Teachers and students take to streets in 30 cities to protest against education reforms
Marchers in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and other towns call for José Ignacio Wert to resign
Portugal cuts compensation payments for sacked workers
Move comes in response to request from troika, says prime minister
This week’s movie releases
Peter Jackson heads back to Middle Earth in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey French master Jacques Audiard gets romantic in Rust and Bone
Why cinema hasn’t taken to the stage
The Spanish film industry has been reluctant to bring the country’s best plays to the big screen
Bad bank sets ball rolling with initial capital increase
With exception of BBVA, main lenders take stakes in Sareb
Spain seizes jailed Mubarak’s assets
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International appeal by Egypt also reveals Swiss bank accounts in former dictator's name
Celta rains on Real’s cup campaign
Ronaldo scores late goal to keep tie open as woeful Athletic crashes out of competition
The finance minister oversteps the mark
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Montoro has threatened to use confidential information against critical media outlets
Alonso, voted best driver in UK poll, vows to do better
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“We were 2.5 seconds off the pace before last season; it’s practically impossible for it to be worse”
Finance minister mulls name-and-shame list for tax cheats
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Montoro says system would be similar to that already in place in Britain and Ireland
Poisoned spy Litvinenko was working for Spain
Lawyer for agent’s widow claims he was investigating possible links between the Kremlin and Russian mafia
Still no clues as to cause of air crash that killed singer
Mexico mourns the loss of Jenni Rivera and six others in a plane crash last Sunday
Brazil celebrates its late, great architect
Niemeyer, who died at 104, receives state honors in the city he designed
Clarín wins two legal battles to keep Fernández de Kirchner at bay
President wants court ruling to force media group to divest holdings
Chávez recovers from fourth "difficult" cancer surgery at a Cuban clinic
Venezuelan leader anoints Maduro as successor after rallying support for deputy
Police chief resigns over woman who lost eye during strike demonstrations
Report detailing actions of the Barcelona force was kept from regional department
Patients to be charged for non-urgent ambulance journeys to healthcare centers
The government is expected to pass the co-payment system at a meeting next week
Tensions run high in Honduras after lawmakers sack judges
Military called out to guard Congress building while four new Supreme Court justices were being sworn in
The spirit of Christmas also feeds
Fueled by the crisis, charity giving is booming this festive season Schools, colleges and private organizations are all collecting food to help the needy
Madrid City Hall seeks to duck blame over Halloween deaths
Halloween tragedy to lead to new rules for policing of major events City to be more vigilant over which activities can take place in its buildings
Old friends of the young
Spain’s drug-dealing mafias, nightlife entrepreneurs and their connections in the municipal government make for a lethal cocktail