http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Jose_ZapateroFind stories, videos, and photos about Jose Zapatero from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:29:01 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Jose_Zapatero14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Jose Zapatero from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/18/maersk.alabama.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/18/maersk.alabama.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S.-flagged ship that played a central role in a bloody hijacking drama last spring was attacked again Wednesday, a busy day for piracy in the dangerous waters off the east coast of Africa.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/18/somalia.pirates.gunfight/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/18/somalia.pirates.gunfight/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomali pirates exchanged gunfire Wednesday over a ransom they received for releasing a Spanish fishing boat, a local journalist in contact with the pirates said.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/17/spain.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/17/spain.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextAll 36 crew members of a Spanish fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates more than a month ago have been freed along with their vessel, the Spanish prime minister said Tuesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/rasmussen.zapatero.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/rasmussen.zapatero.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore resources and personnel are needed to train Afghan security forces so they can become "masters in their own house," NATO's secretary-general said Tuesday.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/11/chavez.spain.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/11/chavez.spain.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez ended a sometimes controversial nine-country tour on a quieter note Friday, meeting with top Spanish leaders in Madrid.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/22/spain.world.oldest.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/22/spain.world.oldest.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Spanish grandmother who became an Internet sensation after dubbing herself the "world's oldest blogger" has died at 97.Fri, 22 May 2009 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/07/spain.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/07/spain.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero reshuffled his cabinet Tuesday, replacing the finance minister and making other changes as the financial crisis deepens in Spain and the conservative opposition shows signs of resurgence.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/madrid.train.bombings.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/madrid.train.bombings.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor five years, the horrible memory has lingered in the minds of Madrid's commuters, quietly riding their trains into the heart of the city. The pain is easing, but it's a nagging ache just the same.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/11/israel.gaza.spain.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/11/israel.gaza.spain.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of demonstrators in Madrid Sunday called for a halt to Israel's attacks on Gaza, in a protest whose sponsors included Spain's ruling Socialist Party.Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/08/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/08/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Spain's prime minister on Thursday hailed a cease-fire proposal as the best way to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/31/spain.eta.bomb.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/31/spain.eta.bomb.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA powerful car bomb exploded outside a regional television station in Spain's Basque region Wednesday after police got a warning call from the separatist group ETA, authorities said.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/19/eta.spain.zapatero/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/19/eta.spain.zapatero/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Basque separatist group ETA is more "isolated" than ever, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said late Thursday, ruling out fresh talks with them.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/13/spain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/13/spain/index.html#cnnSTCTextEven by late-night Spanish standards - where most restaurants don't open for dinner before 9 p.m. - the U.S. election debates were very late, starting at 3 a.m. Madrid time (9 p.m. New York).Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/29/spain.eta/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/29/spain.eta/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said his government is no longer prepared to negotiate with ETA to put an end to Basque separatist violence, according to an interview published Sunday.Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/01/spain.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/01/spain.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree bombs blamed by police on Basque separatist group ETA exploded early Thursday in northern Spain's Basque region, causing damage but no reports of casualties.Thu, 01 May 2008 08:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/30/spain.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/30/spain.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo bombs exploded overnight in northern Spain's Basque country, though there were no reports of casualties.Thu, 01 May 2008 00:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/20/spain.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/20/spain.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the second time in three days, a bomb went off in northern Spain Sunday preceded by a warning call by the Basque separatist group ETA.Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/17/spain.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/17/spain.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextA powerful bomb preceded by a warning call exploded in Spain's northern city of Bilbao, the largest Basque city, early Thursday, injuring numerous police officers. Officials blamed the attack on the Basque separatist group ETA.