Socialist chief refuses to quit despite resignations of executive committee
A dramatic day for the party saw 17 colleagues of Pedro Sánchez leave their roles in bid to force him out
Socialist executive members resign en masse in bid to push out Sánchez
Move comes after former PM Felipe González says he feels “deceived” over chief’s failure to make way for PP government
ADOPTION
From Africa to Algeciras: a mother’s quest to be reunited with her son
A Guinean woman is fighting to get her child back after Spanish authorities put him up for adoption
HIGHLIGHTS
“My father was much crueler than the Pablo Escobar you see on Netflix”
Son of Colombian drug lord accuses television series of glamorizing life of man responsible for 3,000 deaths
Americas formally declared first measles-free region in the world
World Health Organization estimates some 16,000 lives will be saved by end of decade
missing persons
The “child painter of Málaga” officially dies after 29 years missing
Relatives of David Guerrero Guevara, who disappeared aged 14, cannot access an inheritance unless he is pronounced dead
Madrid Arena deaths
Ver fotogalería
Promoter behind Madrid Arena tragedy given four-year jail sentence
Madrid court finds Miguel Ángel Flores responsible for deaths of five girls at dance event, due to overcrowding
Is your judgment clouded by emotion? Think in another language
Spaniard’s research confirms we are more rational when we don’t process information in our mother tongue
Were drug debts behind murder of Brazilian family in Spain?
Investigators believe that the victims, who were hacked to pieces, may have been killed after a deal went wrong
How the seeds of corruption are sown in Spain’s junior soccer leagues
A father and son have met stiff opposition in their fight against a clear case of match-rigging
Bosch exhibition shatters visitor records at Spain’s Prado Museum
Some 600,000 have seen largest collected body of work by creator of ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’
Burundanga, the stealth drug making a name for itself in the US and Europe
Widely known in Latin America, use by criminals of this incapacitating substance is spreading
OPINION
Gunslingers for peace
How four international mediators helped the Colombian government reach agreement with the FARC
A vote for stability
Galicia and the Basque Country vote for continuity and punish Pedro Sánchez’s intransigence
THE AMERICAS
José Fernández: The glory and tragedy of a Cuban-American star
A boating accident in Miami has cut short the dreams of the Marlins player at the height of his success
Obama appoints first ambassador to Cuba in half a century
But Republican minority in Senate could still prevent Jeffrey DeLaurentis from taking up post
With 135,00 murders a year, crime is Latin America’s top concern
Security gathering in Buenos Aires estimates the cost of escalating violence at $120 billion a year
Colombia hopes to turn the page on half a century of conflict
International community shows support at signing ceremony between FARC guerillas and government
Mexican cardinal claims gay adoptive parents “more likely to abuse children"
Conservative cleric ups the stakes in his campaign against government plans for same-sex marriage
The new mission leading a crackdown on corruption in Honduras
The MACCIH is backed by the Organization of American States, and aims to tackle injustices in the Central American country
SPANISH POLITICS
Ex-PM González slams Socialist chief for voting down PP government
“I feel deceived and let down,” says the veteran politician of Pedro Sánchez, over failure to break ongoing political impasse
Time running out as Spain fights to avoid third election in a year
Socialist Party’s leadership crisis delays cross-party talks on forming government, with clock ticking until Christmas poll
Socialist chief wants party conference to put leadership to the vote
Announcement on Monday by Pedro Sánchez follows poor showing the day before in key regional elections
Regional elections boost PP, further erode Socialists’ political capital
Conservative victories could prove decisive in breaking nine-month stalemate at national level
Political deadlock takes toll on increasingly divided parties
Main opposition Socialists cannot agree on whether to let conservatives form a government
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
SME bankruptcies in Spain nearly four times the pre-crisis rate
But new OECD report notes a strong downward trend in small businesses folding in recent months
FEATURES
The ashes of the Ayotzinapa massacre
On the second anniversary of the killings of the Mexican student teachers, the government is no closer to unraveling the case
Mexico’s seldom-seen bone collection sheds light on an ancient past
Specimens from Museum of Anthropology include remains of the earliest inhabitants of the Americas
The entrepreneurs set to make legal marijuana millions
An upcoming legalization vote in the United States could unleash a green gold rush from cultivation of the plant
Just who are the Basques anyway?
Five years of peace are blurring the lines that once separated people in this northern region
TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE
Ten beaches where you can best enjoy Spain’s Indian summer
Out of season, September and October can be the best time for a Mediterranean seaside break
The blind beetles and child slaves of Cadiz’s ancient underworld
Deep below the city is a history lesson dating back more than five millenia, complete with Roman waterways, tombs and labyrinths
Gourmet heaven in four Spanish cities
From San Sebastian to Cadiz, a tour of some urban enclaves that boast exquisite cuisine
The very best sunsets in Cádiz
Whether from Bolonia’s giant dune or a simple surfboard, we bring you the best places to watch the sun go down
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