Reuters

Europe's participation reflects the eagerness to partner with China's economy, the world's second largest.

George Osborne has said he will not indulge in pre-election gimmicks and will stick to tough spending cuts if David Cameron is re-elected.

The latest policy statement is scheduled to be released at 2 p.m. EDT.

Washington bailed out the two firms in 2008 at the height of the financial crisis.

Rousseff has denied knowing about corruption at Petrobras as chairwoman of its board from 2003 to 2010.

U.S. congressional Republicans who oppose President Obama's pursuit of a nuclear deal with Tehran will use a hearing in Congress on Wednesday to air complaints about Iran's actions in Latin America.

Economists polled by Reuters are almost evenly split on whether a rate increase will come in June or later in the year.

Rights groups condemned the verdict as an assault on freedom of expression and called for the release of the three.

Alabama's all-Republican Supreme Court had ordered probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The bank is seen as contributing to the spread of China's "soft power" in the region, possibly at the expense of the United States.

The jury deliberated for about five hours before delivering its verdict on Monday night.

Investors regained confidence after Premier Li Keqiang vowed on Sunday to support the economy if it continues to slide and hurt employment.

The Labour party wants to raise the minimum wage to 8 pounds (about $11.86) by 2020.

As widely expected, the BOJ maintained its stimulus program to print money at an annual pace of 80 trillion yen (444 billion pounds).

Witnesses recalled the ferocity of that final gunfight, when Tsarnaev and his older brother used a bomb similar to the ones they set off at the race.

An American being treated for Ebola was in critical condition Monday, the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Maryland said.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. increased its takeover offer for Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc. to $10.96 billion in cash on Monday, eliminating Endo International Plc, the only other bidder for the maker of gastrointestinal drugs.

Clinton criticized the Republican-led U.S. Congress on Monday in a pair of tweets, calling Capitol Hill fights over a key Obama administration nominee and a human trafficking bill a "trifecta against women."

The CCS blocked a takeover for the first time because the deal would result in a "substantial lessening of competition."

Greece's left-wing government won elections in January on a pledge to roll back budget rigor and renegotiate the terms of a bailout.

A nuclear deal with Tehran that would lift sanctions in exchange for curbs on Iran's nuclear program.

China's cooling housing sector has been an increasing drag on the world's second-biggest economy.

The Fed, at its meeting ending Wednesday, is expected to signal an increase in its ultra-low interest rates by as soon as June.

The improved mood has also been underpinned by expectations that Japanese public investors will keep increasing stock investment.

A bag of explosives went off at a checkpoint next to a Janzour security directorate building, west of Tripoli, wounding five policemen.

Putin also said that Russia had saved the life of Ukraine's former pro-Moscow president, Viktor Yanukovich, who he said had been in danger after 'revolutionaries' seized power.

The defending champion is already off to a hot start with a win in Australia.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 26 voted in favor of Lynch to replace Attorney General Eric Holder, clearing the way for her expected confirmation in the full Senate.

Clinton told a news conference on Tuesday her private email address was a "convenience" so she would not have to carry two mobile devices.