A number of coal carrier trucks blocked out the high roads in the South African capital as drivers staged a protest over renewed energy power contract that would cause 30K coal industry job losses.
The US-backed Iraqi soldiers seized control of the Northwest entrance to Mosul by cutting the last main road from the Islamic State militants on the western side of the city.
On Wednesday, the Saudi Arabia King Salman has arrived to Indonesia for the meeting with the host country's President as the leaders are eager to sign an agreement to combat terrorism.
On Wednesday, the President of Philippines Rodrigo Duterte signed the Paris pact on climate change, thereby banning gas emissions that cause greenhouse effect
On Tuesday, Amazon.com Inc. reported its cloud service used by many news and governmental websites had experienced some major technical issues during three and a half hours, without stating the cause of the disruption.
During Tuesday's trading session the New York and San Francisco representatives of the Federal Reserve gave speeches. As a result of their rhetoric, the expectations of a March rate hike have increased.
During his latest speech the President of the United States Donald Trump affirmed that a large tax reform is in the planning, which is set to boost the economy of the US.
The President of the United States Donald Trump announced during his latest speech that his new immigration order is set to remove Iraq from list of the countries, whose citizens are facing a US travel ban.
During his latest speech the President of the United States Donald Trump affirmed the support of the United States to its longstanding allies. However, he insisted that partners have to pay their share.
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Fed President John Williams said that March rate hike is quite possible due to the US inflation approaching the central bank's 2% target.
On Tuesday, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Gennady Gatilov stated that UN sanctions put on Syria for the usage of chemical weaponry could hinder Geneva peace talks.
On Tuesday, OneWeb and Intelsat agreed on a share-for-share merger that would allow the two companies to create a combined satellite network.
On Tuesday, a 79-year-old billionaire Wilbur Ross has been appointed as the head of the United States Department of Commerce.
Japanese carmaker's European division called on the British government to help the company to comply with the "Made in Britain" rule in the wake of Brexit.
Paul Ryan, the US House Speaker, said that the Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to as Obamacare) would be repealed and substituted with "a better healthcare system".
In an interview with CNBC, Robert Kaplan, the Dallas Fed President, said that the Federal Reserve was expected to lift its interest rates as soon as June.
US markets kicked off the NY trading session little changed, with the Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 falling a modest 0.10% and 0.01% respectively.
The US Dollar was up 0.31% against the Russian Ruble on Tuesday, with the pair gravitating close to the 58.30 level.
According to the data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday, prices of raw materials posted a 1.7% increase in January compared with a 6.5% advance registered in December.
The data released by the Conference Board revealed that consumer confidence in the US jumped to 114.8 points in the month of February, hitting its highest level in 15 years.
The KOF Swiss Economic Institute reported the KOF index added 5.2 points in February, jumping to 107.2 from an upwardly revised reading of 102.0 registered in January.
The US Commerce Department revealed that the US gross domestic product rose 1.9% in the final quarter of 2016, matching the preliminary estimate.
The MNI Chicago Business Barometer added 7.1 points to settle at 57.4 over the month of February, beating analysts' expectations for a 53.0 reading.
A man reported to be dead amid the fight between the Palestinian Fatah faction and Islamist militia at the Lebanon refugee camp.