Sources: BBC
Two people are killed, including the perpetrator, and six others are injured, including three police officers and three seriously, in a shootout at a house in Calldetenes, Catalonia, Spain. 2025-07-8
Germany, Italy, France, and Spain suspend the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of blood clots. 2021-03-15
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
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
China's state-backed church appoints a bishop without the approval of Pope Benedict XVI. 2010-11-20
Protests against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Spain take place. 2010-11-5
Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero reshuffles his cabinet in a move to strengthen his government. 2010-10-20
Pieces of an ancient necropolis taken from Egypt in 1999 are discovered in an antiques shop in Spain. 2010-09-15
British campaigners threaten to arrest Benedict for crimes against humanity when he visits the UK. 2010-04-12