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Basque Militants Declare Permanent Cease-Fire in Spain

But statement falls short of government hopes

(Newser) - The militant Basque separatist group ETA declared a permanent cease-fire today in what it called a firm step toward ending its bloody, decades-long independence fight—but the Spanish government quickly demanded it disband outright. Masked ETA members announced the cease-fire in a video distributed to Spanish media, and ETA's statement...

In Case of Sunken Treasure: WikiLeaks, Nazis, a Painting

Lawyers: US offered to trade Spain shipwreck gold for Nazi loot

(Newser) - It's the stuff of movies: An American diplomat offered to help Spain regain $500 million in sunken treasure in return for its help in recovering a Pissarro painting allegedly stolen by the Nazis. Or so say lawyers for Florida-based treasure-hunting firm Odyssey Marine Exploration, who point to cables released by...

'El Gordo' Holiday Lottery to Pay Out $3B

World's richest lottery spreads the wealth

(Newser) - Spain is bringing billions of holiday good wishes to winners of the world's richest lottery. The contest known as "El Gordo"—the Fat One—is paying out a whopping $3 billion in cash. But the money doesn't go into a single jackpot. Instead it's doled out in a...

17th-Century Painting Is a Velázquez, After All

Portrait of Philip IV goes back on display at the Met

(Newser) - A Velázquez painting of Spain’s Philip IV has been redeemed after more than three decades of uncertainty. In 1973, the work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art was called inauthentic, likely the work of one of the Spanish master’s disciples. But after a year’s restoration, experts...

In Spanish Cave, Neanderthal Bones Tell of Cannibalism

Fragments come from group of 12, possibly related

(Newser) - In the forests of northern Spain is a cave named El Sidrón, and inside lies one of the richest troves of Neanderthal remains known to man. Since explorers first stumbled upon jawbones in 1994, 1,800 Neanderthal bone fragments have been discovered there, some of which contain accessible bits...

Thieves Offer Scrap Dealer $1M Sculpture for $65

Stolen Chillida, Picasso works recovered

(Newser) - A Spanish gang of late contenders for the "Dumbest Criminal of 2010" award offered to sell a scrap merchant an iron sculpture worth close to $1 million ... for just $65, police say. The artwork, by Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida, has been recovered, along with works by Pablo Picasso and...

WikiLeaks Cable Triggers Lawsuit Over Journo's Death

WikiLeaks: Spain colluded with US to quash charges against troops

(Newser) - The family of a Spanish cameraman killed by American forces in Baghdad have launched what could be the first legal action to use WikiLeaks diplomatic cables as evidence. Jose Couso died along with a Reuters cameraman in 2003 when a US tank shell hit their hotel, a Pentagon-approved safe haven...

Spain Busts Gang Linked to Forged Terrorist Passports

International operation supplied to Qaeda-linked groups

(Newser) - Police arrested seven people in Spain and three in Thailand in an international sting on a group suspected of forging passports for an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group, the Spanish Interior Ministry said today. The detainees formed part of a group based in Thailand and linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based Islamic group...

Spain Bans Gum That's Too Sticky

Lawmakers decide old gum is too expensive to clean off streets

(Newser) - Spanish lawmakers have come up with an ingenious way to save local governments money: Make chewing gum less sticky. Local councils have apparently been complaining that gummed-up sidewalks cost too much to scrub, so the Spanish cabinet has ruled that all gum in the country must now use a less-sticky...

Germany Must Step Up in Euro Crisis
Germany Must Stop Carping, Step Up in Euro Crisis 




roger cohen
Nov 29, 2010 1:59 PM CST

Germany Must Stop Carping, Step Up in Euro Crisis

Berlin's not getting the bigger picture, writes Roger Cohen

(Newser) - Is the euro the new League of Nations—a grand experiment that eventually gets abandoned and left to waste away? With bailouts in Greece and Ireland and threats to Portugal and Spain, the currency “can no longer take its survival for granted just because its collapse would be unthinkable,...

