Shares in American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines were sharply higher on Tuesday

Announcement coincides with State Department release of annual report on religious freedom

In its first comments since the vote, the Biden administration reiterates its concerns about Iran's

High court will decide whether states can bar people from carrying guns in public to protect themsel

Analysts say Washington, Brussels should push for sanctions and stolen assets recovery to get Lebane

Delays in visa extension fixed by online filing, a US immigration agency says

Some 30 entities are expected to face sanctions

Rare blood clots found in six Johnson & Johnson vaccine cases out of more than 6.8 million

US top diplomat, in phone call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, affirms Washington's s

China promptly retaliates with sanctions on European officials

US looks to neighbors for ways to stem tide of migrants headed to its southwestern border

Warning comes as leading American and Japanese officials meet in Tokyo

Navalny was poisoned last year in an attack he blames on Moscow, which denies any involvement

President Joe Biden's decision reflects a harder stance than taken by his predecessor, Donald Trump,

Lat5st versions of the laws target foreign-funded media, including RFE/RL, and raise fines for acts

Latest economic action in response to coup includes call to reinstate elected government

President Joe Biden warns that more punitive action could be taken against the generals in Myanmar i

More punitive action could be taken against the generals in Myanmar if the situation further deterio

US military and intelligence officials warn IS-Khorasan appears to have recovered and may soon look

U. President Joe Biden has said that if Tehran returned to strict compliance with the 2015 nuclear p

State Department did not respond to VOA Persian request for comment on letter by 38 Iran-based dissi

Attacks by ADF killed at least 849 civilians and injured dozens last year in Ituri and North Kivu pr

Guo Feixiong on hunger strike after being stopped at airport

Beijing angered over latest action by Washington to build official relationship with self-ruled Taiw

Meanwhile, Alexei Navalny calls for supporters to take to the streets following his arrest Sunday on

Earlier this month over 50 pro-democracy politicians and activists were arrested in Hong Kong

Sanctions come five days before end of Trump administration

US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla in Manhattan said the plaintiffs would likely succeed in sho

Restrictions affect officials the US believes are responsible for or complicit in 'repressing religi

US officials name, sanction Iranian intelligence agents Mohammad/Baseri, Ahmad/Khazai as responsible

Nigerian authorities reject the allegations and describe the US designation as an honest disagreemen

Sanctions announced on International Human Rights Day

Trump administration accuses state-owned Xinjiang Protection and Construction Corps of using forced

Human Rights Watch says US should not complete proposed weapons sales to UAE until that country limi

Move comes after Russia blocked attempt in UN to sanction group 

The four hold positions in national security or Hong Kong police force

Confirmation from key security agency comes as election officials tally votes, with the outcome stil

In addition to announcement by State, Treasury departments, DOJ unseals forfeiture filings for refin

Post has been vacant since the start of President Donald Trump's term in 2017

EU vowed in August to impose sanctions on Belarus for alleged election fraud and for human rights ab

Grave violations have been perpetrated directly by members of State security forces and by civil and

Trump administration targets a Ukrainian lawmaker who met with president's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani

In a rare move, the Trump administration blacklisted two former Lebanese ministers, sending a messag

Program established in 1940 was changed three years ago to make it harder to earn citizenship with h

Six companies headquartered in Iran, China and United Arab Emirates were sanctioned for supporting T

Iranian airline Mahan Air is blacklisted under US sanctions

In the sarin gas attack seven years ago, the Syrian government killed an estimated 1,400 of its own

Lack of self-esteem stands out in social divide between them and their domestic peers, psychologist

High-ranking officials from nine administrations urge South Korean president against intimidating,

The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

China obstructs travel to the Tibetan Autonomous Region and other Tibetan areas by US diplomats, jou

Syrian Kurds are afraid the sanctions could impact their economy, deepening the impoverishment of ci

US leader declares national emergency, calling International Criminal Court investigation an unusua

More than two dozen North Korean individuals are accused of making at least $2.5 billion in illicit

Officials say Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli led security forces in killing hundreds of p

If bill is signed into law, White House would draw up list of Chinese officials involved in abuse of

Chinese, Iraqi, Russian and Turkish entities and individuals targeted

Measure means any US assets of officials will be frozen and that transactions with them will be a cr

The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the trading unit of Russian state-controlled oil c