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Oil prices fall even with spat between two big producers

Tuesday, 5 January 2016, 06:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

It turns out that thanks to a glut of crude, even tension between two big oil-producing countries isn't enough to drive prices higher. Oil futures spiked briefly on Monday after the news...

Deliberate acts cause more airline deaths than crashes

Tuesday, 5 January 2016, 06:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

There were more airline deaths worldwide due to deliberate acts in 2015 than to accidental air crashes for the second year in a row, according to an industry tally. There were only eight...

Canada investigates why 6-year-old is listed as travel risk

Tuesday, 5 January 2016, 06:38 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Canada's public safety minister has promised to investigate the case of a six-year-old boy whose name appears to be on a travel security risk list. The Ontario boy's father tweeted a photo from...

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