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The officers mistakenly suspected the man had a weapon

Germany, Brazil, France, Spain and Argentina will all be confident of claiming sport’s biggest prize

Puigdemont ignored a summons to appear before judge in Madrid

Catalans defeat Sevilla 2-1 to keep up gap on chasing pack

Twenty people including Puigdemont and the Catalan parliament speaker had been summoned for questioning on Thursday

Sedition, rebellion and misuse of public funds lead former Vice President, and seven others to detention

Regional leader Carles Puigdemont deposed as thousands rally in Madrid in support for Spanish unity

U17 World Cup semi-finals see some of world’s biggest talents fight for honours

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and his team may be out of their jobs as soon as this weekend

Protest in the centre of Catalan capital had initially been called to push for release of leaders

EU wary of encouraging separatists in Belgium, Italy, UK

Spain-Catalonia standoff set to intensify as leaders take hard lines

Catalonia risks losing autonomy after Puigdemont avoids clarifying stance on independence declaration

'Answer from Catalan president will determine future events'

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has taken a hard line, vowing to use everything in his power to prevent independence

A government source who refused to be named said "all options" were on the table as the crisis talks were under way

Members unanimously pass motion calling for the banned referendum earlier this month

Under the decree, banks are no longer obliged to consult all their shareholders before switching regions

Students, youth fill streets of Barcelona in protest, police spokesman says losing control of security

The European Parliament was scheduled to debate the Catalonia crisis today

Regional government argues an independent Catalonia would be richer and better to protect its language and culture

Bartomeu insisted club tried to have match abandoned

Catalan officials say over 460 people had been injured in crackdown; Referendum declared illegal by Spanish government

The dispute has plunged Spain into one of its biggest political crises

In August a group of jihadists, many of them of Moroccan origin, killed 16 people in two attacks

Catalan government staged a symbolic independence referendum in 2014

Real Madrid midfielder scores a brace to guide his team to 3-0 victory over Gli Azzurri

Two suspects blamed imam for plotting while another two denied knowing him

Spanish authorities officially notified European police of driver's identity

'People are very scared'

Touching them causes strong shock that accelerates cardiorespiratory failure, says rescue group

Police freed over 20 victims forced to live in 'inhumane conditions'

Local police said 200 people rushed the border in a bid to reach Europe

Defender tweets a photo of Brazil striker suggesting rumours of his move to PSG will not materialised

The two sides also agreed to continue cooperation on a major ground combat system as well

There are eight runs in total during the festival where bulls chase red-scarved runners through the streets

The kidnapper then called his wife and demanded a ransom of $1.7 million in exchange for his freedom

Winger Weiser scores only goal in 1-0 victory

Spain's sea rescue service said Thursday that it had saved more than 400 migrants this week alone

Previous secessionist challenges in Catalonia were blocked by Spain's conservative government.

Authorities are investigating the accident, whether the plane was forced to deviate its course due to high winds

The detained are all Moroccans aged between 21 and 39

The scientists dubbed the new species of reptile Prorotodactylus mesaxonichnus

Pakistan's Special Services Group makes it to the list at number eight

Doctors performed 4,818 transplants last year

'Gibraltar is not for sale'

Italy goalkeeper also sets European record for most appearances as captain

Total of 111 people, including eight children, were forced to stay at three shelters on the highest mountain in Spain

Several hundreds crossed over and many of them were hurt, as were members of the security forces, police say

Barcelona smash six past Alaves, Madrid side still odds-on to claim La Liga after 3-1 victory against Osasuna