milla jovovich

2010-03-19T18:01:47Z

Milla Jovovich presents the the new Tommy Hilfiger bag to Benefit Breast Health International held at The English Court Madrid, Spain - 18.03.10

Europe's bruised economies search for way forward

2010-03-19T08:15:25Z

<div id="subtitle">No quick fixes as Europe's debt-heavy fringe countries seek new sources of growth</div><div><p>The wreckage of Spain's economic growth model stands neatly aligned on the roads leading out of Madrid — row after row of unsold houses, windows dark, for-sale signs out front.</p><p>Spain and other countries on Europe's...

Madrid lands 2010 MTV European music awards

2010-03-16T14:16:06Z

<div><p>Madrid will host the host the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony on November 7, organisers said Tuesday.</p><p>It will be the second time the annual event has been held in Spain after Barcelona in 2002.</p><p>The ceremony, which has a pote...

Fotogramas Awards 2010

2010-03-16T01:30:32Z

MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 15: Spanish actress Monica Cruz attends Fotogramas magazine awards at the Joy Eslava Club on March 15, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

Zidane launches reality TV search for new talent

2010-03-15T13:17:41Z

<div><p>Reality TV has helped discover fresh musical talent and now two veteran football stars in Spain plan to use the format in a global search for a new star of the game.</p><p>France legend Zinedine Zidane and Enzo Francescoli of Madrid 2004 terror bombings in Atocha train station, Madrid, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Thursday marks the sixth anniversary of Europe's worst terrorist attack claimed by Muslim militants which killed 191 people and injured 1,800. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

APTOPIX Spain Bombings Anniversary

2010-03-11T08:46:27Z

A woman places flowers on a tree in memory of the victims of the Madrid 2004 terror bombings, during a ceremony in Retiro park, Madrid, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Thursday marks the sixth anniversary of Europe's worst terrorist attack claimed by Muslim militants which killed 191 people and injured 1,800. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Spain honors victims of Madrid train bombings on 6th anniversary of massacre</div><div><p>Hours after terrorist bombs ripped through Madrid commuter trains six years ago Thursday, an outpouring of grief engulfed the city, with people flocking to makeshift shrines to leave tokens of mourning.</p><p>Now, as part of the commemorations of the massacre, a govern...

Spanish hostage freed in Mali arrives home

2010-03-10T10:30:26Z

<div><p>MADRID (Reuters) - One of three Spanish aid workers kidnapped by a group believed to be al Qaeda's wing in North Africa arrived back in Spain Wednesday after she was released in Mali.&...

Spaniard kidnapped in Mauritania 'being freed'

2010-03-10T01:15:58Z

<div><p>Spanish aid worker Alicia Gamez, 39, one of three kidnapped in Mauritania by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in November, is "being freed" an anti-terrorist source in Madrid said Wednesday.</p><p>"She is being taken to a safe place," the ...

Cypress Hill to perform at Rock In Rio Madrid

2010-03-08T13:17:04Z

<div><p>US hip hop band Cypress Hill will perform on the second last day of the of the five-day Rock in Rio Madrid music festival in Spain, in June, organisers said Monday.</p><p>The California-based band, which will release its eighth album "Ride Up" in April, will take the stage on June 11 before the headline performance b...

Real's Benzema ruled out of Lyon clash - press

2010-03-08T03:16:09Z

<div><p>Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema will miss Wednesday's Champions League clash with his old club Lyon due to a groin strain, Spanish newspapers reported.</p><p>The Frenchman has not played since Real suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Lyon in their last-16 first-leg match in MADRID (Reuters) - David Ferrer crushed Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 6-0 to fire depleted champions Spain into the quarter-finals of the <...

Thousands rally in Spain against abortion law

2010-03-07T07:45:07Z

<div><p>Tens of thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators gathered Sunday in at least four Spanish cities to protest a new law that allows abortions without restrictions up to 14 weeks.</p><p>Organizers' spokesman Victor Gago said one march, in which demonstrators carried banners saying "Yes to Life," blocked Madrid's central Sol square. Besides the capital, rallies were held in Barce...

Debate about bullfighting stepped up in Spain

2010-03-05T09:00:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Spain debates bullfighting: a glorious tradition or a bloody blast from the past?</div><div><p>Three conservative regions of Spain defended bullfighting on Friday and pledged legislation to enshrine it as a pillar of their cultural heritage, as another area of the country considers banning the sport.</p><p>Bullfighting remains very popular in some regions of Spain, but it is no longer the powerful dr...

Spanish regions scrap over bullfighting

2010-03-05T08:30:44Z

<div><p>MADRID (Reuters) - A movement to outlaw bullfighting has become entwined in Spain's combustible regional politics, with Madrid calling for the traditional spectacle to be declared cultural heritage just as Catalonia debates a ban.</p><p>A debate in the Catalan parli...

'Premios de la Musica' Awards 2010

2010-03-04T13:34:09Z

MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 04: Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes attends "Premios de la Musica" awards at Calderon Theater on March 4, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

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Alejandro Amenabar Presents 'Agora' in DVD and Blu-Ray

2010-03-04T09:34:48Z

MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 04: Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar presents "Agora" in DVD and Blu-Ray, at El Corte Ingles on March 4, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

Spanish hotels under attack from bed bugs

2010-03-03T12:17:40Z

<div><p>Authorities in Madrid have declared war on a growing and formidable enemy -- bed bugs that are infesting hotel rooms throughout the country at an alarming rate.</p><p>The government for the Madrid region has published a manual to make people and businesses more aware of the tiny pests and how to get rid of them.</p><p>The number of bed bugs actually declined in Spain ...

Spanish "botnet" potent enough to attack country: police

2010-03-03T10:15:52Z

<div><p>MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish criminals who stole bank details from computers around the world did not realize the power of the illegal network they had created which could have paralyzed an entire country's computer systems, police said.</p><p>Police gave a news conference on Wednesday, a day after they arrested three people for what they believe to have bee...

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