Rajoy calls for European action to stabilize debt markets
PM says Spain has no intention of tapping bailout funds for bank clean-up Risk premium jumps as Ibex 35 plunges
Madrid premier wants soccer final suspended if national anthem jeered
Aguirre unleashes political storm saying that game should be played behind closed doors Previous game between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao three years ago saw booing and whistling
Teachers and students walk out of classes to protest school cutbacks
Demonstrators storm office of Balearics education official Government and unions differ on one-day strike numbers
High Court shelves Botín Swiss bank account case
Court decides that Santander chief has “regularized” situation with the Tax Agency
Spanish children now at greater risk of poverty than seniors
Twenty-six percent of minors live in homes that fall below the 2010 poverty threshold Only Bulgaria and Romania exceed these figures within the European Union
Nadal reclaims laurels in Rome
World number two defeats Djokovic for second time during clay season
Help for regions won’t harm Spain’s rating, minister says
Montoro: “We are clear on this; there is no way out other than reducing the deficit”
Rajoy hones his message on need for ECB to lend a hand
“We can have debates but the most important thing is to take a decision"
Alcalá to collect tax on Catholic Church properties
Court challenge expected against cross-party initiative
Spain appoints two independent consultants to evaluate banks’ loan quality
Roland Berger of Germany and US firm Oliver Wyman get the nod for stress tests De Guindos dismisses Hollande's intervention idea
Rajoy downplays Hollande’s notion of rescue plan for Spanish banks
Obama: “Company cutbacks in Madrid might mean less business in Milwaukee”
Manuel Valls: François Hollande's Catalan-born minister
Just hours after the Socialist's victory, the Spaniard was promoted from press spokesman to interior minister
Ministry to tweak "controversial" elements of civic education course
References to homesexuality and social inequality in classes angered many New syllabus will include role of initiative in "wealth creation" and respect for intellectual property
European jurists call for Spain to allow Garzón back on bench
Association representing justices from 11 EU countries presents petition to the Justice Ministry
Bankia shares mount strong rally as stock recoups 23 percent of its value
Bank deposits climb in March as non-performing loan ratio edges higher Moody's cuts ratings for major Spanish lenders
Back to his roots
David Hockney finds inspiration in his native Yorkshire
Assassin targets former Colombian minister with magnetic car bomb
Police unaware of who is behind the attack that left two dead and 54 injured
Brazilian truth panel begins looking at military crimes
President swears in new commission to look into offenses committed during former regimes
Two top army generals in Mexico linked to traffickers
Ex-deputy defense minister who helped President Felipe Calderón in war on cartels arrested
Last of the great Mexican literary giants is mourned across the globe
Carlos Fuentes, who had just completed his latest novel, dies in Mexico City
Judge opens corruption inquiry into Argentina's vice president
Charges filed by federal prosecutor appointed to investigate Amado Boudou's finances President Kirchner avoids talking about charges in public
Alves out of cup final
Barcelona defender breaks collarbone during training
Spain’s risk premium breaks through 500-basis-point barrier
Rajoy denies plans for bailout, while admitting the situation is “very complicated”
Ex-Balearics party baroness goes on trial for embezzlement
Now-disbanded Unió Mallorquina (UM) political grouping was close ally of Popular Party
Andalusia and Catalonia announce new cuts to curtail deficits
Premier Mas maintains legal challenge to central government’s austerity decrees
Repsol starts legal action against YPF expropriation
Oil firm and Buenos Aires have six months to reach deal before arbitration starts
Asturias premier turns over finances to EC after minister suggests intervention
Former PP chief Cascos cannot forge agreement to form coalition in deficit-hit region
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