US man kills bus driver, kidnaps child

A gunman boarded a school bus in Alabama, shot and killed the driver and kidnapped a young boy, police say. A tense standoff moved into its second day as police negotiated with a US man suspected of boarding a crowded school bus,...

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US weekly jobless claims rise

NEW claims for US unemployment insurance benefits rose last week but were still in line with an improving trend in the jobs market, government figures show. Initial jobless claims, a sign of the pace of layoffs, rose by 38,000 to 368,000 in...

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US consumer spending flat in December

US consumers held tight to their wallets in December, the key holiday shopping season, despite a rise in incomes, according to Commerce Department data. Household spending edged up 0.2 per cent from November, only half the growth of the prior...

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Marriage is good for the heart: study

MARRIED people are less prone to heart attacks than singletons and more likely to recover if stricken, according to a Finnish study. Researchers collected data on 15,330 people in Finland between the ages of 35 and 99 who suffered "acute coronary...

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Arnie calls for 'sexy' environmentalism

ARNOLD Schwarzenegger has called for an end to "doom and gloom" environmentalism as he hosted the first conference of his new green movement fostering action by local governments and individuals. "If we want to inspire the world, it is time for...

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Indon party chief arrested over corruption

INDONESIA'S anti-graft agency has arrested the head of the country's largest Islamic-based party, which is part of the coalition government, on suspicion of corruption, its spokesman says. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said Prosperous...

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China convicts Tibetan burning 'inciters'

A CHINESE court has convicted two Tibetans of murder for inciting others to burn themselves to death, giving one a suspended death penalty and the other 10 years in prison, state media report. The judgments were believed to be the first of their...

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