IBT Staff Reporter

General Mills Inc , maker of Cheerios cereal and Progresso soup, on Wednesday reported a higher quarterly profit, helped by a surge in international sales.

The American Federation of Government Employees, the union for Transportation Security Officers nationwide, on Wednesday called on TSA to immediately begin a nationwide radiation monitoring program and provide TSOs with dosimeters to measure radiation output at the checkpoints.

Wall Street was poised for a lower open on Wednesday as concerns over debt issues in the euro zone, Japan's nuclear crisis and violence in the Middle East and North Africa persisted.

RBC Capital Markets said the ultimate low in the U.S. equity markets might not have been reached, but a bottoming process has probably started. The brokerage said most of the technical indicators suggest that an intermediate-term low is near. Readings from sentiment, positioning and internal momentum indicators reveal much more damage under the hood than at the index level.

NBC News confirmed via Twitter that actress Elizabeth Taylor has passed away. She was 79 years old.

Nokia will start talks with staff at the end of April on substantial job cuts that follow its tie-up with Microsoft , the company said on Wednesday.

According to the NY Post, the world's most famous polar bear will be stuffed and put on display in a Berlin museum.

Oil rose slightly on Wednesday, reversing earlier losses, as unrest flared in the Middle East and North Africa, a vital part of global energy supply.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech revealed that back in 2002 Arsenal overlooked the then 19-year-old Cech as they felt he wasn't good enough for life in the Premier League.

Britain's economy will grow more slowly this year than initially hoped, finance minister George Osborne said on Wednesday, citing new forecasts from the government's fiscal watchdog.

The official recording of the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29 will be available to download within hours of the service finishing.

The Judeo-Christian God may have been married, according to a British theologian, who says the Almighty, also known as 'Yahweh', had a wife - a goddess named 'Asherah'.

Corrects headline to show index futures were down

Even as the 'anti-gay' app was removed from the Apple App store, Senators have raised concern over a Police/DUI-evasive app. From Joint-Maker to Baby-Shaker, here is a list of Top 10 most controversial Apple Apps:

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday, after modest losses in the previous session, as worry continued over debt issues in the euro zone, Japan's nuclear crisis and violence in the Middle East and North Africa.

Insight Communications Co, controlled by The Carlyle Group, has put itself up for auction, seeking a deal valuing the U.S. cable operator at up to $4 billion, people close to the deal told Reuters.

Britain's budget on Wednesday is likely to show the government's ambitious deficit-busting goals are still within reach, but an uncertain recovery and stubborn inflation could yet disrupt its austerity plans.

Senators say the DUI checkpoint evasion app is harmful to public safety, implores Apple to take it down.

Samsung followed Apple's thinner, lighter and faster mantra to the hilt to deliver two new super thin and light, Android 3.0 tablets to take on iPad 2.

Japan estimated the cost of the damage from its devastating earthquake and tsunami could top $300 billion as authorities in Tokyo warned that babies should not be given tap water because of radiation from a crippled nuclear plant.

The Japanese government on Wednesday estimated the direct damage from a deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck the country's northeast this month at as much as $310 billion, making it the world's costliest natural disaster.

U.S. food company Fresh Del Monte Produce said on Tuesday it was recalling nearly 5,000 cartons of cantaloupes which may be contaminated with a form of salmonella.

Oil steadied on Wednesday due to concerns that unrest in Yemen may spill over into neighboring countries in the oil rich Middle East Gulf region, while an expected increase in U.S. crude inventories capped gains prices.

Portugal's parliament is expected to reject government austerity measures on Wednesday, setting the stage for the possible collapse of the minority Socialist administration a day before a European summit.

Supply chain disruptions in Japan have forced at least one global automaker to delay the launch of two new models and are forcing other industries to shutter plants and rethink their logistical infrastructure.

Sprint Nextel Corp cried foul over a planned merger between AT&T Inc and T-Mobile USA, saying the deal would stifle competition and potentially hurt its profitability.

Billionaire Warren Buffett, who is looking to invest in large countries such as China, India and Brazil, said on Wednesday he expected global output to rise significantly over the next year.

Despite his fit of rage over being questioned on his ex-girlfriend Rihanna on 'Good Morning America', ABC is likely to keep the 'Dancing with the Stars' date with Chris Brown.

TMZ is reporting that the 24-year-old actress is seriously considering taking a plea deal.