Parade exposes Spain's rifts
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Rows over Spain's National Day parade highlight deeper divisions that continue within the country.
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Two developments Monday, one tragic the other controversial, marked the latest phase in southern Europe&#39;s struggle to stem the flood of illegal immigrants.
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Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators  protested at an opposition rally in Madrid on Saturday to vent  their rage at what they say is the Spanish government's  "surrender" to Basque separatists ETA.
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BARCELONA -- When Elvira Lindo, a Spanish writer, delivered the opening speech at the annual festival of the patron saint of Barcelona one autumn afternoon this year, she arrived under the protection of an armored car.
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In a move to protect Spain's image and bid for the 2012 Olympics, Spanish leaders stressed that its citizens and sports fans are not racist.
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Spanish villages are toning down  traditional fiestas in which revelers blow up dummies  representing the Prophet Mohammed for fear of offending  Muslims, the newspaper El Pais reported on Monday.
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ADRID, Aug. 19 - Spain&#39;s new Socialist government, which has won praise from women&#39;s groups for its support for sex equality, is now drawing their wrath.
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A conference called to further mutual understanding between Christians and Muslims over their shared history on the Iberian peninsula has been marred by catcalling and acrimony.
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Determined to curb the influx of illegal migrants, Spain has gone on the offensive, pouring $1.4 million into media campaigns in Senegal aimed at highlighting the risks of dangerous sea journeys that have claimed countless lives
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SPAIN has a reputation for tolerance and on Wednesday night we were privileged to witness the lazy, relaxed tolerance of the nation displayed in gloriously unequivocal circumstances.
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Barcelona trounce Real Madrid at the Nou Camp, but the game is marred by racist chanting.
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A political feud that has sharply   polarized Mexico's left and right soured the country's most   important national fiesta when two opposing leaders hosted   rival ceremonies ahead of independence day on Saturday.
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Not all Spanish officials and government leaders are against America, against confronting evil, and against George W. Bush.
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On the third anniversary of the train bombings that killed 191 people and injured more than 1,800, Spain's political and social wounds are still aching, and the country is torn by a host of conspiracy theories.
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Madrid fears extremist infiltration in its North African enclave, but the locals say Spain would be better off addressing their poverty and despair
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Spain's new Socialist government, which has won praise from women's groups for its support for sex equality, is now drawing their wrath.
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Many visitors to Spain tend toward the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and the more Mediterranean-flavored south.