Election campaign like no other kicks off across the country
Madrid|
Economy, unemployment, Greek debt and 15-M masking candidates' messages; Popular Party leads by 15 points in the polls
Inspector sacked over police courthouse bust against protestors
Barcelona|
May 15 activists had already turned themselves in when riot squad stormed building
Government slashes spending on infrastructure
Madrid|
Austerity ax falls most heavily on Public Works Ministry
Main parties agree terms of leaders' TV debate
Madrid|
Rajoy and Rubalcaba to face off on Monday night on national TV
Don Luis Buñuel: the godfather of Latin America's literary boom
Madrid|
Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes and Mario Vargas Llosa all worshipped director
New Bond villain Bardem bullish on eve of 'Skyfall' shoot
Madrid / London|
Spanish actor reveals childhood passion for British super spy
ETA trial judge stands down after "bastards" comment
Madrid|
But Murillo insists her impartiality cannot be doubted
Euro-zone crisis for Villarreal
Madrid|
Real and Barça ease through, Valencia stays afloat but Yellow Submarine sunk
The campaign decides
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There are two weeks left for debate, and the PP's absolute majority is hanging in the balance
Corruption eats away at Brazil's young government
Rio de Janeiro|
Each new case increases threat to the system of party alliances that Lula da Silva built
Historic life sentences handed down to Argentina's top terror chiefs
Madrid|
Notorious "blond angel of death" grinned upon hearing of his fate
Peru reviews charges of forced sterilizations
Lima|
Attorney general opens investigation into possible 300,000 cases under Fujimori government
Two Sandinista fronts battle for votes in Nicaragua
Managua|
But polls foresee re-election for President Ortega in polarized Central American nation
Fishy practices to blame as fake hake floods the market
Madrid|
Investigation shows that much of the supposedly 'Merluccius merluccius' sold in Spain is not the real McCoy
Europe, or Europa
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This union, now in the grip of a crisis that is much more than economic, is still imagined by its middle classes in their national language
Judge in ETA trial overheard calling suspects "bastards"
Madrid|
Defense could use Otegi precedent to annul trial for 2001 murder of councilor José Javier Múgica
No jacket required: Spain's first legal internet betting house opens
Madrid|
The Casino Gran Madrid goes online for gambling with blackjack and roulette
Spain's stagnant economy still hemorrhaging jobs
Madrid|
Labor Minister Gómez admits country is now further away from exiting crisis