October 23, 2019 Spanish dictator Francisco Franco to be exhumed on Thursday Gen. Francisco Franco will be exhumed from his monumental tomb and transported to a private cemetery in Madrid Thursday, in what many in Spain consider a move 44 years too late.
October 19, 2019 Barcelona mayor pleads for violence in Catalonia to stop amid pro-independence protests The mayor of Barcelona appealed to his city to disband protests on the fifth consecutive night, as Catalan separatists continued to clash with police over the country's Supreme Court decision handing down heavy prison sentences for nine of the independence campaign’s organizers.
October 18, 2019 Pro-independence protests in Barcelona spark clashes with police, violence As darkness descended on the streets of Barcelona, the mostly peaceful protests that paralyzed the Catalan city in northern Spain on Friday broke out into chaos and violence.
October 18, 2019 Barcelona coach wants Real Madrid to play in Catalan capital Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says his team wants to play its Spanish league "clásico" match against Real Madrid at home despite a planned separatist rally in the Catalan capital on the same day.
October 8, 2019 Madrid to cull nearly 12,000 invasive parakeets over threats to environment, public safety Madrid’s city council on Monday announced plans to rid the Spanish capital of thousands of invasive parakeets through “ethical culling” and sterilization of eggs.
October 8, 2019 Spanish police looking for man's body after severed head found inside box, report says Spanish police investigating the disappearance of a man whose head was found in a box last week are now looking for the “big, black and heavy” trash bags that his partner ordered their cleaning lady to dispose of earlier this year that may contain his body, a report says.
September 24, 2019 Franco's remains can be exhumed, Spanish Supreme Court rules The Spanish Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the caretaker Socialist government can exhume the remains of former dictator Gen. Francisco Franco from the gigantic mausoleum he built on the outskirts of Madrid, seemingly settling a decades-old controversy.
September 17, 2019 Spain breaks up huge drug ring but 'Messi of hashish' still on the run Spanish police said Sunday they've broken up a dangerous Moroccan drug ring but say it’s notorious leader, nicknamed the “Messi of hashish,” is still on the run.
September 17, 2019 UN apologizes to Spain for mischaracterizing bombing that inspired famous Picasso painting The United Nations apologized Monday for mischaracterizing Pablo Picasso’s famous anti-war painting “Guernica” in a tapestry reproduction on its website.
September 16, 2019 Passed-out tourist carried through resort town on mobility scooter in bizarre footage: 'What a disgrace' This vacation is either going very well or it’s time to go home.
