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Catalan separatists gather, prepare independence vote

Meeting comes amid a thaw in relations between Catalonia and Spain's central government

Spain's conservative Rajoy voted back to power

Rajoy pledged to plough on with economic policies deeply unpopular with the opposition which blames austerity measures taken in his first term for rising inequality

Spain's Rajoy set to win vote of confidence

Vote will draw a line under two inconclusive elections and fruitless attempts at coalition-building between bickering parties

Thousands rally for Catalan independence from Spain

This region of 7.5 million people makes up 16 per cent of Spain's population and accounts for almost 19 per cent of national GDP

2 die in Spain as train derails

Train belonged to a Portuguese company

Spanish elections: Deadlock in parliament continues

The election has once again left the eurozone's fourth-largest economy at risk of another lengthy political stalemate

Spanish ruling party claims victory in general elections

Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez's failed investiture attempt prompted the new elections on June 26

Spain's Podemos overtakes Socialists ahead of election: polls

Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative Popular Party coming first again, with 27.7-31%, still way short of a parliamentary majority

Spain misses deadline for new government; June election set

No political party had enough support to form a government and all parties failed to reach coalition agreements by midnight yesterday

Spain set for new election after coalition talks fail

The December elections upended the two-party system in a country which has never had a coalition government

Spain sells off 'ghost airport'

Ciudad Real, a symbol of the country's financial excess in the boom years, had been sold off for $62 million

Spain bus crash kills 13 exchange students; 34 injured

According to authorities, the passengers included Spaniards and foreign nationals from around 20 countries