International Business News - World 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 Brazil lacks the airport infrastructure needed to accommodate the influx of visitors expected during the 2014 World Cup, an aviation industry expert warned Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/expert-upgrade-brazil-airports-for-2014-world-cup.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:28:07 EDT A United Nations food agency issued a forecast Friday of record levels of global cereal production this year but also said prices would remain high. The increased output is good news given the steady rise in demand for grains, especially from China and India, which recently resulted in shortages and new export restrictions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/un-agency-expects-higher-output-of-cereal-products.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:08:49 EDT European Union nations have ruled out any new concessions on farm imports or subsidies at global trade talks next week, France's trade minister Anne Marie Idrac said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/eu-nations-rule-out-new-farm-concessions.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:50:24 EDT The U.N.'s highest court ordered U.S. authorities on Wednesday to do everything possible to halt the executions of five Mexicans in Texas until their cases are reviewed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/world-court-to-rule-on-us-executions.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:47:01 EDT Developed nations' agricultural subsidies and farm good tariffs remain the biggest obstacles to an agreement on the long-stalled Doha round of World Trade Organization talks, Brazil's foreign minister said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/brazilian-official-pessimistic-on-doha-talks.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:37:56 EDT Asian and European stock markets fell sharply Tuesday as investor confidence in the U.S. financial system eroded further despite a government-backed plan to help beleaguered mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/91587-investor.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/asia-stocks-down-financial-worries.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/asia-stocks-down-financial-worries.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:54:51 EDT World markets were mixed Monday as investors took in news of U.S. government moves to prop up ailing mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. European markets rose in early afternoon trading in the region on sentiment that government backing was positive. Most Asian markets opened higher but then shed their gains. Major indexes in China and the Philippines ended higher. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/asia-stocks-down-after-us-mortgage-plan.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:43:05 EDT Pirate attacks worldwide surged 19 percent in the past three months compared to the January-March period, largely due to increased incidents in Somalia and Nigeria, an international maritime agency said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/global-pirate-attacks-rise.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:38:09 EDT An influx of international players has helped the World Series of Poker increase its numbers this year even as general visitation and gambling numbers have declined in Las Vegas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/all-in-118-countries-represented-at-poker-tourney.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:14:39 EDT Shares of Wolverine World Wide Inc., which makes Merrell boots and Hush Puppies shoes, dropped on Wednesday, after the company beat second-quarter expectations but reported a lower backlog than the first quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/wolverine-world-wide-shares-fall-after-2q-report.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:49:54 EDT Eight Islamic developing nations, led by Malaysia and Indonesia, have agreed to embark on joint ventures to boost food production as they endorsed a 10-year blueprint to expand trade cooperation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/islamic-nations-adopt-10-year-trade-plan.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:29:00 EDT Wolverine World Wide Inc., which markets apparel and footwear under the Hush Puppies, Merrill and Wolverine brands, said Wednesday sales growth and cost controls drove second-quarter profit up 8 percent to top Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/wolverine-world-wide-2q-profit-tops-expectations.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:16:58 EDT The leaders of Malaysia and Indonesia on Tuesday called for boosting world food production and finding a permanent solution to skyrocketing oil prices, saying the twin problems have become "grave threats" to the world economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/malaysia-indonesia-threatened-by-food-oil-crises.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:34:33 EDT European and most Asian stock markets fell Tuesday, hit with renewed fears over U.S. credit problems and their impact on financial companies after weakness in the previous session on Wall Street. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/asian-markets-fall-after-drop-on-wall-street.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:41:33 EDT An 11th century temple that sits on Cambodia's disputed border zone with Thailand was designated as a world heritage site, a UNESCO official said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/temple-on-disputed-cambodia-border-a-heritage-site.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:59:09 EDT Leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized powers expressed "strong concern" about rising oil and food prices but said they remain "positive" about the outlook for the global economy in a communique released Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/g-8-concerned-about-oil-food-inflation.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:41:58 EDT An 11th century temple that sits on Cambodia's disputed border zone with Thailand was designated as a world heritage site, a UNESCO official said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/temple-on-disputed-cambodia-border-a-heritage-site.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:05:54 EDT The top prize at the main event of the World Series of Poker will be $9.12 million this year, and 666 players will get some piece of a $64.3 million prize pool, tournament officials said Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/world-series-of-poker-crown-worth-9-12m.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:07:32 EDT European markets fell and Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors digested uneven readings on the U.S. economy and oil prices that remained near records. Japan posted its 12th straight day of losses. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85584-japan-markets.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/asia-markets-mixed-as-nikkei-falls-again.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/asia-markets-mixed-as-nikkei-falls-again.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:29:53 EDT Police say a suspicious package that a man brought to the World Bank headquarters two blocks from the White House was not a threat. District of Columbia police Officer Quintin Peterson says no explosives or hazardous materials were found. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/suspicious-package-brought-to-world-bank-in-dc.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:55:38 EDT