Spaniards are voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday that is expected to throw out the ruling Socialists and bring in a new center-right government to tackle the country's dire economic situation.
The group is also urging that governments and courts treat drug addiction as a “medical” problem, instead of a criminal violation.
Unrest and anger run deep against the ruling leftist Socialist Workers Party, which is almost guaranteed to lose the election.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Asia needs to consider further steps to avoid a financial crisis as the euro zone's debt problems could spill into the region.
Dance therapy, a field expected to grow 15 percent by 2018, uses the body's movement as a door to mental and physical health.
Negative rumors have turned Jefferies Group Inc. into the latest financial whipping boy. A controversial report from ratings agency Egan-Jones, which the firm has stood by, has spooked the markets. Jefferies is insistent that it remains solid. Who will investors believe?
Fear over European banks' exposure to risky government debt stalked markets and harried bank executives on Friday, as unsecured lending between banks evaporated and the cost of secured loans rose.
LONDON - In some cultures, the number 7 is mystical and magical; in the euro zone, it's a Mayday call.
The European Central Bank could soon bow to pressure to print money to prevent a further escalation of the euro zone's debt crisis, with respondents in a Reuters poll giving an even probability the ECB would adopt a policy of quantitative easing.
World stocks fell on Friday, extending an overnight slide, with renewed pressure on Spanish bonds reflecting fears the euro zone's debt crisis was spiraling out of control.
Trigger-happy investors dumped stocks on Thursday, scared by the market's sudden fall through a key technical level brought on by more worries about Europe's debt troubles.
Spain's new government may rush through emergency measures immediately after Sunday's parliamentary election, but unless the euro zone finds a durable systemic solution to its debt crisis, Madrid will still be forced to seek a financial rescue.
Stocks fell sharply in early afternoon on Thursday as nervous investors bailed out of the market, after the S&P 500 broke a key technical level.
Stocks dropped sharply in early afternoon trading on Thursday, with the Nasdaq down about 2 percent, as investors pulled out of risky assets.
Stocks edged lower on Thursday as rising yields on euro zone debt overshadowed optimism from data showing improvement by the U.S. economy.
Stocks were little changed on Thursday as concerns over rising yields on Eurozone debt kept optimism over another round of improved U.S. economic data in check.
Stocks were little changed on Thursday as concerns over rising yields on euro zone debt kept optimism over another round of improved U.S. economic data in check.
Stocks fell on Thursday as concerns over rising yields on euro zone debt outweighed another round of improved U.S. economic data.
Stock index futures were set to open little changed on Thursday as investors balanced another round of improved U.S. economic data with concerns over rising yields on Eurozone debt.
Stock index futures were set to open little changed on Thursday as investors balanced another round of improved U.S. economic data with concerns over rising yields on euro zone debt.
The Madrid government 3.56 billion euros of new bonds, short of the maximum target of four billion euros.
Stock index futures fell on Thursday after a late selloff in the prior session as investors kept a close eye on rising yields of euro zone debt.