The wrong model
The type of banking union imposed by Germany fractures the European financial market
NGOs warn of divided society if Latin crisis lessons ignored
Report sees two in every five Spaniards entering poverty under sustained austerity policies
Rajoy rules out need for immediate bailout
PM says Spain may ask for European assistance if it needs to in the future Spanish leader welcomes European banking union agreement
Immigrant killed after boat crash in the Canary Islands
Capsized vessel reportedly carried 25 passengers from Morocco, of which seven are still missing
The newest attraction in town
Discovered in 2007, Úbeda's Synagogue of Water is now open to visitors
Desert songs
New musical 'The Last Horseman' premieres in Madrid
This week’s movie releases
Peter Jackson heads back to Middle Earth in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey French master Jacques Audiard gets romantic in Rust and Bone
Bad bank sets ball rolling with initial capital increase
With exception of BBVA, main lenders take stakes in Sareb
Poisoned spy Litvinenko was working for Spain
Lawyer for agent’s widow claims he was investigating possible links between the Kremlin and Russian mafia
Still no clues as to cause of air crash that killed singer
Mexico mourns the loss of Jenni Rivera and six others in a plane crash last Sunday
Clarín wins two legal battles to keep Fernández de Kirchner at bay
President wants court ruling to force media group to divest holdings
Chávez recovers from fourth "difficult" cancer surgery at a Cuban clinic
Venezuelan leader anoints Maduro as successor after rallying support for deputy
Patients to be charged for non-urgent ambulance journeys to healthcare centers
The government is expected to pass the co-payment system at a meeting next week
Tensions run high in Honduras after lawmakers sack judges
Military called out to guard Congress building while four new Supreme Court justices were being sworn in
Catalan parties agree referendum on independence within two years
Deal between CiU, ERC paves way for Mas to remain premier Education minister blasted in Congress over language reform
Correction of excesses
Spending cuts and an end to duplication doesn’t mean giving in to radical centralism or secessionism
Home sales climb 12.8 percent in October
Housing market buoyed by removal of tax breaks next year
Police bust drug mule with cocaine concealed in breast implants
Young Panamanian woman was caught in Barcelona with over a kilo of the drug inside her body
Architect Santiago Calatrava transfers his fortune from Spain to Switzerland
Investment portfolio worth more than €30 million moved to Zurich holder
Judiciary protest is just about holiday pay cuts, says minister
Gallardón dismisses legal sector’s reaction to court fees as mere tantrum over Christmas bonus
Former Defense chief wants Socialist primary to be held “as soon as possible”
Chacón warns that party will not return to power by offering people "more of the same"
Nadal to return in Abu Dhabi
Former number one will test knee at year’s end invitational
Treasury eases past bill tender
ECB’s Draghi to explain debt market intervention program to Spanish lawmakers in Congress at the beginning of next year
Madrid venue vetoes Arena organizer from New Year party
Mayor of Leganés stood in the way of Halloween tragedy company staging event in town
Basque PP accuses Bildu of legitimizing ETA killings in homage
San Sebastián ceremony planned for Monday must not include city mayor, conservative leader argues
Terror fears over anti-Islam film by asylum seeker in Spain
Pakistani ex-Muslim seems set to courts controversy with movie attempt to “find the truth about Mohammed”
FARC peace talks resume in Havana under a cloud of tension
Colombian military kills 20 rebels over the weekend
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