Manifestation in favour of the Tibet people.

The surroundings of the consulate of the Popular Republic China in Barcelona, they were the scene for the concentration of pacific character that, as protest, organized the House of the Tibet of this city,...

The World's Favorite Cities

Home is where the heart is. Or is it? What makes a city great? Annually, Simon Anholt tries to answer that question in his 'City Brands Index'. Here's a link to the full report. It's important to note though that...

Reference book

Thomas Buergenthal (Czechoslovakia, 1934) has presented in Barcelona his book " A lucky child " in the International Center of Press. The 73-year-old, surviving author to the fields nazi of Auschwitz and...

Diplo, Spank Rock, Justice to play Sonar Festival 2008

Every year around this time I whisper the same thing, "Maybe I should go somewhere. Hmm.  Maybe Barcelona in June? For a huge festival of amazing art and music? Yeah! This year I'm going to finally go to...

EU warns operators over mobile roaming fees

"The EU has told European mobile phone companies to slash their roaming charges for text messages and internet use before 1 July or face new regulations. The announcement was made by EU communications commissioner Viviane Reding at the Mobile World Congress trade show in...

NXP Software demonstrates `click` video editing for mobile phones

"LifeVibes VideoArtist enables advanced 'one-click' editing capabilities. Users simply shoot video as normal, then select a pre-defined theme such as 'sporty' or 'romantic'. With one click they can apply the theme, complete with audio track, and the clip is ready.Themes can...

Barcelona celebrate his more intercultural Carnival.

The "sambódromo", installed this year in one of the neighborhoods of the north sector of the city, received to 43 showy ones and colourists extras, which combined in his exhibitions the irony, the good humor...

There was closed the Social Catalan Forum.

As response to the call of the Social World Forum (http: // www.forumsocialmundial.org), it finished in Barcelona a day that it celebrated a Day of Action and Global Mobilization. Sedate head office of the...

Raids foiled Barcelona bomb plot, says judge

"A group of alleged Islamist militants arrested in Barcelona at the weekend were planning a suicide bomb attack on the city's public transport system, a Spanish judge said yesterday. Twelve Pakistani and two Indian nationals were detained in a series of raids in the city on...

Spain Arrests 14 in Suspected Terrorist Plot

Spanish authorities have cracked down on a suspected terrorist plot that may have been targeted at disrupting the country's upcoming national elections scheduled for March 9."Spanish police arrested 14 suspected Islamic militants in early morning raids Saturday, and the...

A Ray of Sun in January, Clementines in the Park, Barcelona

On this gray Thursday, I thought it would be the perfect time to share a 'ray of sun' in picture at least with this surprising photo of Clementines in the Park from Barcelona (Spain that is).

How to tell a Catalan from a Castillian

While watching a television show set in Barcelona, I mentioned that the street signs in that Spanish city were not in the Spanish language. “They’re in Catalan, an entirely different language.” My fellow...

Worlds player of the year Kaka

"Factbox on Brazil playmaker Kaka, FIFA`s World Player of the Year, reported by Reuters.Born: April 22, 1982 in Brasilia, Brazil* Makes an immediate impact for Sao Paulo, scoring 12 goals in 27 appearances in the...

Kaka named FIFA's World Player of Year

"AC Milan playmaker Kaka added to his remarkable haul of trophies and titles on Monday when he was named FIFA World Player 2007."

Kaka named FIFA's World Player of Year

A mighty accomplishment for a stellar player...congrats Kaka. "AC Milan playmaker Kaka added to his remarkable haul of trophies and titles on Monday when he was named FIFA World Player 2007. The 25-year-old...

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