Sanctions

S Korea's military stages "precision strike" missile exercise in response

Jury selection for the trial is due to start on Monday, but Zarrab has dropped out of sight in the last two months

China has pressed for dialogue, saying this week that "more should be done" to hold talks to resolve crisis

Says Islamabad’s denying that there are terrorist safe havens on its soil will not automatically lead to sanctions

The four Gulf states accuse Doha of supporting terrorism, which Doha denies

Washington slaps sanctions on the crisis-stricken country

All property and interest of the designated companies and individuals in the US are blocked by the sanctions

The majority of North Korea's oil likely comes from China

Pakistan has already launched diplomatic offensive to garner support of key world and regional players

US officials have urged the UN Security Council to vote on new sanctions as early as next week

New sanctions by China, Japan, US and UN are aimed at pressuring Pyongyang to end its nuclear weapons program

Apple removed at least 10 of the country's most popular apps from its online store

Mattis said Russia has not abided by the Minsk ceasefire agreement

There is not a shred of evidence that sanctions have done anything to alter the prevailing mindset in Pyongyang

'This is currently the most realistic and plausible initiative and it is the most reasonable and friendly solution'

The sanctions target Iran's missile programme and human rights violations

Signs the bill but criticises it for having "clearly unconstitutional" elements

In response, Russia is seizing two properties near Moscow used by American diplomats

The UN and other signatories to the nuclear deal have agreed that Iran has stuck to its commitments

US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to slap new sanctions on Russia

The incident occurs at about 3am local time (0000 GMT) in the northern Persian Gulf

Qatar's economy minister said Doha's sea and land trade was continuing without disruption despite sanctions

Washington imposed a complex set of economic sanctions on Sudan in 1997 for its alleged backing of militant groups

This year, Pakistan earned Rs 3,400 billion in tax revenues, amongst the lowest in the world

No statement was issued after the late night talks at the Istanbul residence of Erdogan by the Bosphorus

Qatar officials, however, deny reports of lower occupancy

Qatar is home to the largest US airbase in the Middle East making it a key ally in the US-led coalition against IS

Senior Obama State Department officials, senators from both parties flexed their muscles to keep the sanctions intact

The United States and South Korea agreed last year to deploy the THAAD to counter the threat of missile launches

A US Navy strike group is en route to the western Pacific with talk of military action

The US Treasury hit 11 North Korean business representatives and an industrial firm with sanctions last week

Tehran confirmed on Wednesday that it had test-fired a new ballistic missile

If Russia helps the US on key goals such as fighting violent extremists

Officials from the President-elect's team are in touch with Republicans on the issue

Ban said he was still committed to 'sincere dialogue' to resolve the nuclear issue

The defendants were accused of helping three Iranian companies import and export large quantities of copper

In an exclusive interview, Ebtekar said Iran had already seen temperatures rise by 1.5 degrees over the past 20 years

Iran has the world's biggest gas reserves and the third largest oil reserves

It cites "material or moral damage" caused by the US during the coup against nationalist leader Mohammad Mossadegh

Iran remains on Washington's sanctions list notably for supporting terrorism and its human rights record

US govt agency says ZTE used series of shell companies to illicitly re-export controlled items to sanctioned countries

Senate Republican Cory Gardner pointed to growing instability on the Korean peninsula as a need for swift action

The underworld has been featured in an updated list of financial sanctions by the British government

The methods used to evade sanctions mirror those used in countries that are or have been under international sanctions

Today is a good day for the Iranian people as sanctions will be lifted today, says Iranian foreign minister

Moscow has been hit by US and European sanctions over conflict between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces

Sanctions freeze any US assets and prohibit financial transactions with anyone in the United States