Just another “isolated” racist incident?
The throwing of a banana at Barça’s Alves highlights the reluctance to tackle racial abuse in sport
Government promises to create 600,000 jobs in two years
But Rajoy administration admits employment levels it inherited in 2011 will not return until 2018
Consumer prices up 0.5% from March
Flash estimate is best figure in months, yet well below the acceptable rate of 1%
Spanish economy grew 0.4% in first quarter of 2014
Flash estimate from National Statistics Institute coincides with Bank of Spain figures Prime minister sounds note of confidence, saying that “things are going well and will go better”
Judge rules against ex-PM in EL PAÍS defamation case over illegal payments
Ruling states that PP, in breach of law, paid Aznar on at least three occasions while in office
Spanish labor market continued to shed jobs in first quarter of 2014
The jobless rate in March reached 25.93%, 0.2% higher than at the end of 2013 Households where all members are out of a job rose by 53,100 in the first three months of the year
Soccer stars go bananas in support of Barça’s Dani Alves
Hulk, Neymar and Roberto Carlos say no to racism by imitating star's on-pitch gesture
Former Barça coach Tito Vilanova succumbs to cancer
The 45-year-old, who led club to Liga win in 2013, dies after battle with parotid gland tumor
Isolating the violent protestors
The debate over security at demonstrations needs to go beyond dismissals and restructuring
Former Barça coach Tito Vilanova undergoes emergency surgery
Manager who led team to Liga win has been suffering from parotid gland cancer since 2011
This week’s movie releases
Epic drama 'Pompeii' sees digital lava wreak digital destruction on the ancient Roman city Japanese animation genius Hayao Miyazaki says goodbye with 'The Wind Rises'
FBI seeks victims of suspected sex predator who taught in Madrid
William Vahey committed suicide after officials in Nicaragua discovered images of young boys
Fake priest who broke into Bárcenas’s home given a 22-year jail sentence
Man held the wife and son of the former PP treasurer captive for one hour last December
Master sweet maker was producing drug-laced confectionery on the side
Marijuana and magic mushrooms were among the ingredients used Police arrest seven in Valencia and Alicante in coordinated narcotics bust
Spanish economy grew 0.4 percent in first quarter of 2014, says central bank
Consumer spending and business investment both up, while exports continue to boost GDP
A lean year for Sant Jordi
Book and flower sales in Catalonia are expected to be modest during annual festive celebration
Taking back Córdoba Mezquita from Church makes no sense, argues minister
Institution registered World Heritage Site in its name in 2006 using Francoist law expanded by PP
Economy will grow an average 1.5% in next two years, says De Guindos
Minister also expects “relatively significant” job creation in 2014 and 2015
Facts, not words
Venezuela is agonizing a year after President Maduro adopted Chávez’s nefarious legacy as his own
European court rules Spain violated rights convention by expelling Sahrawis
Interior Ministry decided that asylum requests filed in 2012 by 30 refugees had no merits
Father tries to smuggle eight-year-old daughter into Spain inside suitcase
Civil Guard arrest man after attempt foiled at port in Tarifa
Easter results point to recovery in domestic tourism
Accommodation occupancy rates up to 75.7%, seven points above last year, says minister
Spain losing more foreigners than ever
Flash figures from National Statistics Institute show drop in registered population
A world has died
Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel García Márquez encouraged Latin Americans to give voice to their dramas and challenges
Easter traffic deaths up from last year
A total of 32 people lost their lives on Spanish roads between April 11 and midnight Sunday
Literary giant Gabriel García Márquez dies in Mexico City at age 87
Nobel Prize-winning novelist had been receiving palliative care at his home Colombian-born writer is considered one of the greatest authors of the 20th century
Avoiding instability
The squatter incident in Andalusia could have been avoided had everyone acted in less of a hurry
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