IBTimes.com RSS FeedInternational Business News32 picketers arrested outside Disneyland- August 15, 2008 Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth.http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/32-picketers-arrested-outside-disneyland.htm No. 6: Phelps grabs yet another gold medal, WR- August 15, 2008 Michael Phelps hung on the lane rope in a familiar pose, admiring another world record while his rivals gasped for breath. Make it 6-for-6 at the Beijing Games.http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/no-6-phelps-grabs-yet-another-gold-medal-wr.htm Oil drops below $114 on slowing economies- August 15, 2008 Oil prices dropped below $114 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors speculated slowing economic growth in the world's largest economies will continue to undermining global crude demand.http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/oil-drops-below-114-on-slowing-economies.htm Edwards' ally explains $14,000 payment to mistress- August 15, 2008 John Edwards' political action committee paid his mistress $14,000 after she stopped working for it to obtain 100 hours of unused videotape shot for his unsuccessful presidential campaign, an associate told The Associated Press on Thursday. She already had been paid $100,000 for the programs.http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/edwards-ally-explains-14-000-payment-to-mistress.... SKorea's Lee urges NKorea to abandon nuclear bombs- August 15, 2008 South Korea's president urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear program and resume stalled inter-Korean dialogue, saying Friday he wants to enrich the communist country through economic cooperation.http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/skoreas-lee-urges-nkorea-to-abandon-nuclear-bombs... N.Korean shooter, Vietnamese gymnast test positive- August 15, 2008 A two-time North Korean medalist in shooting and a Vietnamese gymnast have failed doping tests at the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee says both athletes have been kicked out of the games after testing positive for banned substances.http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/n-korean-shooter-vietnamese-gymnast-test-positive... Phelps trading card skyrockets in value to $500- August 15, 2008 Chalk up another remarkable feat for Michael Phelps: somehow making swimming trading cards popular. An autographed 2004 trading card of the record-shattering Olympian was trading for as much as $500 on Thursday, just two weeks after industry experts say the collectible could be easily had for $25.http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/phelps-trading-card-skyrockets-in-value-to-500.ht... Phelps qualifies 2nd-quickest in 100 butterfly- August 15, 2008 Michael Phelps has qualified second-fastest for the 100-meter butterfly semifinals, minutes after winning his sixth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics.http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/phelps-advances-to-100-butterfly-semifinals.htm Bolt, Powell, Gay coast through first 100m heats- August 15, 2008 Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay have advanced out of their first heats in the Olympic 100-meter dash. Gay, racing for the first time since hurting his left hamstring at U.S. Olympic trials, had no trouble winning his heat Friday, crossing the line in 10.22 seconds.http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/bolt-powell-gay-coast-through-first-100m-heats.ht... It's 6: Phelps keeps going with another gold medal- August 15, 2008 Michael Phelps made it 6-for-6 at the Beijing Olympics, closing in on Mark Spitz with another world-record swim Friday morning. Phelps dominated right from the start of the 200-meter individual medley and powered away to win in 1 minutes, 54.23 seconds. He knocked off his own mark of 1:54.80 set at last month's U.S. trials, his sixth world record of the games.http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/phelps-advances-others-claim-olympic-spotlight.ht... |