Reuters

Banks enjoyed a stellar 19-year career as an infielder, was a perennial All Star and two-time MVP.

The NFL said on Friday that its ongoing investigation into the New England Patriots has shown that the team used balls that were under inflated in a game that clinched a Super Bowl berth.

The U.S. said it has halted some counterterrorism against al Qaeda in Yemen following a takeover of the country by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, according to an exclusive Reuters report.

Markit's Eurozone Composite Flash Purchasing Managers' Index bounced to a five-month high of 52.2 from December's 51.4.

Falling prices are a concern for China, which wants to avoid Japan's fate of sinking into a 20-year deflationary funk.

Lifted by the global surge in equities, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose to an eight-week high.

The 43-year-old has been one of NASCAR's top racers over the past 20 years.

Market expectations are sky-high for the European Central Bank to unveil large-scale quantitative easing.

India's imports from Iran rose 41 percent to 250,200 bpd in April-December compared with the same period a year ago.

The surprise move follows Denmark's rate cut and the Swiss National Bank's decision to drop its cap on the Swiss currency against the euro.

Suzlon and the U.S. private equity firm Centerbridge Partners have signed a binding agreement.

The law, to be enacted after a May 7 general election, will further dismantle Britain's highly centralized system of government.

To cope with Japanese competition in the U.S., Hyundai said it plans to "adjust vehicle prices within acceptable levels."

The job cuts come after the credit card company reported higher quarterly expenses and provisions for bad loans.

British inflation last month unexpectedly tumbled to 0.5 percent, its lowest in more than 14 years and far below the BoE's 2 percent target.

The forecast underscores CEO Akio Toyoda's resolve to steer the company through measured, profitable growth rather than chase volumes.

It was the first Palestinian attack reported in Israel's commercial capital since a soldier was stabbed to death two months ago.

Financial markets are already starting to pay the price of central bank wavering and lack of cooperation with higher volatility.

As widely expected, the Bank of Japan held off on expanding its massive stimulus program.

Le Monde said its twitter account and publishing tool were hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army, an amorphous hacker collective that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Pyongyang had threatened military action if the leaflet launches were allowed by South Korean authorities.

Northern Ireland has been under pressure to cut its dependence on a 10 billion-pound annual grant from London to run its public services.

Mervyn King said he was concerned about a persistent weakness in global economic demand, six years on from the depths of the financial crisis.

It was the first time since 1999 that the government had missed a yearly growth target for gross domestic product (GDP).

More than 1,800 people pressed into a King commemoration service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

A conservative press watchdog revoked Mardom-e Emrooz's permit only three weeks after it started publishing.

Some protesters carried signs declaring "I love my Prophet Mohammad" in English and others waved flags as authorities observed.

U.N. observers say drones were seen flying over from the Israeli side at the time of the attack.

Oil prices have dropped by more than half since June as output around the world soared while demand growth slowed.