Catalan premier pledges to slash budget by 10 percent
Barcelona|
Premier Arturo Mas asks parties for cooperation but blames central government
Google defends internet objectivity
Madrid|
Data Protection Agency claims search engine captures private information
Nuclear site jobs could be part of social pact talks
Madrid|
Zapatero government still firm on closing Garoña in Burgos in 2013, says minister
Merkel sets the pace
Germany postpones a reform of the EU bailout fund, essential for the stability of the euro
Ecuador's president announces referendum
Madrid|
Vote will strengthen country's justice system, says Rafael Correa
Chile grapples with gas protests at southern resorts
Madrid|
Argentina files protest with Chilean government after hundreds of citizens stranded across the border
Argentina probes field slave labor
Buenos Aires|
Nearly 200 workers were hired under inhumane conditions, prosecutors say
More than 15,000 died last year in Mexico's drug war
Mexico City|
Despite high figure, authorities claim victories thanks to high-profile detentions
Lethal rains return to Brazil
Rio de Janeiro|
Dozens feared still buried under mud and rubble from devastating floods
Joint operation nets 13 ETA suspects
Madrid|
One of those arrested is the son of Batasuna spokesman Txelui Moreno
Madrid exceeds EU's legal limit on pollution
Madrid|
City environment chief Ana Botella admits to having no remedy