The new extension of sanctions imposed by the US on Russia was unlikely to inflict more damage on the Russian domestic industry, but provided more development opportunities, Alexander Novak stated.
China hoped to cooperate with Japan to get relations between the countries back onto a healthy, normal track sooner, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated.
The US copyright authorities decided to raise over the course of five years the royalty payments Spotify, Apple and other music streaming companies must make to music publishers and songwriters.
Germany wanted to obtain the legal means to watch more closely bids from China's companies to acquire European and German firms in order to protect technologies, the country's Minister stated.
Alwaleed bin Talal a Prince of Saudi Arabia has been released from detention after being held for two months.
The Constitutional Court of Spain has announced that the previous leader of Catalonia can only become the leader of the region if he attends the swearing in session at the regional parliament.
The financial head of Republican National Committee has decided to resign due to rumours of sexual conduct tarnishing his reputation.
The Prime Minister of Greece has failed to get backing from the opposition to create consensus before talks begin between Macedonia and Greece.
Milos Zeman has won a second term as president. This indicates at a continuation of nationalist policies.
Israeli officials on Saturday announced that Poland should amend the bill that makes it illegal to state that Poland bore any responsibility in the holocaust.
The German Greens party broke their traditions on Saturday by electing as leaders two centrist wing figures.
South Sudan officials have admitted that the country faces a humanitarian crisis. Due to that reason the country has stopped reduced the taxes laid on charities for operating in the country.
Chinese banking regulators have fined 12 banks after the regulators have found illegal trading of bank bills worth $1.25 billion.
Canadian officials have expressed the will to continue and get over the differences that stop the upgrade of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
On Saturday Turkey announced that the United States have pledged to stop arming Kurdish militia's in Syria.
Deutsche Bank is planning to hike their annual bonus payments by more than one billion euros.
The United Nations Syria mediator is set to visit Russia next week. The mediator Staffan de Mistura is set attend a peace conference.
US Secretary of State has publicly expressed that the planned gas pipeline between Russia and Europe will threaten European security.
On Saturday the voters of Czech Republic voted in the presidential election. The final face off was between the pro-western Jiri Drahos and the pro-Russian and China Milos Zeman.
The IG Metall worker union's leadership has called a 24-hour industrial worker strike in Germany. The call came after no deal was made between the company and the union.
On Saturday, the Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar claimed that he will campaign for a liberalisation of abortion laws ahead of the planned abortion referendum.
According to the family sources, Saudi Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was released from detention after two months of confinement in Ritz Carlton hotel in the capital Riyadh.
The largest French prison guard labour union claimed that its members will end nationwide strike and would accept the proposal of the government regarding staff safety and better pay.
A woman who drove with a ride-sharing application Uber was shot dead in Tijuana, a northern Mexican city near the boarder, because of a road rage incident.