Portugal

ONE PERSON has died and more than 20 were injured following a train crash this morning(Friday) on the Mirandela railway line near Brunheda station in the north east of Portugal,

A SPANAIR flight bound for Gran Canaria from Barajas airport in Madrid has crashed during take off, killing 153 on board. Flight JK 5022 crashed on the runway at 2.23pm

By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@the-resident.com FARO’S CIVIL Governor has expressed her concern that the threat of an economic recession in the UK will lead to a further fall in the number

A UK scientific report has revealed evidence that chewing gum aids recovery from bowel surgery by stimulating nerves in the digestive system. The report, published in Archives of Surgery, reviews

A BULLET-PROOF Prosegur van transporting an undisclosed sum of money was robbed using explosives near the Aljustrel service station, along the A2 motorway, during the early hours of Wednesday morning,

A NEW project has been created to encourage people to snorkel along designated routes in an effort to educate residents and tourists about the huge array of sub aquatic species

PORTUGAL’S FINANCIAL sector watchdog, the Commission for Market Values, promised it would continue its sweeping investigation into some of the greatest abuses in the country’s financial history. The announcement came

ZAMBIA’S PRESIDENT, Levy Mwanawasa, aged 59, died in a Paris hospital on Tuesday, after suffering a stroke in June. President Mwanawasa suffered the stroke at an African Union summit in

ALLEGED HEAD of the Calabrian mafia, Giuseppe Coluccio, has been extradited to Rome from Canada. One of Italy’s most wanted fugitives, Coluccio, was arrested in Toronto on August 7 where

SINTRA’S MUNICIPAL kennels are swamped with animals that owners have abandoned during the holiday season. Under Portuguese laws, abandoning animals on the streets is punishable by fines of between 500