Japanese stocks rose Friday on a weaker yen as another feeble inflation reading put fresh pressure on Tokyo, but most other markets headed into the weekend on a dour note following a Wall Street sell-off.

Britain's state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland slid into the red in the third quarter on US litigation and company-wide restructuring costs, it said Friday.

Some indicators have emerged in the past few days, call for fear of attempts to manipulate -the already fragile- monetary situation in Lebanon in light of the looming presidential elections, al-Akhbar daily reported on Friday.

Canada's Foreign Minister Stephane Dion on Thursday hailed a deal reached by Belgian political leaders to break the logjam over a landmark trade deal between the EU and his country.

Food staples like rice and milk are returning to the empty shelves of Venezuelan supermarkets after a long absence -- but who can afford those eye-popping prices?

Delia Mendoza's eyes widen when she realizes that the price for half a kilo of red beans is 4,211 bolivars, or $6.40 at the highest official exchange rate. This in a country where the monthly minimum wage is around $100.

Troubled German lender Deutsche Bank reported Thursday a surprise 256-million-euro ($279 million) profit in the third quarter, compared with a loss of more than six billion in the same period last year.

Deutsche outdid the expectations of analysts surveyed by Factset, who had predicted it would book a loss of 949 million euros between July and September.

A Verizon executive overseeing the purchase of Yahoo said Wednesday the deal was moving ahead pending the outcome of an investigation into an epic hack.

Japan's Fujitsu said on Thursday it was in talks to merge its struggling PC business with Chinese computer giant Lenovo, sending its shares soaring as the company also announced a recovery in profits.

British bank Barclays on Thursday said it had set aside an extra £600 million ($733 million, 672 million euros) to compensate customers mis-sold insurance, a day after rival Lloyds gave a similar update.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was set Wednesday to persuade Japanese executives his country is "open for business", after upending traditional alliances by insulting the U.S. and making overtures to China.