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Snowstorm brings chaos to Madrid

A heavy snowstorm caused chaos Friday at Madrid's Barajas Airport, where flights were suspended for hours before Europe's fourth-busiest airport reopened in the late afternoon.

Bin Laden son appeals asylum denial

A son of Osama bin Laden has appealed a Spanish decision denying him asylum in the country, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman said Thursday.

Bin Laden son loses asylum plea

One of Osama bin Laden's sons has been denied asylum in Spain, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman told CNN on Wednesday.

Time.com: Bin Laden's Son Loses Political Asylum Bid in Spain

Omar bin Laden is held at Madrid's airport while his case rumbles on and experts puzzle over why he made the request in the first place

Spain: Mechanics of crashed plane questioned

The Spanish judge investigating an August plane crash that killed 154 people in Madrid will question three mechanics on suspicion of manslaughter, a Madrid Superior Court spokesman said Thursday.

Time.com: Spanair Mechanics Questioned Over Crash

A Madrid court says the judge probing the Spanair plane crash that killed 154 people in August has called in three mechanics for questioning on suspicion of manslaughter

DNA to identify Spain air tragedy victims

DNA tests will be needed to identify many of the 153 people killed in a Spanish plane crash, officials said Thursday.

Passengers reportedly saw flames before jet crashed, killing 153

Passengers said they saw flames and then heard an explosion moments before a Spanair jet crashed on takeoff Wednesday at Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 153 people, according to local media.

Plane in Madrid crash a 'workhorse'

The MD-82 model plane which crashed in Madrid Wednesday killing 'most' of the 172 people onboard has been the workhorse of many U.S. carriers for years, CNN Aviation Correspondent Richard Quest says.

Police find new ETA car bomb cache

Police found more explosives and bomb-making components Friday near the site where they seized a vehicle and explosives a day earlier that were ready for "immediate" use as a car bomb, apparently by the Basque separatist group ETA, a Basque regional government official told CNN.

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