Bullfighting retains a passionate following in some circles in Spain and leading matadors are treated as celebrities - Copyright AFP/File CRISTINA QUICLER ...

While several South American countries banned the sport years ago, bullfighting is flourishing in one African nation.

Albert Serra’s documentary “Afternoons of Solitude” seeks something transcendent in a tradition that many people, in Spain and elsewhere, find barbaric.

MADRID (AP) — Álvaro Alarcón plays out the moment when he will enter Madrid's Las Ventas bullring for his final challenge as a “novillero,” or apprentice bullfighter. The 24-year-old has been training ...

To understand the state of bullfighting in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region, you need look no further than Las Arenas. The striking, late 19th century arena with faux Moorish arches, located near ...

MADRID (Reuters) - The Catalonia region of Spain is to vote on a motion to ban bullfighting on Wednesday. If the motion succeeds in the parliament, bullfighting will end in the area from 2012, closing ...

Spanish bullfighter Morante de la Puebla performs a pass on a bull using a muleta during the Feria de Abril bullfighting festival at La Maestranza bullring in Seville on April 19, 2024. [AFP] Spain's ...