US man kills bus driver, kidnaps child

Residents look over the school bus where a shooting occurred near Destiny Church,  just north of Midland City, Alabama. Picture: Danny Tindell Source: AP POLICE, SWAT teams and negotiators are clustered at a rural Alabama property where...

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Boeing Q4 sales strong but earnings not

US aerospace giant Boeing reported a sharp fourth quarter fall in earnings as expected on Wednesday, as tax costs surged from a year earlier but operating earnings gained on strong sales growth. Meanwhile, the company's chief executive said the...

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Egypt opposition urge talks amid violence

EGYPTIAN opposition leaders are calling for urgent talks on the political crisis gripping the country, as a fresh eruption of violence killed two more people in Cairo. Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading figure in the National Salvation Front, called...

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US man kills bus driver, kidnaps child

A GUNMAN has boarded a school bus in the southern US state of Alabama, shot and killed the driver and kidnapped a young boy, police say. The area around where the hostage-taking occurred on Tuesday has been evacuated, said Sergeant Rachel David,...

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Dow, S&P fall slightly after poor US GDP

US stocks were mostly lower in opening trade after government estimates showed the economy shrunk in the fourth quarter last year largely due to a cut back in government spending. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was...

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Israel hits Syria convoy near Lebanon

ISRAELI have forces carried out an air strike on a weapons convoy from Syria near the Lebanese border, security sources have told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. The attack came after Israel expressed concerns that Damascus's stockpile...

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German beer drinking hits new low

GERMANS are emptying fewer beer steins these days. Consumption of the national beverage fell by 1.8 per cent last year to the lowest level since West and East Germany reunified in 1990. The German government statistics agency reported on Wednesday...

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