International Business News - CIV 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 Federal authorities say six people have been arrested on charges of conspiring to smuggle the ivory of African elephants into the United States. The arrests took place in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and Texas. Further details were expected after court appearances later Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/6-people-arrested-in-african-ivory-smuggling-ring.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:01:48 EST The trial of an American woman accused in the slaying of her roommate in Italy has been postponed until January. The trial had been scheduled to open next week. Lawyers said Tuesday a judge ordered a delay until Jan. 16 to give court officials more time to put together documentation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/trial-for-us-suspect-in-italy-delayed-to-january.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:33:09 EST The United Nations asked Wednesday for $7 billion (5.5 billion euros) to fund its humanitarian work around the world in 2009--almost double last year's appeal as a result of soaring food prices and crises in Africa, among other factors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/un-7-billion-needed-for-2009-humanitarian-work.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:39:52 EST Signatories to Ivory Coast's peace deal on Monday officially postponed elections meant to secure the West African nation's fragile postwar calm. Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, former rebel leader Guillaume Soro and other political leaders said in a statement it wouldn't be possible to hold the vote by Nov. 30, as scheduled. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/vote-to-secure-peace-in-ivory-coast-postponed.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:12:17 EST She died just how she wanted to--singing on stage for a good cause. And her recorded songs wafted out of taxis and radios, as fellow Africans struggled with their grief at her passing. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172167-obit-miriam-makeba.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/south-african-singer-miriam-makeba-dies-at-76.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/south-african-singer-miriam-makeba-dies-at-76.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:59:43 EST Ivory Coast will stay under an arms embargo and sanctions on its diamond trade at least until a repeatedly delayed presidential election is held, the U.N. Security Council decided Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/un-extends-arms-diamond-sanctions-on-ivory-coast.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:38:30 EDT The U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo is stretched to the limit as fighting surges in the volatile east and more troops are needed quickly, the top U.N. envoy to Congo said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/un-force-in-congo-needs-more-troops.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:53:40 EDT The U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo is stretched to the limit as fighting surges in the volatile east and more troops are needed quickly, the top U.N. envoy to Congo said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/un-force-in-congo-needs-more-troops.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:31:53 EDT An American college student and her former boyfriend were ordered Tuesday to stand trial in last year's slaying of her roommate, while the judge also convicted an Ivory Coast man in the killing, lawyers said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/161754-italy-student-slain.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/decision-expected-in-italy-in-case-of-slain-briton.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/decision-expected-in-italy-in-case-of-slain-briton.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:59:47 EDT Prosecutors rejected claims Monday that police contaminated evidence used for its case and requested an American woman and her former Italian boyfriend stand trial for killing a British student. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/decision-nears-in-italy-in-case-of-slain-briton.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:07:34 EDT Lawyers for an Ivory Coast man on trial in the slaying of a British student tried to shift blame Saturday to the other two defendants in the case, suggesting that the American woman and her Italian boyfriend had tried to wash away the victim's blood. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081025/defendants-trade-blame-in-british-student-slaying.htm Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:01:08 EDT An Ivory Coast court has ordered two men jailed for their roles in a toxic waste dumping scandal that the government claims killed at least 16 people. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/158291-ivory-coast-toxic-trade.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/ivory-coast-court-jails-2-over-toxic-waste-dumping.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/ivory-coast-court-jails-2-over-toxic-waste-dumping.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:28:12 EDT A top election official in Ivory Coast said Friday that presidential vote scheduled for next month will be postponed. The long-expected and much-delayed vote is meant to put a formal end to the hostilities that ripped apart one of the most affluent African countries, splitting the world's No. 1 cocoa producer into a rebel-held north and a government-controlled south and causing the closure of hundreds of businesses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/official-ivory-coast-election-will-be-postponed.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:01:02 EDT Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who defied convention in showing a viral cause for cervical cancer shared the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for breakthroughs that have led to lifesaving drugs and a vaccine. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146124-correction-switzerland-france-nobel-medicine.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/medicine-award-kicks-off-nobel-prize-announcements.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/medicine-award-kicks-off-nobel-prize-announcements.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:07:34 EDT An American student and her former Italian boyfriend suspected in the 2007 stabbing death of a young British woman saw each other for the first time in months Friday at a hearing to decide whether they will stand trial for the slaying. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/139758-italy-student-slain.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/american-slay-suspect-attends-hearing-in-italy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/american-slay-suspect-attends-hearing-in-italy.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:04:17 EDT Devon Energy Corp. said Thursday it has finished selling its Cote d'Ivoire operations to Afren PLC for $205 million, fully divesting itself of all oil and gas operations in Africa. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/devon-energy-finishes-cote-divoire-sale-for-205m.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:25:11 EDT Chevron Corp. said Monday it has agreed to sell fuels marketing business units in Western Africa to Corlay Global S.A. as part of an overall plan to reduce its marketing footprint and become more efficient. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/chevron-sells-western-africa-marketing-businesses.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:24:46 EDT South African President Thabo Mbeki told the nation Sunday that he had resigned, having lost a power struggle to a rival tainted by allegations of corruption but poised now to lead the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/135943-south-africa-mbeki.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/south-africas-mbeki-resigns-afer-power-struggle.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/south-africas-mbeki-resigns-afer-power-struggle.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:47:39 EDT South African President Thabo Mbeki told the nation Sunday that he had resigned, having lost a power struggle to a rival tainted by allegations of corruption but poised now to lead the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/135854-south-africa-mbeki.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080921/south-africas-mbeki-resigns-after-power-struggle.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080921/south-africas-mbeki-resigns-after-power-struggle.htm Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:09:23 EDT President Thabo Mbeki bowed to heavy pressure from his own party to resign Saturday, tossed to the sidelines of the economic powerhouse he built up as punishment for allegedly abusing his power in trying to quash a popular rival. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080920/south-africas-ruling-party-set-to-decide-on-mbeki.htm Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:34:32 EDT