Spain suspends 2 Basque parties
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A Spanish judge on Friday barred two Basque pro-independence parties from running in general elections next month, suspending their activities for three years.
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Basque's parliament approved a proposal for virtual independence from Spain, with last-minute support from a formerly banned party seen as the political wing of the Basque separatist group ETA.
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The deportation of illegal migrants from Spain to Senegal is suspended after complaints of mistreatment.
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VITORIA, Spain  - A Basque proposal for virtual  independence from Spain unexpectedly won approval in the  regional parliament on Thursday with votes from Batasuna, a  party banned as the political wing of armed separatists ETA.
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The leader of banned Basque separatist party Batasuna was jailed for praising terrorism on Friday, just three days after ETA rebels called off a ceasefire with the Spanish government.
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Anti-terrorist police arrested the political leader of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA in raids in France and Spain that resulted in arms caches and other suspected members being seized, officials said.
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A Basque nationalist party banned by Spain as ETA&#39;s political wing unveiled a plan to end the long-running conflict in the region on Sunday, saying it wanted to launch a peace process.
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The party of former Iraqi Governing Council member Ahmed Chalabi has suspended one of its most senior members for visiting Israel.
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Police in France and Spain arrested 21 suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group Eta today in a series of raids that authorities described as a blow to the organisationâs logistics unit.
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Morocco banned an Islamist party on Wednesday after authorities linked its leader to what they called a terrorist network rounded up by police this week.
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Spain's ruling Socialists on Saturday put the rejection of any new peace talks with the armed Basque separatist group ETA at the heart of their campaign for a March 9 general election.
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The parliament of Spain&#39;s autonomous Basque region has voted in favour of a proposal to loosen ties with the central government in Madrid.
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The EU suspends a diplomatic freeze imposed on Cuba in response to human rights violations.
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The Basque separatist group ETA called off its cease-fire on Tuesday, saying the government was not committed to ending the nearly 40-year conflict.
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A joint French-Spanish operation against the Basque separatist movement Eta is the focus of Spanish press comment on Monday, while in France, commentators denounce a botched attempt to free the two French journalists in Iraq.
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Spanish police on Monday arrested at least 13 members of the outlawed Basque separatist party Batasuna in a crackdown on groups linked to the armed organization ETA before next month's elections.
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BORDEAUX, France  - Police arrested the suspected  political leader of the Basque guerrilla group ETA, detained 20  other people and seized weapons in a swoop on the outlawed  group in France and Spain on Sunday, officials said.