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/11/spain.election2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/11/spain.election2/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpanish Prime Minister-elect Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero won an investiture vote in parliament Friday to formally begin a second term in office, two days after losing his investiture bid on the first ballot.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/11/spain.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/11/spain.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpain commemorated victims of the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings with somber ceremonies on Tuesday at three stations in the capital where 191 people died in the Islamic terrorist attacks.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/10/spain.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/10/spain.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpain's governing Socialists were on Monday seeking the support of smaller parties after an election that left the country deeply divided politically. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/09/spain.goodman/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/09/spain.goodman/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's a rematch in Spain in Sunday's elections, as the Socialist prime minister, who won an upset victory four years ago in the wake of the Madrid train bombings, faces the conservative challenger.Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/07/spain.police/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/07/spain.police/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man shot and killed a former town councilman from the ruling Socialist Party in northern Spain on Friday, just two days before national elections, in an attack blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:47:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720463,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720463,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe murder in Basque country is a tragic parallel to the eve of the 2004 elections, when terror also struck the country. But how will it affect the vote?Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/29/spain.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/29/spain.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bomb has exploded at a political party office in northern Spain early Friday, causing damage but no injuries -- just 10 days ahead of national elections.Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/21/spain.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/21/spain.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpain put its security forces on maximum alert on Thursday ahead of the general elections on March 9 -- four years after the Madrid train bombings shook the last elections and continue to reverberate through the conscience of society.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/06/spain.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/06/spain.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpain is still the preferred route to Europe for many Africans seeking a better life through illegal immigration, but the number of those making the dangerous ocean crossing in flimsy boats has been sharply reduced this year.Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/05/spain.france/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/05/spain.france/index.html#cnnSTCTextA second member of the Spanish Civil Guard who had been in a coma since being shot in the head Saturday -- allegedly by members of the Basque separatist group ETA -- died Wednesday, a Spanish Interior Ministry spokeswoman has told CNNWed, 05 Dec 2007 17:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/04/chad.children/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/04/chad.children/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree French journalists charged in an alleged plot to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe arrived in Paris on Sunday, hours after French President Nicolas Sarkozy held emergency talks in Chad.Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:50:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1678415,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1678415,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSpain's National Court convicted most of the 28 suspects from the 2004 bombings, while others went unpunishedWed, 31 Oct 2007 19:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/24/spain.explosion.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/24/spain.explosion.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA car bomb exploded Friday outside a police station in the Basque city of Durango, slightly injuring two officers in what appeared to be the first attack by the separatist group ETA since it called off a cease-fire in June, officials said.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1628229,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1628229,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Basque separatist group ETA called off its cease-fire on Tuesday, saying the government was not committed to ending the nearly 40-year conflictTue, 05 Jun 2007 21:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/05/spain.eta/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/05/spain.eta/index.htmlBasque separatist group ETA called off a unilateral cease-fire it declared more than a year ago, a statement published in a Basque newspaper said on Tuesday.Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/04/madrid.body/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/04/madrid.body/index.htmlPolice Thursday seized a vehicle and nearby explosives that were ready for "immediate" use as a car bomb, just six days after the Basque separatist group ETA broke a cease-fire with a massive car bomb at Madrid's airport, a Basque regional government official told CNN.Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/03/madrid.body/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/03/madrid.body/index.htmlRescue workers Wednesday found the remains of a man in the rubble of last weekend's Madrid airport blast, making him the first fatality in more than three years in an attack by the Basque separatist group ETA, the Interior Ministry told CNN.Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/30/madrid.