Two-child policy in China showed "notable results" in 2016, leading to the largest annual number of newborns since 2000.
Two local police force members, allegedly linked with the Taliban, opened fire on their colleagues killing at least eight of them in a police check post in Zabul, the southern Afghan province.
The number of victims has increased at least to 40 dead and dozens more wounded in the attack by two suicide bombers in Damascus.
Suspected Maoist rebels have killed 11 paramilitary commandos on Saturday in a remote part of central India after ambushing their convoy, the latest attack in a simmering internal conflict.
The world faces the largest humanitarian crisis since the United Nations was founded in 1945 with more than 20 million people in four countries facing starvation and famine.
On Saturday, China's Commerce Minister Shan stated that only few Chinese firms irrationally and blindly have invested overseas that the government does not encourage.
Two terrorist bombs went off in Damascus near the Bab al-Saghir cemetery, killing 30 people. The bombs targeted Shi'ite pilgrims who were transported to the cemetery.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Cavusoglu stated that deals and agreements with the bloc would be jeopardised if visa liberalisation for Turks would not be implemented by the EU.
According to the EU's trade envoy, the bloc noticed a world's increased impulse to implement FTA with the EU that will make use of the uncertainty over the US trade policy's outlook.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Cavusoglu stated that deals and agreements with the bloc will be jeopardised if visa liberalisation for Turks would not be implemented by the EU.
According to the EU's trade envoy, the bloc noticed a world's increased impulse to implement FTA with the EU that will make use of the uncertainty over the US trade policy's outlook.
Western German police ordered a central Essen's shopping centre to stay closed on Saturday amid specific indications about the possible attack threat.
On Saturday, nine suspected militants were arrested by the Indonesia's police on Sulawesi island during the operation that targeted a group with connections to the Islamic State.
At least 22 people were killed and 12 were wounded after a western Yemen's market was hit by a Saudi-led coalition air strike.
Carvana LLC, company that allows clients to collect online purchased cars from vending machine towers, has hired BofA and Wells Fargo & Co to lead its IPO.
Early polls suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to win elections in the northern Uttar Pradesh state.
China's Industry Minister Miao Wei on Saturday called for Taiwan to be more open to Chinese businesses, hinting that this is a way to help unification between two countries.
China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan on Friday said that the Chinese currency would stabilize this year amid a strengthening economy.
South Korea's early presidential election will take place by May 9 after the South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been impeached on Friday.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang on Friday again urged South Korea to stop the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system.
The US President Donald Trump invited the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the White House to discuss ways to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
On Friday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission rejected the request to introduce the Bitcoin ETF to the market, causing the cryptocurrency to drop dramatically.
On Friday, the US Justice Department stated that the Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked 46 US attorneys appointed by ex-President Barack Obama to resign.
The Swiss Cabinet has put forward a proposal which involves making foreigners sell homes on leaving the country to "close loopholes (in the property law) and improve enforcement".