The company made $590 mln in Oct to Dec down from $624 mln, which totals $1.21 per share, less than the $1.29 analysts predicted.

Catherine Ashton: Palestinian President is "thinking carefully" about his next moves in the dialogue that began in Jordan.

Italy sold the maximum amount of 5 bln euros at short-term debt auction helping drive down yields on its longer-dated bonds.

“If our potential partners from Ukraine turn to us for immediate aid, we’ll no doubt render it,” Ingmar Sundstrom said.

Reporters without Borders (RWB) international NGO’s annual report on press freedom states that “this year’s index sees many changes in the rankings, changes that reflect a year that was incredibly rich in developments, especially in the Arab world.”

The suburb has become a flashpoint in recent months, with large protests against Assad that security forces crushed by force.

The bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle as NATO Provincial Reconstruction Team convoy passed by.