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Germany raised its threat level on Wednesday, saying concrete evidence had emerged of a possible attack. A suspicious piece of luggage that was about to be loaded onto a flight in Namibia was a "test device" from a U.S. company that sells products designed to test security, German Interior...

The Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in April. Workers aboard the Deepwater Horizon were pushing to complete the well at the heart of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill before the disaster, but no "conscious decision" to cut corners on safety has been discovered, a presidential commission reported...

London, England -- BP has returned to profit in the third quarter, following a major loss due to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, the company announced Tuesday. The company made a profit of $1.8 billion in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $17 billion in the previous quarter, BP...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/28/purefoy.nigeria.weapons.cnn The shipping containers filled with illegal weapons seized in Lagos, Nigeria, earlier this week came from Iran, a leading global shipping company said Saturday. The company, CMA CGM, said it was a victim of false cargo...

Kabul, Afghanistan -- Eight guards of a private security company were killed and three wounded in a clash between insurgents and the private security company Sunday night, officials said. The clash took place in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, said Daud Ahmadi, the spokesman for the...

A Chinese company has agreed to pay to repair homes of Americans who complained their drywall made them sick, a committee representing the plaintiffs said Thursday. Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin will fund a pilot project to replace the drywall in 300 houses in Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and...

The head of the company at the center of a toxic spill in Hungary has been arrested, accused of public endangerment and harming the environment, authorities said Monday. Earlier, executive Zoltan Bakonyi had been questioned by authorities. Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, told CNN...

PRINCE.EDWARD.ISLAND (CBC) - Thousands of P.E.I. chickens were destroyed Friday when a truck carrying them to slaughter overturned in Nova Scotia. The truck was carrying about 7,500 chickens from Kathy MacPhail's farm in York Point, north of Charlottetown. The truck overturned on Highway 14 in...

Tombstone medallions link to text, video WAYNESBURG, Pa., A Pennsylvania company says its "Memory Medallion" product for tombstones allows cellphone users to access text, video and Web sites about the deceased. Glenn Toothman of Waynesburg said his company, Memory Medallion, sells the standard...

French defense giants see profits rise PARIS, France's defense and aerospace group Thales and military electronics maker Safran both reported a surge in first-half net earnings. Thales' earnings grew more than 10-fold to $180 million, up from $16 million during the same period last year, the...

Winn-Dixie to pare down, closing 30 stores JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Southern U.S. grocer Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. said it would close 30 of its under-performing stores this year to adjust to a weak economic environment. The Florida company also said it would consolidate its four operating regions...

Baskin-Robbins retires five flavors CANTON, Mass., U.S. ice cream maker Baskin-Robbins' 31 flavors melted to 26 as the company announced it would retire five signature flavors to make room for new ones. To kick off its 65th birthday, Baskin-Robbins said it would officially relegate the...

Sauerkraut plant roof collapse kills 1 FREMONT, Ohio, (UPI) -- An Ohio sauerkraut factory will remain closed while a government agency investigates a roof collapse that killed a worker, company officials said Thursday. The Fremont Co. will stay closed until U.S. Occupational Safety and Health...

Former Johnson & Johnson CEO dies NEW YORK, (UPI) -- Richard B. Sellars, a former chairman and chief executive of Johnson & Johnson who fought to keep the firm in its New Jersey hometown, has died, his son said. Johnson, 92, died at his home in Osterville, Mass., The New York Times reported...

Auto-security company LoJack lays off 46 WESTWOOD, Mass., (UPI) -- LoJack Corp., the Westwood, Mass., vehicle-security system maker, said it will lay off 46 employees as part of restructuring. The layoffs will be primarily among employees at the company's headquarters and field sales staff...

Cirrus planning lower-cost corporate jet DULUTH, Minn., (UPI) -- Cirrus Design Corp., based in Minnesota, said its lower-cost alternative to the corporate jet should hit the market in about three years. Just before a prototype of the Vision SF 50 flew over the Twin Cities Friday, the company...

GM cancels summer break at nine plants DETROIT, (UPI) -- U.S. automaker General Motors Co. said it would skip the two-week summer layover at nine of its 11 factories to decrease waiting time for customers. The company said it was considering using temporary help during the two-week stretch...

Lionsgate investor threatens default HOLLYWOOD, (UPI) -- A billionaire shareholder unhappy with the financial performance of Lionsgate films says he's prepared to push the company into bankruptcy. Carl Icahn, locked in a battle for control of the company with its board of directors, sent a...

British pols rally around BP LONDON, (UPI) -- British politicians have rallied round BP as the British energy giant struggles with an out-of-control spill in the Gulf of Mexico and falling share prices. The company has long been one of the stalwarts of the London Stock Exchange, The New York...

Firm loses a ton of weight, literally ROCHESTER, N.Y., (UPI) -- Employees of a Rochester, N.Y., firm have lost a ton of weight -- actually 2,093 pounds to be exact, company officials said. As part of an overall wellness initiative that includes smoking cessation, stress management, nutrition...