Chile’s Communists make comeback with support for Michelle Bachelet
Party has not backed a candidate since Allende in the 1970s
Alpinist Juanjo Garra loses life on descent of Nepal’s Dhaulagiri
Spaniard spent three days and nights at over 8,000m with a broken ankle
Rajoy and party barons fail to agree on deficit
PP says regions have made “firm commitment” to reducing shortfall
Nadal survives early test
Daniel Brands gives tournament favorite a tough match
Three suspects arrested in connection to alleged murder of Dutch volleyball player
Ingrid Visser and her boyfriend went missing in Murcia on May 13
Why Facebook is cool no more
Spain's youngsters prefer to spend their time on sites such as Twitter, Tuenti and Instagram
Mexican start-up firm wants to become a drone industry leader
Pilotless crafts are sold to hobbyists as well as farmers to monitor their crops
Sex slaves
Nine people have been sentenced to jail terms of up to 22 years for the trafficking of women
Colombian government officials reach land deal with FARC guerrillas
Agreement is the first area of six proposed issues aimed at ending insurgency
Violence erupts during Barcelona trial of criminal gang
Suspects fight with police after one of their number is removed from courtroom
ECB wants more ambitious mortgage code from Spain to protect homeowners
Banks should try to avoid foreclosure proceedings at all costs, says Draghi
"I would prefer my son's remains over any amount of money"
Relatives of the Yak-42 victims have found little closure in the last decade
Ten years on from the Yak-42 air crash, and no one is held responsible
Failed by Spanish justice, families of the 62 victims plan to take case to Strasbourg
Capital goods sector remains cautious over overseas growth
The increase in exports has generated guarded optimism in the industry
Michelangelo statue to return to Andalusia
Now back in one piece, 'Young St John' is headed to Úbeda
Man stabs partner before turning knife on himself
Last week saw four women die at their partners’ hands in domestic violence cases
Teacher who taped children to chairs jailed for 15 months
The 47-year-old will be allowed to resume her profession after two years
Minors caught by police after sending child pornography images
Video and photos were made by 13-year-old girl and uploaded by her boyfriend
70 percent of Spaniards reject new plans for religion classes in schools
Critics see PP’s reforms as serving the Church’s interests rather than society’s
To pay, or not to pay
Discussion on income tax is a welcome variation on the monotonous theme of public spending