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Sanctions delaying N Korea nuke program: UN panel

North Korea is still trying to import and export nuclear and ballistic missile-related items but fin...

Legislation in US to renew sanctions on Myanmar

Ahead of Myanmar President Thein Sein`s landmark visit to the US next week, a powerful American lawm...

EU ends Myanmar sanctions, arms embargo remains

EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to lift the last of the bloc`s trade, economic and individual san...

More S Koreans leave N Korean factory park under ban

The North Korean factory park that is the last vestige of cooperation with the South moved closer to...

N Korea plans to attack US; Russia fears ‘spiral`

In the backdrop of growing tensions between North Korea and US, Russia on Friday warned against grow...

Tough Western sanctions may be ‘speeding’ Iran’s nuke advancement: Report

Tough sanctions are hurting Iran’s economy, but at the same time it also be encouraging defiance by ...

EU eases its sanctions against Zimbabwe after vote

The European Union is further easing sanctions against Zimbabwe after the country`s successful refer...

`Sanctions not fundamental way of solving Korean Peninsula N-issue`

China`s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has said sanctions are not the fundamental way of solving the K...

UNSC imposes new sanctions on North Korea

The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution against the recent North Korean...

UN removes Osama bin Laden from sanctions list

Nearly two years after the killing of the al-Qaeda founder, the United Nations Security Council has ...

China asks US to lift sanctions against defence firm

The US imposed sanctions on a Chinese defence firm, prompting a strong reaction from China which sou...

US expands sanctions against Iran

The Obama administration on Wednesday expanded the US sanctions on Iran by tightening up economic me...

US sanctions Iran`s state broadcaster for `censorship`

The US on Wednesday sanctioned four Iranian entities, including one state sponsored broadcaster, for...

North Korea threatens to attack South

Further heightening tensions in the Korean peninsula, North Korea on Friday threatened a war with th...

India hesitant to implement US, EU sanctions on Iran: Report

India is hesitant to implement all aspects of US and European Union sanctions against Iran, a Congre...

Russia calls for lifting Myanmar sanctions

Lavrov Wednesday met his Myanmar counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin.

Sanctions fight requires oil shift: Iran President

Iran`s President says the country must move away from dependence on oil revenue to overcome Western ...

Australia appointed to UN sanctions committee

Australia has been appointed to chair the UN Security Council committees which determine and monitor...

Ahmadinejad says Western sanctions won`t stop Iran

Iran`s prez said that Western sanctions could at the most cause a "quick tap on the brakes" in Tehra...

Syrian FM blames West for nation`s suffering

The three bombs collapsed walls of the Interior Ministry building on Wednesday and killed at least f...

US set to extend waivers on Iran oil sanctions

Two officials said an announcement of the six-month extensions was expected from the State Departme...

Iran plans new oil storage, airline hikes fares

Iran has the world`s third largest proven oil reserves and was OPEC`s second largest exporter, but s...

UN Security Council puts sanctions on Congo rebels

The UN Security Council voted unanimously to sanction the leaders of Congo`s M23 rebel force.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ridicules expense of US vote

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday ridiculed the expense of the US election a day after...

India welcomes UNSC sanctions on Haqqani network

India on Wednesday welcomed the sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council against Pakistan-based ...

US slaps sanctions against Haqqani `suicide operat

The US declared the outfit`s chief of suicide operations, Qari Zakir, a global terrorist and imposed...

Centre sanctions Rs 9.31 cr for playfields in Assam villages

The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has sanctioned Rs 9,31,96,200 to Assam for developmen...

Israel believes sanctions on Iran hit Hezbollah

International sanctions are forcing Iran to cut back aid to its anti-Israel Hezbollah allies in Leba...

US imposes sanctions on Pak-based terrorist facilitators

The United States has slapped sanctions on three Pakistan-based ‘terrorist facilitators’ for helping...

`EU sanctions on Iran to harm European economy`

The EU slapped fresh sanctions against Iran Monday, including banning import of natural gas from Ira...

Sanctions not targeted against Iranian people: US

The fresh sanctions on Iran are not targeted against its people, the United States has said

EU support of sanctions is `foolish`: Iran leader

Iran`s top leader says European countries are "foolish" to support sanctions against Tehran, telling...

Iran not to surrender to pressure: Khamenei

The Iranian nation will overcome the harsh conditions through reliance on its natural wealth and tal...

Suu Kyi urges end to US sanctions against Myanmar

Myanmar`s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi repeated her call on Tuesday for the lifting of sanctio...

New US sanctions on Iran`s state-owned oil company

New sanctions on oil company have been imposed because of its links to the country`s Revolutionary G...

`Iran responsible for cyber attacks on US banks, firms`

The US intelligence community is increasingly concerned about Iran’s improving capability to mount a...

US lifts sanctions on Nepal Maoists, removes from blacklist

US on Thursday lifted sanctions on Nepal`s Maoists and removed it from the list of designated terror...

US slaps sanctions on LeT`s top 8 commanders

The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e- Toiba`s to...

US lifts sanctions on former Syrian PM

Hijab left his post as prime minister last week and fled to Jordan with his family.

US sanctions on Iran threaten ties with Russia

Relations between the US and Russia may suffer following new, wide-ranging US sanctions introduced a...

US imposes sanctions on Syrian oil firm

The US imposed sanctions on the Syrian state-run oil company Sytrol in a bid to cut off revenues to ...

US prepares new sanctions on Assad regime

The Obama administration is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad`s regime and its...

US Congress passes new sanctions against Iran

The US Congress has passed additional sanctions seeking to further stifle Iran`s oil exports, just a...

Iran vows to resist sanctions `warfare`

Iranian officials equated the financial pressure to "warfare" and vowing to counter by retooling the...

Iran`s Ahmadinejad calls sanctions `ridiculous`

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the West`s sanctions on Iran`s oil sector are "ridiculous."

US Congress pushes to finish Iran sanctions bill

A draft version of the bill says it is the sense of Congress that Iran`s energy sector be treated as...

Iran to file complaint against US, EU over sanctions

Iran will file a complaint against the US and the EU for imposing unilateral sanctions on the countr...

Iran to file complaint against US, EU over sanctio

Iran will file a complaint against the US and the EU for imposing unilateral sanctions on the countr...

EU tightens sanctions on Syria

The 27-member European Union (EU) Monday approved a new set of sanctions against Syria.

UN seeks review of N Korea, Iran aid

The head of the UN intellectual property agency says it has asked UN sanctions officials to review c...

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