Commandos mop up last of Mumbai militants (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 02:48 AM CST Reuters - Commandos killed the last Islamist gunmen holed up at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel on Saturday, ending a three-day battle at landmarks across India's financial capital that killed at least 195 people. |
Obama offers condolences to India PM over killings (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 02:25 AM CST Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday to express his sympathy for the deaths in the attack by Islamist gunmen on Mumbai, a government spokesman said. |
Mumbai death toll rises to 195 (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 02:43 AM CST Reuters - The toll from a series of attacks in Mumbai has risen to at least 195 dead and 295 wounded, the local disaster control room said. |
Militants in Mumbai "wanted an Indian 9/11" (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 02:56 AM CST Reuters - The gunmen who attacked Mumbai killing at least 155 people wanted to go down in history for an Indian 9/11, and were also inspired by the bombing of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, media reports said. |
WITNESS - Black Cats prowl Taj as gunfight ends Mumbai siege (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 02:40 AM CST Reuters - The gunbattle at Mumbai's famous Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was finally over after three bloody days, but the dull thud of explosions still vibrated up through the shoes of those standing nearby. |
Pakistan to send spy agency rep to India, not chief (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 01:12 AM CST Reuters - Pakistan has backtracked on a decision to send the chief of its spy agency to India to help with the Mumbai attack investigation, in a move likely to revive questions about who is in charge of the shadowy agency. |
Pakistani spies face questions over old jihadi assets (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 10:08 AM CST Reuters - When Pakistan's spy chief goes to India to share information over a militant attack on Mumbai, one of his tasks will inevitably be to convince the Indian leadership that his own agency was not involved. |
India blames "elements" from Pakistan for attack (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:39 PM CST Reuters - India blamed "elements" from Pakistan on Friday for the assault on its financial capital, Mumbai, raising the prospect of a breakdown in peace efforts between the nuclear-armed rivals. |
TIMELINE - Attack on Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 12:25 AM CST Reuters - Commandos killed the last Islamist gunmen holed up at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel, ending a three-day battle at landmarks across India's financial capital that has killed at least 155 people. |
TIMELINE - Major attacks in India since 2003 (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 11:26 PM CST Reuters - Indian commandos killed the last Islamist gunmen at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel, ending a three-day-long battle at landmarks across India's financial capital that has killed at least 155 people. |
SCENARIOS - What could happen after the Mumbai attacks (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 11:26 AM CST Reuters - Here are some political, economic and geopolitical scenarios for India after the attacks in Mumbai. At least 124 people were killed during coordinated attacks by Islamist militants. |
Uncertainty grips Mumbai after attacks (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 10:13 AM CST Reuters - People dived for cover or ducked down behind cars on the streets of Mumbai as a cracking noise snapped in the air. |
Three U.S. citizens dead in Mumbai, more 'at risk' (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 06:33 PM CST Reuters - At least three U.S. citizens, including a Brooklyn rabbi, were killed in militant attacks in Mumbai, India, and the State Department said more Americans were at risk. |
Bachchan keeps gun under pillow in Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 09:02 AM CST Reuters - Bollywood film icon Amitabh Bachchan slept with a loaded gun under his pillow as militants attacked the city of Mumbai, he wrote in his blog. |
Q+A - Who could be behind the Mumbai attacks and why? (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 07:27 PM CST Reuters - Militants armed with automatic weapons and grenades attacked luxury hotels, hospitals and a famous tourist cafe in India's commercial capital Mumbai late on Wednesday, killing at least 101 people. |
Fires break out in Mumbai's Taj hotel (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 08:31 PM CST Reuters - Fires broke out in two parts of Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel on Saturday as security forces exchanged heavy fire with Islamist militants holed up inside, a Reuters witness said. |
Operations at Mumbai Taj hotel over (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 09:57 PM CST Reuters - Operations to dislodge militants at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai ended on Saturday, security officials said, and at least three Islamist gunmen were killed. |
Operation at Mumbai Taj hotel is over - TV (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 09:24 PM CST Reuters - Indian television channels quoted the Indian commando chief on Saturday as saying the operation to dislodge militants at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai was over. |
India fights uphill problem with diabetes (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 01:49 PM CST Reuters - Mahadevappa, a villager in Karnataka, was diagnosed with diabetes 18 years ago and put on drugs since. |
Comments from foreigners caught up in Mumbai attacks (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 08:02 AM CST Reuters - Following are some quotes from foreign tourists and businesspeople who were holed up in Mumbai during the attacks: |