Confrontations between the Royal Navy and Spanish maritime police in the waters around Gibraltar have increased in recent months, stoking tensions between the two nations over the contested territory. The latest and most serious incident took place on December 7 when police in Gibraltar arrested four Spanish Guardia Civil officers who had pursued a speedboat they suspected of drug smuggling ...

A ferry service between Spain and the disputed British colony of Gibraltar reopened Wednesday, 40 years after it was closed by the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco. A 150-seat catamaran, the "Punta Europa Segundo", made the inaugural half-hour crossing from the Spanish port of Algeciras to the rocky islet off Spain's southern coast. A Spanish company, Transcoma, is to ...

Kaiane Aldorino from Gibraltar was named the new Miss World at a glittering two-hour pageant that put South Africa in the spotlight and featured traditional dancers and drummers. The leggy brunette, dressed in white-lace evening gown, was crowned as silver confetti rained down onstage around her. She clapped her ...