Madrid
Ljubicic beats Roddick to win Indian Wells title
Mar 21, 2010 21:33 EDT
Ljubicic defeats Roddick in 2 tiebreakers to win at Indian Wells; Jankovic wins women's final. Ivan Ljubicic had been in big finals before and always lost. Then getting beat in the first round in five consecutive tournaments last year had him thinking about doing something else.
Veteran Ljubicic wins Indian Wells men's title
Mar 21, 2010 20:55 EDT
Ivan Ljubicic beat American Andy Roddick 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5) Sunday to win the Indian Wells men's title, the first elite Masters 1000 triumph of the Croatian veteran's career.
Ljubicic wins Indian Wells men's title
Mar 21, 2010 20:01 EDT
Ivan Ljubicic beat American Andy Roddick 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5) Sunday to win the Indian Wells men's title, the first elite Masters 1000 triumph of the Croatian veteran's career.
ETA ready for 'path of political change'
Mar 21, 2010 08:26 EDT
The Basque armed separatist movement ETA said on Sunday it is ready to move forward on the path of political change, but it stopped short of renouncing violence as demanded by the Spanish government.
The stain on Spain is shown up again
Mar 19, 2010 17:44 EDT
Spain leaves others to do its dirty work in war against doping. Lance Armstrong could not have been more wrong.
Spanish fishing boats repel pirate attack: owners
Mar 19, 2010 14:50 EDT
Armed, private security guards aboard two Spanish fishing boats Friday repelled an attack from pirates in the Indian Ocean, the boats' owner said.
Berlin sees trade surplus criticism as compliment
Mar 19, 2010 12:58 EDT
Foreign criticism of Germany's trade surplus, most recently from France, is a compliment, Finance Minster Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday.
Europe's bruised economies search for way forward
Mar 19, 2010 10:57 EDT
No quick fixes as Europe's debt-heavy fringe countries seek new sources of growth. The wreckage of Spain's economic growth model stands neatly aligned on the roads leading out of Madrid ? row after row of unsold houses, windows dark, for-sale signs out front.
Barcelona to face Arsenal in Champions League
Mar 19, 2010 08:16 EDT
Arsenal face Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals in a repeat of the 2006 final won by the Spanish giants.
Venezuela asks for details of charges in ETA case
Mar 18, 2010 23:55 EDT
Venezuela asks authorities in Spain for specifics of accusations against ETA suspect. Venezuela has asked authorities in Spain to detail their accusations against an alleged ETA operative accused of helping the Basque separatist group arrange explosives training with Colombian rebels in Venezuela.
British boy kidnapped in Pakistan returns to UK
Mar 18, 2010 17:20 EDT
British boy kidnapped in Pakistan returns to UK after 2-week ordeal. A 5-year-old British boy who was kidnapped and held in Pakistan for two weeks arrived safely back in Britain on Thursday.
Greece ups stakes in quest for EU help
Mar 18, 2010 14:58 EDT
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece raised the stakes on Thursday in its quest for EU help to tackle its debt crisis, saying it cannot achieve promised deficit cuts if its borrowing costs remain so high and may have to call in the IMF.
Greece ups stakes in quest for EU help
Mar 18, 2010 14:58 EDT
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece raised the stakes on Thursday in its quest for EU help to tackle its debt crisis, saying it cannot achieve promised deficit cuts if its borrowing costs remain so high and may have to call in the IMF.
Riera likens Liverpool to 'sinking ship', blasts Benitez
Mar 18, 2010 14:18 EDT
Spanish international Albert Riera says he is considering leaving Liverpool, which he likened to a "sinking ship" under manager Rafael Benitez, because of the lack of time he gets on the pitch.
I wouldn't bet on Bayern, says coach van Gaal
Mar 18, 2010 13:55 EDT
Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal said Thursday he would not bet on the German giants winning their first Champions League title since 2001 on the eve of this season's quarter-final draw.
Messi-inspired Barcelona reach Champions League quarters
Mar 17, 2010 21:54 EDT
Barcelona will rely on the magical skills of Lionel Messi to lead them to the Champions League final in Madrid and become the first team to defend the title since the competition's inception in 1993.
Ransom paid for British boy kidnapped in Pakistan: Spanish police
Mar 17, 2010 17:36 EDT
A ransom for a five-year-old British boy kidnapped during a family holiday in Pakistan and freed this week was paid in Paris, Spanish police said Wednesday, as five people were detained.
Goya, modern masters rub shoulders in Milan
Mar 17, 2010 17:02 EDT
Spanish painter Francisco Goya rubs shoulders with modern masters such as Francis Bacon and Pablo Picasso in an exhibit that opened Wednesday at Milan's Palazzo Reale.
Ransom paid for British boy kidnapped in Pakistan: Spanish police
Mar 17, 2010 16:58 EDT
A ransom for a five-year-old British boy kidnapped during a family holiday in Pakistan and freed this week was paid in Paris, Spanish police said Wednesday, as five people were detained.
Ransom paid for British boy kidnapped in Pakistan: Spanish police
Mar 17, 2010 16:54 EDT
A ransom for a five-year-old British boy kidnapped during a family holiday in Pakistan and freed this week was paid in Paris, Spanish police said Wednesday, as five people were detained.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Motto: "Fui sobre agua edificada, mis muros de fuego son. Esta es mi insignia y blasón" (On water I was built, my walls are made of fire. This is my ensign and escutcheon) [1][2] | |||
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  Madrid
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| Coordinates: 40°23′N 3°43′W / 40.383°N 3.717°W | |||
| Country |  Spain | ||
| Region | Community of Madrid | ||
| Founded | 9th century | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Land | 607 km2 (234.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 10,506 km2 (4,057 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 667 m (2,188 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - City | 3,213,271 | ||
| - Density | 5,293.69/km2 (13,708/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 7,061,748 | ||
| population-ranking: 1st | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 28001-28080 | ||
| Area code(s) | 34 (Spain) + 91 (Madrid) | ||
| Website | www.munimadrid.es | ||
