Spain will start to create jobs at the end of 2013, says economy minister
Luis de Guindos defends labor reform in spite of surge in unemployment
Luis de Guindos defends labor reform in spite of surge in unemployment
Suspect had driven off with woman’s baby after the two had apparently spent time together in a farmhouse
Troubled lender's stock closes at 40 cents a share on Friday

Prime minister offers Spaniards “comprehension and solidarity” in official end-of-year address
Businessman to be questioned by judge after suspicion that he was planning to flee the country

Russell Crowe sings in King’s Speech director Tom Hooper's Les Misérables adaptation

Venezuelan president is still in intensive care in Havana, says journalist
Independent audits reveal persistent negative equity problem at nationalized lender
‘Abertzale’ authorities in Gipuzkoa and San Sebastián want to exhume more than 100 Basque soldiers from fight against Franco
Catalan prosecutor received strange request shortly before appearance of rogue police reports in the press
State Prosecution Office authorizes exhumations and DNA tests without prior judicial consent
In Christmas address, Prime minister tells troops on overseas missions that they are boosting Spain’s international prestige
Other opposition parties join calls for top officials to appear in Congress to account for anonymous corruption claims
Catalan premier Mas asks government in Madrid to avoid “collision” as he pledges sovereignty vote
Foreign Ministry sources deny that new law would apply to ransoms handed over to kidnappers

Real Madrid coach drops captain Casillas and goes down 3-2 at Málaga
The EC has imposed more draconian conditions before recapitalizing Spain’s troubled banks
Around 23,000 people are currently living rough, says National Statistics Institute

El Cuerpo (The body) scares crowds from the big screen

Filmoteca de Catalunya´s premises in Barcelona´s Raval neighborhood draws loyal moviegoers
The investigation continues into the bank´s collapse in May
CiU bows to Junqueras’ party in a pact that is both interventionist and separatist

Government wants to break media conglomerate's stronghold on sector

Ruling Socialist party wins majority of gubernatorial seats up for grabs on Sunday
Thousands protest outside regional assembly as deputies debate budget Official admits to being unaware how much privatization will save

The Spanish athlete Iván Fernández Anaya refused to take advantage when his rival stopped just short of the finishing line in a cross-country race
Spain’s Constitutional Court considers that medical care for immigrants prevails over saving