Spain

Spain's flavorful seafood soups

2012-05-12 00:00:00

— At the village market, my friend Pepa buys a couple of small white fish, a handful of clams, a few shrimp. I ask what she's preparing. "Una sopa marinera, de pescado," she replies. A fish soup. Nothing fancy, no complications, just a simple home-...

Spain overhauls its banks to help avoid bailout

2012-05-11 16:38:49

Stocks fall as Europe doubts bubble to surface

2012-05-09 13:53:00

Fear of European debt is once again playing havoc with Wall Street. Stocks pitched down Wednesday in the United States as borrowing rates climbed for Spain and Italy, a sign that investors are losing confidence in those countries' finances. Spain's...

Next up to take on Europe's debt crisis: Democracy

2012-05-05 20:41:00

LONDON — For more than two years now, they have all imposed their will on Europe's raging debt crisis: German leaders. Panicked governments. Jittery financial markets. Bossy international agencies. The people? Not so much. Across the continent,...

Wine of the Week: 2001 R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva

2012-04-28 00:00:00

Spain's Rioja region produces some of the best red wines in the world. And most have a terrific price-quality ratio. That holds even for some of the most famous wines, like L�pez de Heredia's Vi�a Tondonia Reserva Rioja. The 2001 is the current release...

Labor laws weaker, millions of jobs missing globally this May Day

2012-05-01 04:36:30

Anaheim dinner theater to drop racy late-night fare

2012-05-02 00:00:00

The owners of the Battle of the Dance dinner show had hoped to catch the wave of tourists from nearby Disneyland with family-friendly entertainment boasting European dancers and a gourmet meal of smoked salmon salad, filet mignon and a "decadent" dessert....

Argentina lawmakers expected to approve oil firm takeover

2012-04-23 18:36:00

BUENOS AIRES — With public opinion in Argentina firmly behind President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's plan to nationalize the country's largest oil company, Congress is expected this week to approve the takeover despite some analysts' warnings...

Hemingway biopic turns San Francisco area into a well-lighted place

2012-04-25 00:00:00

In the upcoming HBO movie "Hemingway & Gellhorn," actors Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman bring to life the passionate and stormy relationship between Ernest Hemingway and World War II correspondent Martha Gellhorn — the inspiration for the writer's...

Rights groups see politics behind rise in Muslim hate crimes

2012-04-26 00:00:00

The Oslo courtroom where confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is on trial offers a look at a tragic outcome of anti-Islamic hostility. The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, years of war and repeated calls for violence against the West...

Dwight Howard to have season-ending surgery

2012-04-19 22:28:00

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard told ESPN.com that he will have season-ending back surgery. The All-Star will undergo surgery on Friday morning in Los Angeles to repair a herniated disk. The operation will end his season and keep him from playing in...

Spaniards who grew up in boom years now set their goals low

2012-04-01 18:34:00

MADRID — The son of two teachers, Moises Leon got an education degree in hope of joining the ranks of the comfortable middle class that his parents worked all their lives to raise him in. But his graduation coincided with Europe's debt crisis,...

Demonstrators with Spain's Indignant movement dressed as clowns perform as policemen during a rally at Puerta del Sol in Madrid , Spain. Spain's Indignant movement has prepared events across Spain to mark the first anniversary of their movement, formed to protest against corruption in politics, the

2012-05-15 00:00:00

In Madrid, Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos unveils an overhaul of Spain's troubled banking sector on Friday.

2012-05-11 11:35:00

attorney general's office fully investigate the alleged theft of hundreds of newborns, in Madrid.

2012-04-20 00:00:00