International Business News - Fighting 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 Hours of fighting in the Somali capital killed at least seven civilians, including three young siblings who were leaving a religious school when a mortar landed nearby, witnesses said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/7-civilians-die-in-fighting-in-somali-capital.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:12:23 EDT Security forces killed 15 militants and detained 60 others, the army said Sunday, in the first major action against insurgents under Pakistan's new government. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/pakistan-army-says-it-killed-15-militants.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:57:56 EDT At least 10 Taliban have died in fierce fighting between two rival militant groups in northwestern Pakistan, a government official and Taliban spokesman said Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080719/pakistan-10-die-as-militant-groups-clash.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:26:48 EDT Business leaders tired of taking the blame for Venezuela's soaring inflation are chiding government officials for encouraging consumers to help fight rising food prices by haggling with retailers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92737-ecuador-venezuela-refinery.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/venezuelan-businesses-object-to-haggling.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/venezuelan-businesses-object-to-haggling.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:01:17 EDT Business leaders tired of taking the blame for Venezuela's soaring inflation are chiding government officials for encouraging consumers to help fight rising food prices by haggling with retailers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/venezuelan-businesses-object-to-haggling.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:01:39 EDT Heavy fighting erupted Wednesday between government supporters and Hezbollah's allies in northern Lebanon, killing at least four people and shattering a fragile truce that lasted just two weeks, security officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88446-mideast-lebanon-fighting.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/4-killed-in-lebanon-clashes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/4-killed-in-lebanon-clashes.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:07:44 EDT Government troops clashed with ethnic Tuareg rebels in the northwest African nation of Niger Friday, leaving at least 17 people dead, according to statements by both sides. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/at-least-17-killed-as-niger-troops-rebels-clash.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:00:22 EDT At least seven people were killed in fighting between rival rebel factions in India's remote northeast, police said Friday. A group of Naga rebels attacked a rival group's camp with automatic weapons near Dimapur, Nagaland state's commercial hub, on Thursday, superintendent of police Leiremo Lotha said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/80524-india-rebel-truce.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/7-rebels-killed-in-indias-northeast.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/7-rebels-killed-in-indias-northeast.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:17:28 EDT Security officials say heavy overnight fighting between pro- and anti-government supporters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has left four dead. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/fighting-continues-in-northern-lebanon.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:56:28 EDT Efforts to get mixed martial arts legalized in New York market stalled when a key committee failed to advance legislation. The Assembly Committee on Tourism, Arts & Sports Development had the bill on its Wednesday agenda, but it was pulled without a formal vote. Assemblyman Bob Reilly, a panel member, says he opposes the "glorification of brutality," and a majority of lawmakers on the committee agreed in an informal vote last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/new-york-bill-to-permit-mixed-martial-arts-stalls.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:56:01 EDT What was once a niche sport pitting contestants with various fighting styles in an octagonal ring is battling for full mainstream treatment, including action figures, branded clothing and credit cards. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/merchandising-next-step-for-ultimate-fighting.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:50:11 EDT When Tito Ortiz gets in the cage Saturday night at UFC 84, he will be taking on more than unbeaten Brazilian Lyoto Machida. The Huntington Beach Bad Boy is looking to make a point at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas as he exits the Ultimate Fighting Championship. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/ultimate-fighter-tito-ortiz-wants-to-make-ufc-pay.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 10:27:45 EDT Islamic insurgents in Somalia seized a major agricultural center overnight, sending hundreds of people fleeing, a human rights leader said Saturday. The attack underscored the government's vulnerabilities, as U.N.-sponsored peace talks stalled in neighboring Djibouti. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/islamist-fighters-seize-town-in-somalia.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 06:04:09 EDT Police say 12 people have been killed in fighting between rival rebel factions in India's remote northeast. L. Lotha, a police official, said authorities have recovered 12 bodies from a village in Nagaland state, which lies on India's eastern border with Myanmar. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/12-killed-in-rival-indian-rebel-clash.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 05:56:55 EDT Insurgents attacked an army convoy in northern Mali Saturday, violating a cease-fire and sparking a fire fight that left five people dead, a military official and area residents said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/malian-official-sources-5-dead-in-clash.htm Sat, 03 May 2008 17:10:22 EDT Congo troops clashed Friday with Rwandan Hutu militias with whom they were formerly allied, culminating a week of violence that has forced more than 12,000 people from their homes and prompted the U.N. refugee agency to suspend operations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/congo-army-former-militia-allies-fight.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:27:13 EDT Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will announce a global initiative on Friday aimed eliminating deaths from malaria, a tropical scourge blamed for killing a million people a year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/un-chief-to-announce-plan-to-eliminate-deaths-from-malaria.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:55:02 EDT Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is set to announce a new global initiative to battle malaria _ a scourge blamed for a million deaths a year. The Associated Press obtained the secretary-general's video message for a World Malaria Day event at U.N. headquarters on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/un-to-announce-plan-to-end-malaria-deaths.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:30:01 EDT The European Union's aid chief warned EU nations on Wednesday to increase their assistance to poor countries to meet promises to halve extreme poverty around the world by 2015. Development Commissi... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/europe-asked-to-boost-anti-poverty-aid.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:19:23 EDT Legislators are seeking to ban mixed martial arts competitions sometimes called "cage fighting" among children in Missouri, which appears to be the only state where youth matches are allowed. The sp... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/mo-asked-to-ban-cage-fighting-by-kids.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:48:23 EDT