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First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 5 reports

Glencore International Plc

Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - U.N

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential ... [Published Baltimore Sun - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Glencore International Plc, Sanctions, Trafigura AG

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 3 reports

Influential Senator Backs Drop of Myanmar Trade Sanctions

.AFPA prominent U.S. lawmaker has said he plans to let sanction legislation against Myanmar lapse, making the announcement as Myanmar President Thein Sein wrapped up a historic visit to Washington that saw the two countries ink an unprecedented trade ... [Published Radio Free Asia - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Sanctions, Reformism, Thein Sein

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 4 reports

House committee passes Iran sanctions legislation

A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy gathered momentum on Capitol Hill Wednesday with approval of legislation by the House Foreign Affairs Committee that would impose even tougher economic sanctions against ... [Published Gadsden Times - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Sanctions, Nuclear, Israel

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 7 reports

European banks halt sending money to North Korea: aid groups

BEIJING - European aid groups reported their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's major foreign exchange bank, leaving them scrambling for a solution short of hand-carrying cash into the ... [Published The Oregon Herald - 4 hours ago]

Entities: North Korea, Sanctions, Pyongyang

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 6 reports

House Foreign Affairs Committee approves harsh new Iran sanctions

Topics: foreign currency reserves ♦ iran sanctions ♦ Nuclear Iran Prevention ActLike Raw Story on FacebookIran could face tightened sanctions within months after a US congressional panel Wednesday adopted a measure targeting the nation’s auto and mining ... [Published Raw Story - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Sanctions, Nuclear, Tehran, Nuclear Weapon

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Sanctions Alone Won’t Stop Iran’s Nuclear Push

This month, the U.S. expanded its already aggressive sanctions on Iran by penalizing several companies suspected of aiding the country’s nuclear program or helping the regime evade trade restrictions. The U.S. Senate also introduced legislation that could ... [Published Bloomberg - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Sanctions, Iran, Push, Nuclear

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

US Congress

U.S. Congress moves to tighten sanctions on Iran

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A committee approved legislation on Wednesday seeking to impose tighter sanctions on Iran, the latest congressional effort to slow development of the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program. The "Nuclear Iran Prevention Act ... [Published Hampton Roads Daily Press - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Sanctions, US Congress, Nuclear

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 4 reports

Scots fishermen welcome Faroes fish sanctions

SCOTTISH fishing industry leaders and the Holyrood Government today welcomed the announcement that the European Union has formally notified the Faroes that it intends to start proceedings that could lead to sanctions against the islands' refusal to enter ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Sanctions, Herring, Atlantic Herring

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 4 reports

US may end Myanmar sanctions after landmark visit by its leader

A key US senator on Tuesday backed an end to sanctions on Myanmar after a landmark visit by the country's reformist leader, signaling a new normalization in relations despite rights concerns.President Thein Sein, a general-turned-civilian who ended Myanmar's ... [Published Global Times - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Sanctions, Thein Sein, Mitch McConnell

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 3 reports

Sanctions threat is no red herring

A NUMBER of British and Continental fishermen's organisations have welcomed yesterday's announcement by European Commissioner Maria Damanaki that the EU has notified the Faroe Islands that it intends to impose sanctions in response to their over-fishing ... [Published fishnewseu.com - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Mackerel, Sanctions, Herring, Red Herring Prospectus, Faroe Islands

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 10 reports

US looks to end Burma sanctions after landmark visit

A key US senator on Tuesday backed an end to US sanctions on Burma after a landmark visit by the country’s reformist leader, signaling a new normalisation in relations despite rights concerns. President Thein Sein, a general-turned-civilian who ended ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Thein Sein, Myanmar/Burma, Sanctions, Derek Mitchell

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

Myanmar Sanctions Won’t Be Extended, McConnell Says

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the congressional sponsor of economic sanctions against Myanmar, said he won’t seek their extension in light of the nation’s movement toward democracy.“I will not be making an effort to renew those sanctions ... [Published Bloomberg - May 21 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Mitch McConnell, Sanctions, Thein Sein

Quotes

Soltanieh stressed that IAEA inspectors' failure to find any diversion in Iran's nuclear activities "is in fact a very clear document to prove that all those allegations against Iran are forged and fabricated."

Iran resolved to maintain cooperation with IAEA: Soltanieh [Published IRIB World Service - 1 hour ago]

The Department of Justice said in a statement that "leaks of classified information to the press can pose a serious risk of harm to our national security and it is important that we pursue these matters using appropriate law enforcement tools."

DOJ FOX HUNT: Reporter's Parents' Phone No. Among Records Seized [Published FOXNews.com - 1 hour ago]

...There are "significant doubts about the quality of the new regime statistics" , the DWP said, by way of explanation

Facts prove programme simply isn't working [Published Herald Scotland - 1 hour ago]

Corpuz said that the cancellations occurred after the Taiwanese government "came out with some kind of a policy that any Taiwanese travel agency that will promote and accept tour packages are to be penalized and fined.” The report noted that Taiwan's latest policy came at the heels of its imposition of sanctions on the Philippines over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman near Batanes island."

PH to lose over 50,000 Taiwanese tourists in next 6 months, says DOT undersecretary [Published Spot.ph - 2 hours ago]

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Report: China IP theft now equal in value to US... [Published The Register - Security - 2 hours ago] Stricter security testing, sanctions and legal counterhacking needed China is responsible up to 80 per cent of US intellectual property theft, which a government report has estimated accounts for $300bn in lost exports, roughly the equivalent of the current ...
House Foreign Affairs Committee approves harsh ... [Published Raw Story - 5 hours ago] Topics: foreign currency reserves ♦ iran sanctions ♦ Nuclear Iran Prevention ActLike Raw Story on FacebookIran could face tightened sanctions within months after a US congressional panel Wednesday adopted a measure targeting the nation’s auto and mining ...
British Muslim who beheaded soldier on public s... [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - 5 hours ago] From Atlas ,,,, Most news orgs cut the quran reference out. Why? Who and what are they defending? Their silence and scrubbing is sanction of the savage. (vid hat tip Suneil) http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/05/british-muslim-who-beheaded-soldier-on-public-street-many-many-suras-in-the-quran.html ...
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Audio/Video

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McConnell: Lift sanctions on Burma [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 21 2013]
VIDEO: Burma's President Sein in US visit [Published BBC News Video - Business - May 20 2013]
Inhofe Introduces Iran Sanctions Implementation... [Published Senator Jim Inhofe - YouTube Channel - May 16 2013]
Ileana on Fox News discussing threat of nuclear... [Published Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - YouTube Channel - May 12 2013]
China cuts ties with North Korean bank [Published CNN.com - Video - May 08 2013]

Press Releases

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Notice from the Office of the Secretary - IN TH... [Published PR Newswire: Financial Services - May 21 2013]
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WellPoint Declares Second Quarter 2013 Dividend [Published Business Wire - May 15 2013]