German flags at half mast after school bloodbath WINNENDEN, Germany, (AFP) - Germany was in mourning Thursday after a teenage gunman ran amok at a school and the local area, killing at least 15 people and finally himself in a shootout with police. German mogul kills self over financial meltdown BERLIN - German billionaire Adolf Merckle threw himself in front of a train after his business empire, which included interests ranging from VW cars to pharmaceuticals to cement, ran into trouble in the global financial crisis, his family said Tuesday. Cheng leads China to fifth world title Cheng Fei became the first gymnast to win three consecutive vault titles as China added three more golds to their haul at the world championships here on Saturday.
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