International Business News - other 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 French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to clean up the way France sells its weapons abroad. A trial opening in Paris on Monday about alleged arms trafficking to Angola shows why, by exposing corrupt dealings long associated with the arms trade. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/beyond-french-angola-arms-trial-other-iffy-trades.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:58:12 EDT Giant screens were set up in parks so Beijing residents could share in the glory of their city hosting the lavish Olympics opening ceremony Friday. But in at least one park, security guards shut the gates and shooed people away. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/105511-beijing-olympics-protests.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/beijing-residents-told-to-stay-home-as-games-open.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/beijing-residents-told-to-stay-home-as-games-open.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:42:56 EDT Brunswick Corp. and United Capital Corp. are the only two stocks in the broad "other" sector being added to the Russell 2000 in this year's reconstitution of the small stock index, while nine stocks in the sector were removed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/russell-2000-adds-brunswick-corp-united-capital.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:22 EDT Walters Industries Inc. is the lone stock in the broad "other" sector being to be added to the Russell 1000 in this year's reconstitution of the large stock index, while one stock in the sector was removed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/russell-1000-adds-walters-industries.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:11:59 EDT Ten companies in the "other energy" sector, which encompasses energy companies not considered integrated oil companies, are being to be added to the Russell 1000 in this year's reconstitution of the large-stock index, while 2 in the sector are being removed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/russell-1000-adds-10-energy-stocks.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:46:55 EDT A former guard at the Carnegie Museum of Art has been charged with vandalizing a million-dollar painting he apparently didn't like, damaging it beyond repair. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/pa-museum-guard-accused-of-destroying-painting.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:30:13 EDT A Roman Catholic watchdog group is protesting a student art exhibition in which religious symbols including a crucifix and rosary are depicted in sexually explicit paintings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/catholic-group-protests-new-york-student-paintings.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:14:50 EDT J.K. Rowling extolled the crucial importance of imagination during a speech Thursday at Harvard University's spring commencement, saying, "We do not need magic to transform our world." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/64618-people-harvard-rowling.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/at-harvard-rowling-stresses-role-of-imagination.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/at-harvard-rowling-stresses-role-of-imagination.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:38:30 EDT Model-turned-first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, actress Catherine Deneuve and the Shah of Iran's widow were among mourners Thursday at the funeral of legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/64379-france-yves-saint-laurent.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/fashion-world-bids-farewell-to-yves-saint-laurent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/fashion-world-bids-farewell-to-yves-saint-laurent.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:15:29 EDT Entertainment highlights during the week of June 8-14: 1963: The movie "Cleopatra" made its premiere in New York City. It starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/that-was-the-week-that-was.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:26 EDT Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 8-14: June 8: Comedian Jerry Stiller is 81. Comedian-talk show host Joan Rivers is 75. Actor James Darren is 72. Actor Bernie Casey is 69. Singer Nancy Sinatra is 68. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 66. Singer Boz Scaggs is 64. Actor Don Grady ("My Three Sons") is 64. Guitarist Mick Box of Uriah Heep is 61. Actress Sonia Braga is 58. Actress Kathy Baker ("Picket Fences") is 58. Country guitarist Tony Rice is 57. Singer Bonnie Tyler is 55. Actor Griffin Dunne is 53. "Dilbert" cartoonist Scott Adams is 51. Actor-director Keenan Ivory Wayans is 50. Singer Mick Hucknall of Simply Red is 48. Keyboardist Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran is 46. Singer Doris Pearson of Five Star is 42. Actress Julianna Margulies ("Canterbury's Law," "ER") is 41. Actor Dan Futterman ("Judging Amy") is 41. Actor David Sutcliffe ("Gilmore Girls") is 39. Singer Nicci Gilbert of Brownstone is 38. Actress Kelli Williams ("The Practice") is 38. Actor Mark Feuerstein ("West Wing," "Good Morning, Miami") is 37. Guitarist Mike Scheuchzer of MercyMe is 33. Rapper Kanye West is 31. Fiddler Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek is 27. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/celebrity-birthdays.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:25 EDT Ron Kuby, who lost his previous radio job to Don Imus, will return to the air Monday on the Air America Radio network. Kuby will be on Air America from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time, the network said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/air-america-hires-ron-kuby-for-afternoon-show.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:12:13 EDT Come mid-August, the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line" will be alive and kicking no more. The musical about a group of dancers auditioning for a big Broadway musical will close Aug. 17 after a run of 759 performances and 18 previews, producer John Breglio announced Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/chorus-line-sets-an-august-broadway-closing-date.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:45:12 EDT Alton Kelley, an artist who helped created the psychedelic style of posters and other art associated with the 1960s San Francisco rock scene, has died. He was 67. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/62285-obit-kelley.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/alton-kelley-creator-of-psychedelic-rock-posters-dies.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/alton-kelley-creator-of-psychedelic-rock-posters-dies.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:55:13 EDT The battling Lohans are back in court. Nearly a year after they settled their divorce, Lindsay Lohan's estranged parents were in a Long Island courtroom Tuesday over custody issues. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/62008-people-lohans.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/lohans-parents-back-in-court-over-custody-dispute.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/lohans-parents-back-in-court-over-custody-dispute.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:49:35 EDT The British prime minister's dull-as-dishwater image is getting a revamp from an unlikely source: U.S.-based comic book publisher Marvel. Gordon Brown, who has been in the political doldrums of late and is often described as buttoned down, is depicted in a heroic light in "Captain Britain and MI13," a new comic that shows the prime minister helping stave off an attack of evil, green-skinned aliens. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/61955-britain-nissan.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/british-leader-brown-a-marvel-comics-superhero.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/british-leader-brown-a-marvel-comics-superhero.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:02:09 EDT Brigitte Bardot was convicted Tuesday of provoking discrimination and racial hatred for writing that Muslims are destroying France. A Paris court also handed down a $23,325 fine against the former screen siren and animal rights campaigner. The court also ordered Bardot to pay $1,555 in damages to MRAP. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/61761-france-bardot-racism.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/former-screen-siren-bardot-convicted-in-race-case.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/former-screen-siren-bardot-convicted-in-race-case.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:17:57 EDT Francisco Costa, Tom Ford and Tory Burch were the big winners at Monday night's Council of Fashion Designer of America awards, the industry's top honor. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/61677-cfda-fashion-awards.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/costa-ford-and-burch-are-fashions-big-winners.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/costa-ford-and-burch-are-fashions-big-winners.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:25:44 EDT Hulk Hogan's 17-year-old son will stay in solitary confinement for now. A judge on Tuesday denied Nick Bollea's request to change the conditions of his jail sentence because solitary confinement is causing him "unbearable anxiety." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/hulk-hogans-son-wants-out-of-solitary-confinement.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:06:38 EDT Paul Sills, one of the founders of the improvisational comedy group "The Second City," which has turned out some of America's best-known comedians, died Monday. He was 80. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/paul-sills-a-founder-of-second-city-dies-at-80.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:51:49 EDT