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Jury finds José Bretón guilty of murdering son and daughter

Manuel J. Albert Córdoba

Father put children to sleep before incinerating bodies, says verdict. Prosecution is asking for 40-year sentence

PORTUGAL CRISIS

Portuguese political crisis deepens

Socialists snub president’s call to join coalition government

THE PP'S HIDDEN FINANCES

Rajoy’s Cabinet vouches for his honesty in Bárcenas scandal

Agencies Madrid

Probe reveals more bank accounts held by former PP treasurer

Anti-graft prosecutors want PP official to testify in Bárcenas case

Aim is for secretary general María Dolores de Cospedal to explain procedure on anonymous party donations

Rajoy talks up economic recovery but ignores corruption revelations

Prime minister blanks threat by former Popular Party treasurer Bárcenas to “topple government”

HOUSING CRISIS

Top court puts Andalusia anti-eviction decree on hold

María Fabra Madrid

Application of regional measure halted until judges can resolve its constitutionality

POWER SECTOR

Electricity sector overhaul to push bills up by 3.2 percent

Agencies Madrid

Reform will costs power suppliers 2.7 billion euros

CATALONIA'S RIGHT-TO-DECIDE

Catalonia sovereignty declaration stays suspended

María Fabra Madrid

Constitutional Court votes unanimously to uphold central government's appeal

Pescanova paid front men with black money to hide shortfalls

Seafood processor gave instructions on massaging debts and issuing false bills

Sex Trafficking

The Paradise brothel in La Jonquera is Europe's largest. / Pere Duran

Disabled prostitute rescued from Catalan brothel

Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

22-year-old woman was forced into prostitution by her mother

Ecological disaster

Judge regrets “missing people” at 2002 Prestige oil disaster trial

Paola Obelleiro A Coruña

Nine months of testimony concludes with sentence expected in November

business

“We will have to see if the Spanish banks require more capital”

Eurogroup president and Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem discusses the restructuring of Spain's financial sector

Betting patterns on the match raised the alarm at Uefa's fraud detection unit. / NACHO CUBERO (DIARIO AS)

LFP launches match-fixing probe

Amaya Iríbar / Carlos Arribas Madrid / Mont Saint Michel

Investigation into Racing - Hércules match first of its kind in Spain

healthcare

Madrid court orders stay on privatization of regional hospitals

Tribunal to probe last-minute changes made in the conditions of the public tenders

Financial cuts

CSIC president Emilio Lora-Tamayo, with the secretary of State of Investigation, Carmen Vela. / kote rodrigo (efe)

CSIC research institute head warns of “cataclysmic” deficit forecast

Scientists fear that budget will not even be sufficient to maintain current projects

BANK BAILOUT

Brussels warns of risks Spanish banks face from ongoing recession

Claudi Pérez Brussels

Troika report on bailout program also points to impact of new regulations on lenders

culture

A file photo of tenor Plácido Domingo. / ARMANDO ARORIZO (EFE)

Plácido Domingo suspends performance after suffering pulmonary embolism

El País Madrid

The tenor is not in danger but will have to rest for about a month

Excavating history

The archeological excavation of the basement of the building located at Number 1 Puerta del Sol

From plague hospital to Apple store

After latest find, archeologists will continue working to learn more about the history of Madrid's emblematic Puerta del Sol square

snowden affair

OAS asks Spain to apologize to Bolivia

Eva Saiz Washington

Spanish representative calls meeting “a show” while Italy warns of "consequences"

Venezuela keeps world guessing about Snowden

El País Madrid

Caracas denies receiving asylum request despite president’s confirmation

The night Spain wanted to search Evo Morales’ plane

Mabel Azcui Cochabamba 1

Bolivian president recalls the 14-hour ordeal, during which Spanish ambassador tried to find out if wanted US whistleblower Snowden was on board

A Gibraltar patrol boat approaches the Divina Providencia. / Andrés Carrasco/archivo/ (EL PAÍS)

Gibraltar police boats harass Spanish fishermen

Cándido Romaguera Algeciras 1

Algeciras mayor claims Rock is out to create tension ahead of Utrecht anniversary

Spain’s economy will flatline in 2014, says IMF

Sandro Pozzi New York 1

New forecasts are among the most pessimistic from public and private organizations

Mysterious death

Nurse found dead with needle in her arm: suicide or was it her husband?

