International Business News - MLI 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 The United Nations' AIDS program says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a new executive director for the group. The U.N. said Monday that Michel Sidibe will be the next executive director of UNAIDS, based in Geneva, Switzerland. He is its deputy executive director and was recommended by a U.N. search committee. Sidibe, a citizen of Mali, replaces Dr. Peter Piot as UNAIDS executive director. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/un-names-new-aids-chief.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:09:40 EST Ukraine is unlikely to return more than a dozen paintings by Western European artists brought here from a German museum as Soviet war trophies during World War II, an official said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/ukraine-unlikely-to-return-german-paintings.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:36:37 EST Two Austrians kidnapped in Tunisia by an al-Qaida affiliate have been released, ending an eight-month ordeal and anguished diplomatic attempts to win their freedom. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/2-austrian-hostages-freed-after-8-months-in-africa.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:31:30 EDT Mueller Industries Inc., a manufacturer of metal fittings, valves and tubing, said late Monday its President and Chief Executive William D. O'Hagan died of lung cancer at age 66. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/chief-executive-of-mueller-industries-dies.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:29:42 EDT Amid global economic turmoil, President Bush said that it's more important than ever for the United States and other prosperous nations to help the less fortunate. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157209-bush.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/bush-aid-to-poor-nations-especially-needed-now.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/bush-aid-to-poor-nations-especially-needed-now.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:51:55 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, Oct. 21, from AP Financial News: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)--Mueller Industries Inc., which makes metal fittings, valves and tubing, said Tuesday that third-quarter earnings fell 40 percent as the company was hurt by a drop in copper prices and its ties to the weak U.S. housing market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/earnings-roundup-mueller-lockheed-martin.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:57:13 EDT Mueller Industries Inc., which makes metal fittings, valves and tubing, said Tuesday that third-quarter earnings fell 40 percent as the company was hurt by a drop in copper prices and its ties to the weak U.S. housing market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/mueller-industries-3q-profit-drops-40-percent.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:00:29 EDT Making tests and treatment for malaria free dramatically increases the number of people who seek treatment for the disease that kills 1 million people a year, an international medical aid group said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/142680-africa-malaria.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/group-calls-for-free-malaria-treatment-in-africa.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/group-calls-for-free-malaria-treatment-in-africa.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:22:41 EDT Attorney General Michael Mukasey has rebuked a midlevel federal court on behalf of a Mali woman who fears genital mutilation if sent home. It's rare for the nation's top law enforcement officer to reject rulings issued by the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/court-must-reconsider-asylum-for-mali-woman.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:57:07 EDT Beijing capped its six-week run as the center of world sports, ushering out the Paralympic Games on Wednesday with a lavish closing ceremony. The ceremony marked the end of seven intensive years of preparations and $40 billion in spending on venues and infrastructure--all meant to symbolize China's emergence as a leading nation in the 21st century. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/132743-beijing-paralympics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/paralympics-wrap-up-with-closing-ceremony.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/paralympics-wrap-up-with-closing-ceremony.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:24:03 EDT Mueller Industries Inc., which makes copper, brass and aluminum industrial products, said Tuesday that Greg L. Christopher will become chief executive, effective Jan. 1, 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/mueller-industries-ceo-to-resign-new-ceo-named.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:45:34 EDT Suspected al-Qaida militants killed 12 Mauritanian soldiers Monday, two senior officials said. The attack, which came after the terror group promised to avenge the country's recent coup, was the worst suffered by the military in three years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/ambush-by-militants-kills-12-mauritania-soldiers.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:25:10 EDT Suspected al-Qaida militants killed 12 Mauritanian soldiers Monday, two senior officials said. The attack, which came after the terror group promised to avenge the country's recent coup, was the worst suffered by the military in three years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/ambush-by-militants-kills-12-mauritania-soldiers.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:55:36 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 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 After three straight blowouts, it took a half for the U.S. women's basketball team to get going and beat Spain. Tina Thompson scored nine of her 17 points during the decisive third quarter run and Lisa Leslie added 14 points and 11 rebounds to help the U.S. top Spain 93-55 on Friday night. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/thompson-keys-third-quarter-run-as-us-beats-spain.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:45:20 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 The military junta that overthrew Mauritania's government last week adopted a law Tuesday transferring the power of the presidency to the head of the junta. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/coup-leader-gets-presidential-powers-in-mauritania.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:43:20 EDT A reef of gold buried beneath this vast, parched grassland arcs across some of the world's poorest countries. Where the ore is rich, industrial mines carve it out. Where it's not, the poor sift the earth. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/106801-toiling-for-gold.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080810/ap-impact-kids-working-in-african-gold-mines.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080810/ap-impact-kids-working-in-african-gold-mines.htm Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:25:34 EDT With President Bush and the first family looking on, the United States women's basketball team began its quest for a fourth-straight gold medal with a rout of the Czech Republic. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/president-bush-watches-us-rout-czech-in-opener.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:31:34 EDT