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'Most-wanted' ETA suspects seized at ski resort

Spanish police shortened their list of most-wanted fugitives Wednesday with the capture of two suspected members of the Basque-region separatist group ETA, officials told CNN.

Bombing wave marks ETA campaign's 50th year

The separatist group behind a series of bombings on a Spanish vacation island marks the 50 year anniversary of its struggle this year, a milestone that sees it no closer to achieving its goal.

Two guards die in latest Spain bombing

Two Civil Guard agents were killed Thursday in an explosion outside a barracks on a Spanish island popular with tourists, Palma de Mallorca city hall officials said.

Car bomb in Spain injures 40

A car bomb exploded early Wednesday outside the Civil Guard barracks in the northern Spanish city of Burgos, injuring at least 40 people and causing substantial damage, an Interior Ministry official said.

Policeman killed in car bomb blast in Spain's Basque region

A car bomb exploded Friday morning in Spain's northern Basque region, killing a police officer inside the vehicle, officials said.

Socialist elected as new president of Basque region

A Socialist was elected for the first time as Basque regional president on Tuesday, ending decades of pro-independence Basque nationalist rule in northern Spain.

Suspected Basque separatist leader arrested in France

The suspected leader of the Basque separatist group, ETA, and two alleged accomplices were arrested over the weekend in France.

Nationalists may lose power in Spain's Basque election

The incumbent Basque nationalists won the most seats in Basque regional parliamentary elections on Sunday, but they could lose a 29-year hold on power because three non-nationalist parties won a combined majority for the first time, according to official election results.

Basque separatists not running in regional elections

The Basque separatist group ETA is not running in the Basque regional parliamentary elections Sunday, but the future of the troubled region in northern Spain and the weakened-yet-still-dangerous ETA are utmost on many voters' minds.

Spain: Bomb blast in Bilbao after ETA warning

A powerful car bomb exploded outside a regional television station in Spain's Basque region Wednesday after police got a warning call from the separatist group ETA, authorities said.

'Most-wanted' ETA suspects seized at ski resort

Spanish police shortened their list of most-wanted fugitives Wednesday with the capture of two suspected members of the Basque-region separatist group ETA, officials told CNN.

Bombing wave marks ETA campaign's 50th year

The separatist group behind a series of bombings on a Spanish vacation island marks the 50 year anniversary of its struggle this year, a milestone that sees it no closer to achieving its goal.

Two guards die in latest Spain bombing

Two Civil Guard agents were killed Thursday in an explosion outside a barracks on a Spanish island popular with tourists, Palma de Mallorca city hall officials said.

Car bomb in Spain injures 40

Policeman killed in car bomb blast in Spain's Basque region

A car bomb exploded Friday morning in Spain's northern Basque region, killing a police officer inside the vehicle, officials said.

Socialist elected as new president of Basque region

A Socialist was elected for the first time as Basque regional president on Tuesday, ending decades of pro-independence Basque nationalist rule in northern Spain.

Suspected Basque separatist leader arrested in France

The suspected leader of the Basque separatist group, ETA, and two alleged accomplices were arrested over the weekend in France.

Nationalists may lose power in Spain's Basque election

Basque separatists not running in regional elections

Spain: Bomb blast in Bilbao after ETA warning

A powerful car bomb exploded outside a regional television station in Spain's Basque region Wednesday after police got a warning call from the separatist group ETA, authorities said.

United Europe celebrates ethnic diversity

One of the things that charms me about traveling through Europe is its ethnic variety. Hop on a train and two hours later you step into a different culture, different language and different heritage.

ETA suspects held before soldier's funeral

French police have arrested two suspected ETA members, and an international alert has been put out for an ETA militant recently released from jail.

Car bomb in northern Spain kills soldier

A car bomb exploded early Monday in northern Spain, killing an army soldier and wounding 10 others in an attack authorities blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA.

Seven hurt in Basque bombings

Two car bombs exploded in Spain's northern Basque region early Sunday, and the second one injured seven people, a Basque regional police spokesman told CNN.

Anonymous warning precedes Spain bomb blast

A bomb exploded in the northern port city of Zarautz in Spain's Basque region Sunday, slightly wounding three people.

ETA: We will continue Basque fight

The Basque separatist group ETA warned on Friday that its violent 40-year-fight for Basque independence "will continue" if the Spanish government doesn't offer "an adequate response to the root of the problem."

