PLANS to make Shannon Airport the air cargo capital of Europe and generate 15,000 local jobs will be revealed by Shannon Development in the new year.

A TOP aviation expert yesterday predicted a bright future for Shannon Airport following the break-up of Aer Rianta.

A SNIPER killed a US soldier on patrol in Baghdad with a single shot, while gunmen targeted Iraqi officials in drive-by shootings designed to put them off co-operating with Americans, the military said yesterday.