But as France toys with the idea of scrapping Easter Monday and VE Day bank holidays to provide a much-needed boost to their economy, Metro asks top economists if the UK could follow suit. With the UK ...

France’s prime minister proposed on Tuesday the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual calendar — possibly Easter Monday and the day marking the Allied victory over the Nazis — ...

High temperatures caused 1,180 deaths in Spain in the past two months, a sharp increase from the same period last year, the ...

MADRID (AP) — The sweeping power outage that hit Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about the electricity grid in a region not normally known for blackouts. Monday's outage, one of the ...

Large portions of Spain and Portugal were hit by a massive power outage Monday. Here's what we know so far.

People attending a traditional Easter Sunday parade in southern Spain shot and burned an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump during the celebration. The “Quema de Judas” (“Burning of Judas ...

Just a few blocks from his childhood home, on Monday evening, the Basilica de San José de Flores in Buenos Aires was packed beyond capacity with people praying for Pope Francis’ soul.

Easter Monday marks the beginning of the next chapter when the resurrected Christ is believed to have returned to Earth.

Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt’s Easter Monday proposal aims for a pro-worker, pro-family holiday, but raises questions about inclusion and political motives.

Francis emerged into the crowd at St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday in his popemobile. The Vatican announced on Easter Monday that he died.

Serie A, the top football league in Italy, has postponed all of its scheduled fixtures on Monday following the death of Pope Francis.

An effigy of Donald Trump was marched through the streets before being shot and burned as part of Easter Sunday celebrations in Spain. Every Easter, locals in the town of Coripe, Seville, string ...