Madrid  - A 3-0 win away to Sevilla, with two goals from the exuberant Lionel Messi, late Saturday has left impressive Barcelona six points clear at the top of the Spanish Liga.

Their sixth successive away win means that Josep Guardiola's slick side now have 32 points from 13 games, six points more than Real Madrid, who crashed 3-1 in Getafe earlier on Saturday.

In third place, on 25, are Villarreal. Sevilla stay tied on 24 with Valencia.

Sevilla were expected to give Barca a tough test but the "Pep Team" carried on from where they left off on Wednesday against Sporting Lisbon - dominating possession and creating countless chances.

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Cairo  - The Spanish film Return to Hansala won the Golden Pyramid at the closing ceremony of the 32nd edition of Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) late on Friday.

"The jury of the international competition chose this film, as it presented a story from two continents and depicted their different cultures and traditions," said Egyptian director and jury member Mohamed Khan as he announced the winners.

Madrid - Spain's fifth-biggest property developer Habitat on Friday sought banktrupcy protection due to its high debt level.

Madrid  - Spain's fifth-biggest property developer Habitat on Friday sought banktrupcy protection du

Madrid - Novelist Juan Marse, 75, was Thursday awarded the Cervantes Prize, regarded as the literature Nobel of the Spanish-speaking world, Spanish Culture Minister Cesar Antonio Molina announced in Madrid.

Marse, whose novels are often set in his home city Barcelona, was chosen because of his "capacity to reflect post-war Spain," the jury said.

Marse dropped out of school at age 13 and became a jeweller's apprentice after his adoptive father was jailed for being a leftist during the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco.