One Spanish and two Ethiopian employees of the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) have been “brutally murdered” in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray region, the organisation said Friday. The trio “were travelling yesterday afternoon when we lost contact with them. This morning, their vehicle was found empty and a few metres away, their lifeless bodies,” […]
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Spain to pardon jailed Catalan separatists
Spain will pardon the jailed Catalan separatists behind a failed 2017 independence bid, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday, in a move that could turn the page on a years-long political impasse over the region’s separatist drive. The Socialist premier said his government had “opted for reconciliation” and believes the controversial pardon — which will […]
Spanish man jailed for 15 years for killing, eating mum
A Spanish court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 15 years and five months in prison after finding him guilty of strangling his mother and then eating her. The court ruled Albert S.G. — dubbed the “cannibal of Ventas” after the district where the crime took place — was sane at the time of the […]
Body of girl snatched by father found off Spanish island
The body of a six-year-old girl has been found off Tenerife island six weeks after she and her sister were snatched by their father in a discovery that has shocked Spain. Olivia and her one-year-old sister Anna were reported missing in the Canary Islands on April 27 after their father made a phone call “with […]
2,700 migrants reach Spain’s Ceuta enclave in one day
At least 2,700 migrants, about a thousand of them minors, reached Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on Monday, Spanish officials said, a record in a single day. A spokesman for the Spanish government delegation in Ceuta said the numbers arriving Monday were unprecedented. The migrants had reached the enclave by swimming or walking at […]
A new government to be formed by Catalan separatist parties
Catalonia’s two main separatist parties said Monday they had reached an agreement on forming a new coalition government, more than two months since a regional election. The wealthy northeastern region of Spain has since 2015 been governed by a coalition made up of the leftist ERC and the more hardline “Together for Catalonia”. In a […]
Spain ends state of emergency, lifts ban on travel
MADRID: Spain has lifted a state of emergency in place since October to fight the pandemic, allowing Spaniards to travel between regions for the first time in months. “It’s like New Year’s,” said 28-year-old Oriol Corbella in Barcelona, where the lifting of the curfew was met with shouts, applause and music. “We’re getting a bit […]
Anil Kapoor to grace Europe Day celebrations as chief guest
Actor and producer Anil Kapoor will be felicitated by the Council of European Chambers of Commerce in India and a European Union (EU) delegation as part of the Europe Day celebrations tomorrow (Friday), an official spokesperson said. The actor will be the chief guest for the celebrations, which will also be attended by EU Ambassador […]
PIA losses have surged to Rs 416 billion, Senate told
Minister for Aviation Division Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Friday informed the Senate that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) losses have surged to Rs 416 billion, adding that efforts are being made to acquire more aircraft on dry lease to enhance the flight operations. Responding to various questions during the question hour, the minister said only non-commercially […]
MotoGP champion Marquez goes top after win in Spain
World champion Marc Marquez swept back to the top of the MotoGP standings by a single point on Sunday after running away with his home Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. The Honda rider led from the first corner to chequered flag, heading a Spanish one-two-three with Suzuki’s Alex Rins 1.654 seconds behind as runner-up and […]