Portugal News

The first Crowne Plaza in the country will be in Vilamoura in the Algarve and is set to open in January 2010.

Portugal's economy minister has resigned after making a rude gesture to an opposition lawmaker during a stormy debate in Parliament.

Manchester United midfielder Rodrigo Possebon has joined Sporting Braga on a season-long loan after a tough first season at Old Trafford.

London, July 1 : Cristiano Ronaldo Wednesday admitted that he flew into a rage and kicked a car's window when a teenage girl tried to film him in the street.

A recent peregrination brought me to the harbor of Lagos in the Algarve region of southern Portugal.

Hi dear TE friends This is my 300th picture from Portugal and this one is from Park of Nations.

The journal Lancet Infectious Diseases examines the worldwide spread of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis .

RENOWNED contemporary artist Paula Rego will be exhibiting her latest work at an Devon gallery.

WORLDWIDE Agents wanted for UK home tuition provider - excellent commission MARKETPLACE Posted: Thu 25th Jun 2009 19:36 GMT EFL TEACHER Centro de Ingles de Famalicao Location V.N. Famalicao , Portugal Deadline Saturday 25.

Lisbon/Funchal - The International Whaling Commission on Thursday decided to postpone controversial decisions at its 61st annual meeting on the Portuguese island of Madeira, environmentalists said.

Madeira, Portugal: Small whales are disappearing from the world's oceans and waterways as they fall victim to fishing gear, pollution, and habitat loss -- compounded by a lack of conservation measures such as those developed for great whales, according to a new WWF report.

Lisbon, Portugal - Global factions divided on whaling and conservation targets will come together next week in Portugal with one over-riding hope: just to avoid their organisation coming apart at the seams.

Whales are worth more alive than dead, an Australian minister said Tuesday, as campaigners publicised the billion-dollar whale-watching industry on the sidelines of the IWC conference.

Porches, Algarve, PORTUGAL, June 16, 2009 - VILA VITA Portugal, the anchor of which is the Five Star VILA VITA Parc luxury resort that celebrates the very best of Portugal, has named accomplished international hotelier Lus Fernandes the CEO.

The International Whaling Commission on Monday began discussing a possible compromise deal that would reduce the number of whales killed each year.

Top Story Headlines PD officer shoots and kills man near Cincinnati area Hundreds attend groundbreaking for Spaceport America Hundreds of people gathered in Upham, 25 miles southeast of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Friday for the groundbreaking ceremony of Spaceport America.

Today is Monday, June 29, the 180 day of 2009. There are 185 days left in the year.

The island has a long association with whaling; in the 1700s, whaling ships called here for supplies and to hire skilled crew for whaling voyages.

INTERACTIVE Al-Qaida's reach For nearly two decades, al-Qaida and groups it's inspired have tried to attack U.S. and other Western targets across the world, with mixed results.

Calouste Gulbenkian was an Armenia who made his fortune in petroleum. He amassed a fabulous collection of art and decorative arts during his lifetime.