On Saturday, the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged for unity among Muslims and urged to develop sciences, adding that it would not let countries such as the US to dominate in Muslim countries.
Macau real estate billionaire Ng Lap Seng was sentenced to four years by US federal judge for bribing former deputy ambassador for the Dominican Republic and former president of the UN General Assembly.
According to the North Korean central information agency, North Korean authorities are planning to start the deconstruction of the nuclear test site on May 23-25 depending on the weather conditions.
The US President Donald Trump and the Prime Minister of the UK Theresa May agreed in a phone call that it needs to be discussed how US sanctions against Iran would affect companies working in the country.
On Saturday, Israel stated that it will close the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza after the border terminal was destroyed by protesting Palestinians, adding that it will be reopened after the repair.
The President of Iran Hassan Rouhani claimed that he had asked the Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif to set off on tour to negotiate with European leaders to preserve the nuclear deal.
Chief of Staff of the White House John Kelly claimed that immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras and other states with a protected status need to have a pathway to citizenship.
The Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and Greece met few days before EU summit to discuss the possible solution of Macedonia's name dispute which blocks Macedonia's aspiration to join NATO and EU.
On Friday, Italian tribunal lifted a ban on a former Prime Minister and the leader of "Forza Italia!" party Silvio Berlusconi, meaning that Berlusconi could run for a Prime Minister in the next election.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump urged American car manufacturers to build more cars in the US during his meeting wih 10 senior executives of automakers at the White House.
On Friday, the updated version of Falcon 9 rocket, made specially for NASA eventual crewed missions, made a debut lanch from Florida, carrying Bangladeshi communications satellite into orbit.
On Friday, two US F-22 fighter jets visually identified and intercepted two Russian TU-95 bombers in Air Defense Identification Zone, 200 miles off the west coast of Alaska.
On Friday, Louis Dreyfus Company completed its $466M sale of the metals business unit to China's investment fund, in its efforts to revive the company's profits by focusing on the core agriculture market.
Convergys Corp, the call-centre operator, is in negotiations with multiple potential buyers, while its shares closed up 12.6% at $25.30 yesterday, bringing the company's market value to around $2.3B.
Germany's automaker Opel had to suspend voluntary redundancies after its staff representatives had warned that a wave of layoffs, caused by the PSA Group's acquisition, could leave the company short of skilled employees.
Vivendi, France's media group, assured Italy's market regulator Consob it is not controlling Telecom Italia, following a loss of the majority seats in the phone group's board due to May 4 shareholders' vote.
Zane Rowe, the WMware's CFO stated he would refuse an offer to become Uber's Finance Chief, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Doug Field, Tesla's top Vice President of Engineering announced he would take a break from his work, but was not planning to leave the carmaker, Tesla's spokesman reported on Saturday.
On Saturday, Walmart stated in a filing with US regulator that it was seeking to launch an initial public offering for India's Flipkart in as soon as four years.
On Friday, China Three Gorges launched a bid to acquire the Portuguese power firm EDP, bringing the total value of an offer to $10.83B, not including a 23% stake owned by China's CTG.
Ford Motor could proceed production of its F-150 pickups next Friday in Kansas City and Dearborn after it faced parts shortages due to a supplier fire, sources familiar with the matter stated.
China was considering the implementation of custody account for funds of the country's payment platforms, aiming to diminish financial risks in the rapidly-growing sector.
China's tech firm ZTE, which suspended its operations after the ban of the US Commerce Department on supplies to the business, paid nearly $2.3B to 211 US exporters last year, the company's senior official stated.
The new ambassador of US to Germany stated that Washington's planned tariffs imposition on Europe's goods is unlikely to cause a trade war, adding that the country's president only targeted "a level playing field".