The long time elapsed since the December 20 general election, exhaustion, and internal crises are taking their toll as talks to try to form a new Spanish government reach their last stretch
Before vote the two held weekly face-to-face meets, but investiture process has increased distance between them
Spain’s vice consul in Brussels, Rosario Bernal. / BERNARDO PÉREZ
Spain’s vice consul in Brussels, Rosario Bernal, was making calls about the airport blasts when she was caught up in the attacks
Drug trafficker Joaquín Guzmán’s associate – known as “King Midas” – loosened security measures while on vacation, Mexico’s federal police say
“Running a business does not mean having the leadership to conduct a nation,” Vicente Fox tells Republican Party presidential hopeful
In an encounter with foreign journalists Brazil’s embattled president says the impeachment process against her is a “coup against democracy”
Dutch sports star passes away at the age of 68 after a long battle with cancer. The style of play he established at the Catalan club has endured to this day
Ana María Gazmuri of the Daya Foundation. / SEBASTIÁN UTRERAS
The pioneering plantation in southern Chile produces about 1.5 tons of the drug a year for medical use
Spanish masons march on International Women’s Day. / Samuel Sánchez
Spain’s Grand Lodge is working to recover its reputation after it was almost wiped out by the dictatorship
Barack Obama dances the tango in Buenos Aires (Spanish captions).
US president promises to declassify his government’s files from the dictatorship during Buenos Aires visit
US president and counterpart Raúl Castro chat for an hour at friendly baseball match following the historic address
EL PAÍS talks to the restaurant staff who waited on the US president and his family during his first dinner in Havana
David Cameron has a preference for the Canary Islands, which he also visited in 2014
The Civil Guard, which does not suspect foul play, was alerted by neighbors in small Madrid town of Valdilecha
Barcelona City Hall has pledged to defend vegetarian culture.
Proposal by Catalan Republican Left to defend vegetarian culture receives support from all groups
Buenos Aires magistrate is using the concept of universal jurisdiction to justify her inquiry into events that took place during Spain’s dictatorship
The seven Italian victims of the Tarragona bus crash. / ansa
Italian student who narrowly missed fatal trip says families should not feel guilty about having let their daughters go abroad
Catalan regional authorities confirm nationalities of the 13 victims, who were all foreign university students
Russian submarine ‘Novorossiysk’ in Ceuta last August.
Right-wing groups in the US and UK criticize Moscow’s frequent use of Spanish north African exclave for stopovers
The discovery of nine cannons from ‘La Juliana,’ which sank off the Irish coast in 1588, prompts heritage deal
Scriptwriter causes stir after noting how picture of islands used in campaign resembled line of coke
Messenger began sending suggestive texts to female package recipient
By next year, around 300 sculptures will be installed on the seabed of the Canarian island
To celebrate the launch of our new weekly bulletin we are giving away 100 intensive programs from Cambridge University Press
Mary Biles doesn’t have the nerve to immerse herself in Semana Santa, Seville stylie, but is happy to live vicariously...
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Almodóvar with ‘Julieta’ stars Emma Suárez (left) and Adriana Ugarte.
The director on new film ‘Julieta,’ for which he returns to the world of women, but not his trademark melodrama
The garage band is wowing British and US critics
EL PAÍS meets the Dutchman who spent 12 years in jail in Spain for rape until he was proved innocent
Relaxing and fun escapes for making the most out of the first holiday of the year, which coincides with the start of spring
All of Spain’s ski resorts include parks for children. Discover the best options with our guide
Renowned for its vertiginous bridge, the Andalusian town-on-a-cliff has also found videogame fame
From Gordon Ramsay to Jamie Oliver, many chefs have raised ire with their takes on paella and other specialties
An inspiration for Spain’s May 15 movement, the sociologist is skeptical about chances for change
Spaniards are less productive and more stressed than their neighbors, while youngsters are heading abroad
