The quantity of the charging points for electric vehicles in Germany surged 27% in 2016 as Germany tried to increase the technology in Europe.
According to Chad's security and military sources, a French national, whose identity was not determined, was kidnapped and taken into Sudan; however, no group had assumed responsibility for the abduction yet.
An unidentified metallic item exploded at a private property's garden in the Cairo suburb, leaving one dead and three others family members injured as a man handled the suspicious object, causing its blast.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump is eager to approve the Keystone XL pipeline during the meeting with the TransCanada Corporation CEO at the White House.
The German environmental lobby Deutsche Umwelthilfe brought a lawsuit against the motor authority KBA over the pollution control software used in the VW vehicles and approved by KBA that was set up illegally.
The Russian military forces lost six of its soldiers in an attack in Chechnya, but were able to defeat the assailant group, killing six militants, when the insurgents attacked the military base in the early morning on Friday.
On Friday, the Turkish Minister of Transportation Ahmet Arslan stated that Turkey was negotiating with the aviation officials over easing down the electronics ban restrictions on the US and the UK-bound flights.
The British police arrested two more suspects in the UK Parliament attack organisation, reaching the total number of those in custody to nine people.
The disability rights advocates filed a suit against Eatsa fast food service as the company neglected establishing kiosks that could be accessible for blind people.
On Friday, the Finance Minister of Germany Wolfgang Schaeuble sharply criticised the Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel as in the interview on the Deutschlandfunk radio he stated that Germany should pledge Greece and the EU with extra money.
The world's top airline hub the United Arab Emirates agreed to cooperate with the US over the imposed electronics ban, despite its surprise as the UAE had already applied tough security rules.
On Friday, Samsung Electronics stated it was not eager to adopt the holding company structure so far, despite demands from the United States, missing expectations of the company's investors.
On Friday, China's third-largest lender Agricultural Bank of China said it would build an anti-money laundering centre during the next three years.
On Friday, China's largest brokerage company CITIC Securities said it aimed to boost revenue from cross-border operations to 30% over the next five years.
On Friday, the Philippines allowed eight nickel ore miners to resume shipments of mined ore, sources close to the matter reported.
On Friday, the Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said that he did not see any reason to tighten monetary policy as inflation remained solidly under the 2% target.
On Thursday, the House of Representatives postponed the vote on taking down Obamacare, due to US President Donald Trump failing to turn enough Republicans to his side on the matter.
On Thursday, th EU officially requested the Brazilian government to suspend all meat shipments to the member countries, amid a recent tainted meat scandal. Brazil refused to comply and could now face a ban on its shipments.
Another victim of the Westminster terror attack, which left four dead on Wednesday, has been identified as Kurt Cochran, an American tourist.
Today Israeli authorities arrested a 19-year-old Israeli-American accused of making hundreds of threats to Jewish organizations in Europe, Australia and New Zealand over the three years.
The fire at the headquarters of Bangladesh Bank in Motijheel area of Dhaka was brought under control after around an hour.
Police in Britain arrested 8 people in overnight raids in London, Birmingham and elsewhere in connection with the Wednesday attack on the Houses of Parliament.
Crowds have gathered at Trafalgar Square for a vigil in honor of the four innocent people who lost their lives yesterday after terror attack in London.
On Thursday, during his six-day visit to China, the Prime Minister of Nepal expressed support to China's desire of building a modern Silk Road throughout Asia.