Sacked worker attacks firm
Orlando (Florida), Nov. 6 (AP): A gunman opened fire today in the offices of an engineering firm from which he was sacked more than two years ago, killing one person and injuring five others.

Orlando shooting: One dead as exemployee opens fire
An employee of an engineering consulting firm who was laid off in 2007 opened fire at his former workplace in Orlando Florida on Friday killing one person and wounding five others police said.

At least one dead in shooting at Orlando high-rise in US
At least one person was killed and five others injured in a shooting Friday at a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida in the US.

Gunman Shoots 6, Kills 1 in Orlando
A gunman identified as Jason Rodriguez, 40, walked into his former workplace and opened fire on Friday, officials said.

One killed, five injured in Florida shooting
In the second mass shooting in the US in two days, 40-year-old Jason Rodriguez attacked his former office in a shooting spree in Orlando, Florida that left one person dead and five wounded.

Orlando suspect caught after shootings
Firefighters and police responded to a reported shooting Friday at a high-rise building in Orlando, Florida.

One killed, 5 injured in Orlando shooting
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire inside a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, the mayor and the local police chief said.

Two dead, several wounded in Orlando office shooting
At least two persons were killed and many others injured on Friday when a gunman went on a shooting spree in a high rise building in Orlando city of Florida otherwise known for Disneyland, police official said.

One dead in Orlando office attack
Police in the US city of Orlando arrest a gunman who opened fire in an office, killing one person and injuring five others.

Two killed in another US shooting spree
Two people were killed and six were hurt in the second mass shooting in the United States in as many days.

2 killed as gunman goes berserk in Orlando
13 dead in Thursdays Texas shooting

Shooting at Florida office leaves one dead and five injured
One person was killed and five were hurt when a gunman went on the rampage at an office building in Florida today, in the second mass shooting in the US in two days.

Friendly fire wounds 25 in NATO troop search
More than 25 NATO and Afghan troops have been wounded during a search for two missing US soldiers in western Afghanistan, the NATO-led force says.

At least 25 hurt in U.S. troop search in Afghanistan
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 25 NATO and Afghan troops were wounded during a search Friday for two missing U.S. paratroopers in western Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said.

Nato soldiers 'believed drowned'
Two US soldiers originally thought missing in Afghanistan are believed to have drowned, officials say.

2 NATO soldiers missing in Afghanistan
Two members of the NATO-led military force in Afghanistan have been missing since Wednesday, the force said Friday.

Taliban Claims to Have Bodies of 2 Drowned Soldiers
The Taliban is claiming to hold the bodies of two drowned coalition soldiers on Friday, Sky News reported.

NATO: 2 U.S. soldiers die in Afghanistan
KABUL (AP) -- NATO is reporting the deaths of two more American service members in Afghanistan. A NATO statement says the two Americans were killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan but gave no further details. The deaths bring to three the number of U.S. service members killed in the Afghan war so far this month. October was the deadliest month of the eight-year war for U.S. forces with 59 deaths reported. Email

Bomb kills two American soldiers in Afghanistan
A bomb blast killed two American soldiers serving under Nato in southern Afghanistan NATO'S International Security Assistance Force ISAF said on Friday.

Fort Hood shooting: one of victims was pregnant
One of the 13 people shot dead in the massacre at the Fort Hood military base in Texas was a pregnant woman according to reports.

Focus turns to motive in army base massacre
Investigators in the US are searching for the motive behind a mass shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas.

Some Muslims fear backlash after Fort Hood shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arab and Muslim Americans on Friday braced for the possibility of verbal or physical attacks after an Army psychiatrist of Arab descent allegedly killed 13 during a shooting rampage at a military base in Texas.

Surviving Fort Hood
The killings at Fort Hood are a reminder of our failure to deal with the psychological wounds of war.

Fort Hood Victims Had Different Reasons for Enlisting
The 13 victims of the Fort Hood Army base massacre had different reasons for enlisting in the military.

Search for clues in Fort Hood shooting
The suspect in Thursday's deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, is in stable condition, the hospital commander at the base said Friday.

Video: Death toll hits 13 in Texas shooting spree
Army psychiatrist believed to be responsible for shooting rampage at Fort Hood is hospitalised and on a ventilator

CNET News Daily Podcast: Skype, eBay move forward
eBay settles with Skype founders, and will sell its controlling interest in the Internet telephony company.

Settlement for eBay, Skype Founders
On Friday, eBay (EBAY) announced a settlement with Skypes founders which will allow the sale of a majority share in the Internet telephone and video communications company worth $2 billion.

EBay Settles Suit Over Skype Sale
The founders of Skype will drop their lawsuits against the company and a consortium of buyers who bid to purchase Skype. In exchange, the founders will get a 14 percent share in the new Skype.

Skype sale back on as founders end lawsuit against eBay
The founders of internet phone service Skype have agreed to settle a potentially damaging lawsuit in return for taking a 14pc stake in the business once owner eBay sells a majority stake to a private equityled consortium.

eBay in Skype deal with founders
eBay settles a lawsuit with the founders of Skype, ending uncertainty over the future of the internet phone company.

