3 octubre 2014
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Catalonia passes controversial anti-homophobia law

Camilo S. Baquero Barcelona

Conservatives object to “excessive positive discrimination” and requirement that accused must prove innocence

Caja Madrid bank chiefs racked up €15.5m on undeclared credit cards

Executives and board members express surprise at corruption investigation, saying they were convinced that what they were doing was legal

LABOR MARKET

Spain posts best September job figures in last eight years

But while number of people registered with Social Security rises, so do unemployment claims after end of high tourist season

Tens of thousands march in Catalonia to defend referendum

Miquel Noguer / Pere Ríos / Carlos E. Cué Barcelona / Madrid

Regional government finds itself caught in balancing act between sounding defiant and adhering to law

Spanish EU climate commissioner grilled over oil interests

Claudi Pérez Brussels

European Parliament could still veto choice of ex-Popular Party minister Miguel Arias Cañete

INDEPENDENCE BID

“I will not change course,” says Catalan leader Artur Mas

Miquel Noguer Barcelona 1

Regional premier responds to calls from Popular Party in parliament to abandon plans to hold vote on independence

Constitutional Court accepts appeal, suspends November vote

María Fabra Madrid

Catalan regional authorities will have to cancel campaigning on November 9 independence vote, which will be halted until judges reach a decision

EFFECTS OF THE CRISIS

Catholic charity Cáritas helping more people than ever

The organization provided aid to 2.5 million poverty-stricken individuals in Spain in 2013, the most since the start of the crisis

Food aid for Spaniards only

Ana Carbajosa Madrid

Far-right groups are looking to win votes by helping Spanish nationals who feel social services favor migrants

The video recorded of the beating in Diwaniya in 2004.

Five Spanish soldiers accused of torturing prisoners in Iraq

Judge prosecutes legionnaires over video footage showing beating of two inmates in military custody

Thousands march across Spain to celebrate end of abortion reform

Pro-choice campaigners also hail resignation of ex-justice minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón over failure of law

Lola and her family in their home in Gran Canaria. / Quique Curbelo

The dilemmas of treating Spain’s teenage transsexuals

Drugs allowing minors to delay making decisions about their gender are not available in all Spain’s regions

Arnold Schwarzenegger receives his Madrid Destino ambassador medal. / Carlos Rosillo

Why Arnie has just been honored in Madrid and Almería

“I have a lot of prizes, but this is without doubt the most … recent,” actor jokes in Spanish capital

“I was not corrupt,” ex-premier Pujol tells Catalan parliament

El País / Pere Ríos Madrid / Barcelona

The 84-year-old former nationalist leader offers explanations for hidden fortune to regional deputies

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EDITOR’S PICK

Twelve of Spain’s prettiest villages

Some of the country's most charming spots have come together under a common tourism brand in a bid to attract new visitors

CINEMA

This week’s movie releases

El País Madrid

Comedian Santiago Segura brings back sweaty Madrid ex-cop Torrente alongside US star Alec Baldwin for a fifth installment

“When you pass 30 and become a mom, you’re no use any more”

Spanish actress Elsa Pataky says she’s no longer as involved in film as she would like

Going wild at the Argentinean box office

A smash-hit in his homeland, Damián Szifrón’s dark new comedy will represent Argentina at next year’s Oscars

Basque director’s ‘Negotiator’ takes tragicomic look at ETA

New movie from ‘Ocho apellidos vascos’ writer Borja Corbeaga dares to find the funny side of the 2005 peace talks

LATIN AMERICA

“The war on drugs is not our war”

Silvia Blanco Madrid

The US is partly to blame for the country’s immigration problems, argues leader

Top drug lord arrested in Mexico

Verónica Calderón Mexico City

Fall of Héctor Beltrán Leyva signals the end of the cartel that bears his name

Rousseff widens lead in Brazil opinion polls

With first round of elections approaching, incumbent pulls away from Socialist hopeful

Killings of students and local leaders in Guerrero state intensify political violence

Deaths of politician and trainee teachers follow Mexican federal deputy’s murder

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