Catalonia's regional parliament vote for independence from Spain Friday, setting up a showdown with the central government in Madrid that was poised to take direct control of the restive ...

This puts the people and politicians at odds with the government in Madrid, which has invoked the power of the Constitutional Court to prevent the poll. In Barcelona, a statue over his shoulder ...

MADRID—Catalonia's parliament asked the Spanish central government for authority to hold a referendum on whether the wealthy region should secede from Spain, a request immediately rebuffed in ...

Madrid, worried that a vote would tear the country apart as it emerges from the economic downturn, argues that a ballot would be against the constitution. Catalonia said earlier this week it would ...

Barcelona - Spain enters uncharted and potentially perilous territory on Monday as Madrid moves to take over the running of Catalonia in response to the rebellious region's parliament unilaterally ...

Spain enters uncharted and potentially perilous territory on Monday as Madrid moves to take over the running of Catalonia in response to the rebellious region's parliament unilaterally declaring ...