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FINANCE: Economic Giants Urged to Fight Global Crisis
Leaders of 21 nations have called on the world's main industrialised countries to act now to prevent the global economic crisis from getting worse.IBERO-AMERICA: Summit to Focus on Regulating Globalisation
The key focus of the eighth annual Ibero-American Summit, which will draw 23 heads of state and government from Latin America, Spain and Portugal to this city from Oct. 17-18, will be how to regulate globalisation.POLITICS-SPAIN: Basque Country Elections – a Key to Peace
Spain's attention will be riveted on the coming Basque country elections, in which more than 1.8 million residents of the autonomous region will have a chance to use their ballots to influence the future of the embryonic peace process with ETA.RIGHTS-SPAIN: Women in Fear of Their Lives – and Husbands
Maria Luisa Lopez, like many other women in Spain, lives in fear of her life. Because even though her husband almost killed her, he may soon be out on bail.POLITICS-SPAIN: ETA’s Unilateral Truce Sparks New Hopes for Peace
The unilateral truce declared by the outlawed Basque country separatist group ETA, to go into effect for an indefinite time at midnight Friday, has triggered optimism both within and outside that northern autonomous region of Spain.ECONOMY-LATAM: Optimistic Report from Spanish Banks
The foundations of Latin America's economy stand firm against the world-wide tremors, states a report from the Argentaria Bank analysis service, one of Spain's top five banking entities.POLITICS-SPAIN: New Basque Alliance Sparks Hopes for Peace
A new light began to shine Thursday along the uphill road to peace in the Basque Country, a Spanish region shaken for three decades by bombings, kidnappings and street violence waged by separatist groups.SPAIN-LABOUR: Less Unemployment, But Fewer Stable Jobs
Unemployment has been falling sharply by the month in Spain, the European country worst affected by joblessness, but most of the new jobs are temporary.IMMIGRATION-SPAIN: Not Even 1,000 Deaths Have Stemmed the Flow
The flow of would-be immigrants has not let up even though 1,000 undocumented Africans - five a day - have drowned in the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco so far this year, according to Spain's leading immigrant advocacy group.JUSTICE-SPAIN: First ‘Dirty War’ Trial Ends, 10 Days Till Verdict
The institution of legal proceedings in the first high-level trial in Spain on the "dirty war" against the outlawed Basque separatist group ETA waged under the socialist government of Felipe Gonzalez ended Tuesday.LITERATURE-BRAZIL: Ex-President’s Novel for Next Millennium
Jose Sarney, former president of Brazil, senator, journalist and writer, has earned critical praise here, with the publication of his novel, 'The Owner of the Sea'.SPAIN: Radioactivity Alarm in Five Countries
A radioactivity alarm in Spain and four other European countries has sparked deamnds for an overhaul of controls on nuclear materials in pricvate companies and state enterprises.CULTURE-SPAIN: One Hundred Years of Garcia Lorca
The centenary of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca Friday has flooded Spain with universal recognition of the writer and his works, prompting celebratory events throughout his native land.RIGHTS-SPAIN: Massive Protests After ETA Strikes Again
People began to gather outside town halls throughout Spain Wednesday to protest the violence waged by the Basque separatist organisation ETA, just minutes after the group killed a town councillor in Pamplona, 400 kms north of Madrid.SPAIN: Spies Caught Between the ‘Dirty War’ and Botched Jobs
Spain's Defence Minister Eduardo Serra is to appear before parliament Tuesday in connection with charges of illegal wiretapping by his department of intelligence, caught between accusations of a "dirty war" and botched jobs.AGRICULTURE-EU: North Against South, Even Among Rich Countries
Differences between the industrialised North and the less developed South are also present within the European Union (EU), a reform of the bloc's agricultural subsidy programme illustrated Wednesday.POLITICS-SPAIN: Murder Triggers Massive Protests Against ETA
The murder of another young Basque country politician, Jose Ignacio Iruretagoyena, of the governing Popular Party (PP), who was killed Friday by the Basque separatist organisation ETA, triggered massive protests.HUMAN RIGHTS: Tough Debate over Powers of Int’l Criminal Court
An International Criminal Court (ICC), whose faculties have yet to be defined, is to emerge from an international conference in June, to be held in Rome under the auspices of the United Nations.LABOUR-EUROPE: Can Shorter Working Weeks Cut Jobless Queues?
In Spain, where there are more unemployed than anywhere else in the European Union -- but where they work longer days than in most countries in the bloc -- the idea of cutting working hours to create new jobs for others has appeal.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Spanish Judge Justifies Charges of Genocide
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon established the legal foundations for accusing Argentine military officers of genocide in a trial on the disappearance of Spanish citizens during the Southern Cone country's 1976-83 dictatorship.IBEROAMERICA: Compromise on ‘Right to Truthful Information’
A controversial reference to the right to free and truthful information will not be removed from the final declaration to be signed Sunday by the leaders of 19 Latin Americans and Portugal and Spain at the seventh Iberian American Summit.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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