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The trial of 30 suspected terrorists accused of plotting to explode the Spanish National Court in Madrid began Monday. The defendants are charged with membership in a terrorist organization, conspiracy to commit a terrorist attack and forgery....

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Spanish police arrested over 20 senior members of the Batasuna party Thursday on orders from anti-terror judge Baltasar Garzon. The reasons for their arrests have not been released, but many believe the arrests were politically motivated. The...

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Former Argentine police and army officer Ricardo Taddei, wanted by Argentina for allegedly kidnapping and torturing 166 detainees during Argentina's 1976-1983 "dirty war" , was arrested in Spain Thursday. He is expected...

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US officials at Guantanamo Bay Monday extradited Moroccan Lahcen Ikassrien to Spain to answer charges that he assisted al-Qaida cell leader Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas in planning the September 11 attacks. Ikassrien was arrested and sent to the prisoner...

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