Oct 19 Catalonia’s push to secede from Spain could cost the region its autonomy By Larisa Epatko The Spanish government is preparing to invoke a never-before-used article of its constitution to strip Catalonia’s autonomy, since the region’s president refuses to rescind its independence bid. Continue reading
Oct 07 Rallies in Barcelona and Madrid call for talks on Catalonia independence By Kamala Kelkar Nearly one week after Spanish police tried to violently shut down Catalonia’s vote to become independent from the country, thousands of people rallied in Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday in a more peaceful show of support and opposition. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: Barcelona attack suspect killed by police By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Spanish police shot and killed the fugitive suspected of plowing a van through a crowd in Barcelona last week. Also, the American Embassy in Moscow stopped issuing non-immigrant visas for eight days, while three consulates… Continue watching
Aug 19 International search underway for driver in Barcelona attack By Michael D. Regan Spanish authorities have expanded their search across international borders in the hunt for a terrorist suspect believed to be the driver in a deadly strike that killed 13 people and injured 120. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 3:21 After attack, Barcelona comes to terms with new reality By PBS News Hour Fourteen are dead, including one American, after Thursday's attack on Barcelona and another in a Spanish coastal town, where a car drove into a crowd and five men jumped out with knives; all were shot dead by police. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 5:11 Barcelona tourist area targeted in deadly vehicle attack By PBS News Hour An attack in Barcelona killed 13 and wounded scores more when a speeding van vaulted into a crowd on the city’s iconic La Rambla boulevard, a bustling area that attracts pedestrians and tourists. Police have made two arrests and are… Continue watching
Aug 17 What we know — and don’t know — about the terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry A van ran into a crowd on La Rambla street in central Barcelona, an area popular with pedestrians, on Thursday that killed 12 and injured at least 100. Continue reading