International Business News - Most Comments Articles http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/mostcomments.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/mostcomments.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Some California farmers plan to stop selling their walnuts to Diamond Foods Inc in the wake of an accounting scandal over grower payments that has claimed the jobs of the snack company's chief executive and chief financial officer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/exclusive-walnut-growers-seek-to-stop-sales-to-diamond.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/exclusive-walnut-growers-seek-to-stop-sales-to-diamond.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:08:02 EST Mexican drug cartels paid $4.5 million in bribes to buy protection and political favours in a state run by the country's main opposition party, U.S. court documents said on Friday, as the party leads polls to win the presidency in July. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/mexico-cartels-paid5-million-political-bribes-court.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/mexico-cartels-paid5-million-political-bribes-court.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:48:03 EST Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, the colourful and controversial spokesman for the city after the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005, is under investigation by federal authorities, a source with direct knowledge of the probe said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/former-new-orleans-mayor-ray-nagin-under-investigation-source.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/275520-file-photo-of-mayor-nagin-talking-onmobile.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/former-new-orleans-mayor-ray-nagin-under-investigation-source.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/former-new-orleans-mayor-ray-nagin-under-investigation-source.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:00:16 EST Tens of thousands of people lined the streets to give a rapturous welcome on Saturday to Myanmar Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as she hit the campaign trail for the first time in her bid to win a seat in the country's parliament. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/rock-star-welcome-for-suu-kyi-on-myanmar-campaign-trail.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/275521-myanmars-pro-democracy-leader-suu-kyi-holds.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/rock-star-welcome-for-suu-kyi-on-myanmar-campaign-trail.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/rock-star-welcome-for-suu-kyi-on-myanmar-campaign-trail.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:32:04 EST Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday the Islamic state would soon announce "very important" achievements in the nuclear field, state TV reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/iran-to-announce-very-important-nuclear-achievements-tv.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/275522-iranian-president-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-gestures-while-speaking.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/iran-to-announce-very-important-nuclear-achievements-tv.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/iran-to-announce-very-important-nuclear-achievements-tv.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:56:04 EST Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic, targeted by tougher Western sanctions, would soon announce advances in its nuclear programme. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/iran-to-announce-nuclear-progress-ahmadinejad.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/iran-to-announce-nuclear-progress-ahmadinejad.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:48:03 EST Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos told lawmakers to back a deeply unpopular EU/IMF rescue in a vote on Sunday or condemn the country to a "vortex" of recession. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/greece-warns-bailout-rebels-of-disaster.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/greece-warns-bailout-rebels-of-disaster.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:16:04 EST Syrian forces unleashed new tank and rocket bombardments on opposition neighbourhoods of Homs on Saturday while diplomats sought U.N. backing for an Arab plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in Syria. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/syria-forces-shell-homs-saudis-pushn-resolution.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/syria-forces-shell-homs-saudis-pushn-resolution.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:16:04 EST Police on Saturday arrested five senior staff at News Corporation's mass-circulation newspaper The Sun as part of investigations into journalists paying police for information. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/police-arrest-five-at-murdochs-sun-newspaper.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/275523-an-advertisement-for-the-sun-newspaper-is.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/police-arrest-five-at-murdochs-sun-newspaper.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/police-arrest-five-at-murdochs-sun-newspaper.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:56:04 EST Libya has demanded that Niger extradite Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi, warning that his call for Libyans to prepare for a "coming uprising" threatened ties between the two countries, Libyan News Agency LANA said on Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/libya-urges-niger-to-extradite-gaddafi-son-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/275524-anti-gaddafi-fighters-gesture-to-the-crowds.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/libya-urges-niger-to-extradite-gaddafi-son-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/libya-urges-niger-to-extradite-gaddafi-son-report.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:48:03 EST Syrian forces unleashed new tank and rocket bombardments on opposition neighbourhoods of Homs on Saturday while diplomats sought U.N. backing for an Arab plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in Syria. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/syria-forces-shell-homs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/syria-forces-shell-homs.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:56:05 EST Two people were killed and at least eight wounded in street battles in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli Saturday, a security source said, during a second day of clashes between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/two-killed-in-north-lebanon-in-clashes-over-syria.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/two-killed-in-north-lebanon-in-clashes-over-syria.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:24:05 EST Tortuous negotiations over a second bailout for Greece are set to come to a head on Wednesday, putting fragile market confidence to the test on the same day data is tipped to show the euro zone is entering a mild recession. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/climax-nears-in-greek-drama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/275525-two-anti-austerity-banners-placed-by-activists.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/climax-nears-in-greek-drama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/climax-nears-in-greek-drama.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:48:04 EST Nigerians voted amid tight security in a governorship election on Saturday in President Goodluck Jonathan's restive and oil-rich home state of Bayelsa, where last week militants attacked a major oil pipeline. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/nigerian-presidents-state-votes-amid-tight-security.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/nigerian-presidents-state-votes-amid-tight-security.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:08:02 EST The EURUSD had another indecisive movement this week. The bullish phase since bounced from 1.2625 and broke above the 200-4 hour-EMA remains intact, but the bullish run has been disappointing in the last two weeks, moving in a sideways condition. The failure to test 1.3375 and movement back below 1.3200 could lead price to further [...] http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/eurusd-weekly-summary-disappointing-bullish-run-might-challenge-key-support-but-bullish-phase-remain.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/eurusd-weekly-summary-disappointing-bullish-run-might-challenge-key-support-but-bullish-phase-remain.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:39:55 EST One person was killed and several soldiers wounded in street battles in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli Saturday, a security source said, in a second day of violence involving supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/one-killed-in-clashes-in-lebanons-tripoli.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/275526-debris-is-seen-scattered-on-the-road.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/one-killed-in-clashes-in-lebanons-tripoli.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/one-killed-in-clashes-in-lebanons-tripoli.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:48:03 EST Syrian forces bombarded districts of the city of Homs on Saturday in their drive to crush a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, whose ally Russia said it would not support an Arab peace plan circulating at the United Nations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/syrian-forces-shell-homs-truce-in-mountain-town.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/syrian-forces-shell-homs-truce-in-mountain-town.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:16:04 EST Two Western aid workers kidnapped in Pakistan in January are being held by the Pakistan Taliban near the border with Afghanistan, a senior militant commander told Reuters on Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/two-westerners-kidnapped-in-pakistan-held-by-taliban.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/two-westerners-kidnapped-in-pakistan-held-by-taliban.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:48:03 EST Trade unions on Saturday slammed Spain's new labour reform, arguing it would encourage companies to cut jobs and potentially deepen a recession but shying away from calling a general strike. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/unions-say-spain-labour-reform-will-deepen-recession.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/275527-a-man-shouts-anti-government-slogans-duringprotest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/unions-say-spain-labour-reform-will-deepen-recession.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/unions-say-spain-labour-reform-will-deepen-recession.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:32:03 EST Libya urged Niger Saturday to extradite Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi, saying his call for Libyans to prepare for a "coming uprising" threatened bilateral ties. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/libya-wants-gaddafi-son-extradited-niger-balks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20120211/libya-wants-gaddafi-son-extradited-niger-balks.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:48:04 EST