International Business News - BLR 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 Perched on a stool beside a roadside fruit stand piled high with melons and pears in farming country north of Shanghai, Meng Zhoucui conceded she's not a big sports fan. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/112729-beijing-olympics-vollyball-men.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/far-from-beijing-chinese-transfixed-by-olympics.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/far-from-beijing-chinese-transfixed-by-olympics.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:17 EDT A ring of cyberthieves has stolen tens of thousands of credit card numbers from Louisiana and Mississippi restaurants this year, leading to over $1 million in losses for the banks that issued them. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/feds-seek-to-nab-credit-card-thieves-in-la-miss.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:03:46 EDT The American track team was in bad need of a comeback, and Angelo Taylor was the perfect person to provide it. Taylor, a once-troubled 29-year-old who was laying electrical wire 14 months ago, became the first 400-meter hurdler since Edwin Moses to win gold medals eight years apart. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/111376-beijing-olympics-athletics-womens-pole-vault.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/jamaicas-fraser-joins-bolt-olympic-100-champ.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/jamaicas-fraser-joins-bolt-olympic-100-champ.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:26:53 EDT Another game, another rout. Tina Thompson scored 10 points during a 21-0 run in the second quarter and the U.S. women's basketball team beat New Zealand 96-60 on Sunday night. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/110910-beijing-olympics-basketball-women.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/us-womens-hoops-finishes-pool-play-unbeaten.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/us-womens-hoops-finishes-pool-play-unbeaten.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:59:56 EDT This is where Lauryn Williams excels. Forget about run-of-the-mill, one-day track meets: Give Williams a global stage and rounds to race, and watch out. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/109884-beijing-olympics-athletics-womens-100m.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080816/3-us-sprinters-easily-advance-in-womens-100.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080816/3-us-sprinters-easily-advance-in-womens-100.htm Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:54:05 EDT In exile from the McCain campaign since calling the U.S. "a nation of whiners," former Sen. Phil Gramm appears to be back in John McCain's good graces. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/109310-mccain-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/mccain-has-kind-words-in-spite-of-whiners-remark.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/mccain-has-kind-words-in-spite-of-whiners-remark.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:41:21 EDT Phil Gramm is back from Belarus. There he was Thursday, in from the cold, seated directly in front of John McCain as the Republican presidential candidate took the stage for a forum at the Aspen Institute in Colorado. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/former-economic-adviser-drops-in-on-mccain.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:03:45 EDT Lisa Leslie set a U.S. Olympic record going 7-for-7 from the field as the women's team continued its unblemished run through the Beijing Games with a 97-41 victory against Mali. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/leslie-perfect-as-us-routs-mali-in-womens-hoops.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:30:24 EDT Perhaps Roger Federer's not washed up yet. Signaling his recent tailspin may be over, Federer avenged a defeat four years ago at the Olympics by beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-6 (4) Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108286-federer.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/williams-sisters-team-for-wins-beijing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/williams-sisters-team-for-wins-beijing.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:31:56 EDT The Cold War competition between the United States and Russia--played out in Europe with the threat of mutual nuclear destruction--ended with the collapse of the Soviet empire nearly two decades ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/russias-vast-energy-supplies-worry-us.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:18:29 EDT An American lawyer has been sentenced to three years in prison in Belarus in a case that raised already high tensions between Washington and the authoritarian ex-Soviet republic. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/us-lawyer-gets-3-years-in-prison-in-belarus.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:50:22 EDT Rafael Nadal took the court at 10:30 a.m. and hit his final shot more than 11 hours later. Roger Federer's first day of Olympic tennis was slightly shorter but just as successful. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/107180-beijing-olympics-tennis-mens-singles.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/nadal-serena-williams-win-olympic-singles-debuts.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/nadal-serena-williams-win-olympic-singles-debuts.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:46:38 EDT Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic, who won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, in 10-meter air rifle. She's the wife of American shooter Matt Emmons and lives in the United States--but no, the medal doesn't count in the U.S. total. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/highlights-of-action-saturday-at-the-beijing-games.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:57:20 EDT Michael Phelps isn't just living up to his ridiculously high expectations. He's exceeding them. After setting an Olympic record on his first dive into the Beijing Olympics pool, Phelps lowered his own world record in the 400-meter individual medley by a whopping 1.41 seconds to easily win the first of his hoped-for eight gold medals. And this was supposed to be his weakest event. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/1st-olympic-gold-goes-to-czech-shooter.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:16:55 EDT Federal authorities are calling it the largest hacking and identity theft case yet. But this week's indictments of 11 people who allegedly plundered millions of payment card numbers might not seriously dent the underworld where such crimes occur. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/hacker-indictment-greeted-with-muted-response.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:02:39 EDT Authorities have cracked what is believed to be the largest federal hacking and identity theft case ever, involving the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/11-charged-in-connection-with-credit-card-fraud.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:35:38 EDT Eleven people, including a U.S. Secret Service informant, have been charged in connection with the hacking of nine major retailers and the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/11-charged-in-connection-with-credit-card-fraud.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:15:26 EDT Iran sought but failed to win support from nonaligned nations this week for lifting U.N. sanctions and kicking the U.N. Security Council out of the dispute over its nuclear program, U.S. officials said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/us-officials-iran-rebuffed-on-nuclear-support.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:05:25 EDT A Harvard-educated judge from South Africa will take over as the United Nations' top advocate for human rights after the General Assembly voted Monday to confirm her nomination. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/safrican-lawyer-confirmed-as-un-human-rights-chief.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:35:22 EDT Venezuela's government denied on Wednesday that President Hugo Chavez invited Russia to open a military base in his country, disputing a report by Russia's Interfax saying that Russian troops were welcome in the South American nation. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96719-portugal-venezuela.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/venezuela-denies-report-of-russian-base.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/venezuela-denies-report-of-russian-base.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:50:52 EDT