2008年12月7日星期日

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Indians fear suicide attempt by captured terror suspect (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 06:28 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - NEW DELHI, India — Ajmal Amir Kasab wants to die, and police are taking extraordinary measures to make sure the only alleged assailant captured alive after last week's terror shootings in Mumbai stays alive, the newspaper Mumbai Mirror reported.

India attacker rose from crook to militant (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 02:06 PM CST

In this Nov. 26, 2008 file photo, a gunman identified by police as Ajmal Qasab walks at the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station in Mumbai, India. Qasab, the only gunman captured after a 60-hour terrorist siege of Mumbai said he belonged to a Pakistani militant group with links to the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a senior police officer said Sunday Nov. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Mumbai Mirror, Sebastian D'souza, File)AP - The lone gunman to survive the Mumbai terror attacks was a petty street thug from a dusty Pakistani outpost who was systematically programmed into a highly trained suicide guerrilla over 18 months in jihadist camps, India's top investigator into the attacks said Saturday.


US senators says Pakistan will act (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 12:36 PM CST

U.S. Sen. John McCain, left, shakes hand with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani during their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008. (AP Photo)AP - Pakistan understands it must take quick action against any terrorists connected to the Mumbai attacks that are living in the country, U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday after meeting its leaders.


India's central bank cuts key interest rates (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 06:54 AM CST

India's Reserve Bank Governor D. Subbarao reacts during a press conference in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008. India's central bank has cut the nation's key interest rate by 1 percentage point on Saturday amid signs of slowing economic growth. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)AP - India's central bank slashed key interest rates by 1 percentage point Saturday amid signs of slowing economic growth and damaged investor confidence following the recent terror attacks in Mumbai.


Bollywood hero Khan to tackle Islam, terrorism in new movie (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 05:30 AM CST

India's top Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan looks on during a ceremony to confer him with Malaysian knighthood in Malacca on December 6. Khan will star in a new movie exploring the issue of Islam in the post 9/11 world and the misperception that all Muslims are terrorists.(AFP/Kamarul Akhir)AFP - India's top Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan will star in a new movie exploring the issue of Islam in the post 9/11 world and the misperception that all Muslims are terrorists.


Hoax call fuels Pakistan-Indian tensions (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 04:40 AM CST

AP - A man pretending to be India's foreign minister called Pakistan's president and talked in a "threatening" manner during the Mumbai terror attacks, prompting Pakistan to put its air force on high alert, a security official and a news report said Saturday.
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