International Business News - AUT 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 French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46988-iphone-sold-out.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/frances-orange-signs-new-iphone-deal-with-apple.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/frances-orange-signs-new-iphone-deal-with-apple.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 07:23:02 EDT Iran's new offer for international talks touches on a broad range of topics, but fails to address U.N. Security Council calls for Tehran to give up uranium enrichment, according to a copy of the offer obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/iran-calls-un-sanctions-illegal-offers-a-proposal-for-talks.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:23:03 EDT Algeria recorded 115 kidnappings last year "relating to terrorism" or involving demands for ransom, the interior minister said Thursday in a rare public tally of abductions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/algeria-issues-rare-kidnapping-tally.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:27:23 EDT Algeria recorded 115 kidnappings last year "relating to terrorism" or involving demands for ransom, the interior minister said Thursday in a rare public tally of abductions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/algeria-issues-rare-kidnapping-tally.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:27:23 EDT Iran's new offer for international talks touches on a broad range of topics, but fails to address U.N. Security Council calls for Tehran to give up uranium enrichment, according to a copy of the offer obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/iran-calls-un-sanctions-illegal-offers-a-proposal-for-talks.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:24:30 EDT Austrian skier Hans Knauss, who missed the 2006 Olympics after testing positive for a steroid, settled a lawsuit in which he said a company sold him a tainted product. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/skier-settles-lawsuit-over-steroid-flap.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 14:39:33 EDT Oil climbed above $125 a barrel Thursday, a day after the U.S. government issued a mixed report on the country's petroleum reserves and the U.S. dollar weakened against other key currencies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/oil-prices-rise-after-mixed-us-report.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 09:03:30 EDT Oil climbed toward the $125-a-barrel mark Thursday after the U.S. government issued a mixed report on the country's petroleum reserves and the U.S. greenback weakened against other key currencies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/oil-prices-climb-on-reserve-report.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 06:31:39 EDT Gas prices roared above $3.75 a gallon Wednesday, while oil prices fell after an Energy Department report gave a mixed picture of the nation's petroleum reserves. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/gas-above-3-75-oil-falls-on-mixed-supply-report.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 21:20:20 EDT Gas prices roared above $3.75 a gallon Wednesday, while oil prices fell as an Energy Department report painted a mixed picture of the nation's petroleum reserves. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/gas-above-3-75-a-gallon-oil-falls-on-mixed-supply-report.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 11:19:56 EDT Gas prices roared above $3.75 a gallon Wednesday, while oil prices fell as investors anticipated that a government inventory report will show crude supplies rose last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/gas-prices-pass-3-75-a-gallon-oil-falls-on-inventory-view.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 10:10:02 EDT Investigators discovered the bodies of five people Wednesday after a man turned up at a Vienna police station saying he had killed his wife and daughter, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/slain-family-found-after-austrian-man-turns-himself-in.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 06:41:15 EDT Oil prices were steady Wednesday after moving back from an overnight trading record near $127 a barrel on concerns that Iran may cut production. Iranian officials denied production cuts were imminent but acknowledged they had been discussed. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46166-gas.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/oil-steady-after-record-near-127.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/oil-steady-after-record-near-127.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 06:22:06 EDT Police in the Austrian capital are questioning a 39-year-old man who has said he killed his wife and 7-year-old daughter. Authorities are also trying to determine if he killed his parents and father-in-law who also have been found dead. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/austrian-police-question-man-in-deaths-5-relatives.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 03:05:22 EDT Shares of Iomai Corp. surged Tuesday after the biotechnology company said vaccine maker Intercell AG offered a buyout deal of $189 million, a sharp premium for the shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/iomai-shares-surge-on-premium-buyout-offer.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 17:25:44 EDT Oil prices shot to a new record near $127 a barrel Tuesday on concerns that Iran may consider cutting crude oil production. Gas prices, meanwhile, rose to a new record over $3.73 a gallon Tuesday, and their advance shows little sign of slowing with Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the summer driving season, just 10 days away. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/iran-report-pushes-oil-to-new-record-gas-jumps-above-3-73.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 12:50:45 EDT Gas prices shot to a new record over $3.73 a gallon Tuesday, and their advance shows little sign of slowing with Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the summer driving season, just 10 days away. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/gas-prices-jump-to-record-above-3-73-as-oil-rises.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 11:32:19 EDT Gas prices shot to a new record over $3.73 a gallon Tuesday, and their advance shows little sign of slowing with Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the summer driving season, just 10 days away. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/gas-prices-jump-to-record-above-3-73-as-oil-waffles.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 11:04:36 EDT Oil prices edged up Tuesday after a brief dip below $124 a barrel on profit-taking that followed another trading record in the previous session. Light, sweet crude for June delivery gained 27 cents to $124.50 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by afternoon in Europe after trading below $124 earlier in the day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/oil-prices-rise-after-brief-drop.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 09:36:18 EDT Oil prices dropped below $124 a barrel on profit-taking Tuesday after hitting another trading record in the previous session. Monday's mark of $126.40 a barrel was the sixth trading record in six trading sessions, and analysts said the market was due for a correction following the seemingly relentless climb upward. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/oil-below-124-a-barrel-as-eyes-turn-to-china.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 06:32:51 EDT