Appeals court upholds $2 million ruling in investment suits

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 25 Mar 2016
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld the validity of more than $2 million worth of settlements in a long-running legal battle over state investment deals. The settlements are part of an ongoing slew of allegations that the State Investment Council employed a pay-to-play scheme that improperly shaped investment decisions by the Educational Retirement Board in favor of former Gov. Bill Richardson's supporters ... ....

North Korean official: Korean-American confessed to espionage charges

Edit CNN 25 Mar 2016
(CNN)A Korean-American currently detained in North Korea has confessed to espionage charges, a North Korean official told CNN. The detained man, Kim Dong Chul, told CNN's Will Ripley in January that he used to live in Fairfax, Virginia ... North Korea sentences U.S. student to 15 years hard labor ... Read More ... 26 photos ... Bill Richardson both traveled to Cuba on Gross' behalf ... They were freed in 2009 after a trip by former President Bill Clinton....

Strengthen NATO ties

Edit MSNBC 24 Mar 2016
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson joins to discuss the U.S. strategy to prevent ISIS attacks at home and abroad. Read more ... ....

New products take centrestage at TRENZ 2016 (New Zealand Tourism Board)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Mar 2016
'With season 1 and 2 now airing in many global markets including Japan and the UK and billed to air in the US, TRENZ will help us ... Bill Richardson Transport World in Invercargill is hoping the new attraction will bring more visitors to Southland and ease some of the seasonality issues the region faces, says Tourism Operations Manager Hannah Whyte....

Fmr. Army General

Edit CNBC 22 Mar 2016
Gen. Barry McCaffrey, retired 4-star army general, and Bill Richardson, former U.S. ambassador to U.N., react to the Brussels attacks and Belgium's government. The next threat could be the United States, says Richardson ... ....

‘We’ve Got to Protect Our Friends in Israel’

Edit Breitbart 21 Mar 2016
Former United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson reacted Sunday on New York City AM 970 show “The Cats Roundtable” to Iran’s recent ballistic missile launch, saying Iran needs to be punished and that we need to “protect our friends in Israel.” “We have to sanction Iran.They shouldn’t be doing that under the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and U.N. accords.” Richardson told host John Catsimatidis ... ....

As Hillary Clinton wins, one group resists: White men

Edit The Times of India 18 Mar 2016
By Patrick Healy ... She also performed poorly Tuesday with independents, who have never been among her core supporters. But white men were, at least when Clinton was running against a black opponent ... We would have listened." ... Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico and energy secretary under President Bill Clinton, said Hillary Clinton needed to focus more on economic issues and job creation and to deploy her husband on her behalf ... ....

Heart-breaking moment US tourist breaks down in North Korean court, US imposes sanctions

Edit Independent Online 17 Mar 2016
Bill Richardson, a former U.S ... Richardson said he was neither encouraged nor discouraged by the meeting with the diplomats, who told him they would relay his request to Pyongyang. Richardson said based on past experience, North Korea could release Warmbier after sentencing, but current U.S.-North Korean tensions could hurt those prospects....

Watch: Heart-breaking moment US tourist breaks down in North Korean court, US imposes sanctions

Edit The Malta Independent 17 Mar 2016
Bill Richardson, a former U.S ... Richardson said he was neither encouraged nor discouraged by the meeting with the diplomats, who told him they would relay his request to Pyongyang. Richardson said based on past experience, North Korea could release Warmbier after sentencing, but current U.S.-North Korean tensions could hurt those prospects....

Former US Envoy Richardson Meets NKorean Diplomats

Edit Topix 17 Mar 2016
Former U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson says he met with North Korean diplomats to request the release of an American student the day before the student was sentenced to 15 years for trying to steal a propaganda banner ... ....

North Korea sentences US student to 15 years of hard labour

Edit The Hindu 17 Mar 2016
Bill Richardson, a former U.S ... Richardson said he was neither encouraged nor discouraged by the meeting with the diplomats, who told him they would relay his request to Pyongyang. Richardson said based on past experience, North Korea could release Warmbier after sentencing, but current U.S.-North Korean tensions could hurt those prospects....

Obama Introduces New Sanctions on North Korea, Targets Trade Partners

Edit Voa News 17 Mar 2016
VOA News. U.S ...   ... White House press secretary Josh Earnest announced the president's decision Wednesday. . Earnest said the new unilateral sanctions will allow the U.S ... ambassador Bill Richardson said he met with two North Korean diplomats at the United Nations in New York and appealed for the student's release. . Richardson has gone to North Korea several times in recent years to secure freedom for jailed Americans....

Obama Demands His Release

Edit Inquisitr 17 Mar 2016
North Korea sentenced Otto Warmbier of Ohio to 15 years of hard labor after a one hour trial on Wednesday ... Bill Richardson, former Ambassador to the United Nations, told the Associated Press, as reported in USA Today, that he had met with North Korean diplomats in New York on Tuesday ... Even so, Mr ... “On the early morning of Jan ... Ambassador Bill Richardson is cautious of making any promises about the fate of Otto Warmbier....
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