ISRAELI PM OLMERT SWEARS IN NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER IN JERUSALEM
Incoming Israeli Police Commissioner David Cohen attends his swearing in ceremony at Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's offices in Jerusalem on May 1, 2007. Cohen is replacing outgoing police Commissioner Moshe Karadi. Israelis called for Prime Minister Olmert to resign as his ruling coalition weakened a day after a government probe blasted his leadership for serious failure in the Lebanon war last summer. (UPI Photo/Menahem Kahana/POOL)
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The U.S. Treasury Department said Iran was resorting to "convoluted schemes" to evade sanctions on its energy sector, an official said.
The ideology of al-Qaida is far removed from the principles of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
The United States blacklisted an Iranian executive and a network of companies Washington said laundered money to evade sanctions over Iran's nuclear program.
North Korea is likely to face additional financial sanctions besides those imposed by the U.N. Security Council, sources told South Korea's Yonhap News.
The United States has imposed sanctions on Greek company Impire Shipping and its president for helping Iran get around sanctions on its energy sector.
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The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved more sanctions Thursday against North Korea, imposing penalties on the country's banking, travel and trade.
A Greek man was arrested in New York City, charged with grand larceny in the theft of a Salvador Dali painting from a Manhattan art gallery, officials said.
The United Nations confirmed Friday that a three-person team was on the ground in Mali to investigate potential violations of humanitarian law.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced steps to tighten sanctions on the Iranian oil sector and respond to what it said was a poor rights record.
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