International Business News - for 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 They fan out across Baghdad in summer's scorching heat--men in blue overalls picking up trash, mowing the sparse grass in parks, and standing on ladders to paint highway underpasses and prune palm trees. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93017-iraq-looking-for-work.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/paring-down-high-unemployment-is-iraqs-next-task.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/paring-down-high-unemployment-is-iraqs-next-task.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:27:00 EDT Spc. Grover Gebhart has spent nine months at a small post on a Sunni-Shiite fault line in western Baghdad. But the 21-year-old soldier on his first tour in Iraq feels he's missing the real war--in Afghanistan, where his brother is fighting the Taliban. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92455-iraq-looking-for-action.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/some-us-soldiers-in-iraq-yearn-to-be-in-afghan-war.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/some-us-soldiers-in-iraq-yearn-to-be-in-afghan-war.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:54:18 EDT The case started quietly, when a Muslim woman who sheaths herself in a head-to-toe veil was denied French citizenship because she had not assimilated enough into this society. France's highest body upheld the decision, and politicians across the spectrum agreed it was the right move. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/france-denies-citizenship-to-veiled-muslim-woman.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:35:37 EDT Seated behind the wheel of a fire engine, Dave Breglia follows a map dotted with expensive homes threatened by wildfires. His job: protect high-end real estate and save an insurance company millions of dollars. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/91836-firefighters-for-hire.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/wildfires-bring-demand-for-private-firefighters.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/wildfires-bring-demand-for-private-firefighters.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:08:11 EDT Glen Phillips kneels down, scoops up a handful of dirt and squashes it in his fist to test whether the soil in this dry patch of the Australian Outback is ready to take a crop of wheat. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/90637-australia-waiting-for-rain.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/food-crisis-drought-hurts-vital-australian-wheat.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/food-crisis-drought-hurts-vital-australian-wheat.htm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:52:13 EDT For a few hundred dollars, Hasan Nuhanovic learned that his mother managed to fatally slice open her veins moments before six armed men burst into her jail cell near the end of the Bosnian war. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/tips-on-mass-bosnia-war-graves-traded-for-cash.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:53:53 EDT An Israel-Hamas truce has boiled down to a simple trade-off: For a day of calm, Israel adds five truckloads of cows and 200 tons of cement to the barest basics it ships to Gaza, but rocket fire from the territory reseals the border for a day. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88344-mideast-israel-palestinians-cows-for-calm.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/israel-hamas-trade-cows-for-calm-as-part-of-truce.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/israel-hamas-trade-cows-for-calm-as-part-of-truce.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:31:02 EDT If Volkswagen AG decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers that are increasingly turning the region into a hotbed of car manufacturing. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88128-germany-volkswagen.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/volkswagen-mulls-south-for-next-auto-plant.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/volkswagen-mulls-south-for-next-auto-plant.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:17:51 EDT EU officials want European schoolchildren to swap their French fries for fruit. The European Union is aiming to spend $140 million a year to provide free fruit and vegetables to schools across the continent to tackle child obesity, officials said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/europe-plans-free-fruit-veggies-for-school-kids.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:40:20 EDT A college student claimed it was all a joke when he put his vote in this fall's presidential election up for sale on the Web auction site eBay. But prosecutors didn't see the humor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/minn-teen-charged-with-offering-his-vote-on-ebay.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:26:39 EDT A college student claimed it was all a joke when he put his vote in this fall's presidential election up for sale on the Web auction site eBay. But prosecutors didn't see the humor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/minn-teen-charged-with-offering-his-vote-on-ebay.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:59:16 EDT Four out of five workers aren't saving enough to maintain their lifestyle after retirement, with women being at a disadvantage because of their longer life spans and lower pay, according to a study released Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/study-workers-not-saving-enough-for-retirement.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:07:35 EDT Ten companies in the materials and processing sector are being to be added to the Russell 1000 in this year's reconstitution of the large-stock index, while three in the sector are being removed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/russell-1000-adds-9-materials-processing-stocks.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:33:12 EDT A man who auctioned his life--his house, his car, his job, even his friends--on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/life-for-sale-on-ebay-disappoints.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:11:34 EDT A man who auctioned his life--his house, his car, his job, even his friends--on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/man-auctions-life-but-disappointed-at-bid-price.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:33:53 EDT She's tried night clubs and online dating sites, but now a 42-year-old single mother is looking for love where everyone else's heart is breaking--the real estate market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/single-mom-selling-fla-home-and-heart-on-internet.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:54:22 EDT Shares of Electronics For Imaging Inc. rallied Wednesday after the digital printing company said it reached a settlement related to its former stock-option granting practices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/electronics-for-imaging-shares-up-after-stock-deal.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:45:19 EDT These days, everyone's feeling the pain at the pump, but for Houston's lowest-paid school district employees--who make as little as $15,000 a year--some relief may be on the way. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/houston-school-workers-hope-to-get-250-gas-money.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:27:35 EDT MANCHESTER, Tenn.--"On the Road" with Death Cab for Cutie isn't just a weak pun for the touring band. Jack Kerouac's book is an inspiration to lead singer and songwriter Ben Gibbard, who wrote many of the songs on their new album "Narrow Stairs" at a cabin in California's Big Sur once occupied by the author. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/73089-bonnaroo.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/death-cab-finds-life-on-the-road-to-their-liking.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/death-cab-finds-life-on-the-road-to-their-liking.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:13:57 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Friday, June 13, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of for-profit education companies advanced Friday after an analyst upgraded shares of Apollo Group Inc. following the company's decision to raise prices at its University of Phoenix. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/sector-roundup-for-profit-ed-video-game-cos.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:37:51 EDT