El ministro de Industria, Miguel Sebastián, ha afirmado que el Gobierno hará todo lo posible para que Repsol YPF siga siendo "independiente y española" porque, recordó, se trata de una empresa "clave" para el suministro energético del país.  Leer

Los piratas somalíes dan un plazo de diez días para cobrar el rescate y liberar los 25 miembros de su tripulación sin violencia.  Leer

A sus 88 años, Marcos Ana mantiene que "la amnesia política no es buena". Pedro Almodóvar llevará su vida a la gran pantalla.  Leer. Escuchar

Los ministros de Agricultura han aprobado una reforma de su Política Agrícola Común que prevé una reducción de las ayudas directas y aumentos de las cuotas lecheras.  Leer

European and Asian markets fall sharply on fears that the world economy will enter a protracted slump.

El índice de referencia de la Bolsa española se acerca a sus mínimos anuales y ronda los 8.000 puntos por el miedo a la fuerte recesión en las principales economías.  Leer

A US woman goes on trial accused of using a fake online personality to bully a 13-year-old girl who later killed herself.

Stocks fell sharply Thursday in Europe and Asia, a day after a withering sell-off on Wall Street sent U.S. stocks to their lowest close since 2003.

The French president left the financial summit meeting in Washington declaring that it had tamed American capitalism. Then he announced his own meeting in a few weeks in Paris.

With the House set to adjourn at the end of Thursday, the automakers were left with only the dimmest of hopes that Congress would provide any assistance this year.

One anti-government protester was killed and at least 29 were injured Thursday in a pre-dawn grenade attack against anti-government activists occupying the Government House compound in Bangkok, according to news reports from Thailand.

Physicians transplanted a human windpipe, using stem cells from the recipient's bone marrow to reline a donor trachea and prevent its rejection by her immune system.

EU ministers agree to reform farm policy by moving more subsidies away from production and liberalising the dairy market.

A fire breaks out at Berlin's Tegel airport, forcing the authorities to divert flights from the German capital, officials say.

An anti-government protester was killed and at least 29 were injured in an attack against activists occupying the Government House in Bangkok, according to reports.

A Taleban commander in Pakistan's tribal region of Waziristan pulls out of a peace deal with the government.

Instalan un contenedor en la entrada principal para exigir al Gobierno la clausura inmediata de la central burgalesa. Un grupo de activistas se ha encadenado a la puerta.  Leer

The International Monetary Fund approves a $2.1bn (£1.4bn) loan for Iceland, after its banking system collapsed in October.

As the U.S. stock market tumbled to its lowest level in nearly six years, Wall Street traders and many ordinary Americans were asking the same question: Where, oh where is the bottom?

Longtime North Korea watchers say recent public moves by the country fit a familiar and consistent pattern, and that they may even signal an upturn in relations with the United States.