International Business News - NLD 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 As of Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at least 4,115 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-115.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:26:15 EDT Drug developer Eli Lilly and Co. will buy SGX Pharmaceuticals for about $64 million in cash in an effort to expand its drug discovery efforts, the companies said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/eli-lilly-to-buy-sgx-pharmaceuticals-for-64m.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:13:38 EDT Heavy truck maker Paccar Inc. said Tuesday that it will increase production at its Netherlands-based DAF Trucks division by 5 percent in September to accommodate strong customer demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/paccar-to-boost-production-at-dutch-daf-unit.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:28:22 EDT Three sketches by Goya, presumed lost for 130 years, sold Tuesday for $8 million. Christie's says the sketches first went up for sale in Paris in 1877 and were presumed lost until a private Swiss collector contacted the auction house about them. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88194-britain-auction-goya.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/goya-sketches-sell-for-millions.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/goya-sketches-sell-for-millions.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:35:28 EDT The European Parliament demanded stricter environmental scrutiny Tuesday before construction gets under way on a controversial Baltic Sea pipeline designed to pump Russian natural gas to Germany. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/eu-demands-scrutiny-of-baltic-pipeline.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:57:34 EDT Aiming to cool rocketing oil prices, European Union nations agreed Tuesday to publish how much oil they have in reserve every week to reassure traders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/eu-to-publish-oil-stocks-weekly.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:56:34 EDT PPG Industries Inc. has agreed to sell a controlling stake in its automotive glass business to a new company formed by investment firm Kohlberg & Co. LLC for $330 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/ppg-industries-divests-auto-glass-business.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:56:04 EDT Canadian fertilizer and crop nutrient maker Agrium Inc. said Tuesday it has completed the purchase of a 70 percent stake in Common Market Fertilizers SA, a European fertilizer distributor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/agrium-completes-purchase-of-stake-in-europes-cmf.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:00:40 EDT Crowds in Arkansas came for the lure of cage fighting and $1 beer, but police say what they got instead was men ripping each others' clothes off and kissing--a stunt suspected of being orchestrated by Sacha Baron Cohen of "Borat" fame. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/fake-ark-bouts-showing-men-kissing-draw-suspicion.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:11:49 EDT A European Union official called on justice ministers of the 27 member nations Tuesday to agree on plans for a bloc-wide early warning system to report missing children. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/eu-pushes-for-bloc-wide-kidnap-alert.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:19:47 EDT The European Union on Tuesday agreed to let Slovakia adopt the euro as of Jan. 1, 2009, hailing the step as proof of the "great success" of European monetary union. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/eu-invites-slovakia-to-join-euro-zone.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:38:15 EDT European Union lawmakers on Monday condemned Italian plans to fingerprint tens of thousands of Gypsy adults and children, calling it a discriminatory action that smacked of Nazi Germany. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/eu-lawmakers-scold-italy-for-gypsy-fingerprinting.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:13:23 EDT As of Monday, July 7, 2008, at least 4,114 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-114.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:00:35 EDT Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Monday it has begun waterflooding offshore oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico to raise production by 30,000 barrels per day. Shell said injecting filtered and treated sea water into the reservoirs to displace additional oil is expected to extend the life of the Usa-Princess field by 10 years, and it expects to continue waterflooding the site for 30 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/shell-waterflooding-in-gulf-of-mexico.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:38:47 EDT France's postal service is looking at a plan to transform itself into a limited liability company, a move that would clear the way for a possible sale of a stake in the state-owned monopoly. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/frances-la-poste-eyes-corporate-change.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:56:15 EDT Serbia's parliament approved a new government Monday that includes a pro-Western group and the political party of the late strongman Slobodan Milosevic. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/parliament-to-vote-on-new-serbian-government.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:34:08 EDT Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won't eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative. Say it on the Internet, and you'll find that free speech and other constitutional rights are anything but guaranteed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/public-online-spaces-dont-carry-speech-rights.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:38:45 EDT As of Sunday, July 6, 2008, at least 4,114 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080706/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-113.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:07:30 EDT Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won't eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative. Say it on the Internet, and you'll find that free speech and other constitutional rights are anything but guaranteed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080706/public-online-spaces-dont-carry-speech-rights.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:17:48 EDT As of Saturday, July 5, 2008, at least 4,113 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080705/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-113.htm Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:53:53 EDT