Foreign Aid

Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions

2013-05-08 16:51:00

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...

Myanmar forces accused of 'ethnic cleansing' as EU ends sanctions

2013-04-22 13:20:00

The European Union discarded the last of its economic sanctions against Myanmar on Monday, despite fresh reports that Rohingya Muslims there face bloody and persistent attempts at "ethnic cleansing." The decision worried activists working to help the...

U.N. Security Council loosens arms embargo on Somalia

2013-03-06 14:48:00

An arms embargo on Somalia will be eased for a year, allowing the country's new government to buy some weapons to battle religious extremists, the U.N. Security Council said Wednesday. The Security Council resolution adopted Wednesday maintains the...

Letters: Back to Cuba

2013-02-09 00:00:00

Re "Breaking the family embargo," Opinion, Feb. 3 Parents should not load on their children the baggage of their past suffering when it comes to something as important as their cultural identity and heritage. The "family embargo" that Vanessa Garcia...

Breaking the family embargo

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Last month, Cuba opened its doors a little wider. President Raul Castro announced that Cuban citizens would no longer need to obtain notoriously hard to get exit permits to leave the country; just a passport. Many Cubans are understandably skeptical...

U.N. Security Council imposes arms embargo on Congo rebels

2013-01-01 11:45:00

In a bid to quell violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations Security Council imposed an arms embargo late Monday on two armed groups accused of rape and mass killings. The decision came just before Rwanda, which has been...

Standard Chartered agrees to $327-million U.S. settlement

2012-12-10 09:13:00

WASHINGTON -- Britain's Standard Chartered bank has agreed to a $327-million settlement with U.S. officials, who have been investigating the bank for possible violations of economic sanctions against Iran and other countries. The settlement, announced...

Suu Kyi's U.S. visit may lead to more easing of sanctions on Myanmar

2012-09-17 07:12:56

Israeli military calculated calorie needs of Gazans during embargo

2012-10-17 12:23:26

Israel leader demands 'red line' to stop Iran nuclear program

2012-09-27 15:13:09

Israeli man sets himself on fire at social-justice rally in Tel-Aviv

2012-07-15 16:34:04

Iranians want end to sanctions, short-lived poll finds

2012-07-04 21:40:23

Doves are seen at the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul , Afghanistan, on Oct. 10, 2011. Despite massive injection of foreign aid since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Afghanistan remains desperately poor with some of the lowest living standards in the world.

2011-10-09 00:00:00

A burqa-clad Afghan women walks through a graveyard in Kabul on August 29, 2011. Despite massive injections of foreign aid since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Afghanistan remains desperately poor with some of the lowest living standards in the world.

2011-08-29 18:37:41

Somali refugees wait to be registered at Camp IFO on the outskirts of Dadaab, Kenya. They are hoping for an open spot at the world's largest refugee complex.

2011-08-02 18:45:30