6:42pm US & CANADA

Banks pay out $100bn in US fines

U.S. flags hang on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange near a Wall Street sign in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 15, 2008. U.S. stocks rose for the first time in three days, led by financial and energy shares, on better-than-forecast earnings at regional banks and record prices for oil and gasoline. Photographer: Jin Lee/Bloomberg News
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Settlements since crisis reflect hardening of political attitudes

6:52pm EUROPE

Moscow’s move shows weakness, says Obama

US president describes Russia as a ‘regional power’

4:24pm ASIA-PACIFIC

MH370 families furious at China officials

Families take to streets in Beijing and storm Malaysian embassy

6:06pm LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

Venezuela eases currency controls

Bonds rally strongly as Caracas launches Sicad 2

1:47pm ASIA-PACIFIC

US draws together S Korea and Japan

Unusual diplomatic intervention to unite key allies

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A supporter of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attends a rally being addressed by Gujarat's Chief Minister and Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for BJP, ahead of the 2014 general elections, at Meerut in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 2, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTX1853X ©Reuters

Indian election: Generational shift

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Members of Crimean Tatar community pray over the grave of Reshat Ametov during his funeral in Simferopol on March 18, 2014. Crimean Tatar Reshat Ametov, who had been protesting against Russian troops in the Black Sea peninsula has been found dead, days after he was seen being hauled away by men in military-style jackets. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFFDIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images ©AFP

Crimea takeover leaves minorities exposed

Jens Weidmann, Deutsche Bundesbank president
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6:35pm EUROPE

Bundesbank hawk signals backing for QE

Weidmann says sovereign bond-buying by ECB is not ‘out of the question’

China's President Xi walks through Tanzanian women waving flags as he is welcomed at the State House in Dar es Salaam
©Reuters
5:02pm EUROPE

France strives to boost trade with China

Hollande uses Xi visit to close gap on Germany and UK

Feelings run high in Catalonia over whether it should separate from Spain or not
©AFP
8:42pm EUROPE

Legal blow to Catalan vote

Spain’s constitutional court nullifies ‘declaration of sovereignty’

11:02am ASIA-PACIFIC

Japan poised to widen corporate tax base

Corporate tax rate is about 36 per cent, but few companies pay

6:31pm GLOBAL ECONOMY

Brazil attacks credit downgrade by S&P

Rousseff under pressure to tighten fiscal management

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People react after the end of a referendum in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, 16 March 2014. More than 90 per cent of Crimeans voted for the Ukrainian region's accession to Russia, according to an exit poll published after a controversial referendum ended on 16 March. The referendum was widely condemned by Western governments, who referred to it as 'illegal'. The European Union and the US threatened sanctions against Russia, which they accuse of invading and annexing the Ukrainian territory. ©EPA

Crimea - Russia’s return: the month that changed the borders of Europe

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