US investigators head to India to probe attacks (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 03:14 AM CST AP - The United States is sending investigators to India to help unravel who was behind the terrorist attacks that targeted largely foreigners in the commercial and tourist center of Mumbai. Three Americans are confirmed among those injured.
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Ex-terrorism prosecutor flags flaws at tribunal (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 03:09 AM CST AP - Like many human rights observers, Anthony Barkow has harsh words about the government's treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. But Barkow offers a unique perspective: He's the only observer who successfully prosecuted terrorist sympathizers in his former life as an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan.
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Pakistan, India ties risk chill after attacks (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 03:08 AM CST AP - The Mumbai terror attacks threaten to chill improving ties between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan just as the West is trying to get Islamabad to focus on al-Qaida and Taliban close to the Afghan border.
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Briton killed in Mumbai told of terror hours before he died (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 02:59 AM CST AFP - A British-Cypriot businessman has been named as one of 125 people killed in the Mumbai attacks, hours after he gave an interview describing how he was trapped in a hotel with gunmen outside.
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Terror-hit India vows to resume cricket schedule (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 02:46 AM CST AFP - Cricket's commercial powerhouse India on Friday vowed to put the country's favourite sport back on track after the deadly Mumbai attacks forced international matches to be cancelled.
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Mumbai Held Hostage Amid Terrorist Carnage (Time.com) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 02:35 AM CST Time.com - As the drama unfolds, questions about how prepared Mumbai was for this week's attacks |
Pakistan admits Mumbai attacks could halt India visit (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 02:08 AM CST Reuters - Pakistan's cricket chief has admitted the terror attacks in Mumbai have badly hit the chances of India undertaking a test tour of Pakistan in January.
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Indian papers flail intelligence failures in Mumbai attacks (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 01:20 AM CST AFP - Indian newspapers on Friday slammed the government and intelligence agencies for failing to prevent the Mumbai attacks, saying the country's anti-terrorism forces were ill-prepared for the militants.
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Clues point to domestic terrorists in India attack (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 01:08 AM CST AP - The attack on India's financial capital bears all the trademarks of al-Qaida simultaneous assaults meant to kill scores of Westerners in iconic buildings but clues so far point to homegrown Indian terrorists, global intelligence officials said Thursday.
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US closely follows Mumbai crisis, offers help to India (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:16 AM CST AFP - US officials anxiously monitored the terrorist siege underway in Mumbai, where multiple terrorist attacks across the city left at least 125 dead.
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Timeline for Mumbai terrorist attacks (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 04:00 PM CST AP - A timeline of the attacks by suspected Muslim militants in Mumbai that have killed at least 119 people. |
Mumbai attacks seen denting business confidence (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:49 PM CST AP - The terror attacks that rocked India's financial capital may depress stocks, dampen tourism and slow new investment, but are unlikely to inflict long-term damage on the nation's economy, analysts and business people said Thursday.
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Landmark Mumbai hotel targeted in terrorist spree (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:30 PM CST AP - They showed up, as they do every night: businessmen for meetings in the elegant restaurant that overlooks the harbor, politicians for cocktails in a bar with velvet seats and wood and marble floors, friends for a steak dinner by the pool.
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Indian-Americans track down loved ones in Mumbai (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 05:21 PM CST AP - Angela Mulchandami was relieved to see her mother made it aboard a flight from Mumbai to Atlanta Thursday morning.
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Pakistan condemns Mumbai attacks (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 11:47 AM CST AP - Pakistan warned India against accusing of it links to the Mumbai terror attacks Thursday, saying doing so would "destroy all the goodwill" between the two nuclear-armed rivals.
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England cricket squad returning home but Tests go ahead (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 10:51 AM CST AFP - The England squad will return from India on Friday following Wednesday's terror attacks in Mumbai but the two-Test series with India will go ahead as planned, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Thursday.
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Pakistan FM asks India not to point finger for Mumbai attacks (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 09:28 AM CST AFP - Pakistan's foreign minister on Thursday asked India to wait for proof from an investigation before blaming anyone for involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks that have killed over 100 people.
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Britain: India attack had some al-Qaida hallmarks (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 07:22 AM CST AP - Britain's spy agencies had little warning of the terrorist attack in Mumbai, which bore some al-Qaida hallmarks but appears unlikely to be linked to the group's core leadership, officials said Thursday. |
TEXT - S&P: terrorist attacks no direct effect on India's sovereign rating (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 07:07 AM CST Reuters - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said it does not believe the terrorist attacks in India will have a direct effect on the sovereign ratings on India (BBB-/Stable/A-3), provided they are an isolated case.
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