Caracas/Port of Spain - President Hugo Chavez warned Thursday that Venezuela and "other countries" will veto the final declaration of the Summit of the Americas that is set to take place from Friday in Trinidad and Tobago.
"Venezuela vetoes the declaration of the Americas," he said in the eastern Venezuelan town of Cumana.
Toledo, Spain - Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Valladolid archbishop Braulio Rodriguez Plaza, 65, primate of the Catholic Church in Spain, former primate Antonio Canizares announced Thursday.
Rodriguez Plaza will succeed Canizares as the prelate of Toledo and primate of Spain.
The two posts, which have traditionally belonged together, were left vacant in December when Canizares was appointed prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments at the Vatican.
Madrid - Spain's attorney-general said Thursday he would oppose a request by judge Baltasar Garzon to investigate six US officials over torture claims at the Guantanamo prison camp in Cuba.
Garzon made international headlines in 1998 for issuing an international arrest warrant against General Augusto Pinochet over the deaths of Spanish citizens in Chile.
He has now asked prosecutors to advise whether he should investigate a complaint lodged by an association defending prisoners rights in March.
Madrid - Barcelona are keen to stay well on top of the Spanish Liga by winning away to modest Getafe on Saturday.
Barca are currently six points ahead of dogged pursuers Real Madrid, and will go to Getafe in good heart after Tuesday's creditable 1-1 draw away to Bayern Munich which put them in the European Champions League semi-finals.
Josep Guardiola's team picked up no injuries in Munich. They have a fully fit squad for the first time this season due to the return to fitness of Gabriel Milito, Eric Abidal and Yaya Toure.
Madrid - The presidential election at Real Madrid has been set for June 14, the Spanish football giants announced on Wednesday.
The decision was reached during a board meeting on the day by interim president Vicente Boluda.
Boluda took over the presidency on a temporary basis in January from Ramon Calderon, who resigned in disgrace after media revelations that he had sneaked false delegates into the club's annual general assembly in January.
Gerona, Spain - Dog owners who do not take their pets for walks face fines of up to 400 euros (534 dollars) in the north-eastern Spanish city of Gerona, the daily El Periodico reported Wednesday.
The Catalan provincial capital has approved an order making it compulsory for dogs to get at least 20 minutes of exercise daily, if they are attached to, or kept in, small spaces.
Caracas/Port of Spain - President Hugo Chavez warned Thursday that Venezuela and "other countries" will veto the final declaration of the Summit of the Americas that is set to take place from Friday in Trinidad and Tobago.
Toledo, Spain - Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Valladolid archbishop Braulio Rodriguez Plaza, 65, primate of the Catholic Church in Spain, former primate Antonio Canizares announced Thursday.
Madrid - Spain's attorney-general said Thursday he would oppose a request by judge Baltasar Garzon to investigate six US officials over torture claims at the Guantanamo prison camp in Cuba.
Madrid - Barcelona are keen to stay well on top of the Spanish Liga by winning away to modest Getafe on Saturday.
Madrid - The presidential election at Real Madrid has been set for June 14, the Spanish football giants announced on Wednesday.
Gerona, Spain - Dog owners who do not take their pets for walks face fines of up to 400 euros (534 dollars) in the north-eastern Spanish city of Gerona, the daily El Periodico reported Wednesday.
