John Hooper in Rome UK Guardian As stock and bond markets across the world tumbled on fears about Italy and Spain, it emerged that police acting on orders from prosecutors had raided the Milan offices of rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Po… more »

VolcanoLive.com Mt Etna Volcano, Italy Eruptions have resumed at Mt Etna volcano, Italy. Seismic activity began at the volcano on 5th May when 170 earthquakes were recorded in 3 days under the NW flank, 6 km SE of Maletto. The earthquakes had a fo… more »

By the CNN Wire Staff Madrid (CNN) -- Thousands of residents of the southeastern Spanish city of Lorca slept outside Wednesday night, hours after the city of about 80,000 was struck by an earthquake that killed eight people, state radio reported, cit… more »

The Independent By Vanessa Mock in Brussels John Lichfield in Paris and Anita Brooks in Madrid European leaders meet in Brussels today amid growing fears that Spain, Europe's fifth-largest economy, is preparing to ask for a bailout which would dwarf th… more »

The Associated PressPosted : Tuesday May 4, 2010 20:07:41 EDT   SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Spain and one to Bulgaria as part of the Obama administration’s effort to close the prison at Naval Base Guanta… more »