Asia stocks up on mildly positive US data

BANGKOK (AP) — A pair of positive U.S. economic reports helped prod Asian stock markets higher Thursday. A report showed U.S. service companies grew last month at the fastest pace in six months.

Spanish premier Mariano Rajoy calls for eurozone 'centralised control' authority

Mariano Rajoy, the Spanish prime minister, has called for the eurozone to have “centralised control” over the budgets of all the countries using the euro.