Spanish police used gunfire in an attempt to stop the driver of a stolen truck laden with household gas canisters.

Airbus is making a play to replace NZ's ageing Hercules by showing off its big military airlifter this week in a bid to woo the public and Defence chiefs.

The latest construction made using 3D printing technology takes things to a whole new level.

A gunman reportedly wearing suicide vest filled with gasoline and gunpowder and shouting "Allahu Akbar" opened fire in a Spanish supermarket.

Palma de Mallorca city on the Mediterranean tourism island of Mallorca is to be called simply Palma - again.

New Zealand is leading a bid to get UN Security Council members to agree to resumption of a ceasefire in Syria.

It turns out the humble Spanish villagers who were about to become Corona beer millionaires won't be seeing that money after all.

The founder of Corona left $3.75m to each of the 80 residents of the Spanish village where he was born.

A house in Spain has been crowned as the world's best house after it won House of the Year at 2016's World Architecture Festival.

Madrid is so stuffed with excellent eateries, even the most fixated foodies may dither about where to go to try its best food, writes Deborah Telford.

COMMENT: Kiwis, don't come and eat in France or Spain with that tuck-in mentality to a good feed. They just don't get it in these parts, says Alan Duff.

Argamasilla de Alba, a weather-beaten village of 7000 people, claims to be Miguel de Cervantes' hometown, writes Susana Vera.

A delighted couple have been reunited with their wedding ring, 37 years after it was lost at sea off the coast of Spain.

The township of Belchite in Spain saw tragedy on an unimaginable scale during the Spanish Civil War and those killed can still be seen and heard today.

COMMENT: Victor Barrio and Lorenzo the Manos bull had a terrible and deathly battle on Saturday, one that ended badly for them both.

The death of a Spanish matador has reignited a debate over bullfighting, as his wife said his passing was "unfair" and he had died in "glory".

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. An award-winning bullfighter has been gored to death live in front of hundreds of terrified spectators.

Watch: These are the harrowing conditions under which a teen was locked up for two years by his father.

They may fight like cat and dog, but adventurous pets Luigi and Bandito share a love of the great outdoors.

COMMENT: We live only 30 minutes drive from Spain and haven't been there near enough.

A Spanish council is in uproar after its three-metre wide inflatable model of a dog dropping strangely vanished from a public square.

Heartbreaking footage shows a captive killer whale appearing to beach itself on a concrete slab following a show for tourists at a theme park.

They are the bucket-list destinations tourists are loving to death. Some of these sites have been shut down, while for others the risk lingers.

Did you miss me yesterday? I'm sorry, I was delirious in bed and couldn't write.

Exploring Barcelona by bus today was a fantastic way to get a taste of the city.

Student in the Spain bus crash describes waking up with "everyone on the floor" and trying to crawl out with broken vertebrae.

A man who spent almost 20 years caged in a dovecote "for his own good" has been freed.

Doctor who disappeared from Spain discovered living as a hermit in the forests of Tuscany.

Walking through Barcelona, it's easy to forget that great political passions were once played out in its streets, writes Stephen Burgen.

Between hailstorms and blisters, Sue Cocking finds the time to admire centuries-old cathedrals - and a genuine wine fountain.