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6 Afghan police killed in insider attack
An Afghan police officer and cook poisoned their colleagues at a checkpoint in an assault coordinated with insurgent fighters that left six dead in ...
WA apple farmers may see boon from bad weather
First, warm spring weather in the Northeast and Midwest tricked apple trees into budding earlier. Then an untimely frost damaged the delicate blossoms
NM peanut capital at heart of national recall
The country's largest organic peanut processing plant is scrubbing its facilities top to bottom and hopes to get back in production soon after a ...
Brazil: Saving endangered monkey helps forest
Three tiny flaming orange monkeys crouched on a tree branch, cocking their heads as if to better hear the high-pitched whistles and yaps that came ...
Charges of cronyism in Hungary farmland contracts
Gergely Bocsodi's family has been farming in this central Hungarian village for six generations but he fears there may not be a seventh, as the region ...
Philip Morris Int'l 3Q profit falls 6 percent
Cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc.'s third-quarter net income fell more than 6 percent, despite higher prices, as the company sold fewer ...
Humane Society hatches bid to unseat Iowa lawmaker
Rep. Steve King of Iowa has little use for the Humane Society, particularly when it comes to laws designed to give calves, pregnant sows and hens a ...
PepsiCo profit dips; more ads, new products on tap
PepsiCo Inc.'s net income dipped 5 percent in the third quarter as the snack food and beverage maker poured more money into bolstering its flagship ...
World Food Prize activities attract Occupy protest
It's difficult to argue with the goals of the World Food Prize Foundation — to recognize people who have helped improve the quality and availability ...
French sneak cash to Syrians in direct aid program
France has been sneaking large sums of cash — $2 million in all — to civilians in Syria to help rebel-held towns rebuild bakeries, dispose of garbage ...
EU mulls ways to reduce use of food-based biofuel
Europe is considering limiting the amount of food-based biofuels that can count toward its renewable fuel targets while a drought in the U.S.
Experts: worst grape harvest in half century
Winemaker Cherie Spriggs had watched the bad weather over southern England's vineyards all season long. It just wasn't good enough for Nyetimber, her ...
Squirrel population boom frustrates fruit growers
Don't let the bright eyes and bushy tails fool you. These squirrels are up to no good. Last year's mild winter and a bumper crop of nuts have caused ...
Syrian rebels in Aleppo mostly poor, pious, rural
Most of the rebels fighting government forces in the city of Aleppo fit a specific mold: They're poor, religiously conservative and usually come from ...
A look at some of the top smoking nations
Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev declared war on tobacco Tuesday, calling for a ban on tobacco advertising, an end to smoking in public and a ...
Should Africa be growing more wheat?
Bedlu Mamo stood in middle of his field in Ethiopia and cast a wary eye at the new variety of wheat he planted for the first time. "The price is good, ...
Sprint suitor Son stands apart in sober Japan
The Japanese billionaire behind a deal that will create the world's third-biggest mobile company spent his childhood in a slum, where he proudly rode ...
Big tobacco says corrective statements go too far
Tobacco companies are urging a federal judge to reject the government's proposed industry-financed corrective statements, calling them "forced public ...
For dollars' worth of copper farmers out thousands
Cannon Michael is a folk hero across California's agriculture heartland, where these days the price of scrap metal influences a farmer's bottom line ...
NM company linked to illness expands peanut recall
A New Mexico food company that produced the peanut butter linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning has expanded an ongoing recall of its products ...
Salmonella fear spurs firm to recall dog treats
A pet food company is voluntarily recalling dog treats that could be contaminated with salmonella. Nature's Recipe announced Saturday the recall of ...
Va. escapes worst of recession but new fears ahead
Amid scenic horse farms, vineyards, Civil War landmarks and quaint shops tucked in historic red-brick buildings, signs of prosperity are plainly ...
Industry sues over NYC crackdown on sugary drinks
Soda makers, restaurateurs and other businesses sued Friday to try to block the city's unprecedented move to restrict sales of super-sized, sugary ...
Arkansas-based Tyson to audit treatment of animals
The nation's largest meat company, Tyson Foods Inc., announced Friday that it will do an animal treatment audit of suppliers' farms. The news comes ...