El Pais

Isabel Carrasco, the head of local government in Spain's province of Leon, was shot dead in the regional capital with the same name.

The incident happened just after 5:00 PM, in broad daylight, according to Spain's daily El Pais.

Carrasco was walking to the Popular Party headquarters in Leon when a woman, later detained, fired at her in the street.

Venezuela's government and opposition representatives made their first breakthrough in negotiations called to wind down tensions in the country.

After five hours of negotiations, the two sides agreed to enhance the strength and role of the Truth Commission that would investigate into the violence rocking Venezuela since February, the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported.

Sachs argues in favor of "international law"

"As frightening as the Ukraine crisis is, the more general disregard of international law in recent years must not be overlooked," Jeffrey Sachs writes.