Sources: BBC
Nine people are killed, 27 others are rescued, and 48 others are missing when a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, Spain. 2024-09-28
A Spanish court sentences three men to eight months in prison for racist chants directed towards Brazilian football player Vinícius Júnior. 2024-06-10
The death toll from the wildfires and heat wave in Spain and Portugal increases to more than 1,700 people, with more than 1,063 deaths in Portugal. 2022-07-19
A seaplane incident involving the French power grid causes a blackout affecting more than one million users in 9 regions, mostly in Spain, but also in some regions of Portugal. 2021-07-24
Police in Spain formally detain the driver of a high-speed train that derailed and crashed in Santiago de Compostela, killing 78, on July 24. The driver is accused of manslaughter and reckless driving. 2013-07-26
A high-speed train carrying 225 passengers derails near Santiago de Compostela, Spain, leaving 80 dead and over 140 injured. It is Spain's deadliest rail incident since the 2004 Madrid train bombings, and the country's worst accidental train disaster since the Torre del Bierzo rail disaster in 1944. 2013-07-24
Moody's downgrades Spain's credit rating to A1 after Standard & Poor's and Fitch downgraded Spain's rating two weeks ago. 2011-10-18
World Youth Day 2011 organizers announce Pope Benedict XVI’s schedule of activities for the multi-day event, which will take place Aug. 18-21 in Madrid, Spain. 2011-02-10
Protests against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Spain take place. 2010-11-5
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office apologises after "The Sunday Telegraph" obtains a "foolish" document calling for the upcoming September visit of Pope Benedict XVI to be marked by the launch of "Benedict-branded" condoms, the opening of an abortion clinic and the blessing of a same-sex marriage. 2010-04-25