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First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 50 mins ago - 9 reports

Glencore International Plc

Glencore denies Iran

Glencore Xstrata has denied any wrongdoing over an Iranian alumina deal, after a leaked UN report said the transactions could have been a way of skirting international sanctions.See more: http://blodic.us/business/glencore-denies-iran-80-0.htmXstrata, ... [Published Blodic.us - 50 mins ago]

Entities: Glencore International Plc, Iran, Xstrata plc

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 59 mins ago - 6 reports

HOUSE COMMITTEE ADOPTS STRONG NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM

WASHINGTON -AIPAC praises the House Foreign Affairs Committee for today adopting a strong new package of sanctions against the Iranian nuclear program. The Nuclear Iran Prevention Act (H.R. 850) significantly expands U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic ... [Published Noodls - 4 hours ago]

Entities: American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Sanctions, Iran, Nuclear

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 reports

Dennis C Blair

US report warns on China's massive IP theft

WASHINGTON: The "unprecedented" theft of American intellectual property (IP) is costing the nation a whopping % 300 billion annually and the main culprit is China, according to a study which recommended sanctions as tough as those used to combat terrorism ... [Published Economic Times - 1 hour ago]

Entities: China, Intellectual Property, Invention, Dennis C Blair

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 reports

Joseph Crowley

Burma reforms merit skeptical optimism

Not many dictators or military juntas willingly give up power. Will Burmas regime prove the exception? That was the ever-present though mostly unspoken question as President Thein Sein toured Washington, D.C., this week.The Burmese presidents visit to ... [Published Journal-Gazette - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Joseph Crowley, Thein Sein

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 5 reports

Lochhead hops on herring bandwagon

SCOTLAND's Fishing Minister, Richard Lochhead, has welcomed the news that the EU Commission has formally notified the Faroes that it intends to start proceedings that could lead to the imposition of herring sanctions.Speaking yesterday, he said: "It is ... [Published fishnewseu.com - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Herring, Richard Lochhead, Sanctions, Iceland

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 2 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 - 15 hours ago]

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

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 4 reports

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

Iran says IAEA report shows nuclear drive is peaceful

A new report by the UN atomic watchdog validates Irans progress in its "peaceful" nuclear activities despite international sanctions, the countrys envoy to the agency said today. ... [Published Business Standard India - 3 hours ago]

Entities: IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear, Iran

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 9 reports

European banks stop sending money to N.Korea

PanARMENIAN.Net - European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank, leaving them scrambling for a solution short of hand-carrying cash into ... [Published PanARMENIAN Network - 8 hours ago]

Entities: North Korea, Pyongyang, Forex, Sanctions, Bank of China Ltd

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

Sanctions threaten N Korea aid programmes

European aid groups say that their banks have stopped sending money to the impoverished country following US sanctions ... [Published FT.com - Companies Asia-Pacific - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Sanctions, North Korea

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 15 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 - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Sanctions, Iran, Push, Nuclear

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 21 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 - 21 hours ago]

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

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 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 - May 22 2013]

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

Quotes

...But the threats were real and the violence imminent. "What would you have done?" she asked. "Do you think Cosaw has the right to bring a man here to risk his life and safety for our principles?"

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N. Korea wants peace, envoy tells China officia... [Published Nile International - 12 mins ago]
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America: What's more harmful, pot use or incarc... [Published MinnPost - 16 mins ago]
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EDITORIAL: A suspension of logic with sanctions [Published Individual.com - 28 mins ago]
N Korean envoy meets top Chinese official [Published Channel NewsAsia - 28 mins ago]
N. Korea wants peace, envoy tells China official [Published XinMsn - 30 mins ago]
Two arrested for Dutch horse meat fraud: prosec... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 31 mins ago]
Iran's presidential candidate criticizes high i... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 31 mins ago]
REACTION TO GLASS-STEAGALL BREAKTHROUGH: Beware... [Published Executive Intelligence Review - 41 mins ago]
Fresolo bows out as probe concludes [Published Worcester Telegram & Gazette - 44 mins ago]
Veteran put on 3 years community control for in... [Published Sentinel Tribune - 46 mins ago]
Glencore denies Iran [Published Blodic.us - 50 mins ago]
France backs British initiative to sanction Hez... [Published Ynet News - 52 mins ago]
Kerry goes for the Hail Mary, but Obama is punting [Published Mondoweiss - 55 mins ago]
Remembering Hazel, the life of the party [Published Sydney Morning Herald - 55 mins ago]
France wants Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror ... [Published Yahoo! News - 56 mins ago]
FG Gazettes 24 New NESREA Regulations - DG [Published AllAfrica.com - 56 mins ago]
Report: Rafsanjani blasts Iran's rulers [Published Alaska Journal - 59 mins ago]
France wants Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 1 hour ago]
What North Korea Wants From China [Published Economic Observer - 1 hour ago]
France wants Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror ... [Published The Malaysian Insider - 1 hour ago]
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Did James Rosen's Story on North Korea Do Any H... [Published Atlantic Monthly - 1 hour ago]
German scholar suggests Taipei, Manila settle p... [Published Taiwan News Online - 1 hour ago]
Indo-Iranian Cooperation in Afghanistan Faces C... [Published 2point6billion.com - 1 hour ago]

Blogs

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Kerry goes for the Hail Mary, but Obama is punting [Published Mondoweiss - 55 mins ago] Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with John Kerry as President Shimon Peres (right) sits beside them during Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem, on April 8, 2013 (Photo: Reuters) Secretary of State John Kerry is in Israel and Palestine ...
Was the London machete killing of a British sol... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago] What definition of the term includes this horrific act of violence but excludes the acts of the US, the UK and its allies? Two men yesterday engaged in a horrific act of violence on the streets of London by using a machete to hack to death a British ...
National Security Brief: Obama To Transfer Gitm... [Published Think Progress - 1 hour ago] (Credit: BBC) President Obama is expected to announce in a speech outlining his administration’s refined counterterrorism policies that he will begin transferring detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison and begin placing tighter restrictions on ...
Young riot suspect says police tortured him in ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - 2 hours ago] A 15-year-old Buddhist boy told a local court on Wednesday that he was tortured by police after being arrested in central Burma on suspicion of participating in a recent wave of anti-Muslim riots. The boy is among a group of five Buddhists, including ...
North Korean leader sends envoy to China [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - 4 hours ago] Published on May 22, 2013 by jo.chuter ·No Comments North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a special envoy to Beijing, state media has announced, amid cooling relations between the two neighbours. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sends envoy ...

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]
New Sanction List: Sergei Magnitsky Act [Published PR inside - May 21 2013]
Matthew Hoyt, Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP to... [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 17 2013]
Notice from the Office of the Secretary - IN TH... [Published Financial Services - May 15 2013]
WellPoint Declares Second Quarter 2013 Dividend [Published Business Wire - May 15 2013]