Tax office chief denies claims of political witch-hunt
Finance Ministry number two rejects talk of a crisis in midst of personnel changes at agency
Brazil failing to lure tourists despite its many attractions
Only six million visit the South American nation annually compared to 53 million who come to Spain
Private security guards to get powers to arrest people on the street
Legislation approved by PP, CiU and PNV at congressional committee Law will apply to areas such as bank cash machines and sporting and cultural events
Convicted former Balearic premier asks for pardon
Matas has been ordered to begin serving sentence for influence peddling
Violence mars World Cup plans
Fears grow ahead of Brazil finals after four hospitalized in pitched battle
Del Nido: “I have made a mistake and hurt Sevilla”
Soccer club president bids farewell after conviction for embezzlement is upheld
Dangers to education
Budget cuts should not impede action to solve the problems of Spain’s school system
Bank of Portugal revises projections for local economy upward
Private consumption expected to grow next year as exports remain strong
At least eight dead and dozens injured in riots across Argentina
Police strikes in nine provinces spark wave of lootings and violence
Giving a voice to the masters of light
An archive project aims to tell the story of photography in postwar Spain through its leading figures The website contains memories, anecdotes and a few unwritten laws
“Morocco said my brother was alive; now we have proof they were lying”
Mahmud Selma Daf's 37-year search for his father and sibling led to a desert grave
“Silence is relegated to religion”
Essayist Ramón Andrés fine-tunes his eclectic themes in a Barcelona convent
Tribunal of what?
The word tribunal has been cheapened in Spain, and shifted to more diffuse semantic terrain
Court drops inquiry into spying case involving PP leader in Catalonia
Identity of person who ordered recording of conversation in restaurant remains unknown
Leftists threaten to break CiU pact over referendum
Catalan premier's ally wants simple "yes or no" question on independence "Spain against Catalonia" forum riles regional PP
Spanish journalists being held hostage by Al Qaeda affiliated group in Syria
El Mundo reporter and freelance photographer were kidnapped in September
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