New details keep emerging in a corruption scandal that reaches top ranks of ruling party
Allegations of corruption against popular party erupted several years ago, but fingers mostly pointed at local politicians, until now
Tourist draw of French Alsatian city is its Christmas market, one of the largest and oldest in Europe
Severe drought projected to cut sharply into production of world's largest supplier of olive oil
Unemployment now stands at 25 percent compared to 21.5 percent of last year but some argue improvement will take time
About 30 families in Seville are going on six months of illegal occupation as a way to survive with help of members from 15M activist group
Push for European bailout on the rise as officials warn of more job losses over the next several months
Deep cuts likely to agitate vocal, active demonstrators who have promised 'heated fall'
Union estimates tens of thousands of primary, secondary school teachers are affected
With more than 4.6 million people jobless, government says number of Spaniards out of work rose in August for first time in five months
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said central bank will buy government bonds, with no set limit
Dozens of migrants occupying a tiny island off Africa’s Mediterranean coast are sent back to Morocco
A hike in Spain's value-added tax could plunge country deeper into recession, at least initially
![Members of "Stop Desahucios" [Stop evictions], 15M and "Afectados X la Hipoteca" [Mortgage Victims Platform] block the door of the building of Maria Jose Lopez and her husband Savador's flat, before being evicted for failing to pay their mortgage, in Mala](https://gdb.voanews.com/c22e6554-6b05-49d7-9b20-2d09dbacef87_w100_r1.jpg)
![Members of "Stop Desahucios" [Stop evictions], 15M and "Afectados X la Hipoteca" [Mortgage Victims Platform] block the door of the building of Maria Jose Lopez and her husband Savador's flat, before being evicted for failing to pay their mortgage, in Mala](https://gdb.voanews.com/c22e6554-6b05-49d7-9b20-2d09dbacef87_w66_r1.jpg)
![Demonstrators hold signs as they protest against what they say is abuse of the system by banks and the failure of the government to stop them, in front of the headquarters of Spain's center-right People's Party [Partido Popular] in Madrid, July 8, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1c3bbfc1-0f18-433f-aa41-366b6bc31042_cx0_cy9_cw0_w100_r1.jpg)
![Demonstrators hold signs as they protest against what they say is abuse of the system by banks and the failure of the government to stop them, in front of the headquarters of Spain's center-right People's Party [Partido Popular] in Madrid, July 8, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1c3bbfc1-0f18-433f-aa41-366b6bc31042_cx0_cy9_cw0_w66_r1.jpg)
