Peña Nieto sends troops to Tamaulipas
Mexican president deploys army, navy and federal police to fight drug violence in border state
Talks stall in Venezuela after opposition storms out
Opponents of Nicolás Maduro say his government only wants to clean up its image abroad
On the heels of Spain’s illicit shoemakers
Some 100,000 people are thought to be employed illegally in Alicante, the highest of any province A crackdown on clandestine footwear workshops has so far secured 44 closures in the area But as the crisis bites deeper, combating the submerged economy is getting harder
No time for speculation
A flurry of theories over the motives for the killing of a Popular Party politician is out of place
I shot her out of spite – Suspect in killing of Spanish politician confesses
Mother of ex-León Provincial Council employee says she fired gun that killed Isabel Carrasco Local policewoman hands in alleged murder weapon, saying it turned up in the trunk of her car
Spanish Civil War flying ace who “attacked like a rabid dog” dies aged 97
José Falcó reportedly took down two elite Nazi fighters in one mission in his Soviet biplane For years the Republican pilot took flowers to the grave of one of the Germans he killed
Overrun costs or corruption? Why Spain’s public works are in crisis
In six years, the government has paid out €10bn to cover excess spending on construction projects The amount is equivalent to the cuts it made on health and education when it came to office Arrests of nine on embezzlement charges provide latest example of an overly abused process