UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Swiss-based commodities giant Glencore Xstrata <GLEN.L> said on Thursday that it had done nothing wrong when it engaged in metal swaps with Iran, rejecting a suggestion by U.N. experts that such bartering could have been a way of evading sanctions against Tehran over Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved legislation on Wednesday seeking to impose tighter sanctions on Iran, the latest congressional effort to slow development of the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program. Full story
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by Reuters on Full story
Main domestic and international issues facing Iran ahead of its June 14 presidential election: Full story
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress toward democracy. Full story
If you're American and want to do business in Myanmar, there's a list of people and companies you have to steer clear of by law. But it leaves off a former minister's son U.S. officials suspected of brokering arms deals with North Korea, and high-rolling relatives of the man who led the repressive m Full story
NBC’s Jim Maceda and Brooking Institution’s Michael O’Hanlon debate whether a U.S. official may be correct – that a North Korea missile launch in violation of international treaty – could come at any moment – and what North Korea’s Kim Jong Un hopes to achieve through this military posturing.
Despite tough UN sanctions and really strong criticism from China, Kim Jong-un is bending to no one, reports NBC's Jim Maceda. John Bussey, WSJ, and Peter Navarro, University of California professor, discuss.
Laura Flanders from GritTV.org, Stanford University professor Linda Darling-Hammond, Steve Perry, host of “Save My Son” on TVOne, and North Babylon High School principal Raymond A. Williams talk about the Atlanta cheating scandal, and whether an emphasis on testing causes teachers to lose sight of
A new bill in Congress seeks to compensate the 52 Americans who were held hostage in Iran 38 years ago. One of those hostages, Rodney “Rocky” Sickmann joins MSNBC’s Alex Witt to tell his story.
Fmr. Secretary of Defense William Cohen joins MSNBC’s Alex Witt to discuss North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and his continued defiance of nuclear sanctions.
Images from throughout al-Assad's presidency
An anti-war activist holding a placard chants a slogan during a rally denouncing U.S. economic sanctions on North Korea in front of the Foreign Ministry in Seoul March 20, 2013. U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen arrived in South Korea on Tuesda
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice talks just prior to voting to tighten sanctions on North Korea at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, March 7, 2013. In response to North Korea's third nuclear test, the U.N. Security Council voted on Thursday to tighten financial restricti
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice votes to tighten sanctions on North Korea at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, March 7, 2013. In response to North Korea's third nuclear test, the U.N. Security Council voted on Thursday to tighten financial restrictions on Pyongyang and c
