Dan Coats, an ex-Republican Senator, was approved to become the new director of the US National Intelligence, its committee voted on Thursday evening. However, he still requires the US Senate's confirmation.
The CEO of AIG will step down due to the poor performance of the company that left shareholders and the board of the insurer dissatisfied, the company reported on Thursday.
Julian Assange claimed on Thursday that Wikileaks would provide the necessary tools for CIA hacking that they have in possession to technology companies.
Donald Trump reassured that some financial regulations would be lifted in order to provide capital to small businesses in a meeting with bankers on Thursday.
State Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary, is to hold a meeting to discuss the fight against Islamic State with 68 countries, the State Department claimed on Thursday.
The investors suing Royal Bank of Scotland as well as their representatives were ordered by a judge to prove that they have insurance for the risks that would arise in the trial.
Paul Ryan, the US House Speaker, encouraged Republicans to support the new health care plan and promised that opposition concerns are yet to be addressed on Thursday.
The regulatory inspection which was the starting point for antitrust-related processes and reorganization of infrastructure in America Movil, the company owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, led to a fall in share prices.
The restructuring of the US health care system passed the first obstacle on Thursday, but might not continue the smooth path when it comes to congress approval due to Democrat, industry and conservative opposition.
Alibaba, China's largest e-company, has started talks with banks to raise about $5B, according to sources close to the matter.
The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service said on Thursday that Iraqi military forces would retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State within a month.
On Thursday, the White House reported that the US State Secretary Rex Tillerson would host a meeting with members of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State this month.
A top US military official said on Thursday that they were trying hard to prevent clashes between Kurdish military forces and Turkey.
According to the administrator of EPA Scott Pruitt, the agency is eager to decrease the regulatory uncertainty by presenting fuel efficiency standards as soon as possible.
On Thursday, the minister of environment stated that China is still fighting the pollution war, trying to clean up its sky and air as the country suffers from the poor environmental monitoring and law enforcement.
Madagascar emergency workers started evacuation of thousands people left homeless amid floods as a severe Cyclone Enawo hit the Northeast Madagascar, destroying houses, roads and communication lines.
The American International Group CEO Peter Hancock is eager to step down from his post right after his successor would be named.
The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced that collection of a tax on unemployed people would be suspended for one year after Belarusians had staged widespread public protests.
According to the Belgian prosecutors, a rail accident that happened on February 18 in Leuven leaving one person dead and 27 people injured was caused by train overspeed.
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC, a US nuclear company owned by Toshiba hired bankruptcy lawyers, suggesting that it might be weighing the option more seriously to maintain profitability.
Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, claimed on Thursday that Scotland might hold a referendum for independence in 2018 just before the UK leaves the European Union in autumn.
The Apple voice assistant Siri is about to learn Shanghainese to beat the rival Microsoft, Google and others in the "any language speaking" competition, as it already speaks 21 languages exceeding the toll of the other tech giants.
The US President Donald Trump is eager to meet the Main Street community bankers over the Dodd-Frank regulatory costs on Thursday.
On Wednesday, about five men dressed as medics entered the military hospital located in the Afghan capital of Kabul, leaving at least 49 people dead and dozens injured.