The IS claimed responsibility for the blast that hit the Qala-e Fatehullah area of the Afghan capital city of Kabul on Friday, killing one person and injuring five others.
Data released by Statistics Canada revealed the country's Industrial Product Price Index for August rose 0.3%, missing economists' expectations for a 0.5% increase.
The MNI Chicago Business Barometer surged to 65.2 over the month of September from 58.9 registered in the preceding month.
Statistics Canada reported on Friday that the country's Raw Materials Price Index advanced 1.0% in August, topping analysts' expectations for a 0.4% gain.
Figures released by the US Commerce Department showed consumer spending cooled in August on the back of a drop in motor vehicle purchases.
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday that personal income in the country was up 0.2%, or $28.6B, in August.
According to Statistics Canada, the country's real GDP was unchanged over the month of July after expanding for eight straight months.
Preliminary figures released by Istat on Friday revealed that the Italian Consumer Price Index for the month of September was down 0.3%.
The final estimate of the UK's gross domestic product showed that the country's economy expanded 0.3% in the Q2 of 2017, unchanged from the second estimate.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics on Friday revealed that current account deficit in the United Kingdom widened £0.9B to £23.2 over the second quarter of 2017.
Volkswagen lifted its total bill for emissions-test cheating row to about $30B as it had taken another $3B charge to fix its diesel engines in the United States.
On Friday, no less than 22 people died and 36 were wounded in a stampede during a monsoon downpour at a Mumbai busy railway station.
According to the ACEA, sales of the gasoline-powered vehicles overtook diesel in the current year's first half, first time since 2009.
The US leader Donald Trump is willing to visit the Asian countries from November 3-14 with intention to attend summits for talks over trade and North Korea's nuclear issue.
The number of unemployed Germans fell 23K in August, exceeding analysts' expectations for a 5K drop, and compared to the prior month's upwardly revised reading of a 6K fall.
The Statistics Bureau reported on Friday that the unemployment rate in Japan remained unchanged at 2.8% in August, fully meeting analysts' expectations.
Catalonia's President Carles Puigdemont stated he was sure that the voters would act peacefully on Sunday in the independence referendum, which had been declared illegal by Spain.
The Chinese domestically developed passenger aircraft C919 is likely to have its third flight test within days or weeks, China's Commercial Aircraft head stated o Friday.
Uber and Grab are to request their drivers in the Philippines not to deliver unverified customer packages in order to protect them against unwitting drug transportation.
The British Prime Minister Theresa May explained on Friday that the UK would remain ‘unconditionally committed' to defend Europe after Brexit.
The German and French leaders Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron pledged to lead the European Union forward after Brexit by introducing new reforms to the bloc.
Italy may fine Telecom Italia as the company failed to notify the government that France's media group Vivendi had assumed effective control of the phone firm.
Angela Merkel's Chief of Staff Peter Altmaier is set to take over as Germany's Finance Minister to replace Wolfgang Schaeuble after he quits the post amid his decision to become the Parliament's President.
On Thursday, Twitter stated that it had suspended around 200 Russian-linked accounts amid a probe in into the meddling with the 2016 US election; however, the US senator called the response inadequate.