Lola Hierro

The Spanish non-profit Open Arms plucked 50 people from a sinking boat, including a pregnant woman and a baby. EL PAÍS witnessed the operation

An experiment in Medellín suggests vector control using the mass introduction of a species infected with a parasitic bacteria could be the most promising strategy yet against dengue fever

A team of researchers from Barcelona has studied the cellular mechanism that allowed a woman to be ‘functionally’ cured despite not taking antiretrovirals

Leader of Brazilian indigenous group in Spain to condemn his people’s forced displacement

A missionary group is raising awareness about children accused of witchcraft in the African country

NGOs claim that on-the-spot handovers violated existing agreements between Spain and Morocco

The first generation of Chinese children to be adopted by Spanish families in 1995 is turning 18 A documentary charts the difficulties they faced fitting into a society unused to immigration

Hundreds of women are working in virtual slavery in brothels throughout the province Trapped by their debts to traffickers, they have seen their conditions worsen with the crisis

Almustafa had been receiving hospital treatment in Spanish North African exclave of Melilla

Around 2,000 demonstrators clash with riot police in demonstration against Citizens Safety Law

Youngsters were sold to migrants who passed them off as their own to enter Spain

Child Focus launches national lottery poster campaign to find Hodei Egiluz

A survivor of an underground blast reflects on last month's tragic accident in León

This summer has seen a sharp increase in the number of migrants making the dangerous crossing from Morocco on board inflatable dinghies

The number of female recruits in the armed forces has remained stable at around 12 percent since the services were opened up to both sexes 25 years ago

Murder victim was investigating illegal dumping in reserve river, family say

Grave of child over 1,000 years old uncovered in garden during construction of a greenhouse

Crisis or no crisis, sales of top-quality Spanish cured ham are on the rise The increase is backed by growing interest in how best to serve this delicacy

PP premier submits bill to prohibit controversial gas-extraction technique