Violence is, for the most part, a terrible way to get what you want. And clocking a top government official is even worse. Which is why it makes perfect sense that it was a teen who took it upon himself to punch the Spanish Prime Minister—at a heavily populated public event, no less—directly in the face.
The government of Spain, in a desperate effort to sell two Ferraris given as gifts to former King Juan Carlos, received a single bid for the cars on Saturday. At less than half of the price of 350,000 euros ($400,000) for each car, the sale did not go through, and officials have yet to say what will happen to the…
A 13-year-old student was detained by police on Monday for an assault on a Barcelona school that left one dead and four injured, the BBC reports.
Remember Ecce Homo, the best meme of 2012? You are not alone. According to a New York Times report, the botched painting restoration seen 'round the world has worked out quite well for Borja, the small Spanish town that houses it.
An innocent four-limbed creature succumbed to Ebola this afternoon after days of intense public outra—wait, wait a second, we're not talking about an African person here. Open that tab back up. Can you hear me? It was a dog. A DOG. A poor, adorable, defenseless pup who never did anything wrong in this cruel world.
Three more people have been hospitalized in Madrid, Spain as a precautionary measure, after a nurse was confirmed to have the Ebola virus on Monday.
A Spanish nurse who treated an Ebola patient in Madrid last month has tested positive for the deadly disease, according to the BBC. If subsequent tests are confirmed, the woman, whose name has not been released, would be the first person to contract the virus outside of Africa.
A 25-year-old wine specialist died Monday after she was overcome by fumes from a fermentation tank, causing her to lose her balance and fall into the vat.
Clemente, a gravedigger in Guardamar del Segura, was making room in a grave for the body of woman to buried alongside her husband, when he apparently agreed—at the behest of the woman's niece—to pose for a photo with the 23-year-old corpse and his alleged nephew by marriage. Haha?
Are you drunk? Naked? Then please stop going to Barcelona. It's pissing everyone off!
A group of likely-former police officers caused an international incident earlier this month when they mistook the King of Morocco for a common smuggler and attempted to storm his boat.
Spanish law enforcement officials are reporting that they have arrested Hernan Alonso Villa, the alleged leader of a Colombian cocaine cartel. Villa was apprehended while driving along the coast of Spain in Alicante on Friday, police say.
The guy on the ground in the Associated Press photo above is Bill Hillman, 35, of Chicago, who for more than a decade has run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, and just last month helped write the book on how to survive the ritual. Yesterday, the bull won. But it's not as bad as it looks!
A woman jumps from a fountain and into the crowd during the kickoff of the 2014 San Fermin running of the bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. The eight days of bull runs and late-night parties start Monday in the city. Image by Andres Kudacki via AP.
Bullfighter Manuel Dias Gomes looks on as bull dies in Madrid, Spain, Sunday. While bullfighting has been banned in Catalonia and the Canary Islands, Spain's parliament bestowed the fights cultural heritage status last year, keeping the tradition alive. Image by Daniel Ochoa de Olza via AP.
A truck full of live pigs in the north of Spain in Caparosso overturned on the highway on Sunday, killing two cyclists and injuring one. The cyclists were training for an upcoming race.
Times are tough out there for the Spanish monarchy. In a country where the unemployment rate is an overwhelming 25%, Crown Prince Felipe's ascension to the throne, which happens at midnight tonight, will have guests eating only small snacks with nowhere to sit.
A waiter and a man at a tavern in Jaen, Spain, watch TV coverage of King Juan Carlos of Spain's abdication on Monday. King Juan Carlos renounced the throne after 39 years and will be succeeded by his son, Prince Felipe. Image via Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty.
A sub-Saharan migrant sits on top of a pole set in a metallic fence that divides Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Wednesday. During a pre-dawn border storming, police from both sides tried to prevent dozens of the sub-Saharan migrants from entering from Morocco. Image via Santi Palacios/AP.
Three matadors were gored in succession on Wednesday at a major event of Spain's bullfighting season. Fearing more bovine revenge, organizers canceled the remaining fights.
