Archive for November, 2008

Mumbai Attack Undermines India’s Political, Economic Confidence - Bloomberg

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Mumbai Attack Undermines India’s Political, Economic ConfidenceBloomberg - 12 hours agoBy Bibhudatta Pradhan and James Rupert Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — India’s deadliest terrorist attack in 15 years has left a shaken population, shorn of confidence that its leaders can keep them safe and revive an economy growing at its slowest pace since …Pakistani politicians [...]

Taj Mahal hotel owner: We had warning - CNN

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Taj Mahal hotel owner: We had warningCNN - 1 hour agoWatch the full interview with Ratan Tata on "Fareed Zakaria GPS" at 1 pm ET Sunday on CNN. Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata, whose company owns the Taj hotel, discusses this week's attacks in Mumbai.Video: India Siege Ends, Death Toll Rises AssociatedPressFears of more British dead [...]

Bangkok grenade blast wounds 46 - Reuters UK

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Bangkok grenade blast wounds 46Reuters UK - 1 hour agoBy Ed Cropley BANGKOK (Reuters) - A grenade blast wounded 46 anti-government protesters in Bangkok, hospital officials said on Sunday, the latest escalation in the country's increasingly violent political crisis.Video: Thai Protesters Attack Police Near Airport AssociatedPress33 protesters wounded in Bangkok explosion The Associated PressXinhua - [...]

Indian allegations alarm Pakistan - BBC News

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Indian allegations alarm PakistanBBC News - 3 hours agoPakistan has expressed concern about rising tensions with India following allegations that gunmen who attacked Mumbai this week had Pakistani links.Apprehensive of Reprisals, Pakistanis Deny a Role New York TimesIndia fury at Pakistan as bloody siege is crushed guardian.co.ukHa’aretz - Washington Post - Los Angeles Times - FOXNewsall 963 news articles [...]

Growing rift threatens to tear India apart - Times Online

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Growing rift threatens to tear India apartTimes Online - 5 hours agoBarely a couple of weeks ago my stepsister, Shalaka, got married at the Taj hotel in Mumbai. Last Wednesday night my stepfather, Ajit, called to pay the bill.India, Pakistan simmer over Mumbai attacks Reuters IndiaThis Fire Needs to Be Put Out NewsweekNew Straits Times - [...]

Israel condemns Mumbai terror attack - Jerusalem Post

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Israel condemns Mumbai terror attackJerusalem Post - 58 minutes agoBy JPOST.COM STAFF Israel's Ambassador to the US, Sallai Meridor issued a statement on Friday condemning the multiple terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.US Jewish, meditation groups' members die in India The Associated PressRabbi, wife 'spread Jewish pride' in Mumbai CNN InternationalNewsweek - Jewish Telegraphic Agency - Reuters - Sudbury [...]

2 dead after shots fired in Palm Desert toy store - San Francisco Chronicle

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2 dead after shots fired in Palm Desert toy storeSan Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour agoA shooting took place inside a toy store Friday and two people were killed, authorities said. The Palm Desert Police Department received calls of shots fired around 11:35 am, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt.Shots fired at Toys R Us in [...]

Pakistan's Gilani to Send Spy Agency Chief to Mumbai - Voice of America

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Pakistan's Gilani to Send Spy Agency Chief to MumbaiVoice of America - 1 hour agoBy Ayaz Gul Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says Indian leaders must not blame his country for this week's deadly terror attacks in Mumbai.Video: Reaction To Mumbai Terror CBSFBI agents ordered to India to investigate attacks The Associated PressNew York [...]

Indian forces struggle to retake control - International Herald Tribune

Indian forces struggle to retake controlInternational Herald Tribune - 2 hours agoBy Keith Bradsher and Somini Sengupta MUMBAI: As the crisis in Mumbai entered its third day, Indian commandos fought running battles with militants in a luxury hotel in the city on Friday, still struggling to end the murderous assault on India's …Video: Indian Commandos Confront [...]

Why India? Why Now? - Ynetnews

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Why India? Why Now?Ynetnews - 30 minutes agoThe terror offensive in Mumbai is unusual not only for India, but on an international scale too. This time we are not dealing with the kind of terror attack increasingly experienced by India in recent years - a series of explosions undertaken …Video: Eyewitness Of Mumbai Attack CBSObama receiving [...]