US 'major illegal ivory importer'
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The US has become a major importer of illegal ivory, according to a report by a UK animal welfare charity.
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France complained to the United States over accusations that French nationals and businesses took bribes from Iraq made in a report by the chief US weapons inspector.
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Indian UN peacekeepers have been accused of gold trafficking with Rwandan Hutu rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to UN documents and witnesses.
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An operation against Mexico traffickers leads to 400 arrests and seizes 18 tonnes of drugs, the US says.
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The United States says that India has the world's largest human trafficking problem.
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The owners of a Bangkok amusement park will be charged with importing endangered animals illegally after DNA tests confirmed a group of orangutan had not been born in Thailand, forestry police said Thursday.
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The US has been ordered to pay an Iranian businessman damages, or present a list of assets for seizure.
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A controversial figure takes charges of a State Department advisory panel.
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The current account deficit of the United States hit a record high of 164.7 billion US dollars in the third quarter of this year as a result of increasing demand for imported
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Despite a 1989 ban on the slaughter of elephants for their tusks, the illegal ivory trade is as brisk as ever. In an effort to step up efforts to protect elephants, researchers have been using genetic technology
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Federal prosecutors charged an ex-partner of McGuireWoods with fraud, claiming that he illegally obtained and sold shares of various companies.
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The Food and Drug Administration has accused an equine compounding pharmacy of illegally making and selling animal drugs.
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Analyzing the DNA of elephants may help trace the origins of ivory being sold illegally, information researchers hope will help foil such trade.
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Two Chinese businesses and a U.S. company were indicted on Wednesday for their roles in making and importing a tainted pet food ingredient that federal prosecutors said resulted in the deaths and serious illnesses of many animals in the United States last year, the Associated Press said.
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The United States Embassy in Beijing confirmed on Thursday that the chairman of an American electronics distribution company had been arrested and accused of causing
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Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that employees of Blackwater -- a security firm hired by the State Department to guard U.S. staff in Iraq -- illegally smuggled weapons into Iraq, according to U.S. government sources.
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Booming demand in China is the biggest driver of the illegal ivory market and there is no clear link between allowing regulated legal trade and a rise in black market supplies, a report to a U.N. conference said on Monday.