UPDATE 2-Skype suitors reach legal pact, eBay deal to proceed
NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - EBay Inc said on Friday that private investors looking to buy Skype had agreed to settle litigation with Skype's founders, who will get a 14-percent stake in the Internet phone service in the transaction.

Pak officer hurt in ambush
Islamabad, Nov. 6: A Pakistan army brigadier and his driver were wounded after gunmen on a motorbike opened fire on their vehicle in Islamabad today.

Brigadier fired upon in Pakistani capital
In the third attack in two weeks targeting senior army commanders in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, gunmen opened fire on an army vehicle on Friday, injuring a brigadier and his driver

Gunmen in Pakistan Attack Senior Army Officer
The drive-by shooting, which left the brigadier and his military driver injured, was the third such attack against senior military officers in 15 days.

Pakistani forces enter Taliban headquarters
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers entered the Taliban headquarters in South Waziristan on Friday, the military said, as gunmen wounded an army brigadier and his driver in a drive-by shooting in the capital.

Key Pakistan Taliban town 'falls'
Pakistani forces capture the strategically important town of Ladha from the Taliban in ongoing clashes in South Waziristan, officials say.

Pakistani Forces Enter Final Militant Stronghold
The Pakistani army entered the last of three militant strongholds targeted by a major offensive in the northwest on Friday, as gunmen wounded a senior army officer and a soldier in the capital.

CAS grant Chelsea stay of FIFA transfer ban
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Friday granted Chelsea a suspension of FIFA's transfer ban, allowing the English Premier League club to sign players during the January transfer window.

Chelsea transfer ban is suspended
Chelsea will be able to buy and sell players in January after their Fifa transfer ban is suspended pending a final decision.

CAS suspend Chelsea's ban on signing players
Chelsea were cleared to sign new players in the January transfer window on Friday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended a ban imposed by world body FIFA.

Chelsea transfer ban for Gael Kakuta signing suspended by Court of Arbitration for Sport
If as expected case is not heard until the New Year it means that Chelsea will be able to recruit players in January.

Chelsea transfer ban suspended by Court of Arbitration for Sport
Chelsea could launch an unexpected January spending spree after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne suspended Fifas transfer ban against the club.

Ganguly back as KKR captain, Whatmore appointed coach
Sourav Ganguly will return as the Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper for IPL-3, while Dav Whatmore has been appointed as the coach of the side.

Whatmore to coach KKR
KOLKATA: Knight Riders on Friday reappointed former India captain Sourav Ganguly as captain for the Indian Premier League season III in 2010 while naming Dav Whatmore as its new coach. Ganguly replaced New Zealands Brendon ...

Whatmore named KKR coach, Ganguly captain
Kolkata Knight Riders, which finished at the bottom in the second edition of the Indian Premier League, named Dav Whatmore as its new coach, with Delhi Ranji coach Vijay Dahiya his deputy.

Sourav to lead Knight Riders, Whatmore appointed coach
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Friday announced that former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly will lead the side in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season-III next year, replacing New Zealand's Brendon McCullum.

Sourav Ganguly reappointed Kolkata Knight Riders captain
Sourav Ganguly is back as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders for next year's Indian Premier League. Dav Whatmore has been appointed coach.

Koda's associate Vikas Sinha arrested by ED
Vikas Sinha, an associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in Ranchi.

Law closes in on Koda, associate arrested
Ex-Jharkhand CM accused of Rs 4,000-cr corruption scam.

Kodas aide arrested in hawala scam
Ranchi/New Delhi: A close aide of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda became the first person to be arrested on Friday in the Rs.2,000 crore illegal assets case as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) prepared to arrest Mr. Koda who is ...

ED arrests Koda frontman's brother
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested Vikas Sinha, brother of former chief minister Madhu Koda's aide Binod Sinha in the high-profile, multi-billion rupees laundering case.

Net closes in on Madhu Koda, close aide arrested
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) closed in on former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda Friday when it made its first arrest in the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam by nabbing the brother of the politician's close associate.

SBI to keep home loan rates steady till March, cuts deposit rates
In a big relief to home buyers, State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to keep the interest rates on home loans unchanged for the next five months....

SBI cuts lending rate by 50 bps, loans get cheaper
The BPLR of the bank currently stands at 12.25 per cent.

SBI cuts deposit rates by 25-50 basis points
With this, deposits with a maturity of 181 days to less than one year will now carry an interest rate of 5.25 per cent against 5.75 per cent earlier.

SBI extends low home loan rate till March 2010
Cuts domestic term deposit rates by 25 to 50 basis points

Banking | SBI, PNB cut deposit rates by 0.25-0.50%
The bank has also extended its low-interest rate home loan facility till March

Brown warns Karzai on corruption
Gordon Brown warns the Afghan president he will not put British troops "in harm's way" to defend a corrupt administration.

Afghanistan: Gordon Brown sets out five tests for President Hamid Karzai
Prime Minister sets out series of tests for newly reelected Afghan president if he is to retain international support.

Brown Warns Karzai
British PM threatens troop withdrawal Friday if no progress is made on stability, corruption.

Gordon Brown threatens to end Afghan mission unless corruption is tackled
Gordon Brown warned the Afghan government today that he will not continue to risk the lives of British troops to defend a corrupt regime.