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Small Business Action Plan for First Time International Business Development

March 27th, 2010

Adapting your business to a foreign country’s culture, is not an easy process the first time you try. You will not be able to anticipate the stumbling blocks that would…

Private guards kill Somali pirate for first time (AP)

March 24th, 2010

Armed Somali pirates carry out preparations to a skiff in Hobyo, northeastern Somalia, ahead of new attacks on ships sailing in the Gulf of Aden. Armed, private security guards aboard two Spanish fishing boats Friday repelled an attack from pirates in the Indian Ocean, the boats' owner said.(AFP/File/Mohamed Dahir)AP - Private security guards shot and killed a Somali pirate during an attack on a merchant ship off the coast of East Africa in what is believed to be…

US doctor faces first day of manslaughter trial (AP)

March 22nd, 2010

Dr. Jayant Patel, center, arrives at the Supreme Court with his wife Kishoree and his lawyer, Arun Raniga, in Brisbane, Australia, on Monday March 22, 2010. The American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling has pleaded not guilty to three manslaughter charges and one of grievous bodily harm. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)AP - An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling pleaded not guilty in an Australian court Monday to three manslaughter…

First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday (AP)

March 10th, 2010

Electoral workers sort through ballots cast in the national election in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Iraqi and UN officials say the first results from this week's parliamentary elections are likely to be released on Thursday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week’s historic vote as quickly as possible, saying Iraqis “have the…

Pedal issue at first drew little notice in Europe (AP)

March 2nd, 2010

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, the Toyota logo is shown at a dealership in North Palm Beach, Fla.,  The first reports of sticky accelerators on Toyota cars weren't made in the United States, where authorities have pressed Toyota into massive recalls that have gone global.  They were made in Europe, most prevalently in Britain and Ireland. There were no major accidents, it was mostly an annoyance that a skilled driver could manage.  (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)AP - Long before Toyota’s serious problems with surging accelerators, reports surfaced in Europe of a less catastrophic problem with gas pedals that didn’t ease off when drivers removed their…