Spain: 3 generations, all named Emma, die in France crash
From a lush suburban valley near bustling Barcelona, three generations of a well-heeled family set off last week for a fun trip to Manchester, England: 12-year-old Emma Solera Pardo, her mother Emma Pardo Vidal, and grandmother Emma Vidal Bardan.
Spain to be featured in W’s International Series
Mississippi University for Women’s 2015 International Series will focus on Spain, featuring speakers on Spanish language and culture, a flamenco demonstration and workshop, and a lecture-recital on Spanish guitar.
Spain: King abdicates for his more popular son
King Juan Carlos, who led Spain’s transition from dictatorship to democracy but faced damaging scandals amid the nation’s financial meltdown, announced Monday he will abdicate in favor of his more popular son so that fresh royal blood can rally the nation.
Spanish pianist could face jail for practicing
MADRID — To most people, noise pollution is a jet engine roaring over their head. For one Spanish woman, it was a neighbor playing the
Train driver can’t explain why he crashed
MADRID — The driver of the train that derailed in northwestern Spain, killing 79 people, has said he was traveling at twice the speed limit
Investigators: Train driver was on phone
MADRID — The driver was on the phone with a colleague and apparently looking at a document as his train barreled ahead at 95 mph
At least 77 dead in Spain train accident
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain — Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each
Disfigured Spain fresco rides global fame
MADRID — The image appears on T-shirts and cellphone covers, coffee mugs and wine labels. And the 80-year-old pensioner who just weeks ago was mortified
Jay Lacklen: Vacation revelations
A May vacation to Spain via military space-available transportation presented two revelations I had not anticipated or sought. I thought relaxation and sightseeing would be my most stringent tasks, yet events impinged.