International Business News http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Authorities say a rock struck by a car ignited a wildfire in California's Napa Valley that destroyed a home and a barn and threatened several wineries. 196303 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/wildfire-threatens-homes-wineries-in-napa-valley.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:14:15 EDT North Korea said Sunday it will resume dismantling its main nuclear facilities, hours after the United States removed the communist country from a list of states that sponsor terrorism. 196314 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150593-south-korea-koreas-nuclear.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/nkorea-says-it-will-resume-nuclear-disablement.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/nkorea-says-it-will-resume-nuclear-disablement.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:43:16 EDT Global finance ministers kept searching for ways to tackle the unfolding financial crisis, turning their attention to its effects on rapidly developing countries and poor nations at risk of being swept up in the turmoil. 196302 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/bush-allies-seek-to-calm-jittery-investors.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:15:35 EDT European leaders meet Sunday in search of a common response to a spreading financial crisis that has ricocheted across the Atlantic to their shores and to try to preserve the bloc's unity. 196301 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150554-france-germany.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/euro-zone-chiefs-meet-to-coordinate-on-meltdown.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/euro-zone-chiefs-meet-to-coordinate-on-meltdown.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:05:01 EDT For General Motors Corp. to acquire Chrysler LLC and all of its warts, GM would have to get desperately needed cash as part of the deal. Lots of it, according to industry analysts. 196304 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150591-auto-stocks.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/analysts-gm-would-need-cash-to-acquire-chrysler.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/analysts-gm-would-need-cash-to-acquire-chrysler.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:58:27 EDT When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama in the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race. 196315 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150574-hillarys-homecoming.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/clintons-launch-campaign-swing-for-obama-in-pa.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/clintons-launch-campaign-swing-for-obama-in-pa.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:46:07 EDT Taliban militants launched a surprise attack on a key southern Afghan town, sparking a battle that killed some 60 insurgents, an Afghan official said Sunday. A second clash in the same region killed another 40 militants. 196311 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150568-afghanistan-us.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/more-than-100-taliban-killed-in-afghan-clashes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/more-than-100-taliban-killed-in-afghan-clashes.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:44:32 EDT A corrosive liquid overflowed from a tank at a chemical plant in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, evaporating into a toxic cloud that snaked along the ground and forced about 2,500 people to flee. At least three residents were believed to suffer respiratory problems. 196309 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/about-2-500-flee-chemical-leak-in-western-pa.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:18:10 EDT After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday. 196310 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150583-aptopix-obama-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/tax-rebate-food-stamp-money-possible-in-aid-plan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/tax-rebate-food-stamp-money-possible-in-aid-plan.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:02:52 EDT Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. A publicist says the 40-year-old singer gave birth Tuesday to twin girls, whose names were not released. One baby weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and the other came in at 5 pounds and 2 ounces. 196312 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150562-people-presley.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/lisa-marie-presley-gives-birth-to-twins.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/lisa-marie-presley-gives-birth-to-twins.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:47:40 EDT Angelina Jolie isn't giving away who she's backing in the U.S. presidential election, but she does have good things to say about Barack Obama. The actress and activist tells the German edition of Vanity Fair that the Democratic contender for president comes down on the same side of several issues that she does. 196305 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150527-people-angelina-jolie.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/jolie-obama-win-would-be-nice-for-family.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/jolie-obama-win-would-be-nice-for-family.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:45:14 EDT After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. on Saturday erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President Bush once branded part of an "axis of evil." 196316 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150582-north-korea.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/nkorea-off-us-blacklist-after-nuke-inspection-deal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/nkorea-off-us-blacklist-after-nuke-inspection-deal.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:41:24 EDT Hurricane Norbert barreled toward the Mexican mainland early Sunday after tearing off roofs and forcing hundreds of people to flee widespread flooding on the Baja California peninsula. 196313 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150567-hurr-norbert.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/hurricane-norbert-weakens-nears-mexico-mainland.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/hurricane-norbert-weakens-nears-mexico-mainland.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:38:00 EDT The attorney for a Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague says his client is fighting extradition to the United States. Dick McNeil says 21-year-old Cpl. Cesar Laurean has filed an extradition appeal in a Mexican court. 196307 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/attorney-marine-fighting-extradition-from-mexico.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:33:58 EDT Damnation was the dominant theme Saturday in a new Vienna State Opera production of Charles Gounod's Faust. But redemption triumphed in the form of wonderful singing and a powerful orchestral performance. 196306 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150531-austria-opera.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/vienna-director-sick-but-good-music-saves-opera.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/vienna-director-sick-but-good-music-saves-opera.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:18:35 EDT Shops, businesses and schools were shut in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Saturday to protest a visit by the Indian prime minister who inaugurated the first train line in the disputed Himalayan region. 196308 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/kashmir-shuts-down-in-protest-as-indian-pm-visits.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:15:15 EDT Fidel Castro says a "profound racism" in the United States will stop millions from voting for Barack Obama in next month's presidential election. The ailing, 82-year-old former Cuban president says it is "a miracle that the Democratic candidate hasn't suffered the same luck as (assassinated leaders) Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and others who harbored dreams of equality and justice." 196300 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150509-cuba-che-anniversary.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/castro-racism-in-us-keeps-many-away-from-obama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/castro-racism-in-us-keeps-many-away-from-obama.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:37:46 EDT A suspected U.S. missile strike killed five tribesmen in a Pakistani town close to the Afghan border, the latest in a series of attacks in a region where top al-Qaida leaders are believed to be living, two intelligence officials said. 196209 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150508-pakistan.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/dozens-of-slain-anti-taliban-tribesmen-mourned.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/dozens-of-slain-anti-taliban-tribesmen-mourned.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:02:15 EDT A corrosive liquid overflowed from a tank at a chemical plant in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, evaporating into a toxic cloud that snaked along the ground and forced about 2,500 to flee. At least three residents were believed to be injured. 196297 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/about-2-500-flee-chemical-leak-in-western-pa.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:47:55 EDT After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. on Saturday erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President Bush once branded part of an "axis of evil." 196219 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150493-north-korea.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/ap-us-to-remove-north-korea-from-terror-blacklist.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/ap-us-to-remove-north-korea-from-terror-blacklist.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:41:58 EDT