The Samsung Group Chief Jay Y. Lee accused in bribery will face the trial next week amid the corruption "scandal of the century" as the case has hit the company's reputation and led to the South Korean President's impeachment.
On Thursday, the Mike Pence's office stated that the US Vice President was using a private e-mail server while being the Indiana governor, despite his criticism towards Hillary Clinton during the Presidential Election 2016 over using the private e-mail account.
On Thursday, 11 US states came to an agreement to file a lawsuit against the Obama administration order on bathroom tag guidance in public schools that allowed transgender students to use bathrooms by their preference.
On Thursday, the North Korean citizen, arrested over the murder of the North Korean leader's half-brother, was released from detention due to lack of evidence, Malaysian officials reported.
On Friday, the USD/JPY pair dropped 0.3% to 114.11 after hitting 114.60 on Thursday, the highest since February 15.
On Friday, shares of Amorepacific and Hyundai Motor fell after China ordered its travel agencies to stop selling tours to South Korea following Seoul's decision to deploy a US missile defence system.
Spotify, the world's leading streaming service, reported on Thursday it hit the 50M subscriber milestone, expanding 25% since the middle of 2016.
Trump's presidency helped to boost US business and consumer confidence, leading the Fed towards the long anticipated rate hikes. Investors now see an 80% probability in the March hike.
Russia accused the Syrian opposition delegation of attempting to sabotage Geneva peace talks, even though both the opposition and the Syrian government claimed negotiations were on track.
UN-brokered Syrian peace talks inched forward this week when government and opposition agreed on the agenda for negotiations before the weekend break.
The German Economy Minister wrote to the US Secretary of Commerce, highlighting that it certainly would be in benefit of both countries to minimize the trade barriers between them.
Inflation in the Euro zone accelerated to hit 2% for the first time since January 2013, underscoring a sharp rise in prices driven by higher energy costs in the single currency area.
Spain's economy grew by 3.2% in 2016, matching the rate of expansion in 2015, as Europe's fifth-largest economy outpaced the growth rate of many other major developed countries.
Jeff Sessions failed to disclose during his confirmation hearings that he twice met the Russian ambassador while acting as a close adviser to Donald Trump during the presidential campaign.
The European Union lawmakers lifted the EU parliamentary immunity of French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen for tweeting pictures of Islamic State violence.
David Rubinger, Israel's most prominent photographer whose lens captured the key moments in Israeli history, has died aged 92 on Thursday.
Snap started trading at $24 a share on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after the company priced its IPO at $17 a share on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for the US Attorney General Jeff Sessions resignation following his talks with the Russian ambassador to the US during the presidential race.
On Thursday, the Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag recalled his meeting with his German counterpart after local authorities cancelled his speech to supporters of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Malaysia is eager to deport a North Korean suspect Ri Jong Chol detained in connection with the President Kim Jong Un's half-brother murder on Friday.
On Thursday, health consumers and workers were trapped in the Johannesburg state hospital of South Africa as the roof collapsed due to the construction workers' mistake.
The European lawmakers consider the US citizens should have no VISA-free entry to the European Union states till summer as the EU residents do not have allowance to visit America without VISA permission.
Turkey's ticket sales and reservations for summer period dropped by more than a half as a spate of terrorist attacks frightens German travellers, who are more likely to choose Greece and Egypt for vacations.
According to the Yemen authorities and local people, four al-Qaeda suspects are dead amid drone strike in al-Saeed on Thursday.