The release of a Taliban-held US-Canadian family is a good sign, but is not enough to improve a deeply troubled relationship that has endured years of rancor.
A plane has crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Ivory Coast during stormy weather on Saturday, right after taking off from the international airport.
Yemen's former Aden governor reported on Friday that he was seeing an independence referendum coming to be announced soon.
According to the US-led anti-IS coalition about 100 Islamic State fighters have surrendered in the northern city of Raqqa in the last 24 hours, while fighting continued inside the city.
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia reported on Saturday that the Islamic State was on the verge of defeat in the city of Raqqa.
The US Republican Senator Bob Corker stated that the US President Donald Trump's undermining of his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was like public castration.
The People's Bank of China reported on Saturday that the country's economy showed signs of stable growth and that the strong momentum might continue in the second half.
Turkey's state news agency Anadolu reported on Saturday that four people were arrested in connection with Wednesday's explosion at the Tupras refinery.
Myanmar's military began an internal investigation into misconduct of the military personnel against Rohingya Muslims during a counteroffensive.
The Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan said the Chinese economy showed strong signs of stability and growth that could continue during the second half of 2017.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on Friday; however, no immediate information on damage was received.
An Etihad Airways flight EY450 Abu Dhabi-Sydney was forced to make an emergency landing at Adelaine Airport, Australia, early on Saturday due to an activated warning signal.
Luxury electric car maker Tesla fired nearly 400 employees in the past week, including team leaders, supervisors and associates, a former employee stated.
General Motors stated that the company reached a tentative labour deal with workers striking at its Canadian CAMI plant, ending a nearly month-old dispute.
Uber lodged a court appeal to overturn the London transport regulator's decision that stripped the taxi application of operating license in the most important EU market.
Bank of America surpassed expectations with a 15% increase in Q3 profit, as the US lender benefited from higher key interest rates and maintained tight leash on its costs.
The Trump administration is demanding the usage of North American-made aluminium, steel, plastic resins and copper in trucks and cars sold under NAFTA rules, aiming to boost the US industry.
France's carmaker PSA stated that the company is set to cut nearly 400 positions at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port in the UK by the end of 2017 to enhance the facility's competitiveness.
The Iran nuclear deal is a good thing for the world, the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says.
Iran plans to double efforts to expand its missile programme and build weapons for deterrence, the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says.
No single country has powers to terminate the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini says.
The British Prime Minister Theresa May, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French President Emmanuel Macron "stand committed" to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, a joint statement states.
The EU President Jean-Claude Juncker said that the UK would "have to pay" before negotiations could progress to the next phase.
The US President Donald Trump decided not to certify Tehran's compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, a major shift in the US foreign policy.