United in sadness over police violence, Catalans want dialogue
For or against independence, Catalans are reeling from police violence during an independence referendum banned by Madrid but far from locking horns with the Spanish government, they call for dialogue.
Oct 03, 2017, 09:41 AM IST
UN calls on Spain to investigate referendum violence
The UN rights chief said on Monday he was "very disturbed" by the violence during the banned independence referendum in the Spanish region of Catalonia and urged Madrid to investigate any possible misconduct.
Oct 02, 2017, 20:53 PM IST
337 injured during Catalan independence referendum vote
The Spanish government considers the referendum unconstitutional and had ordered the police to seal public facilities to prevent voting.
Oct 01, 2017, 17:13 PM IST
Spanish police seize millions of Catalan referendum ballots
Madrid has also threatened to arrest mayors who facilitate the vote and has tightened its control over the region`s finances.
Sep 20, 2017, 20:40 PM IST
Catalonia asks Spain for dialogue as independence struggle intensifies
In a letter released on Friday, regional president Carles Puigdemont and Barcelona mayor Ada Colau wrote to Rajoy and Spain`s King Felipe saying the state had mounted "an unprecedented repression offensive".
Sep 15, 2017, 22:42 PM IST
Catalonia expected to approve Oct 1 referendum on split from Spain
Catalan leader Puigdemont described the move as intimidation ahead of the planned October referendum.
Sep 06, 2017, 13:01 PM IST
Huge fire at Spain music festival prompts exodus
Police arrested a British man on the holiday island of Mallorca in June, and placed another under investigation, on suspicion of targeting tourists outside hotels and encouraging them to make bogus claims.
Jul 30, 2017, 20:22 PM IST
Barcelona, Madrid, music, festival, fire
A total of 22,143 people had to be evacuated from the festival
Jul 30, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
54 people injured in Barcelona train crash
The train was coming from the village of Sant Vicenc de Calders in the province of Tarragona on the R2 line of the Rodalies commuter rail service.
Jul 28, 2017, 14:40 PM IST
Hundreds of thousands rally for LGBTI rights in Madrid
Hundreds of thousands of people marched in a global gay pride demonstration in Madrid under tight security, and a parade of 52 floats took the festivities through the Spanish capital and into the night.
Jul 02, 2017, 09:29 AM IST
Spain detains Danish man suspected of fighting with IS
In 2004, 191 people died after bombs exploded on commuter trains in Madrid in an attack claimed by Qaeda-inspired militants.
Jul 01, 2017, 18:11 PM IST
Wildfire continues in Spain
It has destroyed around 1,000 hectares of forest in the Sierra de la Calderona natural park.
Jun 30, 2017, 16:49 PM IST
Donald Trump picks Indian American Krishna R Urs to be ambassador to Peru
The appointment of Urs, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, would have to be approved by the Senate.
Jun 29, 2017, 09:42 AM IST
Spanish school kids seek heat relief in funeral home
"Five students had been taken to hospital, one for heatstroke, the others because they were nervous" due to the heat, the spokesman said.
Jun 16, 2017, 20:51 PM IST
Close your legs please: Madrid bus manspreading ban starts
The practice of men sitting in public transport with their legs wide apart, taking up more than one seat, has long been an irritant and the term "manspreading" appeared in 2014 in New York following a campaign against it there.
Jun 16, 2017, 18:15 PM IST
Spain`s Catalonia announces October independence vote
Speaking in Barcelona, Carles Puigdemont said the question would be: "Do you want Catalonia to be an independent state in the form of a republic."
Jun 09, 2017, 14:59 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi departs on two-day visit to Spain; to discuss trade, technology with top leaders
Following his visit to Germany, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Spain's Madrid from Germany's Berlin Tegel Airport on Tuesday.
May 30, 2017, 21:15 PM IST
Basque militant separatists ETA say they have disarmed: BBC
Basque militant separatist group ETA, which waged a bloody campaign for independence from Spain for over half a century, said early on Friday it had given up all its arms and explosives.
Apr 07, 2017, 13:28 PM IST
Spain's ETA to fully disarm by April 8: Source close to talks
The Basque separatist group ETA plans to fully lay down its weapons by April 8, a source close to disarmament talks said Friday.
Mar 17, 2017, 18:58 PM IST