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/30/madrid.blast/index.htmlSpain has blamed a powerful bomb explosion Saturday at the country's busiest airport on Basque separatist group ETA, declaring it a violation of a nine-month cease-fire.Sat, 30 Dec 2006 08:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/18/spain.eta/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/18/spain.eta/index.htmlThe Basque separatist group ETA is warning that the fledgling peace process is in "crisis" five months after ETA declared a cease-fire and said it "will respond" if Spain and France do not stop what it called "their attacks on Basque citizens."Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/29/spain.eta/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/29/spain.eta/index.htmlSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has said the government will hold talks to secure a lasting peace with the Basque separatist group ETA.Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/18/catalonia.vote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/18/catalonia.vote/index.htmlVoters in Catalonia have approved by a wide margin a measure giving Spain's semi-autonomous northeastern region even more power, a move that critics contend will weaken the central government.Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/21/spain.eta/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/21/spain.eta/index.htmlSpain's prime minister says the government is ready to start peace talks with ETA, the strongest indication so far that he believes the Basque separatist group's "permanent" cease-fire declared two months ago is indeed holding.Sun, 21 May 2006 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/18/eta.truce/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/18/eta.truce/index.htmlSpain's prime minister says a new police report indicates that the Basque separatist group ETA is sticking to its cease-fire declared last month.Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/11/madrid.bombings/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/11/madrid.bombings/index.htmlA Spanish judge has indicted 29 people in connection with the 2004 Madrid train bombings, including five who are charged directly with the deaths of the 191 victims.Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/07/spain.bail/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/07/spain.bail/index.htmlThree leaders of Batasuna, widely considered to be the political wing of the Basque separatist group ETA, paid $780,000 in bail Friday and left jail, where they were sent last month on charges of inciting violence.Fri, 07 Apr 2006 18:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/07/spain.politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/07/spain.politics/index.htmlPrime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero announced Friday that Defense Minister Jose Bono would leave his post and be replaced by Interior Minister Jose Antonio Alonso.Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/29/spain.basque.leader/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/29/spain.basque.leader/index.htmlA Spanish judge late Wednesday ordered a politician linked to the Basque separatist group ETA jailed on charges of inciting violence, a court official said.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 23:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/28/eta/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/28/eta/index.htmlSpain's prime minister and the opposition leader on Tuesday held their first face-to-face talks on the Basque separatist group ETA's declaration of a "permanent" cease-fire last week.Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/23/eta.ceasefire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/23/eta.ceasefire/index.htmlBasque separatist group ETA said Friday would mark the end of an era in Spain after it announced a "permanent" cease-fire.Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/11/madrid.bombings/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/11/madrid.bombings/index.htmlTwo schoolchildren laid a wreath Saturday in a Madrid park while victims of the Madrid train bombings looked on in a silent ceremony as the nation marked the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed 191 people and wounded 1,741 others.Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/14/spain.bomb/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/14/spain.bomb/index.htmlA car bomb exploded at a discotheque in northern Spain on Tuesday night, causing damage but no injuries because police had cleared the area after a warning call in the name of the Basque separatist group ETA, an Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN.Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/24/spain.eta/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/24/spain.eta/index.htmlThe Spanish government has dismissed a new statement from the Basque separatist group ETA, saying it does not meet expectations, a senior aide to Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told CNN late Thursday.Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/20/spain.eu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/20/spain.eu/index.htmlSpanish voters gave overwhelming support for a European Union constitution Sunday, voting for ratification by a more than 4-1 margin in the first national vote on the proposed charter.Sun, 20 Feb 2005 11:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/01/spain.basque/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/01/spain.basque/index.htmlThe Spanish Parliament has overwhelmingly rejected a sovereignty plan for the troubled northern Basque region.Tue, 01 Feb 2005 23:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/08/spain.relief/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/08/spain.relief/index.htmlSpain is sending 650 troops to the tsunami-struck areas for two months to help with relief and recovery efforts.Sat, 08 Jan 2005 12:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/13/spain.leaders.meets/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/13/spain.leaders.meets/index.htmlFrench President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder have visited their new ally in Spain, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who declared the summit showed that "the old Europe is like new."Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/04/gibraltar.celebrates0830/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/04/gibraltar.celebrates0830/index.htmlSpain has accused the British government of a lack of "self-control" for joining in celebrations Wednesday of the anniversary of Gibraltar's seizure.Wed, 04 Aug 2004 12:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/04/gibraltar.celebrates/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/04/gibraltar.celebrates/index.htmlThousands of Gibraltarians celebrated 300 years of British rule by forming a human chain around "the Rock" while Spain fumed over the presence of a British minister.Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/06/madrid.commission/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/06/madrid.commission/index.htmlA building doorman who alerted police to a suspicious van was the first witness to testify before a Spanish parliamentary commission investigating the March 11 Madrid train bombings.Tue, 06 Jul 2004 10:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/02/spain.afghan.troops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/02/spain.afghan.troops/index.htmlSpain's cabinet has agreed to send nearly 900 more troops to Afghanistan, boosting its current small contingent there to more than 1,000 ahead of the country's elections.Fri, 02 Jul 2004 13:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/20/iraq.spain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/20/iraq.spain/index.htmlA Spanish security patrol has came under fire from Iraqi insurgents after it accompanied Spanish forces leaving Iraq for Kuwait.Thu, 20 May 2004 07:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.spain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.spain/index.htmlSpain has said it will cede its military base in Iraq to the United States between May 15 and 17.Mon, 10 May 2004 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/27/iraq.spain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/27/iraq.spain/index.htmlSpanish troops have left Iraq's holy Shi'ite city of Najaf, where rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is holed up with his militia, for their main base at Diwaniya, officials said on Tuesday.Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.spain.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.spain.us/index.htmlThe United States and Spain are seeking to repair their relationship in the wake of the new Spanish government's decision to remove its troops from Iraq.Thu, 22 Apr 2004 01:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/19/spain.withdraw/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/19/spain.withdraw/index.htmlHonduras has confirmed that it will join Spain in withdrawing its troops from Iraq "in the shortest possible time."Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/19/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/19/iraq.main/index.htmlAs deadly attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq continue to mount in April, American support for sending more troops to the battle front is slowly increasing, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday finds.Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/18/spain.withdraw/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/18/spain.withdraw/index.htmlSpain's 1,400 troops in Iraq will be withdrawn "in the shortest possible time," the country's new prime minister said Sunday.Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/18/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/18/iraq.main/index.htmlThe U.S. military added 11 more troops to the war's death roster Sunday, bringing to 700 the number of American service members killed since March of last year, 504 of them in combat.Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/18/spain.zapatero/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/18/spain.zapatero/index.htmlSpain's 16 new Cabinet members were sworn in Sunday, one day after Socialist Party leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero formally took office as prime minister.Sun, 18 Apr 2004 12:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/17/spain.zapatero/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/17/spain.zapatero/index.htmlSocialist Party leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has been sworn in as Spain's prime minister.Sat, 17 Apr 2004 09:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/16/spain.zapatero/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/16/spain.zapatero/index.htmlSocialist Party leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has won a parliamentary vote to become the Spanish prime minister.Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/26/zapatero.speech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/26/zapatero.speech/index.htmlPrime Minister-elect Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has pledged not to give in to terrorists, bristling at the notion that the Spanish are "cowards" when it comes to facing terrorism.Fri, 26 Mar 2004 11:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/24/spain.leaders/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/24/spain.leaders/index.htmlSpain's new leader is standing firm in his pledge to pull Spanish troops out of Iraq, despite U.S. and British pressure.Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/24/powell.spain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/24/powell.spain/index.htmlSecretary of State Colin Powell has sought to minimize differences with the incoming Spanish prime minister, pledging to continue the close relationship the United States and Spain now share under the current administration.Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/21/eta.statement/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/21/eta.statement/index.htmlA spokesman for Spain's newly elected Socialist Party dismissed a request from Basque separatist group ETA to negotiate without surrendering its weapons.Sun, 21 Mar 2004 12:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/17/bush.terror.zapatero/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/17/bush.terror.zapatero/index.htmlFive suspects are to be quizzed in connection with last week's train bombings in Madrid, one day after a sixth suspect appeared before a Spanish judge.Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/15/spain.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/15/spain.election/index.htmlSpain's prime minister-elect has described the country's participation in the war in Iraq as "a total error," and says he plans to withdraw 1,300 Spanish troops in June.Mon, 15 Mar 2004 08:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/09/spain.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/09/spain.election/index.htmlSpain's general elections will be held on March 14, the government has announced.Fri, 09 Jan 2004 12:29:00 EST