Javier Bardem teams up with the Robert F. Kennedy Center
Actor joins Speak Truth to Power initiative in support of Sahrawi people
Banks in Catalonia will face taxes for holding empty homes
Move comes in wake of Andalusia's similar effort to solve the nation's housing crisis
Maduro appoints head of intelligence agency as new interior minister
Move by new Venezuelan president seen as attempt to keep opposition under control
An urgent process of arbitration
The preferred-shares solution acknowledges the protests, but the accusation of fraud remains
Spain’s deficit hit 10.6 percent of GDP last year, EU says
Minister predicts the economy could contract by as much as 0.5 percent in 2012
‘El Niño’ shows them how it’s done
Marc Márquez rides to a record-breaking win at the Grand Prix of the Americas
Paraguay’s Colorado Party retakes power in presidential elections
Tobacco magnate swept into office following campaign filled with criminal allegations
Supreme Court annuls first mass lay-off plan since labor reform introduced
Tribunal rules company failed to demonstrate economic reasons for sackings The firm also failed to negotiate in good faith
Falciani’s list includes tycoons, ex-soccer player and suspected doping doctor
Spanish prosecutors file scores of tax evasion cases based on documents taken from HSBC
Responsibility in a democracy
The PP must clarify its financing, punish the excesses of the past and dissuade future ones
A disputed law
The anti-eviction proposals approved by the PP majority ignore calls for far-reaching reform
Treasury ordered to turn over Princess Cristina’s tax returns for the last 10 years
Judge wants to determine if King Juan Carlos’s daughter may have profited from Nóos funds
Capriles warns supporters about Maduro’s provocations
Supreme Court president dismisses opposition call for recount
Coixet, Coronado and African soccer
The Spanish-film-focused Málaga Festival gets underway this week
PP enrages Mortgage Platform after ditching measures from legislation
Ruling party uses majority to pass draft legislation lacking suggestions from popular proposal
Regulatory failure
The crisis at Pescanova is deepening given the impotence of its board and the market watchdog
Treasury’s borrowing costs fall to levels of 2010
Debt-management arm of Economy Ministry exceeds issue target at bond auction
Holders of Bankia hybrid instruments take huge hit
Orderly Bank Restructuring Fund unveils sharply discounted prices for preferred shares
Real fast-tracks to London
Third win over Maccabi Tel Aviv propels Madrid into Final Four
Violence breaks out in Venezuela as opposition demands vote recount
The government and Capriles are accusing each other of stirring up trouble
The cardinal intervenes
Rajoy must not yield to the pressure of a Church that still behaves as a branch of the state
Spain draws line under diplomatic spat with Venezuela over vote recount
Foreign Ministry statement recognizes Maduro as winner of country’s controversial presidential election EU still has not decided whether it will formally acknowledge Sunday’s race results
Lawyers of Madrid Arena victims demand concert promoter return to jail
New evidence has surfaced in investigation into death of five young partygoers
High Court to probe homage to deceased ETA leader in Bizkaia
'Abertzale' member bailed on glorifying terrorism charge amid calls for Sortu ban
Pescanova chairman sold seven percent of company before crisis broke
Fernández de Sousa said he made “significant loses” on shares Proceeds were used to help resolve food processor’s “urgent liquidity problems”
Seven people dead after widespread election violence in Venezuela
President-elect Maduro accuses opposition of trying to stage a coup Caracas tells Spain to mind its own affairs after Madrid calls for recount
Chavist movement taken aback
Nicolás Maduro’s narrow victory gives rise to an unusual scenario in Venezuela
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