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CRIME

Dominican rapper Monkey Black killed in Barcelona bar fight

Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Two men fled scene after stabbing victim at least twice in town of Sant Adrià del Besòs. The musician, who collaborated with US star Pitbull, had come to Spain to further his international career

RACISM IN SPORT

Some of the anti-racism photos taken in support of Dani Alves.

Just another “isolated” racist incident?

The recent throwing of a banana at Barcelona's Dani Alves once again highlights the Spanish authorities’ lax attitude when it comes to tackling racial abuse in sport

Fan who threw banana at Barcelona’s Dani Alves arrested

Villarreal had already withdrawn man's club membership for life in wake of racist gesture

Soccer stars go bananas in support of Barça’s Alves

Hulk, Neymar and Roberto Carlos say no to racism by imitating star's on-pitch gesture

IMMIGRATION

The latest mass attempt to jump the Melilla border.

150 migrants cross into Melilla in latest mass border jump

Toñy Ramos Melilla 1

Another 200 get stuck in space between the security fences that separate Spanish and Moroccan territory

FRANCOIST CRIMES

High Court turns down Argentina’s request to extradite “Billy the Kid”

María Fabra Madrid

Notorious Franco-era policeman is accused of 13 counts of torture in universal justice case

Court will not extradite ex-Civil Guard suspected of torture

María Fabra Madrid

A judge in Argentina is invoking the principle of universal justice to investigate Francoist crimes committed in Spain

political corruption

Flanked by Mariano Rajoy, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría replies to the Socialist spokeswoman's accusations in Congress. / juan carlos hidalgo (EFE)

“Never in my life have I received a cash-filled envelope” — deputy PM

Anabel Díez Madrid 2

Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría and Socialist spokeswoman clash over bonuses in Congress. Opposition accuses PP leaders of pocketing hefty checks thanks to party’s secret funds

UNIVERSAL JUSTICE

High Court confirms drug traffickers must be freed under legal reforms

13-to-3 vote supports judges’ decisions to let suspects go earlier this month

Montserrat Caballé in 2007. / SUSANNA SAEZ

Opera singer Montserrat Caballé under scrutiny for tax evasion

Jesús García Barcelona

Spain’s most famous soprano allegedly failed to pay €500,000 in income tax in 2010

21 arrested for online hate speech

More detentions expected in large-scale operation against individuals who called for new terrorist attacks and laughed at victims’ disabilities

SOCCER

From left to right: Barcelona players Víctor Valdés, Carles Puyol, Xavi and Andrés Iniesta attend the Mass / gianluca battista

“You were our hero”

Luis Martín Barcelona

Tito Vilanova's children provide most emotional moments at funeral Mass for ex-Barça coach. Players, ex-club presidents and politicians come together to pay their respects

Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova succumbs to cancer

El País Barcelona

The 45-year-old, who led club to Liga win in 2013, dies after battle with parotid gland tumor

Experts recommend urgent overhaul of Spain’s railroad system

David Reinero Santiago de Compostela

Report into safety comes nine months after Santiago train crash that killed 79 people

Catalan Socialist leader punched in face outside cathedral

Pere Navarro has been receiving death threats and insulting calls for weeks, say sources. PSC chief blames escalating tension over nationalist independence bid

Video: The fireworks show caused a wildfire on the hillside of Cullera (Spanish narration). / ATLAS

Cullera fireworks show that ended in brush fire went ahead despite ban

Josep Blay / Sara Velert Sueca / Valencia

Firefighter service had sent mayor a fax reminding him of the high risk of wildfires

The Tío Pepe sherry ad going back up in Sol. / LUIS SEVILLANO

Tío Pepe sign is returned to Madrid’s Puerta del Sol

Popular demand sees iconic 76-year-old sherry ad put back after new building owner had it removed

Civil Guard officer injured after clash with Gibraltar police

Cándido Romaguera Algeciras 2

Face-off over smuggler vessel leads to formal complaint and demands that the government take action

Catalan sovereignty

Catalan government looks abroad for independence support

Maiol Roger Barcelona

New website in English, French and German argues case for holding referendum later this year

civil unrest

The Amnesty International study underscores “abusive use of force” by law enforcement officers. / GIANLUCA BATTISTA (EL PAÍS)

Amnesty report highlights “abuse” of authorities against protestors

The fines are already acting as a deterrent against further street demonstrations, says human rights group

crime

FBI seeks victims of alleged pedophile who taught in Madrid

El País / Carlos Salinas Madrid / Managua

William Vahey committed suicide after officials in Nicaragua discovered images of young boys on a pen drive

Más información

The Spanish dealer, the Chinese forger and the $80 million art scam

US police uncover massive fraud that fooled top galleries and collectors. Works by abstract expressionists such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning were among those copied

The Knoedler & Co. gallery closed in 2011 after being hit with lawsuits by cheated collectors. / Robert Holmes (corbis)

EDITOR'S PICK

Four hundred pirates on the airwaves

The Valencia region is rife with unlicensed radio stations, which often escape fines from authorities

TRANSPORT

Greener ways to get around

From car sharing to power walking, there have never been more methods of moving about Spain’s cities

Time for a name change?

Residents of Matajudíos (literally, Killjews) to vote on whether to call their village something else

Conquering the Calçotada conundrum

Ben Cardew examines the king of all Catalan food fiestas, one blackened onion at a time

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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SOCCER

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Diego Costa (l) celebrates scoring Atleti's second against Chelsea. / GLYN KIRK (AFP)

Atleti and Real wins set stage for all-Madrid final

El País Madrid

May 24 showdown will mark first time two teams from same city contest a Champions League final

LATIN AMERICA

Venezuela’s Globovisión censors TV interview with author Vargas Llosa

Program host resigns in protest, joining 50 others who have recently left station

Rousseff seeks revival with new workers aid package

Carla Jiménez São Paulo

Brazilian president tries to gain momentum ahead of October elections

Mexico debates rules to open up energy sector

Move to improve productivity overcomes reticence to “sell out” prized resource

Cuba, EU to restart political and economic relations

Maye Primera Miami

EU members and Havana decide to push back debate on human rights

Former head of intelligence under Chávez killed

Alfredo Meza Caracas

The body of Eliézer Otaiza was found in a wooded area on the outskirts of Caracas

features

Jesús Pérez, 76, looks out the window of his Lorca home. / joaquín de haro

Three years after Lorca earthquake, the wait continues amid the ruins

Joaquín Gil Lorca

Less than five percent of those who lost their homes have been re-housed

IMMIGRATION

Jeanette, a 46-year-old Ecuadorian, was unable to pay for her schizophrenic son's medication. / Álvaro García

“Private” health insurance plan for illegal immigrants proves failure

Figures show government’s scheme to make undocumented migrants pay for treatment is not working. Stuck in tangle of red tape, many vulnerable people are being denied healthcare

Casa Pepe: a little piece of Franco’s Spain

Forty years after the return to democracy, the memory of military rule lives on in one Andalusia restaurant

culture

This week’s movie releases

El País Madrid

Shailene Woodley and Kate Winslet star in dystopian sci-fi adaptation 'Divergent,' while Woody Allen talks John Turturro into going on the game in 'Fading Gigolo'

‘Ocho apellidos vascos’ becomes most-seen Spanish movie ever

Romantic comedy overtakes national box office figure set by ‘The Others’

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

COLUMN

The rise and fall of the Neymar banana

Raquel Seco São Paulo

What looked like a soccer star's spontaneous gesture against racism has become the target of criticism in Brazil

The latest in European science

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

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