Troika queries Spanish banks on lack of lending to small companies
Lenders attribute problem to low demand and new regulations
Fed lends unexpected hand to the markets
US Reserve’s decision to continue quantitative easing program helps Spanish Treasury bond issue
Brazilians lose trust in judiciary following ruling to retry convicted politicians
Lula da Silva’s former chief of staff will be able to argue for a reduction in his sentence
Antonio Banderas’ one-knight stand
The actor is going it alone on the promotional trail for his latest animated movie
This week’s movie releases
Ron Howard's Rush recreates the race between James Hunt and Niki Lauda for the 1976 F1 crown
Loan freeze
The troika’s concern about the credit drought suggests that bank restructuring will be delayed
UN panel to investigate whether Spain is helping Franco regime victims
Rights and memory groups will present the experts with the names of 130,000 disappeared people
Rights lawyers demand arrest of four ex-Franco officials wanted in Argentina
Victims celebrate decision, although government unlikely to order detention of men Associations say they are seeking justice in Argentina after being unable to find it in Spain
Messi homes in on Raúl’s record
Champions League hat-trick brings Argentinean to within single figures of history
Alonso plays down talk of clash with new teammate Raikkonen
"My opinion was that Kimi was the best out there in the market," says Ferrari driver
Mas confident independent Catalonia would keep European status
“We will be in Europe whatever Catalans decide,” regional premier declares despite warnings from Brussels
Adieu to literature’s errant knight
Philologist and 'Don Quixote' expert Martí de Riquer dies at the age of 99
Senior holds up bank to get prison bed in crisis-hit Lisbon
More Portuguese inmates remaining in jail due to harsh economic conditions on the outside
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Spain plans prison terms for providers of pirated web content
Administrators of download-access sites may face up to six years