Basque ETA leader arrested in France

The suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA was arrested late Tuesday in southern France in an operation that has also netted five other suspects, Spain's Interior Minister said Wednesday

Spain: Car bomb kills one, injures four

A car bomb explosion at a civil guard barracks in northern Spain killed a guard member and wounded four others Wednesday, a Basque regional police spokeswoman told CNN.

ETA blamed for trio of bomb blasts

Three bombs blamed by police on Basque separatist group ETA exploded early Thursday in northern Spain's Basque region, causing damage but no reports of casualties.

Two possible ETA bombs explode in northern Spain

Two bombs exploded overnight in northern Spain's Basque country, though there were no reports of casualties.

Time.com: A Polarized Win for Spain's Socialists

The country's prime minister wins reelection with promises of unity, but the opposition's strong stance against his progressive agenda suggests otherwise

Time.com: Killing Chills Spain's Election

The murder in Basque country is a tragic parallel to the eve of the 2004 elections, when terror also struck the country. But how will it affect the vote?

Spain arrests suspected Islamic extremists

Police arrested three Algerian men early Thursday in the northern Basque city of Vitoria on suspicion of promoting radical ideology among the Muslim community, the Basque regional government said in a statement.

Spanish judge suspends 2 Basque parties

A Spanish judge Friday suspended two leftist Basque political parties for their links to armed Basque separatist group ETA, barring their candidates from parliamentary elections next month, according to court documents seen by CNN.

Spain: ETA suspects bombed airport

Two ETA members arrested over the weekend were responsible for a fatal bombing at a Madrid airport in 2006, an attack which effectively ended the group's cease-fire, Spain's interior minister said Wednesday.

Spain seeks words for lyric-less anthem

Spaniards rarely seem at a loss for words -- except when it comes to their national anthem. Though more than two centuries old, it has never had any lyrics.

Bomb in Spanish city wounds guard

A bomb wounded a local politician's bodyguard in the northern city of Bilbao on Tuesday, in an attack a senior Interior Ministry official blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA.

Time.com: Zapatero's Basque Problem in Spain

Analysis: The Prime Minister who promised peace by negotiating with a Basque terror group is left with egg on his face

Spain arrests Basque ETA suspects

Police have arrested eight suspected members or collaborators of the Basque separatist group ETA in northern Spain, a Spanish Interior Ministry spokesman says.

ETA: Bomb ours, cease-fire stands

The Basque separatist group ETA claimed responsibility Tuesday for the Madrid airport bombing on Dec. 30 that killed two people, but ETA also insisted, in a statement to a Basque newspaper, that its 9-month-old cease-fire remained intact.

Basque police 'find car bomb'

Police Thursday seized a vehicle and nearby explosives that were ready for "immediate" use as a car bomb, just six days after the Basque separatist group ETA broke a cease-fire with a massive car bomb at Madrid's airport, a Basque regional government official told CNN.

Madrid bomb shatters ETA cease-fire

Spain has blamed a powerful bomb explosion Saturday at the country's busiest airport on Basque separatist group ETA, declaring it a violation of a nine-month cease-fire.

Spain: ETA peace process in 'preliminary' phase

Spain's interior minister on Wednesday said the troubled peace process with the Basque separatist group ETA is in a "preliminary" phase, but he declined to confirm a newspaper's report alleging that the government had already held a significant first round of direct talks with ETA.

Peace process 'in crisis' ETA says

The Basque separatist group ETA is warning that the fledgling peace process is in "crisis" five months after ETA declared a cease-fire and said it "will respond" if Spain and France do not stop what it called "their attacks on Basque citizens."

ETA truce draws cautious response

Basque separatist group ETA said Friday would mark the end of an era in Spain after it announced a "permanent" cease-fire.

ETA: Long campaign of violence

The Basque separatist group ETA has been fighting for an independent Basque state in northern Spain since 1968.

ETA declares permanent cease-fire

The Basque separatist group ETA has declared a "permanent cease-fire" starting Friday, raising hopes for an end to 37 years of violence in which the group has been blamed for more than 800 deaths.

Spain: ETA statement 'falls short'

The Spanish government has dismissed a new statement from the Basque separatist group ETA, saying it does not meet expectations, a senior aide to Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told CNN late Thursday.

Small blasts hit Basque capital

Two homemade bombs exploded early Sunday at a French car dealership on the outskirts of the Basque capital of Vitoria, causing property damage but no injuries, a government spokesman said.

Bombs hit four Spanish courts

Bombs exploded early Tuesday at four courthouses in northern Spain, causing some property damage but no immediate reports of injuries, Spanish media reported.

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