The severe snowstorm that hit the Northeastern United States on Tuesday, began to weaken the next day after leaving six people dead.
On Wednesday, the federal police reported that the Iraqi security forces gained control over the Iron Bridge, moving towards the mosque to cast out the Islamic State militants.
The IPC food analysing system reported on Wednesday that no starvation was declared in Yemen; however, 60% of the Yemeni residents are on the edge of emergency food situations.
According to the state media, a suicide attacker detonated a bomb leaving no less than 25 people dead and dozens injured at the Damascus court building.
A suicide bomber left dozens dead and injured at the court building of Damascus on Wednesday; however no more details have been reported yet.
The CEO of the luxury carmaker Audi Rupert Stadler told journalists on Wednesday that German prosecutors did not search his private house on the back of the company's emissions issue.
Top officials of the European Union have condemned the childish remarks made by Turkish politicians in the direction of Germany and the Netherlands. In particular, Donald Tusk commented that the Turks are "completely detached from reality."
On Wednesday Ukrainian authorities stopped all cargo traffic, which is being shipped between Ukraine and the eastern separatist held territories. This comes in the aftermath of the rebels seizing various enterprises.
On Wednesday, Malaysia announced that the identity of Kim Jong Nam body was confirmed by the DNA sample that coincided with the one of his children.
The Audi spokesperson stated that German prosecution was seeking through the company's headquarters and Neckarsulm factory amid the investigation over emissions cheating.
The rebels hit the Syrian province of Idlib in the Northwest with air strikes leaving nine persons, including children, dead.
On Wednesday, the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced the government was eager to cut the fees and taxes for enterprises by $144.65B in 2017.
The UK's Scotland minister David Mundell stated that a new independence referendum claimed by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in 2018-2019 would not be legal in this time frame.
On Wednesday, Kurdish militants fired a mine killing two Turkish soldiers on a high road between the Diyarbakir and Mardin provinces.
The citizens of the Netherlands began voting in an election 2017 on Wednesday from 6:30 GMT to 20:00 GMT to determine the ruling political party.
On Tuesday, the US Senate Intelligence Committee head announced he was eager to hold a public hearing over connections between the Donald Trump election campaign and Russia, not stating the date.
Prosecutors of South Korea have summoned the country's previous leader, Park Geun-hye, who was ousted from her position. Park was dismissed from her office on Friday by the Constitutional Court.
On Wednesday morning oil prices managed to regain some of the losses. The reason for that was a drawdown in the US crude oil inventories and a Goldman Sachs report on OPEC compliance with cuts.
Left without other options the Venezuelan opposition has staged flash protests, which are being suppressed by the government soldiers. One of the actions of the opposition included dumping two garbage bags at the Food Ministry.
Due to a larger than expected increase in jobs in the US, the Federal Reserve is set to raise short term interest rates on Wednesday. This would be the second time it raises rates in three months.
On Tuesday, Rodrigo Janot, the Brazilian Prosecutor General, asked the country's Supreme Court to open 83 investigations, all into politicians suspected in corruption.
In the upcoming government election in the Netherlands, due on Wednesday, Geert Wilders, the leader of the Party for Freedom, hopes to achieve victory by taking advantage of the latest Turkish and Dutch protester clashes.
Jussi Halla-aho, a front-runner in the race to head the Finnish euroskeptic party, told state media that he would look forward to see Finland quitting the Euro zone and the EU if elected.
Robert Lighthizer, Donald Trump's Trade Representative nominee, pledged the President's "America First" policy, saying he is ready to cooperate with "like-minded trading partners".