Spain's Female Ministers Stir Controversy
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Some women's advocacy groups are complaining about a magazine spread in which eight female ministers in the Spanish government &#151; which has vowed to fight sexual discrimination &#151; pose like fashion models in designer clothes.
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Spain's prime minister accused the  previous government on Monday of deceiving the public about who  carried out the March 11 train bombings and erasing computer  records for the crucial three days between then and elections.
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The Spanish government approved a bill to legalise homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same-sex marriages -- but the move sparked fury within a still influential ...
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A senior British Cabinet minister has sparked fury by saying that Muslim women who wore full veils made community relations more difficult.
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Spain elects regional and local officials, with national issues featuring strongly in the campaign.
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Despite repeated criticism from the Catholic Church, Spain's Cabinet has approved a bill that would allow homosexuals to marry and adopt children.
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MADRID Spainâs cabinet proposed legislation Friday allowing same-sex marriages and for homosexuals to adopt children, pressing ahead with its liberal agenda despite vociferous opposition from the influential Roman Catholic Church.
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SESENA, Spain  - "I'll swap you seven corrupt councilors for two bent mayors," says Spain's prime minister during a game of cards. "I'll raise you one dodgy constructor," the opposition leader replies.
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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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Spain coach Luis Aragones drew criticism in the country&#39;s press Thursday for his alleged racist comments about French striker Thierry Henry.
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Despite fierce opposition from the Catholic Church, Spain&#39;s leaders introduced legislation Friday that would give the country&#39;s same-sex couples the same rights to marry and adopt children as heterosexual couples.
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The Spanish government&#39;s plans to legalize same-sex marriage was lambasted by the Roman Catholic Church, the BBC reported Tuesday.
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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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Lawmakers investigating the Madrid train bombings censured the previous government's handling of the attack, while former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar insisted Monday the Socialists might not have ousted his party were it not for Spain's worst terrorist assault.
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A spokeswoman for victims of the Madrid attacks accuses a parliamentary commission of "playground politics".
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Proposed social reforms in Spain spark Catholic anger about a perceived erosion of family values.
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European Parliament legislators on Thursday turned a fight over abortion rights in Portugal into an emotional and divisive debate on women's rights and the division between church and state.