Ex-Balearics chief won’t go to jail despite fraud conviction
Prosecutor sees no flight risk while sentence is appealed The 2-5-million-euro bail posted by Matas is considered guarantee
Prosecutor sees no flight risk while sentence is appealed The 2-5-million-euro bail posted by Matas is considered guarantee

Hat-trick against Granada sees Argentinean become Barça’s top scorer with 234 goals

Jaume Matas found guilty of fraud, influence peddling, embezzlement, falsifying documents and dereliction of his public duties

Fundación Tanja founder Rosa Cañadas is working to bring Spain closer to its African neighbor
World number two lets loose over Canal + France satire show
Police say network had a “direct implication” in positive tests at Beijing Olympics

Striker wants extension but Real subsidy dries up in May

Prado-La Caixa joint venture is first show of dark master in Catalan city for 35 years
Public foundations will also be merged or eliminated
Government obligations reach 68.5 percent of GDP at fourth quarter’s end Analysts predict Spain won’t meet its 2012 deficit target Catalonia tops list of regions with highest public debt
Figure in Andalusia lay-off fund fraud trial is lower than prosecutor's demand

After eight years in charge at the Madrid theater, Mario Gas will leave in July

Barça player sets wedding for one week after Euro 2012 final
Popular Party chief proposes pricing medicines based on family income
Luis Bárcenas may still be tried on tax evasion and money-laundering charges
Banks still have stockpiles of unsold properties, say experts

Third installment in horror saga gets a riotous unveiling in the French capital

Costa Rica and Colombia want pledges Cabral’s alleged killer won’t be executed

Pedro Pimentel convicted for role in murder of 201 peasants

Leader of feared Sinaloa cartel was on the verge of being captured by authorities Frustrated bust came one day after Hillary Clinton’s visit last month to the same resort
Minister in Madrid plays down seizure of concessions YPF argues it was complying with local laws

Teammates lament injury to rising star of NBA
Sepla union accepts proposal to have a mediator
But foreign minister argues that 5.3-percent target represents “victory” for Spain
Brussels demands explanations for changes in reduction pledge Cabinet to approve "difficult" budget on March 30
Javier Arenas refuses head-to-head after Electoral Commission censures Canal Sur
Discovery of rail car fuels conspiracy theories over the authors of the 2004 attacks "This is not a closed case," says the head of a victims' association at Monday's ceremony