Sources: BBC
Sixteen people are killed and 22 others are injured when the "Ascensor da Glória" funicular crashes into a building in Lisbon, Portugal. The Portuguese government declares a day of mourning for the following day in remembrance of those deceased. 2025-09-3
Portugal asks the European Union for help to fight large wildfires in the northern and central regions of the country. 2024-09-16
Portugal issues warnings of temperatures as high as 43 °C amid a drought and wildfires in parts of the country. 2022-07-8
Portugal's Constitutional Court rejects a bill legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients as unconstitutional. 2021-03-15
Portugal reports a record 155 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 8,080. 2021-01-12
The Spanish government announce the suspension of all flights from Spain to the United Kingdom beginning tomorrow, with the exception of flights for Spanish citizens residents of Spain. This comes a day after a similar suspension was announced by Portugal. 2020-12-21
Prime Minister António Costa says that an overnight curfew beginning at 11:00 p.m. will be in effect in the country on New Year's Eve. He also added that people would not be allowed to leave their homes between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. from January 1 to 3. 2020-12-17
Portuguese voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the Assembly of the Republic. In line with opinion polls, exit polls show the incumbent Socialist Party winning the most seats, but likely not quite enough to form a majority. 2019-10-6
Tropical Storm Fred's predicted track will turn northeast toward the Azores islands off the coast of Portugal as a Tropical Depression. 2015-09-4
A McCann family spokesman insists reports that Madeleine McCann was taken to the United States after being snatched during a family holiday in Portugal must be treated with caution. 2011-02-18