Top Portugal court throws out retirement payment cut
Decrease was meant to apply to benefits of state workers
Trade deficit narrows 56 percent on strong exports
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Overseas shipments climb 6.2 percent in first 10 months of the year
Congress approves overhaul of state pensions
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Minimum annual rise in benefits will be 0.25 percent and maximum 0.5 percent plus inflation
Messi slams Barça official over contract comments
Argentinean star says club’s vice president Javier Faus knews “nothing about soccer”
Atleti and Barça duel for top spot
Just a single goal separates the Liga leaders going into the winter break
Spain examines use of futuristic mind probe in missing woman case
Husband given brain impulse test as suspect in wife's disappearance
Mexican government suspends salaries for dissident school teachers
The first official census on how many educators are on the public payroll is released
The year of Putin
Russian president’s astute diplomacy cannot hide the rise of authoritarianism in his country
US spied on European Commission vice president, internal sources claim
NSA reported to have monitored Joaquín Almunia’s phone calls at the start of Europe’s financial crisis
Spain to host Syrian opposition leaders ahead of Geneva summit
PM announces talks in Córdoba, which are aimed at “bolstering dialogue” between groups
Ten reasons not to change the abortion law
In this opinion piece, which was published in Spanish ahead of Friday's announcement of changes to the abortion laws, pro-choice associations put forward their arguments for maintaining the status quo
Government approves most restrictive abortion laws since return of democracy
Justice minister announces that terminations in cases of deformity of fetus will no longer be allowed Legislation means an end to access to the procedure on demand up to 14 weeks into term
Police search Popular Party national headquarters in Madrid
Court orders task force to confiscate records related to Bárcenas and payments made to architect Rajoy said his ruling party is awaiting outcome of inquiry “but we are not worried”
Rajoy promises consumers won’t see “unjustified” electricity rate rises
Government to review bills after invalidating wholesale tender due to suspicion of collusion
Burglar who stole pedophile videos reports his victim
The thief, whose identity remains unknown, broke into a house in Jaén city He later told police about the filmed abuse of children he discovered
Rocks of discord
Japan, China and the United States are taking up positions around a group of islets, in what is shaping up to be a sort of brewing cold war
Controversial abortion reform expected to be cleared by Cabinet
New law will remove time-period element and return to a scenario system Under-18s will need consent to terminate