Palma De Mallorca

Businesses appear to be cutting jobs this time in response to the slowdown
Spain's King Juan Carlos has had four operations in the past two years
Spain's King Juan Carlos has had four operations in the past two years
Spain's King Juan Carlos has had four operations in the past two years
Barcelona's defender Gerard Pique celebrates after scoring
Barcelona's forward Lionel Messi (C) clashes with Mallorca's midfielder Jose Luis Marti
Barcelona's forward Lionel Messi (C) clashes with Mallorca's midfielder Jose Luis Marti
Barcelona's defender Gerard Pique celebrates after scoring
Princess Cristina and her husband Inaki Urdangarin arrive at the Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca in February
Urdangarin was questioned in court for the second straight day
Anti-monarchy protesters demonstrate near a court in Palma de Mallorca
Anti-monarchy protesters demonstrate near a court in Palma de Mallorca
Anti-monarchy protesters demonstrate near a court in Palma de Mallorca
Anti-monarchy protesters demonstrate near a court in Palma de Mallorca
Urdangarin is suspected of embezzling public money paid to a charity that was under his control
Spain's Princess Cristina and her husband Inaki Urdangarin arrive at the Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca
The courtroom at the courthouse in Palma de Mallorca where Inaki Urdangarin will be questioned by a judge on February 25
Spanish policemen stand in front of a Spanair office at the Son Sant Joan airport
A Spanair's employee cries during a meeting at the Son Sant Joan airport
Spanair's employees hug each other at the Son Sant Joan airport

Spain detains man 'plotting Columbine-style massacre'

Spanish police said Thursday they had arrested a 21-year-old man as he received 140 kilograms (310 pounds) of explosives and chemicals to carry out a Columbine-style massacre of students.
 

Sudden Spanair shut-down strands passengers

Passengers were stranded at Spanish airports Saturday after airline Spanair abruptly went bust, cancelling all its future flights at half an hour's notice.
 

Spanair passengers stranded after collapse

Passengers were stranded at Spanish airports Saturday after airline Spanair abruptly went bust, cancelling all its flights at short notice.
 

Italy disaster could hit cruise industry

MILAN (Reuters) - The spectacular cruise liner accident off the coast of Italy is not just a disaster for the ship's owners, but could inflict wider damage on an industry already facing stiff headwinds.
 

Spanish king forced son-in-law to quit job in 2006

King Juan Carlos told his son-in-law in 2006 to cut ties with a company now mired in corruption allegations, an official at Spain's royal palace said Sunday.
 

Anti-crisis protests shake up Spanish elections

Protesters fuming over Spain's economic crisis and sky-high jobless rate camped in Madrid and across the country Wednesday to vent their anger ahead of weekend local elections.
 

New Florida museum has largest Dali collection outside Spain

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters Life!) - Some of Salvador Dali's most famous paintings have a new home in Florida with the opening of a $36 million museum designed to reflect the Spanish painter's surreal style.
 

Passengers clog Spain's airports as wildcat strike ends

Hundreds of thousands of passengers packed Spain's airports Sunday as air services returned to normal after the military forced air traffic controllers to end a 24-hour wildcat strike under threat of jail.
 

Controller sickout causes Spain travel chaos

Controller sickout causes Spain travel chaos, shuts down Madrid airport and 7 others. The Spanish government said late Friday it would allow its military to take over control of airspace if air traffic controllers did not return to work from a massive sickout that left hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded.
 

Trojan may have contributed to fatal 2008 Madrid air crash

An investigation into the 2008 crash of Spanair Flight 5022 has revealed that a trojan-infected central computer system may have contributed to the fatal accident, according to reports.. An investigation into the 2008 crash of Spanair Flight 5022, which killed 154 people, has revealed that a trojan-infected system may have contributed to the fatal accident, according to a report in the Spanish daily newspaper El Pais. An internal Spanair report indicated that a central computer system used to monitor problems in the aircraft was infected with malware, according to El Pais. The infected computer system, which was located at the airline's headquarters in Palma de Mallorca, failed to detect several technical problems with the airplane. Had the issues been identified, the plane should not have been able to take off, the newspaper states. The flight, destined for the Canary Islands, crashed on Aug. 20, 2008 after takeoff from Madrid Barajas International Airport in Spain. Of the 172 people
 

Michelle Obama meets Spain's king

Michelle Obama travels to Spanish resort island of Mallorca, meets King Juan Carlos. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha had lunch with Spain's king and queen on Sunday at the royal family's holiday retreat on the resort island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean.
 

Michelle Obama meets Spain's king

Michelle Obama travels to Spanish resort island of Mallorca, meets King Juan Carlos. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha had lunch with Spain's king and queen on Sunday at the royal family's holiday retreat on the resort island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean.
 

Fluid on the lungs killed Boyzone singer

MAJORCA, Spain (Reuters) - A post mortem on Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, 33, on the Spanish island of Majorca revealed Tuesday that he died of natural causes due to fluid on the lungs, a court official said Tuesday.
 

Gately, of Irish boy band Boyzone, dies in Spain

Stephen Gately of Irish boy band Boyzone dies in Mallorca, leaves behind partner. Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site. He was 33.
 

Gately, of Irish boy band Boyzone, dies in Spain

Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site. He was 33.
 

Gately of Irish boy band Boyzone dies in Mallorca

Stephen Gately of Irish boy band Boyzone dies in Mallorca, leaves behind partner. Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site Sunday. He was 33.
 

Mallorca moves to limit bomb damage to tourism

MADRID (Reuters) - Although no people were hurt by bombings in Mallorca at the weekend, people working in Spain's already battered tourist industry are concerned the economically vital sector might not escape unscathed.
 

Spanish police unsure if ETA still in Mallorca

Spanish police investigate if Basque group ETA still has unit on Mallorca after bombings. Spanish police said Monday they aren't sure whether the armed Basque group ETA still has a unit on Mallorca following its planting of at least three small bombs on the Mediterranean tourist island.
 

2 bombs explode on Spain's Mallorca; no injuries

2 bombs blamed on Basque separatists explode on Spain's Mallorca; no injuries. Two small bombs blamed on Basque separatist group ETA exploded Sunday in downtown locations on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca, causing no injuries, the government said. Police defused a third device found nearby.
 

Spain on maximum alert for 50th anniversary of ETA

Spain on maximum alert for 50th anniversary of Basque group blamed for 2 bombings this week. The leaders of Spain's main political parties paid tribute to two slain police officers Friday as security forces guarded against a fresh attack on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the armed Basque group ETA.
 

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Palma
Palma de Mallorca.jpg
Flag of PalmaCoat of arms of Palma
FlagCoat of Arms
Location
Coordinates : 39°34′N 002°39′E / 39.567°N 2.65°E / 39.567; 2.65
Administration
CountrySpain
Autonomous CommunityBalearic Islands
ProvinceBalearic Islands
Administrative Divisions5
MayorAina Calvo Sastre (PSOE)
Geography
Land Area208.63 km2
Altitude13 m AMSL
Population
Population401.270 (2009)
Density2,024.57 hab./km2 ()
General information
Native namePalma (Catalan)
Spanish namePalma
NicknameCiutat
Time zoneCET (GMT +1)
- summerCEST (GMT +2)
Postal code07001 - 07014
Area code+34 (Spain) + 971 (Balearic Islands)
Websitehttp://www.palma.es/