Sony Computer Entertainment America, the Entertainment Software Association reports that men are out-shopping women with nearly 40 percent of them buying consumer electronics.

The Air Transport Association of America, the industry trade organization representing leading U.S. airlines, is forecasting that approximately 42 million passengers will travel globally on U.S. airlines during the 2006 winter holiday season for the 21-day period from Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, through Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007 -- an estimated increase of 2.4 percent compared to the same 21-day period a year earlier.

A top-level commission established by the U.S. Congress has recommended that President George W. Bush make dramatic changes to U.S. policy in Iraq, eliciting various reactions from Iraq, its neighboring states, and U.S. allies.

The Armenian National Committee of America's Capital Gateway Program - the innovative Armenian American job placement program now approaching its fourth year of operations in the nation's capital - continues to provide recent college graduates with opportunities to launch successful careers in Washington, DC.

The US Department of Defense (DOD) led a four-day training course on "Terrorism and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction" in Yerevan December 4-7.

The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced today that it will provide $250,000 for emergency grants to the Philippine National Red Cross Society and other humanitarian organizations working in the area affected by Typhoon Durian (also know as Typhoon Reming). This assistance will help support relief commodities, basic livelihood assistance, road clearing and debris removal.