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Jewish community to file complaint in wake of anti-Semitic tweets

Jesús García Barcelona 4

Offensive comments appeared on Twitter from Spanish users after basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Real Madrid on Sunday. The victory saw the Israeli side win the Euroleague title

universal justice

Seven more drug suspects freed as result of universal justice reform

María Fabra Madrid 1

Law change means Syrian sailors can no longer be tried in Spain despite being caught with 16,000 kilos of hashish aboard their vessel

RACISM IN SPORT

The fan is caught on camera making monkey-style gestures at Racing’s Koné. / DIARIO AS

Racist gestures at soccer game cost Barcelona employee her job

Juan I. Irigoyen Barcelona

Woman also barred from second division team Llagostera’s stadium for performing monkey-style actions at black player

WEB PRIVACY

A European court has recognized the “right to be forgotten.” / C. A.

Erasing your past from the internet

Celebrities and regular citizens alike are increasingly hiring firms to remove damaging data. New European ruling on “right to be forgotten” will help resolve open cases, companies say

EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

Spanish conservatives forgive sexist remarks by European contender

Women at Popular Party rally play down Miguel Arias Cañete’s views about male “intellectual superiority”

Politician “went easy” on debate opponent to “not look sexist”

Top European candidate for Spain’s Popular Party did not want to seem to be “intimidating a defenseless woman.” Miguel Arias Cañete says he worried about abusing his “intellectual superiority” over Socialist rival in TV discussion

EVICTION CRISIS

Spanish home repossessions increased 10% in 2013

Álvaro Romero Madrid 1

Lenders took back nearly 50,000 properties last year. Figures released by Bank of Spain suggest more borrowers are handing back keys in payment

Anti-abortion activists protesting outside the Dator abortion clinic in Madrid. / LUIS SEVILLANO

Abortion clinics in Spain report rise in vandalism ahead of law reform

As government drags its feet on planned legislation to restrict access to terminations, anti-abortion activists step up pressure

CRIME

Russian mafioso linked to 33 murders arrested at Spanish border

El País Madrid

Described as “extremely dangerous,” Dmitry Zavyalov had been spotted strolling with woman around Costa Brava resort town

MARCOS MORENO

Spain ups border checks in Gibraltar

Authorities allege a spike in tobacco smuggling, while The Rock says controls are politically motivated

SHOOTING IN LEÓN

What went on inside the minds of politician Isabel Carrasco’s killers?

Luis Gómez León

Criminologists are surprised at how neither mother or daughter suspected of murder talked the other out of the plan. They say women shared a “toxic idea,” which they obsessed over for two years

First arrest made after Twitter users praise León shooting online

Authorities detain 19-year-old from Valencia town after he wrote a slew of tweets calling for more politicians to be shot. Interior minister has pledged to go after anyone who glorifies killing

The story behind the shooting of politician Isabel Carrasco

Luis Gómez León

The career of Montserrat Triana Martínez was progressing. But something went wrong, setting off a chain of events that led to murder

A political whirlwind

Justino Sanchon Valladolid

Both feared and admired by her allies and opponents, Isabel Carrasco, who was shot dead on Monday, had a passion for politics, and was never afraid to face up to criticism

Más información

José Andrés during his speech.

Spanish chef José Andrés inspires George Washington graduates

TV gourmet follows in footsteps of Michelle Obama by delivering top university’s graduation ceremony speech

EDITOR’S PICK

Alternative madrid

Jitterbugging the economic blues away

Crisis-hit Madrileños are turning to the lindy hop, jive and other styles to brighten up their own dark times

TV PREVIEW

Spanish successes spice up fall schedules in the US

Fox’s ‘Red Band Society’ and NBC’s ‘The Mysteries of Laura’ both have their roots in shows produced in Spain

CINEMA

Argentina becomes a Cannes powerhouse

With four films competing for the first time, the nation’s government and press are celebrating. What made it possible?

The game of the name

Ahead of an upcoming vote on whether to rename the Spanish town of “Killjews,” Jeff Wiseman visits some of Spain’s other unusually named locations

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LATIN AMERICA

Colombia’s Santos accuses rival of “sabotaging peace”

But Democratic Center candidate claims slander campaign ahead of Sunday's presidential elections

“The protests will continue. Venezuelans are fed up”

Wife of opposition leader Leopoldo López condemns his solitary confinement

Mexican right chooses collaboration over confrontation in primaries

Opposition PAN re-elects leader who forged reforms with President Peña Nieto

Influential group calls on Obama to open up to Cuba

Joan Faus Washington

Politicians, military personnel and businessmen all signed a petition

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

OPINION

Shame on us

Rosa Montero Madrid

Sahrawi refugees are systematically being denied Spanish citizenship. Now, one woman is doing something about it

The latest in European science

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

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