A Spanish judge on Thursday formally charged the former chief of Catalonia's regional police force with sedition over his alleged role in the wealthy region's independence push.
The eight-year-old died after colliding with another boy during a kick about in the sand on the Cala Bosque beach in La Zenia, Orihuela.
The fast-growing Spanish online gaming and betting market could soon be worth a billion euros a year, with experts predicting plenty of room for growth in the booming sector.
The Cannes film festival will open next month with Iranian master Asghar Farhadi's new film "Everybody Knows", starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, the organisers said Thursday.
Police upped security Wednesday in front of government buildings in Catalonia and provided special protection for several political leaders, judges and prosecutors as further pro-independence protests loom, authorities said.
