International Business News - Under 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 Brothers Mushtaq and Ishaq Ali left the police force a month ago, terrified of dying as their colleagues had--beheaded by militants on a rutted village road before a shocked crowd. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/188908-pakistan-police-under-fire.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/ap-impact-pakistan-police-losing-terrorism-fight.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/ap-impact-pakistan-police-losing-terrorism-fight.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:10:50 EST The blood oozes crimson from a jagged gash in the man's head onto the starched white hospital sheet. A booze-fueled bar brawl has left his face shredded, his brain damaged. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/aussies-debate-government-battle-against-bottle.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:01:31 EST As the number of states with lotteries grow, Mississippi and Alabama remain outsiders. Mississippi and Alabama are now surrounded by lottery states--Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. Arkansas voters approved a lottery Nov. 4, and it could be several months before ticket sales begin. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/analysis-despite-ark-lottery-unlikely-in-miss.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:05:35 EST Under Armour Inc. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit rose 28 percent, but the company lowered its full-year profit outlook in anticipation of a tough holiday shopping season that will affect the fourth quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/under-armour-3q-profit-up-28-pct-lowers-outlook.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:51:03 EDT Another name for Mississippi's Joint Legislative Budget Committee hearings could be "Fantasy Island." Because just like the guest stars on the 1980s television show, agency heads go the JLBC hearings with the hope of having their wishes granted. The dreams came true on TV. That's not usually the case in state government. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/miss-agencies-ask-for-1-2b-more-in-2009-funding.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:49:01 EDT Police arrested a man accused of taking a cell phone picture under a subway rider's skirt after the victim said she used her own phone to snap back. The 28-year-old woman said she was victimized last month while climbing stairs to an elevated station in upper Manhattan. A passer-by confirmed her suspicion that he had taken a photo up her skirt, she said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/sex-harass-victim-fights-back-with-cell-phone-pic.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:14:45 EDT Despite a weak U.S. economy that has crimped business for many retailers, sports apparel maker Under Armour Inc. is poised to gain from better products and pricing, an analyst said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/analyst-sees-under-armour-gaining-from-products.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:54:11 EDT A cat survived a 2 1/2-hour trip on a spare tire under her owner's truck. Gil Smith recently drove from his Gilbert home 70 miles away for a business meeting in Kearny. When he got out of the truck, he heard a cat in distress and realized it was his. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/cat-survives-70-mile-trip-under-owners-truck.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:35:59 EDT A cat survived a 2 1/2-hour trip on a spare tire under her owner's truck. Gil Smith recently drove from his Gilbert home 70 miles away for a business meeting in Kearny. When he got out of the truck, he heard a cat in distress and realized it was his. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/cat-survives-70-mile-trip-under-owners-truck.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:26:51 EDT The old shore road to Totope is now under the sea, and when developers began carving out another one, it was washed away so often they abandoned it. Now the road to this village is just a track across the sand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/sea-buries-a-ghanan-village-and-more-may-follow.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:44:05 EDT Sports apparel maker Under Armour Inc. on Tuesday raised its outlook for income from operations after second-quarter results topped Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/under-armour-raises-income-from-operations-outlook.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:21:54 EDT Sports apparel maker Under Armour Inc. said Tuesday soft margins and marketing expenses caused second-quarter profit to drop 75 percent, but results still topped Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/under-armour-2q-profit-drops-on-weaker-margins.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:29:17 EDT Strolling beside the Reflecting Pool with the Lincoln Memorial in the distance, it's easy to overlook a gentle rise in the landscape a few yards to the north. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/97590-washington-under-water.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/gaps-in-aging-levees-leave-d-c-landmarks-exposed.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/gaps-in-aging-levees-leave-d-c-landmarks-exposed.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:02:19 EDT A 91-year-old woman who had crawled under her car to look for her keys ended up stuck beneath an axle for two days until her mail carrier noticed letters piling up, police said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080705/91-year-old-woman-gets-stuck-under-car-for-2-days.htm Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:51:01 EDT Athletic apparel and footwear maker Under Armour Inc. is naming former Land's End President David McCreight as its president, responsible for long-term growth strategy development. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/under-armour-taps-mccreight-as-president.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:05:21 EDT Former Gov. Kirk Fordice tried to argue Mississippi's gasoline tax was a user fee. But now, with gasoline nudging or topping $4 a gallon, some motorists see it as an abuser fee. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/miss-motorists-grumble-about-states-gasoline-tax.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:10:03 EDT With civil war raging in Sri Lanka, the journalists trying to cover the conflict find themselves increasingly under siege. They have been hounded by the government, attacked by unknown assailants and accused of aiding the rebels. Many reporters have been arrested or fled the country, while others have resorted to self-censorship, journalists said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/76369-sri-lanka-media-under-fire.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080621/sri-lankan-journalists-cite-intimidation.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080621/sri-lankan-journalists-cite-intimidation.htm Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:08:21 EDT Shares of athletic apparel maker Under Armour Inc. slipped in midday trading Wednesday as a Stifel Nicolaus & Co. analyst started coverage of the Baltimore company with a "Hold" rating, citing "consumer belt tightening" that may hurt the brand's growth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/under-armour-slips-as-stifel-starts-at-hold.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:52:29 EDT It was a rare moment in the politically charged, corruption-tainted world of Russian justice: A senior judge from a top court testified that she was pressured by a Kremlin bureaucrat. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/judge-talks-of-bribes-pressure-in-russian-system.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 12:45:40 EDT SEI Investments Co., an investment and asset management company, said Thursday that it has added more than $4.1 billion in new institutional assets under management and 16 new clients through April. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/sei-adds-4-1-billion-in-assets-under-management.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 08:38:23 EDT