AFP - Europe's new trade chief warned governments on Tuesday against resorting to protectionism in the face of the current financial crisis which she said would only delay economic recovery.
Reuters - Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors followed Asian and European markets higher, buying shares beaten down in recent sessions and putting aside concerns about a plunge in consumer confidence.
AFP - Lithuania's Conservative leader, Andrius Kubilius, was on Tuesday tasked with creating a coalition to replace the defeated Social Democrats and tackle the ex-Soviet EU nation's looming economic crisis.
AP - Crisis-hit Iceland raised its key interest rate by a massive 6 percentage points on Tuesday, carrying out a rapid policy U-turn to meet the requirements of a $2 billion rescue loan from the International Monetary Fund.