Basque Separatism

The French arm of Basque nationalist party Batasuna said Thursday it was shutting down, putting an end to the movement long seen as the political wing of armed separatist group ETA.

Basque nationalist party Batasuna on Thursday announced its dissolution in France, where it continued to operate after being banned in Spain for alleged ties to armed separatist group ETA.

A British judge ruled on Thursday that a suspected member of the Basque separatist group ETA who has spent more than a decade on the run should be extradited to Spain.

Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA said Saturday it was ready to discuss disbanding with France and Spain if certain conditions are met, in a statement published on a Basque news site.

British police Friday arrested a suspected member of the armed Basque separatist group ETA who is accused of taking part in several killings, the Spanish government said.

French police have arrested a top leader of the Basque separatist group ETA in eastern France, the Spanish interior ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

French police have arrested a suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA, the Spanish interior ministry announced early Sunday.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's conservatives have retained power in his home region of Galicia in regional elections but separatists made a strong showing in the Basque Country.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's right-leaning party on Sunday retained power in his home region of Galicia despite recession and biting austerity measures, official results showed.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's right-leaning party on Sunday retained power in his home province of Galicia despite recession and biting austerity measures, an exit poll showed.

Spaniards battling a deep recession voted Sunday in two snap regional elections that could deal a blow to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

Spaniards suffering a deep recession and cutbacks voted Sunday in two snap regional elections that could deliver a major setback to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

Power to Basque nationalists and anger at economic suffering pose a challenge for Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday when two key regions vote for new leaders.

Spain's top criminal court granted parole to a dying member of the militant Basque separatist group ETA Wednesday, despite fierce resistance from those who have lost loved ones to the group's attacks.

Spain's top criminal court on Wednesday granted parole to a terminally ill member of the militant Basque separatist group ETA, after a campaign for his release by fellow ETA prisoners.

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao on Saturday to demand the release of seriously ill inmates from the Basque separatist group ETA.

Police arrested a suspected member of Basque separatist group ETA in London on Wednesday after he spent more than a decade on the run, the Spanish government said.

The United States kept Cuba on a black list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism for the 30th year running, the State Department said in an annual report.

The United States kept Cuba on a black list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism for the 30th year running, the State Department said Tuesday in an annual report.

The European Court of Human Rights demanded Tuesday the speedy release of an ETA activist jailed for terrorist attacks and sanctioned Spain for extending her jail term by 10 years.