DPRK's verified demolition of nuke test ...

SEOUL, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s verified dismantlement of its nuclear test site could lead to partial sanctions relief by the United States, an adviser f

Ultimatums, sanctions only tools of U.S....

MOSCOW, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Washington uses nothing but ultimatums and then sanctions in dealing with foreign affairs, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said in a recent interview. "In U.S.

China protests U.S. sanctions on shippin...

China has lodged a diplomatic protest with the United States after Washington sanctioned two Chinese shipping companies for doing business with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the f

Bolton says toughest sanctions against V...

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Thursday that the toughest sanctions against Venezuela's Maduro government are "yet to come." "As President Trump c

UN rights chief concerned over recent sa...

GENEVA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday expressed her concerns over the recent sanctions on the sale of Venezuelan oil, saying they may aggra

Rouhani: Iran to file legal case against...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that the government would file a legal case in Iran against U.S. officials who imposed sanctions on the country as a precursor to action in internation

Iran says to take legal action against U...

TEHRAN, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said here Monday that Iran will take legal action against the U.S. sanctions, state IRIB TV reported. The Iranian ministries of foreign a

Russian Foreign Ministry condemns new U....

MOSCOW, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned new U.S. sanctions applied against a Russian-Venezuelan bank and is threatening to punish Russia's oil giant Rosneft f

U.S. mulls more "very significant" Venez...

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States is considering more "very significant" sanctions in connection with Venezuela, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. There will be "some very s

U.S. slaps sanctions on Russian bank ove...

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on a Russian bank which it claimed has business ties with a designated Venezuelan state-owned oil company, the latest move to drain off financial suppor