2008年12月1日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Mumbai gunmen trained in Pakistan - investigators (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:40 AM CST

A boy holds a candle as his father carries him during a peace rally beside the landmark Marine Drive, in memory of those killed in the terror attacks in Mumbai November 30, 2008.    REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - Indian investigators said on Monday the militants who attacked Mumbai had months of commando training in Pakistan, adding to rising tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours as recriminations mounted at home.


Crack commando recounts being shot by Mumbai attackers (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 01:51 AM CST

National Security Guard commandos rest after the operation at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai November 29, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Indian commando Sunil Kumar Yadav spent nine hours searching for Islamist militants inside Mumbai's vast Taj Mahal hotel before he was fired on.


Rice urges Pakistan to cooperate in Mumbai probe (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:03 AM CST

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice fields a question during a news conference at the State Department in Washington November 26, 2008, file photo.  REUTERS/KevinReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice strongly urged Pakistan on Monday to give its total cooperation in finding the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks.


Captured militant tells of training in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:08 AM CST

A view shows the interior of the damaged Nariman House in Mumbai November 30, 2008. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - The gunman captured during the attacks on Mumbai said he had undergone months of commando-style training in an Islamist militant camp in Pakistan, two senior officials involved in the investigation said.


Airlines see temporary slowdown after attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:08 AM CST

A passenger aircraft is silhouetted against the setting sun in New Delhi October 12, 2008. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Indian airlines have seen some slowdown in passenger traffic following last week's deadly attacks in Mumbai, but said on Monday they expect it to be temporary and said operations were running on schedule.


Rice to visit India on Wednesday, W.House says (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 08:56 PM CST

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference at the State Department in Washington November 26, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to India on Wednesday at the request of President George W. Bush in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, the White House said on Sunday.


SCENARIOS - What could happen after the Mumbai attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:13 AM CST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee attend an all-party meeting in New Delhi November 30, 2008. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Here are some political, economic and geopolitical scenarios for India after the attacks in Mumbai, where 183 people were killed during coordinated attacks by Islamist militants.


Pakistani politicians to meet on India policy (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:02 AM CST

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, October 30, 2008. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas/FilesReuters - Pakistani prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has summoned political leaders to develop a "national consensus policy" on India as bilateral tension grows after a militant attack on Mumbai, Gilani's spokesman said on Monday.


PM says to boost anti-terrorist capabilities (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:06 AM CST

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stands at the presidential palace in New Delhi November 21, 2008. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said he would increase the size and strength of the country's anti-terrorist forces after militant attacks in Mumbai killed nearly 200 people.


Maharashtra CM offers to resign (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 01:12 AM CST

File photo of Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra in Mumbai. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, a member of the ruling Congress party, said on Monday he had offered to resign over the attacks in Mumbai that killed 183 people.


Pregnant Indians risk passing diabetes to babies (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 11:54 PM CST

Reuters - Up to 15 percent of pregnant women in India are developing diabetes, raising the risk of their children developing the disease, said experts on Sunday, who blamed factors including malnutrition.

India-Pakistan tensions may pull in U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 06:44 AM CST

Candles placed for victims of the Mumbai attacks are seen in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai November 30, 2008.    REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - Tensions between India and Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks and threats to move troops to the border between the nuclear rivals are unlikely to lead to a flashpoint, analysts said on Sunday.


NEWSMAKER - Chidambaram to lead India's war on militants (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:33 AM CST

Palaniappan Chidambaram speaks during an interview with Reuters at the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington October 22, 2007, file photo.     REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Former Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, who led efforts to fend off the global financial crisis, now faces an even stiffer test -- rescuing India's government from the wreckage of the Mumbai attacks.


NEWSMAKER - Manmohan Singh takes over economy hot seat (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 11:06 AM CST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi November 13, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - India's economy will now be steered by the man who in 1991 protected it at its most vulnerable moment and then opened it up to the world -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.


"Slumdog", "Hunger" sweep British film awards (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:01 PM CST

English director Danny Boyle poses for a portrait during a press day for his new film Reuters - Director Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire", about a poor Indian boy who gets a shot at winning millions in a television game show, swept the British Independent Film Awards on Sunday with three prizes.


ICC urges England to play tests in India (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:42 AM CST

England cricket players board a bus as Indian soldiers stand guard at a hotel in Bhubaneshwar November 28, 2008. International Cricket Council urged England on Sunday to play next month's test series in India if player safety concerns are addressed in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. REUTERS/Sanjib MukherjeeReuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) urged England on Sunday to play next month's test series in India if player safety concerns are addressed in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.


NEWSMAKER - Home Minister Patil resigns over Mumbai attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 05:50 AM CST

Home Minister Shivraj Patil addresses a news conference in Jammu August 9, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Amit GuptaReuters - Home Minister Shivraj Patil, who submitted his resignation on Sunday over the Mumbai attacks, is a veteran politician with the unfortunate reputation of being somewhat of a dandy.


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