A building in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, a town in Catalonia, is covered in banners advocating in favor of Catalonia's independence from Spain and calling for independence leaders to be freed from prison.

Spain is in a state of political unrest as the northeast region of Catalonia, which includes the city of Barcelona, voted for independence from Spain on Oct. 1, resulting in violence and protests. If ...

Catalonian separatists won a razor-thin majority on Thursday, with the three separatist parties winning a total of 70 seats in the 135-seat regional parliament. But the snap regional election failed ...

The Spanish region of Catalonia could briefly steal the referendum limelight from Scotland on Thursday during demonstrations in Barcelona aimed at sparking momentum for those opposed to Spanish rule.

Reporting from SITGES, Spain — Catalonia’s drive to break away from Spain hit a roadblock this week. Spain’s Constitutional Court on Monday agreed to hear Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s appeal ...

Catalonia is an autonomous region, but Spain could act to take control. — -- Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont has missed the deadline to offer a final answer on whether the region is ...

The parliament of the distinctive northeastern region called for independence in what the central government says was an illegal vote. Linda Wertheimer talks with reporter Lauren Frayer in Madrid.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BARCELONA, Spain — In one of the most momentous days in recent Spanish history, Spain fired Catalonia’s regional government and dissolved its parliament ...

Reporting from Barcelona, Spain — Spain’s central government Friday fired Catalonia’s separatist leaders, dissolved its parliament and called new elections for December, hours after regional lawmakers ...