International Business News - Visit 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 Zimbabwe's main opposition leader said Thursday that he and President Robert Mugabe need to form a government within two months in order to stave off a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/178922-germany-zimbabwe-opposition.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/tsvangirai-zimbabwe-needs-govt-within-2-months.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/tsvangirai-zimbabwe-needs-govt-within-2-months.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:25:32 EST Former Mexican President Vicente Fox is expected to draw 2,000 people to Omaha's Orpheum Theater in his first visit to Nebraska. Fox is expected to address topics including free trade, U.S.-Mexican relations and his continuing efforts to foster democracy in Mexico and Latin America. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/former-mexican-president-to-speak-in-omaha.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:23:10 EST China and Taiwan plan to exchange rare animals in a sign of their increasingly warm ties, a Taiwanese negotiator said Saturday. China will give Taiwan two pandas and will receive two of the island's unique Formosan serows in return, said Kao Koong-lian, secretary-general of Taiwan's semiofficial Straits Exchange Foundation. Serows are goatlike mammals. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/164955-taiwan-protest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081101/taiwan-protesters-to-throw-eggs-at-china-envoy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081101/taiwan-protesters-to-throw-eggs-at-china-envoy.htm Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:25:11 EDT Pope Benedict XVI traveled to a shrine near the ruins of ancient Pompeii on Sunday and prayed for all people in pain or difficulty, saying faith can promote personal and social recovery. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/155427-italy-pope-pompeii-visit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081019/pope-benedict-xvi-travels-to-shrine-in-pompeii.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081019/pope-benedict-xvi-travels-to-shrine-in-pompeii.htm Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:58:33 EDT Former Mexican President Vicente Fox expressed hope Tuesday that a new U.S. administration will find a mutually beneficial solution to immigration and restore America's standing in the world. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/former-mexican-leader-misses-great-us-leadership.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:46:13 EDT A group of South Korean food company executives is in North Dakota this week to tour farms, soybean processing plants and the extension research center in Carrington. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/s-korean-trade-team-visiting-north-dakota.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:39:23 EDT French authorities will mobilize 9,200 police and other security officers for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Paris and Lourdes this week, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/9-200-security-agents-for-popes-france-visit.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:45:33 EDT Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday moved a campaign rally from a Fairfax County high school following complaints that the school was hosting a partisan political event during classroom hours. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/va-school-makes-exception-for-mccain-palin-rally.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:37:14 EDT Former President Bush has paid a visit to the U.S. Olympic training center at Beijing Normal University, shaking hands and taking pictures with American athletes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/former-president-bush-visits-us-training-center.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:54:06 EDT Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman says the German leader will welcome U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama to her office in Berlin next Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93508-algria-germany.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/obama-to-meet-merkel-next-thursday.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/obama-to-meet-merkel-next-thursday.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:32:38 EDT The U.S. Commerce Department will provide an immediate $3 million injection of federal funding to help Iowa recover from flood damage. U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez made the announcement about the funding in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday in Cedar Rapids. He was joined by Gov. Chet Culver and other officials. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/commerce-agency-pledges-3m-to-iowa-flood-recovery.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:35:39 EDT President Bush on Tuesday will talk with clients who have sought help from a nonprofit agency that offers housing counseling as he visits Arkansas--a state that has seen an uptick in foreclosures but hasn't been hit as hard by the mortgage crisis as other states. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/bush-to-visit-ark-to-talk-housing-raise-gop-cash.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:46:59 EDT Vietnam's prime minister began a visit to the United States on Monday, hoping to gain some economic tips that might help ease soaring inflation at home. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/vietnams-pm-seeks-economic-tips-in-us-trip.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:24:38 EDT The French foreign minister arrived Saturday in the southern city of Nasiriyah for his second visit to Iraq in less than a year as Paris seeks to rebuild ties with the war-torn nation. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/59104-mideast-jordan-france.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080531/french-foreign-minister-makes-surprise-iraq-visit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080531/french-foreign-minister-makes-surprise-iraq-visit.htm Sat, 31 May 2008 07:03:20 EDT Construction of the Olympic Stadium for the 2012 London Games began Thursday with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/construction-on-london-stadium-begins.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 14:01:08 EDT