The head of the German Bundesbank Jens Weidmann said that the European Central Bank should set a fixed date to end the bond-buying programme.
On Sunday, the Yemeni ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh's General People's Congress party picked a new leader following the assassination of the President last month.
According to Swedish police, one man died after getting fatal injuries from explosion that happened at the Varby Gard subway station, Stockholm.
Mahathir Mohamad was named as Malaysia's opposition alliance prime ministerial candidate, thus substituting Anwar Ibrahim in the upcoming general election that will take place in August.
According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the Economy Minister of Italy Pier Padoan said that under current political situation a coalition between the left-wing Partito Democratico (PD) and the right-wing Forza Italia (FI) cannot be ruled out.
According to local media, Syrian army has liberated the town of Sinjar and several other villages, thus continuing to successfully combat militants in the southern province of Idlib.
On Sunday, the British Prime Minister Theresa May announced an upcoming change in the government; the Foreign, Interior, Finance and Brexit Ministers are expected to keep their positions.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she believes that the Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) could find a mutually acceptable solution in the upcoming five-day government talks.
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday that he wanted the BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to keep up efforts to try to reflate the economy.
The People's Bank of China reported that its FX reserves surged $20.2B in December to $3.14T, marking the highest level since September 2016 and the largest monthly gain since July.
The US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would "absolutely" talk to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un over the phone.
On Sunday, an Iranian oil tanker collided with a Chinese bulk carrier in the East China Sea, causing an oil spill, according to Chinese media.
Official sources reported that Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was in final talks to supply 700 MW wind turbines to Brazil.
Sources close to the matter reported that Trump's ex-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski would be interviewed next week by the House Intelligence Committee as part of its Russian probe.
On Saturday, Saudi Arabia's Royal Guard arrested 11 princes after they gathered at the king's palace in Riyadh to object the latest restrictions imposed on the royal family members.
Carillion, a struggling British construction services company, reported on Saturday that it would meet with creditors on Wednesday to discuss the company's future.
At least eight people were wounded in the western part of Iran, as a 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit the region on Saturday, according to local media.
Sources reported that Lionel Messi ensured that he could quit FC Barcelona without a transfer fee if the club loses the right to compete in major European football leagues because of Catalonia's independence.
On Saturday, Takata, an automotive parts company based in Japan, recalled 3.3M faulty airbags in the United States.
Official sources reported that the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney entered the Black Sea on Friday.
According to local authorities, a magnitude 5.1 quake jolted the Kermanshah province of Iran. No damage and casualties have been reported yet.
The bodies of eight migrants were recovered by the Italian Coast Guard on Saturday near Libya's coast; another 84 people were successfully rescued.
In a meeting held by the United Nations Security Council on Friday, the Ambassador of France Francois Delattre said that protests in Iran do not represent a threat to international security.
On Satuday, the President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro said that the government will emit 100M units of the oil-backed petros that would be worth almost $6B.