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FBI's search for Jimmy Hoffa's body continues a third day
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Michigan (Reuters) - Investigators looking for the remains of former Teamsters boss, Jimmy Hoffa, in a suburban Detroit field continued their search for a third day Wednesday, seeking to verify a mobster's claim that the labor leader was buried alive on the property in 1975.

FedEx posts higher-than expected profit, will cut more capacity
(Reuters) - FedEx Corp reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, sending its shares higher, but the world's biggest air-freight company said it was cutting more capacity between the United States and Asia.

Obama says U.S. 'will do more' to fight climate change
BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States understood it had to do more to fight climate change and he pledged that more action was coming.

Beetles, housefly larvae open new frontier in animal feed sector
PARIS (Reuters) - French start-up company Ynsect has identified a cheap, nourishing and locally sourced alternative to soybeans as a vital source of protein in animal feed. The clue is in its name.

New 'Obamacare' exchanges could miss enrollment deadline: GAO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New health insurance exchanges being set up by the federal government in more than 30 states under President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare overhaul could miss an October 1 deadline for open enrollment, a government report said on Wednesday.

Analysis: Half-way to lost decade, Europe's growth task as tough as ever
LONDON (Reuters) - Half-way towards a lost decade for Europe's economy, pessimism persists about the political will to halt a worrying slide in the region's potential growth.

Obama wants to cut nuclear arms, seeks talks with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to reduce deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third and revive negotiations with Russia to "move beyond Cold War nuclear postures", he said in a speech on Wednesday in Berlin.

Kurdish rebel commander warns Turkish state sabotaging peace
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A top Kurdish militant commander warned on Wednesday a fragile peace process had been jeopardized by increased military activity and a lack of concrete steps by the government, including the continued detention of Kurdish politicians.

Putin criticizes U.S. over missile defenses
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern about U.S. missile defenses and high-precision weapons on Wednesday, before a speech in which Barack Obama was expected to call for nuclear arms cuts.

Hamas says its Iran ties worsen over Syrian civil war
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas said on Wednesday its relations with financial backer Iran have suffered as a result of the Islamist group's support of rebels battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a long-time Iranian ally.

Mozambique's Renamo threatens to paralyze vital coal railway
MAPUTO (Reuters) - The Renamo opposition party, a former guerrilla organization, threatened on Wednesday to paralyze the only railway line out of Mozambique's vast coalfields in an effort to hurt the government.

Somali Islamist rebels launch deadly attack on U.N. compound
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Islamist militants carried out a deadly assault on a U.N. compound in the Somali capital on Wednesday, dealing a blow to fragile security gains that have allowed a slow return of foreign aid workers and diplomats.

Palestinian tobacco faces threat from crackdown on black economy
YA'ABAD, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian farmers sow tobacco sprouts in the rocky earth of the northern West Bank, reaping a harvest that provides a reliable livelihood in the struggling occupied territory.

Turkish government, protesters seek to draw sting from unrest
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday he had no objection to silent anti-government protests inspired by a symbolic "Standing Man" vigil, comments that could help draw the sting out of three weeks of often violent demonstrations.

Obama says U.S. to redouble efforts to close Guantanamo
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States would step up its attempts to close Guantanamo Bay prison.

Man accused of kidnapping Cleveland women to face more charges
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Authorities plan to present evidence next week to a grand jury as they seek to bring more charges against the former Cleveland bus driver accused of holding three women captive in his home, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty said Wednesday.

Arizona bridge collapse kills one, injures one
(Reuters) - A freeway bridge under construction collapsed in Mesa, Arizona, on Wednesday, killing one worker and injuring another, a fire department spokesman said.

Wall St. dips after recent rally as Fed statement looms
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dipped modestly at the open on Wednesday, but held on to most of their gains over the last two days, ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve statement and news conference.

Britain says reckless bankers could face jail
LONDON (Reuters) - Bankers who are reckless with customers' or taxpayers' money could face criminal charges and have bonuses and pensions clawed back, according to proposals backed by Britain's prime minister on Wednesday.

Forgotten man Bastl reveling in 'new career'
LONDON (Reuters) - Scraping around the fringes of professional tennis, at tournaments in unglamorous locations, without umpires and ball boys and against players not old enough to remember his golden moment, George Bastl is determined for one last hurrah.