The number of applications for US unemployment benefits surged 3K to 244K in the week ending August 5, following the prior week's upwardly revised 241K reading.
The United Arab Emirates sentenced an Iranian national to 10 years in prison for spying and aiding Iran's nuclear programme, the local news agencies reported on Thursday.
On Thursday, Germany's Volkswagen and Indian Tata Motors finished their negotiations over car development cooperation for emerging markets, saying the strategic benefits are below their threshold levels.
According to the Turkish foreign ministry, Germany's lawmakers are scheduled to visit German soldiers at Konya's air base on September 8 as a part of the NATO trip.
The United States is willing to take "any appropriate actions" to protect the country from North Korean threats, following the North's plans to launch rockets on the US Pacific territory of Guam.
The Philippines would raise nearly $591.7M by sale of 20-year bonds in the country's market to fund the rebuilding of its southern city Marawi, the Finance Department stated.
Turkey is set to impose limitation on the amount of non-humanitarian products movement at the border crossing with Syria, as the Syrian side remained under terrorist control.
According to the Infratest dimap poll, support for the German Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped by 10 points six weeks ahead of the election in which she sought to win another term.
On Thursday, Turkey's government ordered detention of 35 people in Anadolu on suspicion of connections to the last year's failed military coup attempt.
On Thursday, a double-decker bus rammed into a building in the South of London, leaving a number of passengers injured and two people trapped inside.
Toshiba is still making attempts to close its chip business sale by the end of the fiscal year to the upcoming March, hoping to cover a $6.3B impact in liabilities related to Westinghouse.
The Danish toymaker Lego announced on Thursday it had appointed Niels B. Christiansen as a new chief executive with intention to replace Bali Padda, who would take a special advisory role for the company.
The Peru Foreign Minister stated that the Venezuelan political crisis deepening might lead to civil war, following imploding of the country's economy under the rule of the President Nicolas Maduro.
The Russian cyber-security firm Kaspersky stated on Wednesday that it was eager to withdraw antitrust complaints against Microsoft after the US tech giant agreed to change security updates delivery to Windows users.
China is aimed to offer Malaysia a radar system and advanced rocket launchers to base them on the country's Southern tip that may cause security concerns for its neighbouring Singapore.
A Canadian pastor, jailed for life in North Korea, got a compassionate release after the United States vowed to counter any possible threat from the provocative country with "fire and fury".
Economists consider that the Japanese PM Shinzo Abe should prioritise regulatory reforms as they remain pessimistic on inflation's growth prospects in the coming years, according to forecasts.
A Chinese unit Wanda Hotel is willing to buy $1B of assets from units controlled by its founder Wang Jianlin, in a deal that caused over 30% drop of its shares.
Toyota stated on Thursday it would push back the launch of its planned new plant in Mexico to the beginning of 2020 instead of the initial plan of 2019 amid production car model change.
Japan's core machinery orders declined 1.9% in June, the third straight month of fall, casting doubts about the country's economic recovery.
Vantiv, the US credit card processing firm, announced that it agreed to buy the UK-based rival Worldpay for $10.4B, aiming to create global payments platform.
Thailand and Iran agreed on cooperation in the fields of IT, hardware, software and cyber security, the newspaper reported.
Austria is set to strengthen controls of its borders, as an illegal migration increase in recent days, the country's Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka stated.
On Wednesday, many investors decided to relocate their capital into the Treasury bonds, gold and other safe heavens amid growing geopolitical tensions.