Illinois primary day and Republican budget proposals: live coverage
This blog has ended. Follow live Illinois results here• Early exit polls bolster expectation of strong Romney showing• Santorum campaign previews 'new math' delegate strategy• Paul Ryan calls on...
View ArticleUS to impose tariff on Chinese solar panels in victory for domestic makers
American solar panel manufactuers welcome Obama administration decision, saying it exposes unfair trade practicesThe Obama administration, which regularly champions America's clean energy industry, has...
View ArticleIllinois primary results – live
• Networks call Illinois primary for Mitt Romney• Exit polls put the former Massachusetts governor ahead• Rick Santorum trailing far behind in second place• Live coverage from Chicago and Washington...
View ArticleShawn Tyson gets life for murdering Florida Britons
Teenager who killed James Cooper, 25, and James Kouzaris, 24 will receive a mandatory life term in prisonA teenager who shot dead two British tourists on holiday in Florida will spend his life in...
View ArticleMarco Rubio endorses Mitt Romney
Romney secures one of the most highly prized endorsements of the campaign with the backing of the Florida senatorRepublican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney's bandwagon is gaining speed, with...
View ArticleMigrant boat disaster: Those responsible 'could face legal action'
Council of Europe investigator issues warning to those who ignored boat full of African refugees adrift in the MediterraneanThe European rapporteur charged with investigating the case of 63 African...
View ArticleSpanish general strike - in pictures
Spanish workers staged a 24-hour general strike to protest against the governments labour reforms. Spain has one of the highest levels of unemployment in the eurozone, with the number of jobless...
View ArticleBetween a rock and a hard place: Mercy Womeh's struggle to fund an education...
Like many Liberians, Mercy Womeh missed several years of education as a result of the 14-year civil war. She is now 18 and determined to complete her final two years of schooling. To fund her...
View ArticleTurkish PM Erdogan holds Tehran talks with Ahmadinejad
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who recently held met Barack Obama, has held talks in Iran ahead of a fresh round of nuclear negotiationsThe Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has met Mahmoud...
View ArticleFlorida senator Marco Rubio endorses Mitt Romney – video
Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney secures one of the most sought after endorsements in the race
View ArticleJersey child abuse victims to receive compensation
Jersey government apologises to around 90 people who were sexually and physically abused by carers in children's homesAround 90 people who were sexually and physically abused by their carers in Jersey...
View ArticleH&M to launch new chain
Swedish fashion retailer increases net profit in first quarter in spite of shrinking margins and announces further expansionH&M – one of the world's largest clothes retailers – intrigued the...
View ArticleGreece to open new detention centres for illegal migrants
Athens plans up to 30 camps on disused military sites across country to house migrants blamed for 'crime epidemic'Greece will open the first of up to 30 camps for illegal immigrants within weeks, in...
View ArticleJean-Paul Guerlain fined for racist insults
Cosmetics company heir, 75, spared jail after making what he called an 'imbecilic' remark in interview on French televisionA French court has convicted perfume maker Jean-Paul Guerlain of making racist...
View ArticlePanic-buying of fuel continues despite prospect of peace talks
Drivers' union and petrol haulage firms edge closer to negotiations but queues at petrol stations continueKeep up with the latest developments on our live blogHopes of a resolution to the fuel tanker...
View ArticleInterpol demands crackdown on 'serious and organised' eco crime
Ivory poaching and illegal logging requires needs tougher enforcement and intelligence input, says Interpol directorEnvironmental crime such as ivory poaching and illegal logging has become "a form of...
View ArticleAdrienne Rich, award-winning poet and essayist, dies aged 82
'She was a poet of towering reputation and towering rage who brought the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse'The award-winning poet and essayist Adrienne Rich, who was...
View ArticleClubbed to death: Berlin steps in to save nightlife from gentrification
German capital sets up €1m fund to protect world-famous clubs from going out of business in face of rising property pricesPoliticians in Berlin have launched a campaign to rescue the city's legendary...
View ArticleUS job market at four-year high on latest unemployment numbers
US labor department says fewer people are filing for unemployment benefits, beating economists' expectationsThe number of US workers filing for unemployment benefits is now at its lowest level since...
View ArticleRead all about it! 'Newsies' musical makes the headlines
A musical called Newsies, based on the 1899 strike by young newspaper vendors in New York, is reported to be delighting audiences in Broadway theatre previews.The New York Post reports that there were...
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