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Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon. Photo: EFE

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon suspended from the bench for 11 years

News Agencies

Spain's Supreme Court says the Spanish judge famous for pursuing cross-border human rights cases has been convicted of…

Politics

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Photo: EFE

Spanish Government to present rigid labour reform on Friday

Spain's government hopes the new law will be radical enough to get to grips with sky-high unemployment while not severing links altogether…

Politics

Police operation

Police arrest presumed member of armed Basque group ETA in Bilbao

There was an arrest warrant issued by Spain's High Court for the suspect, identified as Juan Francisco Gómez López.

Business

Negative outlook

Fitch cuts Caja Laboral to 'BBB+' from A

Reuters

Fitch believes that it will become increasingly challenging for Caja Laboral to sustain profitability and asset quality…

World

Debt crisis

Greek leaders fail to agree on reform and austerity programme

Reuters

A spokesman for the socialist PASOK party said disagreement over pension reform had been the stumbling block.

SPORT NEWS

Basketball

Basketball Euroleague

Aaron Jackson. Photo: EFE

Gescrap Bizkaia were too strong for Real Madrid

APTN

The hosts made a blistering start and thanks to the sharp shooting of Kostas Vasiliadis and Raul Lopez, they cruised into a 34-14 lead…

Soccer

King's Cup

Athletic Club Bilbao will play FC Barcelona in King's Cup

Cesc Fabregas scored one goal and set up another as Barcelona beat Valencia 2-0 on Wednesday to advance to the Copa del…

Soccer

Athletic 6 Mirandes 2

Game of thrones: The Lions will play for King's Cup

Athletic Bilbao ended third-tier Mirandes's remarkable run with a ruthless 6-2 win in their King's Cup semi-final second…

Basque Country Live

Basques sing in honour of St Agatha

On the eve of St Agatha's, hundreds of choirs in several Basque villages and cities, dress up in typical…
Zanpantzarrak flood Ituren and Zubieta with the sound of cowbells

The carnivals held in the villages of Ituren and Zubieta are among the most popular in the Basque Country…
San Sebastian among TripAdvisor's top 15 destinations 'on the rise'

The 'beautiful beaches' of Ondarreta and Zurriola, La Concha bay, seafood restaurants and traditional…
New Basque restaurant 'Donostia' to open in London

Former Barrafina head chef Tomasz Baranski, who has also worked at restaurants Fino and Brindisa for…
Basque firm launches Basque Country surf guide app

The surf guide of the Basque Country aims to provide surfers with the location of the most important…
Video calls Basque-Americans to learn Basque, join the conversation

N.A.B.O.'s 'Join the Conversation, learn Basque' video targets to promote Basque language lessons in…
'It takes three hams before you can slice it properly'

Erasmus student Meryl Geugies met expert ham cutter Sylvain Foucaud. Cutting ham by hand is a skill…
Pintxos take to the Runway

Cook & Fashion held its 8th Edition on December 1st at San Sebastian's Palacio Miramar.
Restless traveler launches Basque Country Cuisine app

The Basque Country: Cuisine and Culture guide application is available in both iPhone and iPad format…
US couple enjoy 'authentic' Basque wedding in San Sebastian

Bob and Deirdre Badal, from California, chose Donostia-San Sebastian as the setting for their intimate…