World Apr 28 Deeply divided, Spaniards vote with eye on far-right’s rise A divided Spain voted Sunday in its third general election in four years, with all eyes on whether a far-right party will enter Parliament for the first time in decades and potentially help unseat the Socialist government.
World Mar 08 Photos: International Women’s Day marked by strikes, protests and celebrations Women across the globe held marches and protests to mark International Women's Day as they called for a more gender-balanced world.
World Feb 12 Trial of Catalan separatists begins in Madrid amid protests A politically charged trial of a dozen Catalan separatist leaders got underway Tuesday in Spain's Supreme Court amid protests and the possibility of an early general election being called in the country.
World Oct 01 Pro-Catalan activists march in Barcelona The anniversary of the event that sparked Spain's gravest political crisis in decades was marked by a fractured Catalan independence movement amid delicate talks on the region's future with the country's the center-left Socialist government.
World Jun 11 Spain offers to take in migrant ship amid Italy-Malta standoff Spain stepped up Monday and offered to take in a rescue ship carrying more than 600 migrants after Italy and Malta refused.
World Jan 17 Catalan parliament reconvenes, elects pro-secession speaker BARCELONA, Spain — Catalonia's new parliament on Wednesday elected a pro-secession speaker, virtually guaranteeing that the push for independence for Spain's northeastern region will continue as its lawmakers prepare to elect a new government.
World Dec 20 New blow for Uber as top EU court says it’s a taxi company BARCELONA, Spain — Ride-hailing service Uber suffered a new blow Wednesday as the European Union's top court ruled that it should be regulated like a taxi company and not a technology service, a decision that crimps its activities around Europe…