International Sanctions

Three Key Lessons from Obama's China Tour

President Obama's trip to China yielded precious little Chinese cooperation on the Administration's key concerns, ranging from currency issues to Iran. "I underlined to President Obama that given our differences in national...

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Iran refinery to issue bonds worth $250 million

Iran's largest refinery will start issuing bonds on Sunday worth a total of 2.5 trillion rials (about $250 million) to help finance expansion of gasoline production, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Saturday. Iran is the...

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Blood, sweat and fears: The battle for ultimate fighting

In Ontario, it's booming, but banned. "In Toronto, it's the most watched sport," Wegz general manager Steve Vizena says of mixed martial arts, noting that his 850-seat bar is half-empty when all that's on are the Maple Leafs....

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ANALYSIS / Gaza war brought Israel its quietest year in a decade

On Tuesday, the day Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slipped while climbing into a sea commando's rubber dinghy, he also made several interesting statements. The media, which focused on Netanyahu's stumble and the security...

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World leaders eye sanctions against Iran

BRUSSELS, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Western leaders raised the possibility of sanctions against Iran if it continues to refuse to accept a draft agreement to export most of its enriched uranium. "We are disappointed by the lack of...

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Mugabe defends land reforms, attacks West

has defended land reforms blamed for plunging his people into starvation and lashed out at the West for imposing "inhuman sanctions." Addressing a U.N. food summit Tuesday, Mugabe said the policy under which thousands of...

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West 'disappointed' at Iran, but no new sanctions discussed (0 folds like wet kleenex)

The West is "disappointed" over Iran's failure to respond positively to a UN-brokered nuclear deal, diplomats said in a statement Friday following a meeting of the UN Security Council's five permanent members plus Germany....

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Crisis between Algeria and Ireland because of the match .. The richest woman Israeli demands in peac

Crisis between Algeria and Ireland because of the match .. The richest woman Israeli demands in peac Focused international press newspapers on Friday to continuing differences on the Law of the Iraqi elections and the outbreak...

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Proposed UK law would force ISP sanctions against file sharers

UK lawmakers officially announced the Digital Economy Bill intended to address issues identified by the Digital Britain Report. As expected it makes communications regulators at Ofcom responsible for curbing unauthorized P2P...

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A Puzzle for Our Time

Critics of the EU’s mild policy on Uzbekistan say it’s the Karimov regime that’s running the show, not the West. But the move also must have dismayed critics of the EU’s relationship with Uzbekistan, who had hoped for something...

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