Basque Country News & Information

TWO Spaniards who attempted to smuggle eight refugees out of a Greek camp have been released on bail, subject to a payment of €2,000 due in 12 days and a ban on leaving the country until they do so.

AN HISTORIC member of one of ETA's most bloodthirsty cells, the Madrid Commando, has won her battle for prison leave after 18 months of court cases.

SPAIN'S right-wing president Mariano Rajoy will go to area deputy Javier Maroto's wedding today – to his boyfriend.

PROTESTS in Bilbao ahead of the national Economic Summit have turned violent and led to seven arrests after widespread damage was caused to shops, bank branches and bars in the city centre.

DAMAGE to the brain caused by long-term cannabis consumption is reversible in the long term, an investigation centre in Vitoria (Basque Country) has revealed.

FOR the first time ever, an actor with Down’s Syndrome has received an international film award.

High Court judge, Baltasar Garzón, went one stage further today in the fight against terrorism by banning all activities by Askatasuna and Demokrazia 3 Milioi (D3M) for a total of three years, which could be extended...

It is possible to sign up for the annual naturist race on Sopelana's Barinatxe (La Salvaje) beach today until up to half an hour before its scheduled start at 12pm to coincide with low tide.

Pelota Vasca requires great physical effort to cover the distances of the trinquet and the frontón. The force with which the ball is thrown can generate speeds of up to 300 km an hour (186mph).

The Sopelana nudist race held yesterday on Barinatxe beach attracted 130 athletes of both sexes from all over the world. The annual 5,000m race has been held every year since 1998 and attracted Spanish runners from...

Postal workers demonstrate in Bilbao today outside their workplace, where they have been on strike for 18 days, while the build up of undelivered mail in Vizcaya reaches a historical level of two and a half million...