International Business News - Boy 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 Singer Boy George admits in a recording played in a London court that he restrained a male escort with handcuffs. But the former Culture Club singer says he had no intention of hurting the man. He also denies he tried to assault the escort or that he swung a chain at him. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/boy-george-denies-he-intended-to-hurt-escort.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:50:08 EST A Norwegian escort told a court Monday that Boy George manacled him to a bedroom wall and beat him with a metal chain after accusing him of hacking into his computer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/181258-britain-boy-george.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/boy-george-goes-on-trial-for-false-imprisonment.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/boy-george-goes-on-trial-for-false-imprisonment.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:23:52 EST A Nepalese teenager revered by many as a reincarnation of Buddha has returned to the jungle to meditate after emerging for less than two weeks, officials said Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/180518-nepal-buddha-boy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081122/nepals-buddha-boy-returns-to-jungle-to-meditate.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081122/nepals-buddha-boy-returns-to-jungle-to-meditate.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:39:47 EST La-Z-Boy Inc. said late Tuesday that it will lay off 850 workers as it reported a widening loss for its fiscal second quarter, hurt by a deteriorating economy and historically low customer confidence. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/la-z-boy-to-cut-850-jobs-reports-2q-loss-widened.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:59:58 EST A human rights watchdog says a Mexican teacher tied up a fifth-grader for hours in what his parents called revenge for their stance against a teacher's strike. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/mexican-teacher-ties-boy-11-to-chair-for-hours.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:53:37 EST The teenage boy revered by many as a reincarnation of Buddha sat silently in the jungle as he blessed his devotees Wednesday with a light tap on the head, which they consider the touch of the divine. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/173362-nepal-buddha-boy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/devotees-flock-to-buddha-reincarnation-in-nepal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/devotees-flock-to-buddha-reincarnation-in-nepal.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:33:10 EST A teenage boy who many believe is the reincarnation of Buddha has re-emerged from the jungle in southern Nepal, attracting thousands of devotees, officials said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/buddha-boy-in-nepal-re-emerges-after-a-year.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:12:16 EST Furniture maker La-Z-Boy Inc. said Thursday it will cut jobs and close stores as orders plunge in response to the economic turmoil. La-Z-Boy said it will reduce its work force by 10 percent, or about 850 people, across all levels of the company. Severance and other benefit costs will result in a charge of $1.5 million to $2.5 million, most of which will be booked in the current quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/la-z-boy-to-cut-850-jobs-close-up-to-20-stores.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:59:09 EST A man named by authorities as a figure in the drug ring kidnapping of a 6-year-old Nevada boy was indicted on an immigration charge Wednesday by a federal grand jury, the U.S. attorney's office said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/immigration-indictment-issued-in-nev-abduction.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:04:31 EST The grandfather of a 6-year-old Nevada boy who was abducted last month was accused Monday of squirreling away millions of dollars skimmed from a U.S.-Mexico drug smuggling operation using a hidden compartment in a recreational vehicle. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/2-face-racketeering-charges-in-nev-abduction.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:50:11 EST The grandfather of a 6-year-old boy who was abducted for four days was due in federal court Monday to face a racketeering charge, the U.S. Attorney's office said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/2-due-in-federal-court-in-vegas-boys-abduction.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:28:25 EST The mother of a 6-year-old boy who was abducted from her home this month had gone to police after she got a warning note in July but was told that there was no imminent threat and that she should buy a shotgun, her lawyer said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/lawyer-defends-actions-of-mother-in-nev-abduction.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:06:12 EDT A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a man authorities had arrested on suspicion of a weapons violation as they investigated the abduction of a 6-year-old boy by two men posing as police officers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/prosecutor-says-feds-take-over-nev-abduction-case.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:30:02 EDT A prosecutor said Tuesday he is investigating whether criminal charges should be filed after an 8-year-old boy accidentally killed himself while firing an Uzi submachine gun at a gun fair in western Massachusetts. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/161810-boy-shoots-himself.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/boy-8-fatally-shoots-self-with-uzi-at-gun-show.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/boy-8-fatally-shoots-self-with-uzi-at-gun-show.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:00:56 EDT With an instructor watching, an 8-year-old boy at a gun fair aimed an Uzi at a pumpkin and pulled the trigger as his dad reached for a camera. It was his first time shooting a fully automatic machine gun, and the recoil of the weapon was too much for him. He lost control and fatally shot himself in the head. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/160899-boy-shoots-himself.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/mass-boy-dies-after-accidentally-shooting-himself.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/mass-boy-dies-after-accidentally-shooting-himself.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:58:22 EDT A man detained in the investigation of a 6-year-old boy's abduction can be held a week longer while prosecutors consider filing a weapons charge, a judge decided Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/10k-bail-set-for-man-held-in-nev-abduction-probe.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:05:24 EDT A man jailed since last week on a weapons charge was named as another "person of interest" in the kidnapping of a 6-year-old boy in Las Vegas. Jose Lopez-Buelna, 48, was arrested Friday during a raid on a Las Vegas residence in the investigation of the abduction of Cole Puffinburger, police said in a statement Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/156966-nevada-boy-abducted.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/grandfather-woman-held-as-witnesses-in-kidnapping.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/grandfather-woman-held-as-witnesses-in-kidnapping.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:23:38 EDT A grandfather and a woman in California were ordered detained as witnesses Monday in the investigation of the kidnapping of a 6-year-old boy in Las Vegas, but little was disclosed about what information they may have. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/156452-addition-nevada-boy-abducted.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/abducted-las-vegas-boy-is-returned-to-his-father.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/abducted-las-vegas-boy-is-returned-to-his-father.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:22:20 EDT A 6-year-old boy abducted from his home at gunpoint was safe in his father's custody Sunday as police tried to untangle any ties the youngster's family had to the Mexican drug dealers suspected of taking him. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/155741-addition-nevada-boy-abducted.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081019/police-focusing-on-3-in-las-vegas-boys-abduction.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081019/police-focusing-on-3-in-las-vegas-boys-abduction.htm Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:52:49 EDT Authorities investigating the abduction of a 6-year-old boy from his Las Vegas home focused Saturday on three people, including a Mexican citizen and the youngster's grandfather, who they said may have stolen millions of dollars from drug dealers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081018/grandfather-could-be-link-to-missing-nevada-boy.htm Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:37:29 EDT