The FINANCIAL -- EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Monday she was "deeply concerned" by violence in Lebanon involving pro- and anti-Syrian groups that has sparked concerns of wider conflict.

The FINANCIAL -- China's imports of Iranian crude oil recovered from February and March levels but still fell from a year earlier in April, after China International United Petroleum & Chemical Co., known as Unipec, resolved a commercial dispute with National Iranian Oil Co. in mid-February.

The FINANCIAL -- A pilot project to help young people find a job in another EU country has been launched by the European Commission.

The FINANCIAL -- On May 19 the best of European football will make the Allianz Arena in Munich their destination, as the eyes of the world turn to the final of football's most prestigious club competition.