North Korea: North Korea has issued a furious statement slamming the United States for imposing sanctions against its government officials and the defense industry for a cyberattack against Sony.It again denied any role in the
Washington: President Barack Obama banned new investments in Crimea on Friday, slapping sanctions on the peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine earlier this year.Obama signed an executive order Friday that imposes economic restrictions similar to
Sydney: Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced on Friday that her government was lifting sanctions on Fiji that have been in place since the 2006 military coup in the country."As I depart for a two-day
Brussels: The European Union (EU) has announced that the fresh sanctions aimed at Russia's financial and energy sectors will come into force on Friday.The EU sanctions would not allow union nationals and companies to provide
NYON, Switzerland : UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Wales for a pitch invasion by fans during a 2-1 win at Andorra in a European Championship qualifier on Tuesday. The Andorran federation is also facing
Brussels: The European Union (EU) announced a new package of sanctions against Russia on Monday.The European Council, the body that convenes the leaders of EU member states to give policy direction, said in a statement
Moscow: Russia government has said it will "certainly" react if the European Union (EU) imposes new sanctions for allegedly "destabilising eastern Ukraine"."Concerning the new list of EU sanctions, reactions will certainly be made by Russia
London: The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions against Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which had abducted over 200 schoolgirls April 14 and has terrorised the country.The Boko Haram will now be added to
Guwahati: Centre has sanctioned 28 flood management schemes at an estimated cost of Rs 583 crore for Assam.The state government had submitted 32 medium and major flood management schemes last year, out of which 30
Washington: US President Barack Obama Friday called leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Britain, informing them of the US intent to impose fresh sanctions on Russia over its failure to help ease tension in eastern
Jammu: Centre has sanctioned 676 new sub-health centres in Jammu and Kashmir under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the state Assembly was informed today. J&K Minister for Health and Medical Education Taj Mohi-ud-Din stated this
Tehran, Aug 28: Notwithstanding US pressure to reduce its oil dependence on Iran, India today said it will continue to remain the biggest buyer of crude oil from the sanction-hit country and its companies will
Washington, Aug 1: US President Barack Obama has slapped new tough sanctions agains Iran targetting its energy and petrochemical sectors, which he said are part of efforts to isolate the Iranian government for its failure
New Delhi, Jan 13: The Centre today told a Delhi court that there is sufficient material to proceed against 21 social networking sites, including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, for offences of promoting enmity between
United Nations, Feb 27 : India and 14 other members of the powerful UN Security Council today unanimously slapped "biting sanctions" on the Gaddafi regime in the form of an arms embargo, asset freezes and
Washington: In a move against the Haqqani network, the US has slapped financial sanctions against three top Taliban leaders, including Nasiruddin Haqqani, a brother of key Taliban leader Sirajudin Haqqani. The sanctions announced by the
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