Spain seeks help in stemming migrants
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After more than 250 migrants were intercepted trying to reach the Canary Islands in a 24-hour period, Spain's interior minister said Thursday that more European help is needed to stop the surge in illegal immigrants from Africa.
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Spain coach Luis Aragones is looking for a huge improvement from his side when they begin their World Cup qualifying campaign with a tricky tie against Bosnia on Wednesday.
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MADRID, May 15 (IPS) - A new wave of African immigrants has left a number  of victims behind on the route to Spain's  Canary Islands,  where 1,300 undocumented immigrants have arrived in the last five  days.
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The Spanish government responded to diplomatic pressure from Britain yesterday by starting a search for fans who racially abused England players during a "friendly" football match with Spain.
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Spain is expected to use a visit by British PM Tony Blair to help boost the peace process in the Basque country.
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Spain's prime minister calls for international efforts to resolve divisions between the Western and Muslim world.
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Ministers from 57 European and African countries have gathered here to seek ways for &amp;quot;controlled immigration&amp;quot; to Europe and stem the influx of illegal migrants from impoverished African nations.
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Spain says it has intercepted boats taking almost 250 presumed African migrants to the Canary Islands.
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Determined to curb the influx of illegal migrants, Spain has gone on the offensive, pouring $1.4 million into media campaigns in Senegal aimed at highlighting the risks of dangerous sea journeys that have claimed countless lives
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The European Commission says it will do more to help EU member states handle large flows of migrants.
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The president of Spain's Canary Islands made a desperate appeal Tuesday for more help from European leaders to halt a record-breaking wave of poor Africans seeking to reach his archipelago to gain a toehold in Europe.
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The Spanish prime minister has called for an international effort to resolve cultural and religious differences between the Western and Muslim world.
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Spain is to pay out citizens who were forced to flee abroad as children during the 1930s civil war.
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Spain says it will not put up with the influx of African migrants after more than 1,400 arrives in the Canaries at the weekend.
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Efforts are being made to help thousands of passengers stranded in Spain by the collapse of Air Madrid.
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Fearing for the health of the tourist trade, locals in the Canary Islands want more to be done about migrants arriving by boat from Africa.
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Segolene Royal, the socialist politician widely tipped to be her party's candidate in next year's French presidential election, stressed the need for southern European countries to better fight illegal immigration as she met with centre-left counterparts in Spain.