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Newcomers take on established duo in Spain's parliamentary election

Newcomer parties are expected to make big gains on Sunday against Spain's once-dominant conservatives and Socialists in a parliamentary election.

Watch: Teen punches Spain's PM Rajoy, breaks his glasses during campaign event

Mariano Rajoy was punched in the face during a campaign event for Sunday's general election in his home region of Galicia

China bristling, Spain seeks to curb its judges' international rights clout

Spain's parliament voted on Tuesday to fast-track a law limiting judges' ability to go after alleged human rights abusers around the world, a day after Spanish arrest orders were issued for former Chinese officials accused of genocide in Tibet.

Editor of Spain's El Mundo exits after clash with government

The influential founding editor of Spain's second-biggest newspaper, El Mundo, stepped down on Thursday after a decline in circulation and a series of revelations of alleged corruption in the ruling party.