A Russian diplomat claimed on Friday that the country would veto any sanctions imposed for Syria after chemical weapons were used on civilians.
Islamic State executed a car bombing attack in a rebel-held region of Syria on Friday, which killed around 50 people.
It was reported in an office announcement on Friday that the Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello held a meeting with Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary in order to enforce his plan to "put Puerto Rico's financial house in order".
The Pentagon told media on Friday that the US assisted Iraq's air strikes in Syria by providing intelligence as part of retaliation for terror attacks in Baghdad.
Donald Trump indicated that he would sign an order to put "regulatory reform" forces in agencies to pave the way for ebbed regulations which he has promised on his presidential cycle.
The Conservative party with Angela Merkel in front showed a slight lead in an opinion poll over the Social Democrats, which have recently displayed growth in popularity.
Home sales for January fell short of expectations in the US, most likely caused by floods in California, but nevertheless indicated a strengthening housing market.
Kim Jong Nam was killed with the VX nerve agent which is the strongest toxic nerve agent known, and classified as a mass destruction weapon by the UN, Malaysian police told media on Friday.
The Northern California authorities allowed thousands of the San Jose citizens to return back home after flooding, however, about 4K people had to stay in the shelters following the evacuation order.
South African police officers used force to break-up rival groups at the anti-immigrant protest on Friday, firing with rubber bullets and tear gas.
Mercedes-Benz estimates a potential demand on its new X-Class model pick-up van in North America as the older middle-sized pick-up truck meets a great demand in South America and Europe.
The Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Waymo autonomous car unit brought a lawsuit against Uber Tech. and its affiliated self-driving car company Otto over the claims that the rival companies stole its secret automated vehicle technology.
On Friday, Samsung Electronics announced that it would toughen the donation rules following the corruption scandal and resignation offer of the two top executives.
The US President Donald Trump alleged China is the great leader of the Yuan currency manipulation, however, the Secretary of Treasury Stephen Mnuchin said he would not label China as manipulator that early.
Bitcoin hit three-year peak above $1.2K on Friday surpassing the previous all-time high reached during the Bitcoin-mania of 2013 amid the approval of the bitcoin exchange-traded fund by the US.
Yunnan province's ex-top official Gao Jinsong was sentenced to 10 years by the Chinese court for accepting bribes in the amount of almost $40M.
Over 40 people including 35 citizens are reported to be dead as the Islamic State group blasted a car in the Northwest Syrian village controlled by Turkish-backed forces.
Adam Purinton from Kansas was accused of killing an Indian man and injuring two other people of Indian and American nationalities in the Olathe's bar, presumably due to animosity.
On Friday, the great number of websites managed by Cloudflare Inc. was hit by the personal data leakage due to the software glitch, however, no sign of hacker attack was detected.
Samsung Electronics has announced this Friday that no candidate is nominated to the outside director post for the annual shareholder meeting vote as the company is having "hard times" at the moment.
No less than five Yemeni soldiers died in a car explosion early on Friday as a suicide attacker dressed in a military uniform was driving a vehicle that blasted close to the entrance of an army camp in Zinjibar.
Malaysia has finally discovered the death cause of the South Korea President's half-brother. A murder weapon turned out to be the VX nerve agent, a chemical product included in the UN mass extermination list.
The Samsung Group Vice President Choi Gee-sung and CEO Chang Choong-gi are eager to leave their offices in order to assume responsibility for the corporation's involvement in the bribery scandal.
On Thursday, the US President Donald Trump and the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the phone discussed border issue between the two countries, as the number of people seeking refuge and crossing over Canada's unguarded border increased.