http://en.elconfidencial.com en.elConfidencial.com - The influential newspaper in Spain en-us http://en.elconfidencial.com/images/logo_couk.gif http://en.elconfidencial.com Wed Oct 17 12:00:09 UTC+0200 2012 El Confidencial.- Santiago Carrillo, the historic leader of Spain’s Communist party, and a key figure during the transition to democracy in Spain in the 1970s, died Tuesday afternoon at the age of 97 in his home in Madrid, ... El Confidencial El Confidencial.- The US casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands, has decided that Madrid will be the place for his Eurovegas project, a huge hotel and casino complex. Here are images from Las Vegas ... El Confidencial .- The failed, although well intended, restoration of the mural Ecce Homo in the church of Santuario de Miseriocordia de Borja in Zaragoza, Spain, was widely reported by media in Spain and abroad last week, after the ... D. Gutiérrez.- Despite the difficulties involved in trying to evaluate educational institutions, a great number of national and international academic ranking lists are created every year in order compare standards, which intensifies ... D. Gutiérrez Bloomberg.- Amancio Ortega, the septuagenarian Spaniard who founded retailer Inditex SA (ITX), today bumped Warren Buffett from his perch as the world’s third richest person. The 76 year old tycoon’s ... Bloomberg El Confidencial / Agencies.- The fires in the province of Girona in Catalonia, near the border of France in northern Spain, which started on Sunday, have killed four and left many injured. Large areas, particularly near the interior town La ... El Confidencial / Agencies El Confidencial.- The famous festival in Pamplona, in northern Spain, was celebrated for a week between July 6 and 14 with parties and events in honour of San Fermin, the patron saint of the region of Navarra. Here are the best images ... El Confidencial El Confidencial.- Pamplona, in the northern region of Navarra in Spain, is primarily known outside the country's borders for its San Fermin 'fiestas' and the bull running.  The popular party was ... El Confidencial Raquel Benito.- Madrid and its people will be the best of hosts to the tourists if the city wins the Eurovegas megaproject, according to Esperanza Aguirre, premier of the region of Madrid. She proudly announced it this week ... Raquel Benito Alberto Mendoza.- The financial crisis and the strict budget cuts have had a negative effect on the Spanish cultural sector, affecting thousands of people working with film, music, acting and writing. The whole industry represents about ... Alberto Mendoza El Confidencial.- The economic crisis is affecting family dynamics in Spain, where financial help between generations has become the only way for many families to remain afloat. The burden on the elderly is enormous, according to ... El Confidencial José Luis Lobo.- Charges have been brought against a close friend of Spain’s King Juan Carlos, the German princess Corinna zu Sayn Wittgenstein, accusing her of usurping public functions after allegedly acting as “representative” ... José Luis Lobo Daniel Forcada.- The government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has decided to reopen the Valle de los Caídos to the public after three years of closure, a decision that tears up that of the former Socialist government ... Daniel Forcada Agencies.- North American writer Philip Roth was bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias award for literature, the jury of the prestigious prize announced today in Oviedo, a city in the region of Asturias in the north of ... Agencies Iván Gil.- Rumours about an international rescue are spreading throughout Spain as the economy deteriorates. Some expect it will be announced any day, although the government denies it. Among the population, there is ... Iván Gil