Vivvo CMS 4.0 BusinessDay... the voice of business http://www.businessdayonline.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. BusinessDay... the voice of business http://www.businessdayonline.com/files.php?file= http://www.businessdayonline.com/ US lists polar bears as threatened http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/us_lists_polar_bears_as.html World Wed, 14 May 2008 16:49:00 -0500 WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government Wednesday listed polar bears as a threatened species owing to a drastic reduction in Arctic sea ice, but insisted John Edwards backs Obama as top Democrats rally round http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/john_edwards_backs_obama_as.html World Wed, 14 May 2008 14:48:00 -0500 WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democratic front-runner Barack Obama scored a coup Wednesday in his White House nominating battle against Hillary Clinton by winning the high-profile endorsement Ban sends UN humanitarian chief to Myanmar to press junta http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/ban_sends_un_humanitarian_chief.html World Wed, 14 May 2008 15:32:00 -0500 UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he was sending the organization's top humanitarian official to cyclone-hit Myanmar to try to persuade Bush hails Israel as rocket attack wounds 14 http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/bush_hails_israel_as_rocket.html World Wed, 14 May 2008 11:26:00 -0500 JERUSALEM (AFP) - Visiting US President George W. Bush paid a 60th anniversary tribute to Israel as a democracy challenged by "terrorists" on Wednesday Two arrested after India bomb blasts kill 63 http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/two_arrested_after_india_bomb.html World Wed, 14 May 2008 07:56:00 -0500 JAIPUR (AFP) - Indian police on Wednesday arrested two men after eight near-simultaneous bombings killed 63 people and wounded 216 in the Rajasthan tourist city Greece clears Deutsche Telekom deal on OTE: ministry sources http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/greece_clears_deutsche_telekom_deal.html World Wed, 14 May 2008 09:59:00 -0500 ATHENS (AFP) - Greece on Wednesday approved the terms of a deal with German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom for joint management of the Hellenic Telecom Delta Air Lines pilots approve Northwest takeover http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/delta_air_lines_pilots_approve.html World Wed, 14 May 2008 10:37:00 -0500 NEW YORK (AFP) - Delta Air Lines said Wednesday its pilots had cleared merger plans with Northwest Airlines that would create the largest US carrier. UN chief calls emergency talks on Myanmar http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/un_chief_calls_emergency_talks.html World Wed, 14 May 2008 10:44:00 -0500 YANGON (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon Wednesday called an emergency meeting on Myanmar's aid crisis, as the junta refused to open up to a US lists polar bears as threatened http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/us_lists_polar_bears_as.html World Wed, 14 May 2008 10:48:00 -0500 WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government Wednesday listed polar bears as a threatened species, warning that melting of Arctic sea ice was menacing their habitat. Gunmen seize oil vessel, 11 workers, demand N30m ransom http://www.businessdayonline.com/energy/9745.html Energy Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 -0500 Gunmen from the ranks of militants in the Niger Delta early Tuesday hijacked a supply vessel belonging to US oil giant, Chevron, around Krakrama creek, near Port Harcourt. BusinessDay... the voice of business