Man accused of killing wife leaves jail as prosecutors prepare to appeal ruling

DEFENSE

US to pay Spain 200 million to host missile shield

Four destroyers and 1,100 military personnel to be based at Cádiz port for at least four years

Domestic Terrorism

Repentant ETA activist apologizes to officers injured in 1995 attack

"I am sorry for the harm I caused," writes convicted bomber

Financial justice

Lawyer Jaime de Castro and his client, Keith Rule. / Manuel Podio

The British buyers fight back

Foreign property investors are battling to recover money lost in deals gone bad

ABUSE SCANDAL

Jesús Carballo and Gloria Viseras during a competition in the late 1970s.

"He wouldn't let us talk to the girls"

Amaya Iríbar Madrid

Witnesses corroborate accusations of sexual abuse against gymnastics coach

Más información

Guardiola lashes out at Barça president

Former coach asks Rosell to “leave him in peace”

Ex-Barça coach Guardiola directs a training session with his new club Bayern Munich. / CHRISTOF STACHE (AFP)

TRANS-IBERIAN BLOG

More than bear bones: Awesome Atapuerca

If it had not been for an English mining company, Europe's oldest human species would still be undiscovered

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FEATURES

Working vacation: A young lifeguard assists a beachgoer in Elche, Alicante. / JOAQUÍN DE HARO

Studying and working at the same time — a tricky balancing act

J. A. Aunión Madrid 1

Spanish students are some of the least likely to hold down jobs, says the OECD

Economy

Spain's reliable tourism miracle

Industry voices talk of a record year in 2013, although accumulated debts and the need to change model provide a cautionary note

Energy

Finance Minister Montoro is grasped by Industry and Energy's Soria. / Gorka Lejarcegi

Electricity sector on standby as ministry grapples with funding gap

Finance's refusal to cut budget slack to plug tariff deficit delays plans for industry overhaul, which means that consumers can expect higher bills

cutbacks

Government resorts to real estate portfolio in bid to raise cash

The Spanish state is aiming to offload 27 percent of its current assets

a new business model

Dcollab is one of a number of coworking spaces in the Malasaña area. / Luis Sevillano

Whatever coworks

Madrid plays host to a range of low-rent shared venues in which freelancers and creatives can flourish

LATIN AMERICA

PRI suffers election blow in key Mexican state race

Salvador Camarena Mexico City

Party did not recognize Baja California defeat and demanded recount

Union boss calls for vote against Fernández

Alejandro Rebossio Buenos Aires

Truckers strike paralyzes most of Buenos Aires but fuel and cash still flow

Cuba announces a new period of economic reforms

Maye Primera Miami

Opposition and analysts describe vice-president's measures as "cosmetic"

Anger at Brazilian politicians’ misuse of official planes

Juan Arias Río de Janeiro

Speaker used plane to watch soccer

Atlético seals deal for David Villa

El País Madrid

Real Madrid eyes Sociedad star midfielder Asier Illarramendi

EDITOR'S PICK

Culture

New Ribera offers clues to his youth

The Prado Museum's 'Saint Jerome Writing' helps clear up doubts about the Spanish 17th-century painter's mysterious early years

Local visionaries

"We can learn from how Indians use public space"

Architect infuses Spanish capital with Asian influences

PHOTOGRAPHY

Sunshine in a can

The art of ‘solargraphy’ beams into a brand-new Madrid exhibition

Technology

One click opens window to world

Topnuz compiles most popular news stories from 5,000 media outlets

CINEMA

13 hours to shoot a thriller

TV station Calle 13 teams up with web experiment #littlesecretfilm to deliver quick-shot suspense movies

Film producers chief Pedro Pérez steps down

Skilled negotiator has headed the FAPAE association since 2003

This week’s movie releases

El País Madrid

All crime becomes legal for 12 hours a year in horror thriller The Purge

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Unacceptable impasse

Rajoy’s refusal to explain the Bárcenas case throws the government’s authority into question

OPINION

Egypt: third revolution

Popular uprisings in the Middle Eastern nation have a long and complicated history that combines radically diverse perspectives

EDITORIAL

A clash of forecasts

After the IMF’s revisions, the government should explain its belief in a recovery in 2014

OPINION

A costly mistake

Spain has a special relationship with Latin America and the obligation to defend its interests in matters involving the European Union

The latest in European science

Atomium brings together universities, newspapers and businesses to boost the movement of knowledge

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