Dec 26th, 2008 · Purebred dogs go for top dollar in pet stores around the country, but buyers of cute, cuddly puppies may not know that some come from unregulated breeding mills overseas. In Los Angeles, one recent shipment of dead and ailing puppies from South Korea got the city's attention.
May 13th, 2008 · The Senate votes to suspend oil shipments to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the rest of the year. A House vote is expected later Tuesday. The move could have a marginal impact on gas prices.
May 12th, 2008 · A U.S. cargo plane carrying water, mosquito netting and blankets lands in Yangon, Myanmar — nine days after a devastating cyclone struck. Two more shipments are scheduled for Tuesday. The toll from the storm has been put at nearly 29,000, with an equal number missing.
May 9th, 2008 · The U.N. said it is halting further aid flights to cyclone-stricken Myanmar, after the country's military leadership seized supplies destined for the estimated 1.5 million people affected by the storm. "The food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated," WFP spokesman Paul Risley said.
May 8th, 2008 · On of the first outside shipments of relief arrived in Myanmar Thursday. The military junta that runs Myanmar has resisted international groups offering aid. We explore the need for supplies and why the regime is isolating itself.
May 8th, 2008 · The opposition leader of Equatorial Guinea is in a Spanish jail. Severo Moto was arrested in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow the oil-rich country's government using a shipment of weapons intercepted in Spain. Equatorial Guinea is Africa's third largest exporter of crude oil.
Apr 22nd, 2008 · Zimbabwe's opposition party has pointed to a shipment of arms from China, destined for Zimbabwe, as further proof that President Robert Mugabe's government has put the country on the path to war. Powerful South African unions protested over the shipment, and dockworkers refused to unload the cargo. Meanwhile, opposition and human rights campaigners have accused the authorities in Zimbabwe of sanctioning state-sponsored brutality since last month's disputed elections.
Feb 13th, 2008 · Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is refusing to ship oil to Exxon Mobil following a lawsuit by the oil company. Exxon and Venezuela have been fighting over the country's move to nationalize a large oil project. Exxon sued, and the court froze $12 billion worth of Venezuela's overseas assets. Chavez has threatened to stop all U.S. oil shipments.