November 1, 2019 Spain court acquits five men of rape because no forced was needed against unconscious victim Spaniards are voicing outrage after a Barcelona court ruled Thursday that five men accused of gang-raping a 14-year-old were not guilty of rape because their victim had been unconscious at the time.
October 26, 2019 Barcelona pro-independence protesters clash with police after massive peaceful rally Police and violent protesters clashed Saturday in the tense Catalonia region of Spain after another massive rally in Barcelona against the imprisonment of nine separatist leaders.
October 24, 2019 Portuguese doctor suspended after baby is born sans eyes, nose, part of skull: reports A doctor in Portugal has been suspended after a baby under his care was born without eyes, a nose and part of its skull, according to a report.
October 24, 2019 Franco's remains greeted with fascist salutes at new resting place Chants of “Viva Franco!” and the fascist salute escorted the coffin of former Spanish dictator Gen. Francisco Franco as his remains were exhumed from his grandiose resting place outside of Madrid and taken to a small family crypt.
October 23, 2019 Spanish dictator Francisco Franco to be exhumed on Thursday Gen. Francisco Franco will be exhumed from his monumental tomb and transported to a private cemetery in Madrid Thursday, in what many in Spain consider a move 44 years too late.
October 19, 2019 Barcelona mayor pleads for violence in Catalonia to stop amid pro-independence protests The mayor of Barcelona appealed to his city to disband protests on the fifth consecutive night, as Catalan separatists continued to clash with police over the country's Supreme Court decision handing down heavy prison sentences for nine of the independence campaign’s organizers.
October 18, 2019 Pro-independence protests in Barcelona spark clashes with police, violence As darkness descended on the streets of Barcelona, the mostly peaceful protests that paralyzed the Catalan city in northern Spain on Friday broke out into chaos and violence.
October 18, 2019 Barcelona coach wants Real Madrid to play in Catalan capital Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says his team wants to play its Spanish league "clásico" match against Real Madrid at home despite a planned separatist rally in the Catalan capital on the same day.
October 8, 2019 Madrid to cull nearly 12,000 invasive parakeets over threats to environment, public safety Madrid’s city council on Monday announced plans to rid the Spanish capital of thousands of invasive parakeets through “ethical culling” and sterilization of eggs.
October 8, 2019 Spanish police looking for man's body after severed head found inside box, report says Spanish police investigating the disappearance of a man whose head was found in a box last week are now looking for the “big, black and heavy” trash bags that his partner ordered their cleaning lady to dispose of earlier this year that may contain his body, a report says.