The UK biggest retailer Tesco stated that it was planning the development of a chain of discount stores to withstand the growth of rivals Lidl and Aldi.
Big banks in Australia were responding to a revenue crisis by cutting jobs, causing fears that the tarnished reputation of the industry could take another hit on an inquiry.
According to Nigerian officials, Boko Haram freed on Saturday three lecturers from the University of Maiduguri and 10 police officers who were captured last month.
The US Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday that his country, South Korea and Japan made a common decision to impose sanctions on North Korea over development of its nuclear program.
Thousands of residents of the city of Marcera marched on Saturday to express their aversion to racism after an unknown man opened fire and injured six migrants that came to Italy from Africa.
The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday evening that his country does not want war with Syria but will not hesitate to use any means to defend itself from Iran's attempts to gain a foothold near its borders.
The CEO of Alibaba Jack Ma announced on Saturday that his company is starting a project that will build a "smarter" Olympic village and bring to all stakeholders "more money".
The Foreign Ministry of Russia stated on Saturday that a series of airstrikes conducted by Israeli air forces in Syria causes serious concern and might jeopardize the de-escalation zone in southern side of the country.
The Spokesman of Egyptian Army Colonel Tamer al-Rifai informed on Saturday that country's air forces have successfully hit militants' positions in central and northern Sinai.
The EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Verstager noted on Saturday that Bayer and Monsanto must ensure that their merger will not impede rivalry in digital farming market.
Mary Lou McDonald, the former member of the European Parliament, was officially affirmed as the new leader of the left-wing Irish Sinn Fein political party, thus replacing Gerry Adams on this post.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Ahmad Zahid Hamidi stated on Saturday that China asked Malaysia to extradite 11 Uighur who had been previously arrested for escape from detention centre in Thailand.
According to local media reports, not less than 18 people lost their lives on Saturday after a bus moving at high speed crashed on a major highway near Hong Kong.
The Spokesman of Foreign Ministry of Iran Bahram Qasemi said on Saturday that Israeli report about destruction of their drone flying over Israel is "ridiculous".
According to the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, two soldiers died on Saturday after the Kurdish YPG fighters downed their helicopter near the city of Afrin.
A member of the Council of Senior Scholars Sheikh Abdullah al-Mutlaq noted that an absolute majority of women in the Muslim world are not required to wear abayas and, for this reason, Saudi Arabia should also revoke such demand.
On Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture of Costa Rica stated that 30-year ban on planting robusta, which represents 40% of global coffee production, will be abandoned.
Yang Jiechi, the top diplomat of China, told the US President Donald Trump that China hopes to increase the coordination with the US regarding the North Korean issue.
BMC Software, a business software company based in Houston, Texas, is negotiating with investment banks about its possible IPO, expected to have $10B value.
The US President Donald Trump blocked the release of a Democratic memo on the Russia investigation written in response to Republican allegations that the FBI spied on a Trumps' campaign advisor.
The executives of Alibaba Group said that it is planned to launch a new tech project for the International Olympic Committee which would help to modernise the organisation of Olympics.
On Saturday, Israel stated that it has launched air strikes in Syria after its warplane was hit by Syrian fire, resulting in destruction of twelve sites.
The Israeli military stated that Israeli F16 fighter jet, targeting the Iranian UAV flight control systems in Syria, was shot down by anti-aircraft fire.
On Saturday, Turkish state-owned news agency Anadolu claimed that 31 suspected members of the Islamic State were detained in Istanbul on suspicion of preparation to organise an attack.