Akzo Nobel's activist investor Elliott Advisors stated that other shareholders who own almost 25% of the company wanted to initiate negotiations with the US PPG Industries.
British PM May's letter to EU President Tusk would satisfy bloc's leaders, as it was constructive and acknowledged that Britain should set in order obligations before leaving.
Syrian Tabqa Dam's spillway began to work properly after local engineers managed to conduct necessary repairs, despite Islamic State shelling that temporarily stopped dam's work.
Real estate firm Kushner stated that the negotiations to redevelop a flagship Manhattan office tower with Chinese Anbang have been dropped.
Hungarian foreign-funded NGO's crackdown might force rules tightening on foreign universities that could stutter CEU in Budapest, a liberal international education's stalwart.
New Jersey Governor Christie's two former associates were appointed to be prosecuted for Bridgegate lane closure scandal that affected the White House ambitions of the Republicans.
Banks in Britain have attempted to reassure their local employees over potential Brexit disruption, including jobs shift to continental Europe.
Israel's paramilitary policemen killed a Palestinian woman at Damascus Gate, Jerusalem's Old City, who attempted to attack officers with a knife.
According to the IOM, 147 migrants on a rubber boat drowned in the Mediterranean sea. 146 people died, but 1 Gambian teenager survived.
On Wednesday, the Egyptian presidency stated that the President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited the Saudi Arabia for negotiations over Syria after King Salman's invitation to visit his country.
According to the trade union official Alfonz Kokoska, bus drivers of the Czech Republic are eager to go on the national strike over wage hikes on April 6.
On Wednesday, the Finnish President's office stated that Finland was going to host the Chinese leader Xi Jinping with his state visit to Finland on April 5.
Brirish low-cost airline easyJet urged the UK to agree on the aviation deal with the EU to ensure the company can maintain flying on the Europe-UK routes after Brexit.
On Wednesday, the US automaker Ford urged Britain to provide customs union tariff-free access to all of the European countries on the back of the Brexit deal.
No less than 50 archaeological sites were ruined as severe floods hit Peru, causing a sharp decline in the related tourism.
The PM of Sweden Stefan Lofven stated that the country was ready to help with the UN workers death investigation as one of the officials, Zaida Catalan who died in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was a Swedish national.
On Wednesday, a strong earthquake of the 6.9 magnitude hit Russian Komandorskiye Ostrova in the far East; but no tsunami threat was detected.
ZTE Corp, a Chinese telecommunication supplies company, is to be removed from the US Department of Commerce trade blacklist it had entered by failing to comply with sanctions on Iran, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The UK will officially apply to begin the Brexit process on Wednesday, kicking off years of uncertainty both for the United Kingdom and the European Union.
China is investigating the case of the Taiwanese human rights activist Lee Ming-che who has gone missing as he is suspected in harming national security.
On Tuesday, the Peruvian Airlines' Boeing aircraft lighted up while landing close to the Andean town in Peru; however, the officials confirmed there were no serious damages detected.
The Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed three bodies found by the villagers belonged to the UN officials Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan and their Congolese interpreter who went missing in Kasai Central province.
Ireland's low-cost airline Ryanair called the UK to put the aviation deal negotiations with the EU on a priority basis as the company would not manage to fly on Europe-UK routes after Brexit.
On Wednesday, attackers whose identities were not determined stormed the Consulate of Poland around midnight in Lutsk, damaging windows and building's roof.