
Markets suffer Black Monday as regions clamor for financial help
Spanish risk premium hits highest level since single currency introduced Regulator’s ban on short selling allows stocks to recoup some losses

Spanish risk premium hits highest level since single currency introduced Regulator’s ban on short selling allows stocks to recoup some losses
Pressure builds up for Spain to request full rescue

Ecologists vote overwhelmingly to remove monarch after Botswana hunting trip

Protests mount against tax hikes and spending cuts slated to reduce Spain’s budget by 65 billion euros
Cabinet agrees to open train service to private operators
Risk figure hits 612 basis points Ibex 35 suffers biggest drop since May 2010 First region lines up to tap cash from new rescue fund
Under-suspicion steeplechaser Mullera withdrawn by Spanish Olympic Committee

Basketball star replaces injured Nadal after spurned yachtsmen say no

Beijing gold medalist was also to have carried Spain’s flag at London 2012 opening ceremony
Investors increasingly wary despite revelation that Madrid can use part of bank rescue fund to buy up debt in the secondary market
Minister Morenés justifies sale of arms to Venezuela, even though country “is no friend of the United States”

Anti-money laundering controls need to be tightened, says Mexican regulator

Workers storm building after announcement of 1,295 layoffs
María Antònia Munar used family ties to help form company which dabbled in television production
Hospitalized Spanish Formula 1 test driver is conscious and able to speak after losing eye
Unions slam change under which Labor Ministry will not have to provide proof

Spaniard extends riders’ championship lead with resounding Italian GP victory
Unprecedented cutbacks in public spending and more indirect taxes threaten an already shrinking economy

Reform brings relief to owners but environmentalists warn of costal damage
Diplomat forget himself as La Roja stormed to victory over the French team at Euro 2012
VAT on movie tickets to go up 13 percentage points in September

Massive VAT hike on some items Civil servants continue protests

Spending cuts and tax hikes of 65 billion euros biggest in Spain’s modern history Brussels welcomes commitment to meeting deficit-reduction target Labor unions call for protests

“Violent elements wanted to turn Madrid into Athens,” says Madrid government delegate

Deadliest Alps snowslide since 2008 claims lives of two Spaniards

Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen imposes a new reign in 'The Dictator'

Multi-platform release of Paco León’s mockumentary is roaring web success