Europe Markets in Turmoil Over Debt Worries

New concerns (and rumors) center on Portugal, Spain

(Newser) - Authorities across Europe rejected a report that a Portuguese bailout would cut the risk of Spain needing similar action, the Wall Street Journal reports. A German paper had cited German finance ministers in the matter, but the ministry, Portugal, Spain, and the European Commission all said Portugal wasn’t being...

Spanish Bailout Could Be Too Much for Euro

Nation's collapse represents 'systemic risk' for EU

(Newser) - The eurozone has bailed out troubled member states with success thus far, but Europe now faces a graver economic threat then ever before: the possibility of a major economic collapse in Spain. The busts in Greece and Ireland (and now possibly Portugal) have all been manageable because the economies in...

Google Maps Steps Into New Territory Dispute

Declares Perejil/Leila Island a Moroccan, then Spanish territory

(Newser) - Google Maps, which accidentally triggered an invasion last week, has found itself in the midst of yet another international territory dispute. At issue: a tiny island off the coast of Morocco, which Spain calls Perejil island, and Morocco calls Leila. Both countries claim the chunk of rock, which is inhabited...

Child-Mom Not 10, Argue Neighbors

'Lies!' they say ... she's more like 13, or 14, or 15

(Newser) - Somehow, "15-year-old gives birth to baby!" just doesn't have the same ring to it—but that may be closer to the truth, at least according to former neighbors of the supposedly 10-year-old girl who gave birth last week in Spain. The AP met with a group of them...

Gays Hold 'Kiss-In' to Protest Pope

Pope bashes Spain's gay marriage, abortion and divorce laws on Barcelona trip

(Newser) - Pope Benedict strongly defended traditional families and the rights of the unborn today, attacking Spanish laws that allow gay marriage, fast-track divorce, and easier abortions as he dedicated Barcelona's iconic basilica, the Sagrada Familia. Families, the pope argued, are built on the "indissoluble love of a man and a...

Dads' Names Demoted in Spain

Father's surname won't get automatic priority

(Newser) - A planned change to Spain’s baby-naming laws means dads’ monikers will no longer automatically take precedence, the Guardian reports. In Spain, people typically have two last names, with the father’s traditionally appearing first—and automatically taking the first slot if the parents can’t agree on an order....

10-Year-Old Mom No Big Deal: Grandma

Gypsy woman says it's a normal development

(Newser) - The grandmother whose 10-year-old daughter just gave birth in Spain doesn't understand what the hubbub is about, the AP reports. The 30-something woman, identified only as Olimpia, says she's happy to have a granddaughter. News of the birth has provoked shock around the world, but the family, Romanian gypsies living...

10-Year-Old Gives Birth
 10-Year-Old Gives Birth 
Nov 2, 2010 12:40 PM CDT

10-Year-Old Gives Birth

It's not uncommon in their country, says mom

(Newser) - Ten years old: An age for playing with your friends and … giving birth? Apparently so, for one youngster in Spain whose baby was born last week. The baby’s father is also a minor, the AP reports, citing local newspapers. One local report quoted the new mother’s own...

Stop Blaming Columbus for Syphilis

It was in Europe long before he sailed to America

(Newser) - Because the first recorded cases of European syphilis occurred in 1495, Christopher Columbus has often been blamed for introducing the disease to his home shores. The explorer may still may have brought syphilis back—he and his crew had ample opportunities for exposure—but it was present on his side...

Streetwalkers Ordered to Wear Neon Vests

Prostitutes in one Spanish town must wear neon bibs or pay a fine

(Newser) - The prostitutes of one Spanish town are about to get a little more clothed. Women looking for customers on the rural highway outside Els Alamus in Catalonia will have to wear neon yellow bibs or pay a $55 fine. Police say they're just trying to protect the women's safety by...

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