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Friday Nov. 6, 2009 10:18 PM ET
'They left me to rot' says Orlando shooting suspect
A man so broke that he said he didn't have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said. Full Story
U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan shocked at Fort Hood shootings
The shooting deaths of at least 13 people at an army base in Texas has shocked U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
Ft. Hood investigators search for motive in rampage
Investigators probing the deadliest-ever mass killing at a U.S. military base are attempting to find out what motivated the massacre -- allegedly perpetrated by an army psychiatrist with strong Muslim beliefs.
Afghanistan needs to shape up, or Britain is out: Brown
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has issued an ultimatum to the Afghan government: either get rid of corruption, or Britain will pull all its troops from the country.
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Exhaust cone falls off jet and onto N.Y. lawn
An engine tailcone fell off a Delta Air Lines jet shortly after takeoff Thursday and plummeted thousands of feet (meters) before landing harmlessly on a lawn in a Long Island residential neighbourhood.
Dalai Lama visit highlights India-China tensions
This remote town in the Himalayan foothills spruced up its monasteries Friday to prepare for the Dalai Lama's arrival, a trip highlighting the growing friction between China and India -- two nuclear-armed giants vying for economic and political power in the region.
G20 officials to wrestle over economic imbalances
The world's top financial officials on Friday sought a blueprint for securing future global growth and worked to break a G20 deadlock over who bears the cost of fighting climate change.
U.S. diplomat: Obama not involved in Opel decision
A senior U.S. diplomat says that the Obama administration played no part in General Motors decision to keep its European division Opel.
Troubling portrait emerges of Army psychiatrist
There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. But details of his life and mindset, emerging from official sources and personal acquaintances, are troubling.
Preparation begins for 2011 Afghanistan pullout
The Defence Department says preparations have started for the withdrawal of Canadian soldiers from Afghanistan as the 2011 deadline for the pullout approaches.
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Boy pleads for help in 911 call after allegedly shooting dad
A recording of a six-minute call to emergency dispatchers obtained Thursday by the Associated Press details the moments after a 10-year-old boy allegedly shot his father in the head with a shotgun.
Stolen Volkswagen van found after 35 years
A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container bound for The Netherlands.
Spain won't trade captured pirates for hijacked ship and crew
Spain said Friday it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by their fellow hijackers who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia.
Israel rejects UN vote approving Gaza report
Israel said on Friday that a U.N. General Assembly decision to endorse a report accusing the Jewish state of war crimes lacked the support of the world's "moral majority."
Pakistani army enters 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.
'You hit a what?' SUV nearly slams into elephant
It's not unusual to see a deer or a cow crossing Oklahoma's rural highways. But an elephant? A couple driving home from church nearly slammed into a giant pachyderm that had escaped from a nearby circus.
Poland won't buy H1N1 vaccine until 'properly tested'
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says his government won't buy vaccines for swine flu that have not been properly tested or from producers who won't take responsibility for possible side effects.
Zelaya: U.S.-brokered pact for Honduran crisis fails
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Friday that a U.S.-brokered pact failed to end a four-month political crisis after a deadline for forming a unity government passed.
Man spends three days in tree during Vietnam storm
The 69-year-old watchman couldn't swim so when Tropical Storm Mirinae sparked a flash flood he ran, shimmied up a tree and hung on -- for three nights and two days.
Families of missing people In Cleveland urged to give DNA
Pastors urged the families of missing people Thursday to provide DNA samples that could help the coroner's office identify the remains of 10 people found in a home, and they claimed nearly two dozen others are still missing in the community.
Pirates holding Spanish ship take three crew to Somalia
Pirates holding a Spanish trawler off Somalia took three crew members ashore Thursday to press Spanish authorities for the release of fellow pirates captured in connection with the month-old hostage drama, wives of two sailors said.
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