Fifth mechanical fault in six months sees king’s plane delayed
Engineers manage to repair fuel valve on Juan Carlos’ A-310 to get him to soccer final in time
Regional depression
Eurostat’s findings on unemployment leave no room for triumphant attitudes
Five Spanish regions top EU unemployment table for 2013
Andalusia, Ceuta, Melilla, the Canary Islands and Extremadura all more than triple the average
Fifteen killed on roads during first weekend of Easter vacation
Figure already represents more than half the total number of deaths during entire holiday in 2013
Nicaragua issues red alert after earthquakes shake the capital
Seismic activity may be from first major crustal plate movements since 1972’s devastating quake
Raging fires in Chile leave a dozen dead
More than 2,000 homes have been destroyed in a sweeping blaze that overtook Valparaíso
Girl kidnapped in Madrid park found drugged and bewildered five hours later
Authorities seek to calm public after man took nine-year-old to an apartment in his car
Socialists renew calls for Rajoy to resign following slush fund allegations
PP controlled secret accounts in all of Spain's regions, ex-treasurer Bárcenas tells judge
A botched reform
New rules of universal justice mean that criminals caught by Spanish authorities will be let off the hook
Spanish olive oil bottler Deoleo agrees to sell company to private-equity firm
CVC Capital closes deal with manufacturer of Bertolli and Carbonell at €0.38 a share
Man who invaded TV sets is arrested for issuing bomb threats
Carlos Díez Fernández is obsessed with CIA conspiracy
Accusations fly during marathon talks between Maduro and opposition
Historic discussions aimed at defusing Venezuela unrest and violence take place in Caracas No agreements reached, but government will meet again with dissenting parties next week
Statistics office revises March consumer price index drop
Prices declined 0.1% year-on-year, not 0.2% as previously said Figure confirms a return to negative territory for second month for first time since 2010
This week’s movie releases
Pierce Brosnan stars in darkly comic Nick Hornby adaptation 'A Long Way Down' Oscar nominee 'The Missing Picture' recreates the horrors of the Khmer Rouge in clay
Violence continues in Venezuela on first day of peace talks
Former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles announces he will take part in dialogue
Police clash with protestors trying to block road in Argentina general strike
Unions are demanding pay hikes of up to 40 percent to help deal with accelerating living costs
Constitutional channels
Political dialogue is the framework in which the problems of Catalonia should be resolved, not via a unilateral referendum
Talks will be held with opposition leaders on Thursday, Maduro announces
Some political factions have vowed to stay away from the discussions
Rajoy offers Catalonia option of lobbying for constitutional change
Catalan lawmakers accuse prime minister of “ripping Spain apart” at long-awaited referendum debate
Maduro agrees to sit down with opposition to discuss ending unrest
Leaders deliver a set of demands, including amnesty, to Venezuelan government
Gay Chilean man dies after beating
Wladimir Sepúlveda, 21, had been in a coma since October The case is the second hate crime death to shock the country in the last two years
Unasur mission hopes to initiate Venezuela peace talks
Jailed opposition leader López claims charges filed against him are part of Maduro’s persecution
Ungovernable Venezuela
All calls for dialogue are coming up against a lack of political will to find common ground
Civil Guard busts ring that planned to export missile-making equipment to Iran
Three Spaniards and one Iranian arrested in Operation Terracotta
Three Spanish royals to get immunity from lower courts
Observers wonder if move is linked to Princess Cristina’s legal troubles over Nóos case
Too much of a coincidence
The death of two men as they were being arrested raises new questions about the Catalan regional police
A dramatic education situation
Without cross-party consensus, Spanish students will never bridge the gap that separates them from the best performers
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