Sri Lanka is keen to get oil from Iran once again and is studying a recent deal signed between six world powers with the Iranian government, a senior government official told the local media on Monday.
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to brief Senate leadership Tuesday on the ongoing talks with Iran as his administration is seeking to suspend sanctions against the Islamic republic to allow for more diplomacy, the White House said Monday.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry asked lawmakers not to impose tougher sanctions on Iran on Wednesday, fearing they could jeopardize the ongoing diplomatic efforts to halt Iran's nuclear activities.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said on Sunday that he is going to retaliate against Western sanctions by punishing their businesses operating in the country if Britain and the U.S. continue to meddle in Zimbabwe's internal affairs.
The Obama administration on Monday expanded sanctions against Iran to target the Islamic republic's currency for the first time as well as its auto industry.
An Iranian presidential candidate said Monday that the western sanctions on his country should be broken and next administration should adopt new policies to mitigate the "impact of sanctions in the country."
Japan decided on Friday to extend its own sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for two years due to the DPRK's provocative actions.
British oil giant BP said Thursday it will be filing a motion seeking sanctions against oilfield services company Halliburton in the civil trial over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill for not turning over cement samples that may have been used with the well that blew out.
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