The Celebration of St. Fermin, also known as the Running of the Bulls, was held today in Pamplona, Spain. One Australian man was gored by a bull that he had been taunting (good idea). His injuries are serious. Six others, including two Americans, were injured. More in the video below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XrJH3CI2qc

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Killer cucumbers are sweeping across Europe as at least 14 people have been killed in a fast-moving E coli outbreak. Spain’s agriculture minister, Rosa Aguilar, has defended the country’s cucumber crop by eating the fruit on TV, while health officials say the death toll is expected to rise as the deadly bacteria makes it way [...]

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The British woman beheaded in a grisly, random supermarket attack in Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands has been identified as Jennifer Mills-Westley, a retiree living between Tenerife and France, where her daughter and grandchildren live. “She was full of life, generous of heart, would do anything for anyone,” said her daughter, adding that her family [...]

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A crazy, homeless man has beheaded a British/Asian woman in a shop in Spain’s Canary Islands. According to the Spanish media, a homeless Bulgarian male has been arrested in the town of Los Cristianos. Witnesses say the man entered a Chinese supermarket and stabbed then beheaded the 62-year-old woman. He then dropped her head outside [...]

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At least 5 people are dead after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the town of Lorca in southern Spain, according to officials. The earthquake struck at a depth of just 0.6 miles at 1650 GMT, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. TV shots immediately showed rescue workers hurrying to get through streets that were filled with [...]

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Five-time major golf champion Seve Ballesteros has died from complications stemming from a brain tumor. He was 54 years old. A statement on his official websites says that he died peacefully at 2:10 a.m. local time on Saturday surrounded by his family at his home in northern Spain. Ballesteros was an inspirational figure in Europe [...]

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Could it be?  After centuries of searching, has a real life Indiana Jones finally found the lost city of Atlantis in the mud flats off southern Spain?  Richard Freund, a professor at the University of Hartford and an archaeologist says he’s done just that. Freund and his team have been searching the marshlands in southern [...]

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I guess Jennifer Aniston was tired of being upstaged by her 23-year-old “Just Go With It” co-star Brooklyn Decker. While blazing the promotional trail for the new film, Aniston, 42, debuted a new haircut, a short bob, during their latest stop in Spain. She was also spotted kissing a furry puppet.  Okaaaaay. Related articles Jennifer [...]

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Babies are having babies.  That’s what the world is coming to. It seems a 10-year-old girl from Romania has given birth a baby Spain.  The girl was taken to a local hospital last week for a cesarean as doctors were concerned about complications due to the girl’s young age. The baby, however, wound up being [...]

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Let’s face it, we self-centered Americans need a reminder from the global community every once in a while that there are FAR worse things out there in the big, scary world than having terrorists slam jet planes into our workplaces and landmarks. See also: 9/11 Videos: Summary of LIVE News Coverage from September 11 (VIDEO) [...]

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Happy Birthday, Mr. President! President Barack Obama turns 49 today. His family will not be at his side as First Lady Michelle Obama has taken their youngest daughter, Sasha Obama, to Spain. Their other daughter, Malia Obama, is currently attending summer camp. Obama has been pretty candid about his feelings with regard to his birthday, [...]

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Tragedy struck at an amusement park in Spain last night, as a 15-year-old girl was killed and two others were taken to the hospital with severe injuries when an amusement park ride in Barcelona broke in midair. One boy who was on the ride suffered some injuries but was able to walk away from the [...]

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