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Video allegedly showing Spanish soldiers abusing Iraqi detainees. / EL PAÍS

Video of Spanish troops supposedly beating Iraqi detainees sparks outrage

Former defense chief says he had no knowledge of the 2004 incident. Tape shows five soldiers kicking and insulting detainees while sixth makes recording

EUROPEAN CRISIS

“Unique” Cypriot bailout couldn’t happen in Spain, says government

El País Madrid

Central bank spokesman said that there has been no sign of deposit flight in Spain

pp's hidden finances

Slush fund judge demands to see PP accounts and donor lists

Ex-treasurer Bárcenas to testify over Gürtel links

Businessmen in slush fund papers told to appear before High Court

Popular Party may have civil liability if donations are found to be illegal, says investigating judge

SPORT

Kimi Raikkonen (l), Fernando Alonso (c) and Sebastian Vettel (r) celebrate on the podium after the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. / SRDJAN SUKI (EFE)

Alonso starts season with second

Simon Hunter Madrid

Ferrari star narrowly loses out to Kimi Raikkonen at Australian Grand Prix. Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel manages third in eventful first race

Mortgage law in spotlight

Government to lower penalty interest rates on home loan defaults

Anabel Díez Madrid

The administration will also increase the period of non-payment that can trigger foreclosure proceedings. New working group to analyze impact of European ruling on Spanish law

European Court rules Spanish mortgage law is abusive

Mónica Ceberio Belaza / Luis Doncel Madrid / Brussels

Luxembourg tribunal says that national legislation breaches consumer protection directive

crime

“Sex predator” karate teacher jailed for pedophilia orgy ring

El País Madrid

Martial arts master “created sexual behavior” in children as young as eight years old

ROYAL SCANDAL

Urdangarin asked king to lean on sporting figures such as Ecclestone

Jesús García / Andreu Manresa Barcelona / Palma de Mallorca

New emails show how son-in-law wanted monarch's influence to bring major sporting figures to Valencia event

labor

Severance costs plunge due to job market overhaul

El País Madrid

Hourly wages mark biggest EU fall in fourth quarter

Government may use automatic system to adjust pension criteria

El País Madrid

Labor reform relaxes rules on working retirees

public finances

Regions may be given individual deficit targets

Madrid to meet with country's finance commissioners next week to fix new deficit targets, analyze budgets plans and discuss new measures to facilitate regional funding.

Government pledges no new major tax hikes until 2015

El País / Agencies Madrid 1

Finance Minister Montoro says Madrid to renegotiate deficit targets with the regions if Brussels cuts Spain more slack

One of the effigies from this year's Fallas festival. / tania castro

Tax officers make surprise swoop on Fallas associations

El País Valencia

Valencia mayor says timing insensitive in middle of fiery annual celebrations

the future of Catalonia

Catalan Socialists support self-rule initiative but prefer federal solution

Pere Ríos Barcelona

Motion which was rejected by Congress passes in regional assembly with only Popular Party voting against

BUSINESS

Zara owner books record sales and earnings despite euro-zone slump

But the fourth-quarter performance of world’s largest fashion retailer Inditex disappoints

ECONOMY

Retail sales decline 10.2 percent in January

Andrew Sim Madrid

Sector has suffered negative figures for 31 months in a row

The four defendants during trial for the 2009 assault of a homeless man. / Carlos Rosillo

Defense lawyer, 90, stuns court with anti-homeless rant

Attorney claims street sleeper "provoked" suspected neo-Nazis into attacking him

NEWS

Wanted: Eurovegas employees; apply to: the Parla PP

Local branch puts out call for workers for unbuilt casino

Iberia workers sign deal to end conflict with management

Ramón Muñoz Madrid

Pilots union decline to adhere to compromise agreement over number of layoffs and pay cuts

NEWS

Backpack bomb destroyed near Madrid law courts

Homemade bomb found next to Madrid public prosecutor's office, near Plaza de Castilla courts

Ana Gallart, who believes her real father was the banker Juan March. / Tania Castro

Was my father a millionaire banker?

Ana Gallart has won the right to have financier Juan March exhumed

CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

Ex-minister to give up seat in Congress if targeted in graft case

Leading Socialist José Blanco says he is prepared to relinquish his right to immunity as a deputy

Government winds up case on suspect CiU graft report

Draft "doesn't correspond to any official document" says minister

Bullfighter denies consuming alcohol on night of fatal accident

José Ortega Cano says he only "wet lips" with glass of cava

STOLEN CHILDREN

Inés Pérez at home in Almería with a photograph of her adopted daughter. / FRANCISCO BONILLA (EL PAÍS)

