The North Korean official stated to the UN Conference on Disarmament that its missile test launched recently was a completely legitimate self-defence act under the law of nations.
According to the official data released on Tuesday, the Canadian small business lending remained relatively unchanged in March, in comparison to February's figures.
On Tuesday, inflation in the UK in April rose to the highest level since nearly four years, edging 2.7% up, beating expectations of 2.6%, with the main reason being the weaker Pound, as a result of the last years' Brexit vote.
According to ACEA, the Europe car sales dropped 6.8% in the prior month amid a sharp decrease in Volkswagen vehicles demand and double-digit sales fall in the UK.
An infamous child serial killer and one of the two "Moors Murderers" jailed for life Ian Brady died this Monday in the Liverpool secure hospital where he was placed in 1966 after being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Thailand's authorities have no immediate plan to suspend Facebook as it expects the social media to obey the orders and remove the content considered to threaten the national security.
The US fashion retailer Rue21 appealed for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, expecting to proceed with normal operations throughout the process.
The Prosecution of Turkey ordered the arrest of 85 education and energy ministries' staff in a post-coup probe linked to the US-based cleric's network.
IranAir will take delivery of its first four ATR 72-600 turbo-propeller aircraft on Tuesday amid the company's fleet rebuild following the nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Iran last year.
On Tuesday, Facebook was still accessible in Thailand despite the government's intention to shut down the social media giant amid concerns that the platform threatened to the national security.
On Tuesday, the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation sought through the former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's homes in the criminal investigation on suspected misconduct linked to investment deal approvals.
On Tuesday, the Australian Trade Minister Steven Ciobo stated that Australia began discussing free trade agreement details with China, aimed to improve access for service providers to both countries.
Cyber security researchers believe that the recent global hacking by the WannaCry malware could be linked to North Korea, as the preliminary code examination showed traces of a virus originated from a North Korean hacker group.
According to the South Korean anti-trust regulator, two major banks, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank AG were fined $94,000 and $63,000, respectively, over rigging in currency forwards auctions.
Hackers claimed that they have access to an unreleased Walt Disney movie and threaten to release it unless the ransom is paid, the company's CEO Robert Iger said.
Ford Motor is expected to cut about 10% of its total employee headcount, targeting to reduce costs by $3B in 2017 in order to increase profitability in the following year.
Wilbur Ross, the US Treasury Secretary, and Ildefonso Guajardo, Mexican Economy Minister, met in Washington to discuss the schedule for renegotiating the NAFTA agreement.
Donald Trump revealed highly classified information to Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, on a planned operation in Islamic State, two US officials said.
Greece unveiled a draft plan for the gradual loosening of capital restrictions it introduced back in 2015 to protect the country's banks.
On Monday, the US President Donald Trump told reporters the process of finding a new FBI head to replace James Comey was "moving rapidly".
The global investment management company PIMCO has revised downwards its year-end forecast for the US core inflation on the back of the soft April CPI print.
On Monday, the City of Philadelphia filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo, accusing the major US lender of breaching the federal Fair Housing Act.
On Monday, Christian Kern, the Austrian Chancellor, urged the country's parties to hold negotiations on the potential timing of a quick election.
Following the recent cyber attack that caused a massive disruption in Renault-Nissan operations, the Franco-Japanese carmakers' alliance said it had resumed nearly all production.