Madrid airport ?returning to normal? after delays

Spains main airline Iberia, however, was still struggling to deal with hundreds of stranded passengers.



|Madrids Barajas airport was Monday gradually returning to normal after delays and cancellations of flights affected thousands of passengers, the airport operator AENA said Monday.

Spains main airline Iberia, however, was still struggling to deal with hundreds of stranded passengers.

The problems at the airport are largely due to an unofficial work to rule stoppage by Iberia......

Google authorised to offer voice services in Spain

Google also sought information on the possibility of offering outbound services and on the use of Madrid



geographic numbers for access. |Spanish telecommunications regulator CMT has authorised Google to launch its GrandCentral voicemail service, following an August 2008 consultation by the internet company.

Google also sought information on the possibility of offering outbound services and on the use of Madrid geographic numbers for access. The outbound function would allow voicemail......

Spain warns Israel, urges immediate ceasefire

Spain rejected irresponsible and provocative ruptures of the ceasefire, as well as disproportionate reactions which violated international law |Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Monday warned Israel that its actions in its conflict with the Palestinians were not the way to peace and security.

Spain rejected irresponsible and provocative ruptures of the ceasefire, as well as disproportionate reactions which violated international law, Zapatero said at a press...

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Spanish photographer Jose Cendon describes Somalia captivity

The pair were kidnapped on Nov. 26 in Bosasso, the main port in Somalias northern breakaway region of Puntland |A day after his release, Spanish photographer Jose Cendon spoke about how he and fellow kidnapped journalist Colin Freeman spent five weeks playing chess in Somali caves, under the watch of their heavily-armed captors.

The pair were kidnapped on Nov. 26 in Bosasso, the main port in Somalias northern breakaway region of Puntland, while on assignment for the British newspaper The......

On This Day th January 1952 Churchill renews ?special relationship?

Mr Churchill, who was returned to power last year following six years in opposition, is anxious to maintain what is called the "special |The British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, has arrived in the United States for an official visit, his first since re-election last October.
He arrived in New York on board the liner Queen Mary earlier today and was welcomed by Mayor Impelliterri before being taken to Long Island for a flight to Washington.

Mr Churchill, who was returned to power...

Feeding a Snake: Mesmerizing the Prey

Costas suffer bigger property price drop than other parts of Spain

Sales in the region have fallen by around half, new housing starts are down by 80%, and prices are falling according to the figures from idealist.com.

|As property prices continue to fall in Spain the latest figures show that Catalonia is suffering more than other parts of Spain in the property crash.

Sales in the region have fallen by around half, new housing starts are down by 80%, and prices are falling according to the figures from idealist.com.

In Barcelona city, prices are down...

On This Day 4th January 1967 Donald Campbell killed during record attempt

He was travelling at more than 300mph (483 km/h) on Coniston Water when the boat was catapulted 50ft (15m) into the air after its nose lifted. |Donald Campbell has been killed a split second before breaking his own water speed record in his jet-powered boat, the Bluebird K7.
He was travelling at more than 300mph (483 km/h) on Coniston Water when the boat was catapulted 50ft (15m) into the air after its nose lifted.

Forty-six-year-old Mr Campbell was killed instantly as the boat hit the......

Christmas wraps up with Three Kings Day

Also known as the Epiphany, the holiday is celebrated on Jan. 6, 12 days after Christmas. It is often viewed as the last day of the Christmas season |The celebration was in honor of the Three Kings Day holiday or El Dia de los Reyes. The holiday commemorates the Biblical moment when the Three Wise Men following a star to Bethlehem present gifts to baby Jesus.

Also known as the Epiphany, the holiday is celebrated on Jan. 6, 12 days after Christmas. It is often viewed as the last day of the......

Spanish land scheme that promised big profits.

Hundreds of Britons invested in it But will they ever see their money again? |When Chris Redford saw an advertisement in a property magazine from a company called Fortuna Estates that held out the prospect of lucrative investments in land in southern Spain, he was hooked.

It was 2004, and property prices across the world were rising. Redford, who was working in Dubai, did not want the hassle of managing a house or flat of his own and saw land as the ideal alternative. And so, over the......
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