US homebuilding fell in January as the construction of multi-family housing projects dropped, but jump in permits to a one-year high suggested the housing recovery remained on track.
US household debt surged $460 billion last year, the biggest increase in 10 years, and has nearly returned to the peak level before the global financial crisis in 2008.
At least 72 people were killed and more than 150 injured in a suicide attack on the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan on Thursday evening
The President Donald Trump will announce his replacement nominee for Labor secretary during a news conference at the White House on Thursday.
The Islamic State claimed the terrorist attack on the Pakistani Sufi shrine that caused death of 72 people and dozens of badly wounded as a suicider detonated the bomb among crowd gathered at the shrine.
On Thursday, the capital of Iraq suffered the deadliest attack this year, as a car bomb took the lives of at least 50 people, wounding even more. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for this attack.
The Libyan government sent a formal request to NATO on Thursday, asking to provide military training and develop its armed forces.
On Thursday, the UN announced it would establish a new team based in Geneva, that would analyse information and prepare materials concerning war crimes perpetrated in Syria for future prosecutions.
On Thursday, Bashar Jaafari, a Syrian government negotiator, stated that no progress was made in Astana peace talks between President Assad's government and rebel participants, blaming the latter for delaying the talks.
The foreign minister of Germany Sigmar Gabriel urged Russia to influence the eastern Ukraine separatists by forcing them to pull back troops from the fighting line.
Pakistani anti-terrorism police killed six militants suspected of Taliban group's terrorist activity during the carried out raids over separatist hideouts on Thursday.
Tata Motors will tie-up with Microsoft as the companies are eager to improve their clients' driving experience, making it more personalised by creating an interconnectivity device for the vehicles.
Saudi-led coalition military planes bombed a house near Yemen's capital where a funeral feast was held, leaving nine women and a child dead and dozens of people wounded.
On Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavror is to meet his new US counterpart, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, during talks in the German city of Bonn.
On Thursday afternoon, oil prices edged higher amid news that OPEC could not only cut production even further, but also expand its output reduction agreement to now involve non-member.
Both Russian and US intelligence agencies wish to restore contact between one another, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Thursday.
On Thursday, Malaysian police arrested a third suspect in the murder case of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brorther.
On Thursday morning, prices for oil barely changed, even though US Oil Inventories data kept reaching new highs in recent weeks. OPEC supply cuts are helping stabilise the market.
On Thursday, Francois Fillon, a persidential candidate in the upcoming elections in France, was delivered a new blow in his campaign, as the French financial prosecutor stated that further investigation into the candidate's recent fake work case will remain open.
The Malaysian police announced that the third suspect in relation to death of Kim Jong Nam had been detained as the suspect was the boyfriend of one of the women arrested.
The French Financial Prosecutor said that the investigation of scandal over money which presidential candidate Francois Fillon's wife had been paid for likely undone work would continue.
The death toll reported by the National Health and Family Planning Commission was the highest since November 2013. Most of the H7N9 cases arose around southern and eastern coast.
Most of the seized men are members of the Uzbek community in province of Jowzjan. Provincial police believe the Taliban to be responsible for the kidnapping.
Singapore's biggest lender reported a 9% annual drop in its net profit as it was forced to increase its bad loans provisions by 87% to $326M.