International Business News - GRC 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 A small group of pagans pledged Thursday to hold a protest prayer among the ruined Acropolis temples, more than 1,500 years after Christians stamped out worship of the ancient Greek gods. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/after-1-500-years-pagans-plan-acropolis-prayer.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:18:28 EDT OTE, Greece's largest telecom company, said Thursday its profit increased 17 percent in the second quarter, mainly due to an increase in mobile revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/greek-telecom-firm-ote-posts-higher-2q-profit.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:03:25 EDT Michael Strahan isn't doing a Brett Favre. The seven-time Pro Bowler decided to stay retired after seriously considering a request by the Super Bowl champion New York Giants to return to the team in the wake of a season-ending injury to fellow star defensive end Osi Umenyiora. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/giants-strahan-to-stay-retired-working-for-fox.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:56:31 EDT Cuba's Angel Matos deliberately kicked a referee square in the face after he was disqualified in a bronze-medal match, prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to recommend he be banned for life. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/114503-beijing-olympics-taekwondo-mens-80kg.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080823/cuban-taekwondo-athlete-banned-after-kicking-ref.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080823/cuban-taekwondo-athlete-banned-after-kicking-ref.htm Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:01:58 EDT South Korea's Cha Dong-min has won the men's over 80-kilogram class in taekwondo, bringing the fourth gold to his country in its native sport. Cha fell behind when Alexandros Nikolaidis of Greece nailed him in Saturday's final with a head kick 15 seconds into the bout. But he came back with a body kick and a head shot of his own to take back the lead, and added another point to go 4-3 leading into the third round. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080823/south-korea-takes-mens-taekwondo-gold.htm Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:55:09 EDT A Morgan Keegan analyst said Thursday that casual dining companies may see sales declines for August since so many potential diners have been watching television coverage of the Olympics. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/sector-snap-casual-dining-and-the-olympics.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:08:45 EDT Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years--and maybe for good. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113300-beijing-olympics-softball.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/softball-team-loses-japan-for-gold.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/softball-team-loses-japan-for-gold.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:01:23 EDT China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113165-study-abroad-china.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/china-hopes-to-attract-more-us-college-students.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/china-hopes-to-attract-more-us-college-students.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:43:44 EDT China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113150-study-abroad-china.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/china-hopes-to-attract-more-us-college-students.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/china-hopes-to-attract-more-us-college-students.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:11:21 EDT Police arrested the country's most wanted man while tracking down the alleged kidnappers of a prominent businessman, officials said Thursday. Convicted armed robber Vassilis Paleokostas escaped from a maximum security prison in Athens in 2006, using a helicopter that was commadeered by accomplices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/top-greek-fugitive-arrested-in-kidnapping-probe.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:43:30 EDT Peru's government wants to know if 17 tons of silver coins recovered from a shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean last year were made there, complicating the legal quest to determine who rightfully owns the multimillion-dollar treasure. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/112938-shipwreck-treasure.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/peru-wants-to-know-origin-of-shipwrecked-treasure.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/peru-wants-to-know-origin-of-shipwrecked-treasure.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:09:08 EDT After some disappointments among Nike's prospects, the company is looking to men's basketball for one of those big medal moments companies crave from the Olympics. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/nike-sees-basketball-as-bright-spot-at-olympics.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:35:55 EDT STAR http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/wednesday-highlights-at-the-beijing-games.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:35:37 EDT Don't doubt this U.S. men's basketball team--and sure don't challenge them, either. Especially if it's going to make Kobe Bryant flash his NBA MVP form. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/112635-kobe.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/pulls-away-from-australia-moves-semis.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/pulls-away-from-australia-moves-semis.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:37:59 EDT College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/college-presidents-seek-debate-on-drinking-age.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:57:07 EDT A few fun-loving fresh faces have suddenly turned Jamaica into the "World's Fastest Nation." And that supposed U.S. track and field juggernaut? Well, things aren't quite going to plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/111025-beijing-olympics-athletics-womens-100m.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/bolt-breaks-100-meter-record-wins-olympic-gold.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/bolt-breaks-100-meter-record-wins-olympic-gold.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:38:25 EDT Olympic officials have confirmed reigning women's 400-meter hurdles champion Fani Halkia of Greece failed a doping test. The IOC says Halkia tested positive for steroids Aug. 10 in an out-of-competition test at a training camp in Japan. The test was carried out by the World Anti-Doping Agency under the auspices of the IOC. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/greek-hurdler-tests-positive-for-banned-drug.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:10:28 EDT Olympic officials have confirmed reigning women's 400-meter hurdles champion Fani Halkia of Greece failed a doping test. The IOC says Halkia tested positive for steroids Aug. 10 in an out-of-competition test at a training camp in Japan. The test was carried out by the World Anti-Doping Agency under the auspices of the IOC. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080816/greek-hurdler-tests-positive-for-banned-drug.htm Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:19:01 EDT A Greek TV station says Fani Halkia, who won gold in the women's 400 meters hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has tested positive for a banned substance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080816/report-greek-hurdler-tests-positive.htm Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:06:00 EDT The United States' most significant men's water polo victory in two decades might not mean anything. Tony Azevedo scored three goals and the Americans used stifling defense to upset world No. 1 Croatia 7-5 in Olympic preliminary play Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080816/americans-upset-croats-in-olympic-water-polo.htm Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:53:49 EDT