Spain’s La Palma island forest fire under control; 15-day blaze in Catalonia extinguished

MADRID — A forest fire on the Canary Island of La Palma was brought under control Tuesday and another that raged for two weeks in Spain’s northern Catalonia region has been extinguished, an emergency official said.

Temperature drop helps Spanish island battle forest fires

LA PALMA, Canary Islands — Lower temperatures on Monday helped firefighters battle two forest fires that have raged on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands for three days.

Fires rage for second day on Spain’s Canary Islands of La Palma, La Gomera

LA PALMA, Canary Islands — Strong winds fanned forest fires for a second day Sunday on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma, and firefighters were forced to retreat as flames raged out of control near two towns.

Forest fire in Spain’s Canary Islands forces evacuation of 4,000 residents

LA PALMA, Canary Islands — A forest fire fanned by high winds has forced the evacuation of about 4,000 residents on the Canary Island of La Palma, the Spanish government said Saturday.

Ryanair shifting winter routes aggressively, expanding services to Canary Islands

DUBLIN — Irish budget airline Ryanair announced a major shifting of its winter routes Wednesday to capitalize on Europeans’ love affair with Canary Islands sunshine.

Huge telescope starts scouring the universe from Spain’s Canary Islands

LA PALMA, Canary Islands — One of the world’s most powerful telescopes opened its shutters for the first time Friday to begin exploring faint light from distant parts of the universe.

Airbus A320 makes emergency landing in Canary Islands after experiencing engine trouble

MADRID — An Airbus A320 experienced engine trouble shortly after taking off Wednesday from the Canary Islands and was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing, Spain’s national airport authority AENA said. A passenger reported an engine fire.