Madrid - Royal Dutch Shell is "very interested" in working in Iraq if the judicial

Madrid- Spanish police have seized some 500,000 falsified products, with an estimated market value of 20 million euros (31 million dollars) in their biggest operation against industrial piracy so far, police said Thursday.

The Chinese-made products included shirts, trousers, bags, belts, watches and sunglasses imitating well-known brands. They were found in seven containers which had arrived in the ports of Valencia and Barcelona.

Four people, including an Indian citizen, were held.

Madrid - Spain's Equality Minister Bibiana Aido has angered Muslims by criticizing the Islamic headscarf, alleging that it undermines the rights of women, media reported Thursday.

Madrid - Spain may start pushing for the right to life and freedom for apes in the European Union, press reports said Thursday.

Madrid - Spanish doctors are preparing to perform the country's first face transplant operation, one of the first in the world, media reported Wednesday.
Doctor Pedro Cavadas said he had two young candidates for the operation, one of whom has been disfigured by burns and the other by a disease.
The transplant would only cover the lower half of the face below the eyes. The medical team in the eastern city of Valencia was waiting for a suitable donor to appear.
The National Transplant Organization has given the green light to the operation. It still needs the approval of regional health authorities, which was regarded as a mere formality.