Mother risks indictment to tell truth

A daughter's stolen baby lawsuit brings her adoptive parent to court

TOWN HALL FIASCO

Embattled Socialist leader in dark over damaging censure vote motion

Rubalcaba not aware of goings-on in Ponferrada town hall, according to party number two

Town hall putsch leaves Socialist leader red faced

Esther Tejedor / Vera Gutiérrez Calvo Ponferrada / Madrid

Rubalcaba orders mayor to resign but rogue councilor dismisses party “interference” in local politics

CONSUMER ISSUES

Horsemeat sales grind to a halt

Juana Viúdez Burgos

Labeling fraud puts the skids on burgeoning sub-sector of Spanish consumerism

La Liga losses

Bankia reassumes control of Valencia CF after court ruling

Troubled lender now owes itself 200 million euros after regional government financial guarantee is annulled

Más información

Prisoner of dictatorial business links

Valencian businessman had to spend 59 days hiding out inside Spanish Embassy in Malabo

Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez takes the US stage

Andrea Aguilar New York

Dissident blogger receives Cabot prize she was unable to accept four years ago

FEATURES

21st-CENTURY ACTIVISM

The struggle to prevent the privatization of the water service in Candeleda (Ávila) mobilized the entire village. / CARLOS ROSILLO (EL PAÍS)

If you want something changed, sign here

Single-issue campaign groups and online petitions have enjoyed exponential growth; but is all this frenetic energy diminishing the opportunity to create a solid front against the powers-that-be?

Half of Mexican babies now born by C-section

Inés Santaeulalia Mexico City

Caesareans are a growing national trend, despite the WHO’s warnings of risks

ARCHEOLOGY

Some of the pieces recovered by the Civil Guard as part of Operation Helmet. / ULY MARTÍN (EL PAÍS)

A case of daylight pillaging

Rafael Méndez / José Ángel Montañés Calatayud / Barcelona

A Civil Guard operation has led to the arrest of retired villager Ricardo Granada, who is thought to have dug more than 4,000 archeological items up from Celtiberian sites

EUROPE IN CRISIS

The euro has been saved, at the people’s expense

Countries reconsider the importance of national identity as confidence in the euro continues to crumble

CORRUPTION

Leading members of the Socialist Party, the Popular Party and the Catalan CiU bloc converse during the recent State of the Nation debate in Congress. / ULY MARTÍN (EL PAÍS)

Foxes in the henhouse: politicians remain in charge of party financing

Successive laws on donations have been ineffective at closing loopholes

LATIN AMERICA

INTERVIEW

“Cuba is changing”

US assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson discusses the effect of the death of Hugo Chávez

Venezuelan race kicks off amid homophobia claim

El País Madrid

Chávez’s embalmed body will be put on display at the military museum

100 days of bullets for Peña Nieto

Juan Diego Quesada Mexico City

The Mexican president’s changes to security policy fail to stem the violence

Iranian agreement to probe 1994 terrorist bombing divides Argentina

Francisco Peregil Buenos Aires

Protests over joint investigation

Buenos Aires scoffs at Falklands vote to stay British

John Carlin / Alejandro Rebossio Stanley (Islas Malvinas) / Buenos Aires

Cameron hails near-unanimous result

Groups oppose OAS reforms to human rights system

El País Madrid

Hunger strike by Guantánamo detainees enters its second month

OPINION

The Decade That Was

Michael Shifter Washington

It seems clear that the shrinking, historic asymmetry between the United States and Latin America is likely to continue

Messi’s Barcelona avenges Cruyff’s defeat

Ramon Besa / El País Barcelona / Madrid

Club adds a spectacular comeback victory over Milan to heroic deeds

EDITOR'S PICK

Women's history

20 lines that won Spain’s women their library cards

Antonia Gutiérrez's 1836 letter opened up a longtime male preserve

Madrid skyline to get a touch of nature

Argentinean architect Emilio Ambasz to design green museum in city center

INTERVIEW

"Love is an invention of poets and priests"

Seville-born musician Sr Chinarro discusses romance and the future of recorded music

Unknown author, uncharted impact

Collective artwork communities aim to unite society with the creative process

CINEMA

“Fame makes me feel strange”

Actress Natalia Verbeke is setting her sights on new horizons

This week’s movie releases

Nick Funnell Madrid

Keira Knightley stars in British director Joe Wright's bold adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Punishment in Nicosia

The confidence of bank account holders across Europe has been shaken by the Cypriot bailout

OPINION

It’s not the euro

We are not looking at an economic crisis that became political due to bad management in the euro zone

EDITORIAL

Evictions on hold

European Court of Justice deems Spanish mortgage holders have been unprotected for years

OPINION

Diet and temptation

Those ignorant of Mediterranean food culture are unaware that it lets you pig out once in a while

The latest in European science

Atomium brings together universities, newspapers and businesses to boost the movement of knowledge

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