The United States Geological Survey (USGS) informed on Saturday that a magnitude 6.8 quake at a depth of 40 miles hit Papua New Guinea.
The US Congress on Friday officially invited the CEO of Facebook Inc Mark Zuckerberg at a congressional hearing to explain how personal data of 50M customers was obtained by Cambridge Analytica.
The former leader of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont faces detention in Finland on the basis of international arrest warrant issued by Spain, the Finnish Inspector Hannu Kautto said on Saturday.
The former Finance Minister of China Lou Jiwei stated on Saturday that the answer of Chinese Commerce Ministry to the US trade measures was insufficient. Therefore, it should also hit American soybeans.
Iranian Senior MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi claimed that after John Bolton's nomination as the US national security advisor Iran needs to increase cooperation with Russia and China.
The US President Donald Trump appointed a new national security adviser John Bolton, a diplomat and attorney known for advocating military actions against Iran and North Korea.
On Saturday, Hungarian Minister of Economy Mihaly Varga stated that Hungary is still in no hurry to adopt Euro and should be ready to join the the euro zone only when economic output approaches average euro zone indexes.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum which disqualifies transgender people with a gender dysphoria from serving in the military.
On Saturday, South Korea revealed that its northern neighbour agreed to hold high-profile summit preparation talks with South Korea on 29 March.
At his inauguration speech, Peru's newly-elected President Martin Vizcarra vowed to combat corruption in the country "at any cost".
According to China's official media, the state's Vice Premier Liu He told Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary, that China was going to defend its interests in a US trade clash.
The US President Donald Trump has signed the newly-passed $1.3 trillion budget bill, putting an end to a speculation over a possible government shutdown.
The Chief Executive of Apple Tim Cook has called for more privacy regulations, which would prevent the data misuse, following the leak of Facebook's user information.
The Chinese Export-Import Bank and the country's economic planner signed a deal to boost support for emerging industries by nearly $127B.
The leftist front-runner for the presidency of Mexico softened the critical stance concerning $13B worth new airport, suggesting to review the project rather than scrap it.
Boeing was close to winning a contest to provide 787 Dreamliner planes to American Airlines, beating the competition from the Airbus.
China's party official stated that for the country seeking strong economic growth at a period of increasing financial risk would bring even more risk.
Verified pages on Facebook of Musk's rocket firm SpaceX and carmaker Tesla were deleted after the CEO was challenged on Twitter to take down both pages.
Liu He, the Vice Premier of China, stated that the US has violated trade regulations after Section 301 probe and China was ready to protect own interests.
Shares of Dropbox closed at $28.42 with more than 35% increase in the first trading day, as investors rushed to purchase the largest technology IPO.
Crude oil prices rose by 2.2% on Friday, reaching $70.45 a barrel, as Saudi Arabia decided to back extension of oil production cuts into 2019.
The head of Britain's opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn fired on Friday his so-called shadow Northern Ireland Minister Owen Smith amid the latter's call to hold a second referendum on Brexit.
The US President Donald Trump said on Friday that South Korea and the US could sign a trade agreement next week that would, inter alia, include exemptions from aluminium and steel tariffs.
GACM, the group developing new airport in Mexico City, stated on Friday it has collected $1.62B in investment trust offering that will be directed at implementation of the project.