Madrid - For over a decade, Spanish judges have been stepping up their crusade for universal justice, opening investigations into human rights violations around the world.
Now, however, a new probe into a 2002 Gaza bombing by Israel is drawing the spotlight on the political problems created by such inquiries, and raising questions about the limits of universal justice.
The government is considering legal changes to prevent judges from pursuing human rights abuses unrelated to Spanish citizens, in what appears to be partly an attempt to limit the damage to relations with countries such as Israel.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain - A Spanish air force plane spotted a boat carrying 74 undocumented immigrants and three bodies overnight, rescuers said Tuesday.
The boat, which had set sail in Gambia, was discovered south of Gran Canaria Island after 10 days at sea.
The survivors, among them 10 minors, were taken to the port of Arguineguin on the island. Several of them needed medical care.
Thousands of Africans are believed to have died by drowning or from exposure when trying to reach Spain.
Madrid - One of the winners of Spain's top cinema award had it stolen immediately after the award gala, only to get it back less than 24 hours later, the daily El Mundo reported Tuesday.
Director Albert Sole won the Goya Award for best documentary for his film Bucarest, La memoria perdida (Bucharest, the lost memory).
Sole then went to celebrate his triumph at a Madrid discotheque, leaving the Goya statuette at the wardrobe early Monday. When he came back, it was gone.
Barcelona - Spanish police Tuesday detained 13 people on charges including the falsification of passports and drug trafficking, police said.
Police were investigating whether the detainees had links with the terrorist network al-Qaeda.
Eleven of the suspects were held in Barcelona and 2 in Valencia in the east of the country. They included 11 Pakistanis, an Indian and a Nigerian national.
Madrid - Troubled Spanish giants Atletico Madrid sacked coach Javier Aguirre, according to Spanish media reports Monday night.
The digital versions of AS and Marca claim that the sacking of Aguirre will be officially announced Tuesday, and that he will be replaced by former Atletico goalkeeper Abel Resino, currently at third division Castellon.
Abel, 49, played for Atletico from 1986-95. He has little top-line coaching experience, though he was assistant to Cesar Ferrando at Atletico during the 2004-05 season.
Madrid - Police in the northern Spanish cit
Madrid - For over a decade, Spanish judges have been stepping up their crusade for universal justice, opening investigations into human rights violations around the world. 
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain - A Spanish air force plane spotted a boat carrying 74 undocumented immigrants and three bodies overnight, rescuers said Tuesday.
Madrid - One of the winners of Spain's top cinema award had it stolen immediately after the award gala, only to get it back less than 24 hours later, the daily El Mundo reported Tuesday.
Madrid - Troubled Spanish giants Atletico Madrid sacked coach Javier Aguirre, according to Spanish media reports Monday night.
