On Thursday, the UN Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir asked Iranian authorities to resolve a hunger strike initiated by 53 prisoners that protested against their conditions of detention.
The Spain's Foreign Ministry announced to ambassador of North Korea the condemnation of missile launches and requested a reduction in North Korea's diplomats in Madrid.
The UK online betting business 888 was fined nearly $10M for failing to protect the company's vulnerable customers from addiction to gambling.
Six more big banks joined a UBS-led attemt to build digital cash system, which would let financial markets to settle transactions and make payments using blockchain technology.
Ride services firm Lift announced that the company unveiled availability to 32 more states, aiming to get market share from its major rival Uber.
The NAR reported that its Pending Home Sales Index for US edged 0.8% lower to a 109.1 figure, as property market remained in struggle with a lack of available properties.
The UK exit talks with the European Union failed to make progress this week, which was needed to open negotiations on their further relationships in October.
The UK PM Theresa May vowed that she sought to fight the next Parliamentary election presumed in 2022, dispelling expectations for her resignation straight after the Brexit in 2019.
Nestle announced on Thursday it had shut down its Swiss factory of the skin health products amid a sharp slowdown in the business, phasing out about 190 jobs.
On Thursday, a German tourism trade body blamed the country's aviation regulation and taxes for the Air Berlin carrier failure, which had filed for bankruptcy protection earlier that month.
The British PM Theresa May confirmed that Japan had agreed on their trade deal to come into force straight after the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
General Electric's new CEO John Flannery is preparing for a major downsizing amid the intention to reduce around $2B in spending and boost the company's profit.
The Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary stated on Thursday that his Irish low-cost airline would bid to operate 90 Alitalia air planes together with the airline's existing staff amid the Italian company's restructuring.
According to the Chinese state media, the country's ruling Communist Party is planning to hold a congress starting on October 18.
The car supplier Magna announced on Thursday it was developing a new system for carmakers to enable automotive vehicles to drive without requiring large rooftop sensors.
Germany's steelmaker Salzgitter said that it was not planning to close is plants in the United States, where the company suffered from import duties.
Luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo announced that the company's pretax profit almost tripled reaching £18.1M in the H1, supported by its licensing and retail businesses.
VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche may face large cartel fines, in case Germany's antitrust regulators prove the collusion on prices and suppliers among the carmakers.
British American Tobacco reorganised its management structure after the Reynolds American claims to bring its heated tobacco and vaping products into the core business.
On Thursday, the New Zealand court upheld the government's decision to extradite the country's resident Kyung Yup Kim to China to face charges against him as he was accused of murder.
The tech company LG Electronics launched on Thursday an upgraded version of its flagship smartphone named LG V30, implementing some new advanced camera and voice features into the device.
The UN sources reported on Thursday that around 27,4K Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh, trying to escape an outbreak of violance in Myanmar.
On Thursday, Japan and Britain agreed on closer cooperation on cyber security, defence and counter-terrorism amid British PM Theresa May's intention to strengthen relations between the two allies.
The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe received an official commitment from Britain that the Brexit negotiations will be transparent.