750 jobs to go as Coca-Cola’s Spanish bottler shuts four plants
Move comes as a result of merger between seven independent companies
Seven security guards killed in Pakistan attack on Spanish round-the-world cyclist
Police escort came under fire in highly volatile Balochistan province
Attempting the impossible
The peace talks on Syria are the only way out for the disastrously deadlocked situation
Fernández to carry flag at Sochi
European figure skating champ is biggest medal hope at Winter Olympics
Rajoy looking for consensus on “sensitive issue” of abortion
Justice chief Gallardón goes on the attack against Socialists But prime minister promises to hear out all sectors of society
Spain’s public debt above euro-zone average for first time ever
Indebtedness fueled by persistent deficit and bank bailout loan Average in single-currency zone falls for the first time since 2006
Bankinter’s earnings up 73 percent
Spanish bank earns 215.4 million euros in 2013 That was the lender's best result in four years
Mexican authorities target 26 members of Michoacán cartel
State security chief doubts tales that legendary leader ‘El Chayo’ is still alive
Venezuelan president names official in charge of social media
Maduro appoints 107 deputy ministers responsible for a range of new areas
Spain formally exits bank bailout program in better shape
But Brussels warns challenges still exist in fragile economic recovery and soaring bad loans Rajoy expresses hope for the future “and the present”
Length of Erasmus stays to be reduced by half after budget cut
Time Spanish exchange students spend abroad will drop from eight to less than five months
Nadal passes tough Dimitrov test to reach Australian semis
With his hand bandaged, world number one battles through in four sets
Tech giants taunt the taxman
Major US technology groups paid Spain’s revenue agency just 1.2 million euros in 2012 Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, eBay and others use fiscal engineering to avoid payments
“We knew it wasn’t ETA from the start”
Bomb disposal chief publishes book defending unit's handling of 2004 Madrid train bombings
China blocks EL PAÍS website after report on use of tax havens
Investigation undertaken by a team of international journalists prompts move by Beijing Documents reveal Chinese officials' links to offshore companies in British Virgin Islands
Back to the wars
South Sudan, the world's newest country, has poverty and petroleum in abundant supply – but peace is a little harder to come by