WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced the designation of six members of an al-Qaida network headed by Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, a prominent Iran-based al-Qaida facilitator, operating under an agreement between al-Qaida and the Iranian government. Todays…

Washington, D.C. The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged one of the worlds largest producers of premium alcoholic beverages with widespread violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) stemming from more than six years of improper payments to government…

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Commerces Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added two companies in Hong Kong and four companies in Lebanon to the BIS Entity List. The six companies are being added based on evidence that they…

by Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service The WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft, shown here being refueled, collects air samples from areas around the world. The on-board atmospheric collection suite allows the mission crew to detect radioactive "clouds" in real time.…

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain light emitting diodes and products containing the same. The products at issue in this investigation are light-emitting diodes and products which incorporate them such as liquid…

U.S .- Mexico Agreements Will Lift Tariffs and Put Safety First U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Dionisio Arturo Pèrez-Jàcome Friscione joined today in Mexico City to sign agreements resolving the dispute over long-haul,…

Agency Continues to Seek Public Comments The Federal Trade Commission will host its second roundtable to gather information on consumers experiences in the sale and financing of motor vehicles at dealerships. The roundtable will be held in San Antonio, Texas,…

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's customs authority, the Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT), with assistance from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), seized over $2.4 million concealed within four large rolls of telephone cable at the…

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will participate in the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore this week, where officials expect he will outline continued U.S. commitment to the Asia-Pacific region. This is the secretarys…

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON Navy Adm. Mike Mullen today said he came away from his recent meeting with Pakistani leaders convinced of their commitment to work with the United States on security, intelligence and development. The…

by Elaine Sanchez American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- When Wendy Duffman first heard that Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida's leader and the mastermind behind 9/11, was dead, she said she felt a sense of elation, and then relief. Her…

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON - Coalition forces continue to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya, striking air defense capabilities and regime forces that threaten Libyan civilians, according to Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney. The director…