Police in Barcelona fired gunshots Tuesday to stop a man who stole a butane gas truck and drove it at high speed against traffic on a city highway, ramming several cars along the way, a police spokeswoman said. Authorities ruled out terrorism as a motive.
Thousands of protesters marched Saturday in Barcelona to demand that Spain’s conservative-led government increase its efforts to take in refugees from war-torn countries like Syria.
European Union foreign policy czar Federica Mogherini said on Monday that embassies of European countries and of the European Union will remain in Tel Aviv even if US President Donald Trump goes ahead with his plan to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem.
Pop star Justin Bieber got into a tussle with an eager fan while on his way to a performance in Barcelona on Tuesday, leaving the fan with a bloody mouth and a story to tell for years to come to his fellow Beliebers.
Upsetting millions of Brazilians two years ago, soccer star Neymar jumped from Brazil to Spain to play for Barcelona. Now a Brazilian court is taking a shot of its own by charging that Neymar didn’t declare all his businesses, income, and assets and owes the nation of his birth millions in taxes.
Reports suggest that two people are seriously wounded following a shooting in a Barcelona hotel on Tuesday afternoon. The gunmen, who have not yet been identified, are believed to have intentionally targeted the wealthier, La Rambla street this afternoon. Current information is still
Spanish authorities arrested two individuals on Tuesday who were suspected of attempting to recruit aspiring jihadis through official Islamic State (IS/ISIS) propaganda.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports on a strange and horrible story from Spain, where “a 13-year-old boy armed with a crossbow and knife killed a teacher and wounded four others at his school in Barcelona on Monday before being subdued.” It is the first murder of a teacher at school in Spain in decades.
