coincides with the trial in London of eight suspects who allegedly attempted to bomb transatlantic planes.

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Will new terminal rejuvenate London's Heathrow?

T5 opens after six years and $8.5 billion.

In Spain's elections, Socialists win with liberal appeal

Prime Minister Zapatero's party is likely to build on the sweeping reforms of the last four years, which have riled conservatives and the Roman Catholic church.

In Spain's elections, Socialists look set to win

Voters overlooked a recent economic downturn and supported the Socialists' sweeping social reforms of the past four years.

In Spanish election, economy eclipses issues like gay marriage

Until recently, Sunday's vote looked set to be a referendum of sorts on Zapatero's sweeping Socialist reforms.