Catalonia
Barcelona mayor pleads for violence in Catalonia to stop
Barcelona, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — The mayor of riot-stricken Barcelona pleaded Saturday for calm after violent protests by Catalan separatists rocked Spain's second largest city for a fifth consecutive night.
Marches and strikes rattle Catalonia amid separatist anger
Barcelona, OCT 19 (AP/UNB) — Masses of flag-waving demonstrators demanding Catalonia's independence and the release from prison of separatist leaders jammed downtown Barcelona on Friday as the northeastern Spanish region endured its fifth straight night of unrest.
Catalan leader takes part in separatist march
Barcelona, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — The regional leader of restive Catalonia is participating in one of five large marches by separatists that plan to cross Spain's northeast corner in the coming days in protest of the Supreme Court's guilty verdict for a dozen separatist leaders.