Argentina’s president Mauricio Macri has been sworn in, taking over from the country’s often divisive outgoing leader Cristina Fernandez.

Spain’s Princess Cristina will stand trial on tax fraud charges on January 11, a court has announced.

Spain’s King FelipeVI has stripped his sister Princess Cristina of her title as Duchess of Palma de Mallorca in the latest move to distance the royal family from the princess as she awaits trial for tax fraud.

Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for lashing out but Gareth Bale scored a late penalty to give a ragged Real Madrid side all three points from a 2-1 win at Cordoba.

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A Spanish judge has ordered the king’s sister, Princess Cristina, to be tried along with her husband on charges of tax fraud.

A Spanish judge moved closer to indicting Princess Cristina, the sister of newly proclaimed King Felipe VI, paving the way for a historic trial in a corruption and embezzlement investigation centring on her husband.

Most Spaniards want their new king, Felipe, to play a greater role in politics and build bridges between the country’s divided parties and regions, a poll showed yesterday.

Taking the Spanish throne, King Felipe VI sought to inspire his beleaguered countrymen amid troubled economic times and lift patriotic spirits a day after the national team’s humbling exit from the World Cup.

Crown Prince Felipe has ascended to the Spanish throne with guests feasting on tapas nibbles washed down with cava, in a budget buffet celebration.

Crown Prince Felipe ascends to the Spanish throne today, but there won’t be any ritzy official celebrations.

Spain’s King Juan Carlos has announced he will abdicate in favour of his more popular son so that fresh royal blood can rally the nation.

Spain’s King Juan Carlos plans to abdicate and pave the way for his son, Crown Prince Felipe, to become the country’s next king, the nation’s prime minister Mariano Rajoy said today.

Spain’s princess Cristina testified today in a historic judicial hearing aimed at helping determine whether she and her husband illegally used company funds for personal expenses, including lavish parties at their modernist Barcelona mansion.

On a picture perfect spring day in 2009, Spain’s Princess Cristina and her husband held a First Communion celebration bash at their modernist Barcelona mansion with drinks and nibbles served from huge party tents on the sprawling grounds. The cost: €4,591.

Princess Cristina, the younger daughter of Spain’s King Juan Carlos, has been charged with tax fraud and money-laundering, piling further scandal on the once-beloved but increasingly unpopular royal family.

Princess Cristina, the daughter of Spain’s King Juan Carlos, has been subpoenaed by a Spanish court as a suspect in an investigation of alleged tax fraud and money laundering.

Protesters jeered the Spanish king’s son-in-law today as he arrived for questioning by a judge about allegations he and a partner funnelled away millions of euros through fraudulent deals.

The World Wildlife Fund’s branch in Spain has ousted King Juan Carlos as its honorary president — a title he had held since 1968 — after deciding his recent elephant hunting safari was incompatible with its goal of conserving endangered species.

Spain’s king has undergone another operation on his hip, which he broke when he fell during a controversial hunting trip to Africa.

Spain’s King Juan Carlos has been forced to apologise after being caught out taking a holiday elephant hunting as his country struggles through an economic crisis.

Spain’s 74-year-old king came under scathing criticism yesterday for going on an expensive elephant hunting trip in Botswana’s northern Okavango region amid the nation’s deep financial woes.

Spain’s King Juan Carlos has successfully undergone hip replacement surgery to repair minor damage related to arthritis worsened by a fall, his fourth operation in less than two years, royal palace officials said today.

The son-in-law of Spain’s King Juan Carlos has been summoned to appear before a judge as a suspect in a corruption case.

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King Juan Carlos of Spain successfully underwent lung surgery to remove a small benign growth today, doctors said.

Two Argentinian men were joined in Latin America’s first same-sex marriage, travelling to the southernmost tip of the Americas to find a welcoming spot to wed.

AS the family of the Tipperary man accused of plotting to murder the President of Bolivia prepare to bury him later today, it has emerged two more men have been arrested in the south American country in relation to the alleged plot.

WE’VE all felt that the value of the euro can be a bit of a joke in these early days of recession, but to put the face of Homer Simpson on the Spanish coin is really taking the peso, for want of an obviously better word.

EVEN Spaniards normally critical of the royal family backed King Juan Carlos on Sunday for telling Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to shut up, but some voiced concerns that the monarchy was getting too involved in politics.

An official Russian commission set up to investigate allegations that Spain’s King Juan Carlos killed a tame drunken bear during a trip to the country has cleared the monarch.

The Spanish government declared today a day of mourning following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd, recalling the monarch’s contribution to peace in the Middle East and his strong ties with Spain.

Christians around the world celebrated Christmas today with the Pope leading prayers for peace and a more tranquil future, pilgrims flocking to Bethlehem and Iraqis staying away from church amid fears of bomb attacks.

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WORLD leaders dressed in black joined Spanish royalty and families of the 190 victims of Madrid’s train bombings at a state funeral yesterday, honouring those killed in the nation’s worst terrorist attack.

World leaders dressed in black joined Spanish royalty and families of the 190 victims of Madrid’s train bombings at a state funeral today, honouring those killed in the nation’s worst terrorist attack.

Spanish Crown Prince Felipe formally proposed to his TV-anchorwoman girlfriend today as a thoroughly modern couple enacted a centuries-old tradition in Madrid.

The year-end battle for the world number one spot between Juan Carlos Ferrero and Andy Roddick moved closer to centre stage on Monday night at the Paris Masters Series event.

Pope John Paul II began a whirlwind visit to Spain today, testing his frail health and seeking to reinvigorate Spanish Catholics who’ve strayed from their once-dominant church.

US President George W Bush tonight set the US and Britain on course for war within days to depose Saddam Hussein.

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