International Business News - WRE 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 Washington Real Estate Investment Trust said Thursday that it will sell 1.5 million shares in a public offering. The company will also grant underwriters an option to buy another 225,000 shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/washington-reit-to-sell-1-5-million-shares.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:01:10 EDT World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has signed Japanese wrestler Naofumi Yamamoto as part of a push to build its business in Japan. The U.S. sports and entertainment company concluded a multiyear contract with the former New Japan Pro-Wrestling star, and his visa was recently approved, WWE Japan executive Ed Wells said Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/wwe-signs-japanese-wrestler-yamamoto.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:42:20 EDT A Swedish wrestler has been disqualified and stripped of his bronze medal for dropping his medal in protest. The International Olympic Committee says Ara Abrahamian has been kicked out of the Beijing Olympics for violating the spirit of fair play during the medal ceremony. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/109946-beijing-olympics-wrestling-greco-roman-men-84kg.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080816/swedish-wrestler-stripped-of-bronze-medal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080816/swedish-wrestler-stripped-of-bronze-medal.htm Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:52:04 EDT Cuba's Mijain Lopez, the dominant big man in Greco-Roman wrestling since the Athens Olympics, has beaten chief rival Khasan Baroev of Russia to win the 120-kilogram gold medal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/cubas-lopez-tops-baroev-for-greco-120-kg-gold.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:46:40 EDT Aslanbek Khushtov has won Russia's third Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, turning throws in each of the two periods into a decisive victory over Mirko Englich of Germany at 96 kilograms. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108684-beijing-olympics-wrestling-greco-roman-men-96kg.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/khushtovs-throws-give-russia-3rd-greco-gold.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/khushtovs-throws-give-russia-3rd-greco-gold.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:53:27 EDT Andrea Minguzzi of Italy was the surprise winner of the Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling 84-kilogram gold medal, defeating Zoltan Fodor of Hungary. Fodor won the first period 1-1 on a tiebreaker, but Minguzzi won the second 1-1 before throwing Fodor in the third to win 4-0. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108686-beijing-olympics-wrestling-greco-roman-men-84kg.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/italian-minguzzi-surprises-at-greco-84-kg.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/italian-minguzzi-surprises-at-greco-84-kg.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:54:34 EDT Manuchar Kvirkelia has turned two strong moves into a two-period victory over China's Chang Yongxiang in the Greco-Roman 74-kilogram weight class, giving Georgia its first Olympic wrestling gold medal. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108258-georgia.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/kvirkelia-wins-georgias-1st-wrestling-gold.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/kvirkelia-wins-georgias-1st-wrestling-gold.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:07:36 EDT Islam-Beka Albiev has won Russia's second Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal in as many matches in Beijing, defeating Vitaliy Rahimov of Azerbaijan in the 60-kilogram final. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/107600-albiev.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/russian-teen-albiev-wins-wrestling-gold.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/russian-teen-albiev-wins-wrestling-gold.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:57:06 EDT Nazyr Mankiev of Russia has won the first wrestling gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, taking the first two periods of the best-of-three match to defeat Rovshan Bayramov of Azerbaijan in the Greco-Roman 55-kilogram final. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/107601-mankiev.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/russias-mankiev-wins-greco-gold.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/russias-mankiev-wins-greco-gold.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:57:34 EDT Washington Real Estate Investment Trust said Tuesday it completed the sale of two properties for $41 million. The company recorded a net gain of $15 million on the sale of the two properties located in Chantilly, Va. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/washington-reit-finishes-41m-sale-of-2-properties.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:54:49 EDT Washington Real Estate Investment Trust said Tuesday it has priced a public offering of 2.6 million common shares at $34.80 apiece, a 2 percent discount to the stock's closing price of $35.32 Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/washington-real-estate-prices-public-offering.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 10:33:20 EDT