International Business News - BFA 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 Liquor company Brown-Forman Corp. said Thursday that former Kellogg Co. executive John D. Cook has been elected to its board of directors, effective immediately. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/brown-forman-elects-john-d-cook-to-board.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:22:52 EDT U.N. Security Council members expressed "serious concern" Friday at the latest fighting between Congo's army and fighters loyal to a dissident warlord, saying the clashes in the lawless eastern Congo violate a cease-fire agreement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/security-council-alarmed-at-fighting-in-east-congo.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:10:52 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Aug. 28, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/earnings-roundup-dell-marvell-technology.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:42:46 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Aug. 28, from AP Financial News: LONDON (AP)--Diageo PLC, the world's largest producer and distributor of alcoholic drinks, said it is pushing ahead with its focus on premium sales as it posted a small rise in full-year net profit on Thursday and cut its earnings forecasts for the current year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/earnings-roundup-diageo-brown-forman.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:39:26 EDT Brown-Forman Corp. lowered its earnings projection for the full year Thursday after taking a $22 million pretax charge in the first quarter stemming from a problem with tequila production. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/brown-forman-lowers-full-year-earnings-projection.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:14:12 EDT Liquor company Brown-Forman Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter profit fell 7 percent, taking a shot to its earnings when problems with a key raw material in its tequila production caused a $22 million pretax charge. It also lowered its annual earnings projection as a result of the charge. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/brown-forman-1q-profit-declines.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:10:27 EDT One of Liberia's most infamous warlords admitted Tuesday that he had trained in Libya and helped topple the government of Burkina Faso before overthrowing Liberia's president. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/warlord-says-he-played-part-in-burkina-faso-coup.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:45:25 EDT A trial date of Jan. 8 has been set for a Nashville-area man charged with illegally possessing up to $1 million worth of Jack Daniel's whiskey. Randy Piper, 47, of Goodlettsville, Tenn., is free on $25,000 bond. He was indicted by a Moore County grand jury last January after state liquor officials seized 2,400 bottles in October following a tip that someone was selling alcohol without a license. They raided two warehouses owned by Piper and a home in Lynchburg, the small town about 65 miles southeast of Nashville where the famous Tennessee sipping whiskey is distilled. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/january-trial-set-in-jack-daniels-whiskey-case.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:55:34 EDT The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc. spent nearly $1.1 million in the second quarter lobbying the federal government on underage drinking prevention, tax issues and other matters, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/distilled-spirits-group-spent-1-1m-to-lobby-in-2q.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:11:07 EDT The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $17.6 million to help people affected by the global food crisis. The largest grant announced Thursday will contribute $10 million to the World Food Programme to help feed young children and pregnant and breast-feeding mothers in Niger, Cote D'Ivoire and Burkina Faso, Africa. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/gates-foundation-gives-17-6m-to-feed-hungry.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:04:28 EDT A reef of gold buried beneath this vast, parched grassland arcs across some of the world's poorest countries. Where the ore is rich, industrial mines carve it out. Where it's not, the poor sift the earth. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/106801-toiling-for-gold.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080810/ap-impact-kids-working-in-african-gold-mines.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080810/ap-impact-kids-working-in-african-gold-mines.htm Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:25:34 EDT Heavy rains caused a mudslide at an illegal gold mine in Burkina Faso that killed at least 31 people, state-run radio said. Miners dug through the mud to try to rescue survivors and pull out bodies in the mining village of Boussoukoula in southwest Burkina Faso, state radio said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/at-least-31-killed-in-burkina-faso-mining-accident.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:26:12 EDT Russia and China vetoed U.S.-proposed sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders Friday, the global community's latest attempt to take action against an authoritarian regime widely criticized for a violent and one-sided presidential election. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89883-robert-mugabe.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/russia-china-veto-sanctions-zimbabwe.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/russia-china-veto-sanctions-zimbabwe.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:28:28 EDT Talks between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party and the opposition will begin this week, a lawyer for the opposition's top negotiator said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/opposition-says-zimbabwe-political-talks-to-begin.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:24:22 EDT A majority of U.N. Security Council member countries support a proposal to sanction Zimbabwe and freeze the assets of President Robert Mugabe, French and U.S. officials said Tuesday, but Russia warned it might veto the plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/support-grows-for-un-sanctions-against-zimbabwe.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:21:33 EDT A plan to balance Delaware's budget for the upcoming fiscal year with a series of tax increases hit a roadblock as it began working its way through the Legislature. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/delaware-revenue-plan-stalls-in-legislature.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:24:46 EDT The top U.N. envoy to Darfur is resigning to make room for a new full-time chief negotiator, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Envoy Jan Eliasson, a former Swedish foreign minister, said he would continue to work as a special adviser on Darfur, but that the situation was so serious that it was "extremely important" to take realistic action, state-run radio reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/report-un-envoy-to-darfur-to-resign.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:24:43 EDT A Texas woman has filed a $3.5 million sexual harassment lawsuit against a former Jack Daniel's master distiller who was asked to retire over the accusations he harassed her on a business trip. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/harassment-suit-filed-against-former-distiller.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:09:58 EDT The chief operating officer of liquor producer Brown-Forman Corp. sold 2,712 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/brown-forman-coo-james-l-bareuther-sells-shares.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:37:40 EDT The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed higher Thursday as Wall Street cheered stronger-than-expected May retail sales data and a dip in jobless claims last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/s-p-500-leaders-and-laggards-bf-a-cien.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:04:42 EDT