2008年12月2日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

India demands Pakistan sign of faith over Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:06 AM CST

Forensic experts and policemen look through a window of Nariman House in Mumbai's Colaba area November 30, 2008. India said on Monday it had called Pakistan's envoy and informed him the Mumbai attacks were carried out by militants from Pakistan and demanded swift action against those responsible. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - India demanded Pakistan hand over 20 of its most wanted men in a sign of good faith on Tuesday as diplomatic efforts to head off a confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals over the Mumbai attacks intensified.


India says no question of military action over Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 02:15 AM CST

A Hindi-language signboard which reads Reuters - India said on Tuesday it was not considering military action in response to Islamist militant attacks in Mumbai that killed at least 183 people.


Pakistan offers India joint investigation of attack (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:20 AM CST

The Taj Mahal hotel is seen engulfed in smoke during a gun battle in Mumbai November 29, 2008. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Pakistan offered on Tuesday to help India investigate the militant assault on Mumbai and said it would "frame a response" to an Indian demand that it hand over 20 of India's most wanted men.


Fear on the frontline as India-Pakistan ties worsen (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:16 PM CST

Kashmiri villagers sit in the village of Baramulla, about 50 km north of Srinagar December 1, 2008. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - When India blamed "elements" in Pakistan for the Mumbai attacks last week, fear gripped Kashmir, the region that has been the frontline of their rivalry and strife for over 60 years.


FACTBOX - Wanted by India, living in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:28 AM CST

Maulana Masood Azhar, head of Pakistan's militant Jaish-e-Mohammad party, attends a pro-Taliban conference organised by the Afghan Defence Council in Islamabad August 26, 2001, file photo. REUTERS/Mian KursheedReuters - Ratcheting up diplomatic pressure on Pakistan in the wake of the attacks on Mumbai, India has demanded that Islamabad hands over 20 most-wanted criminals and militants.


Indian leaders trip up again on Mumbai, and again (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:34 AM CST

Forensic experts inspect debris at Nariman House in Mumbai's Colaba area November 30, 2008. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Indian politicians, already under fire from the public for failing to prevent the Mumbai attacks or for using them to try and win votes, cannot seem to stop blundering into even more trouble.


Three days after, Mumbai hits gym, seeks counseling (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:33 AM CST

Posters are displayed close to Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai December 2, 2008.  REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Days after militant attacks killed 183 people in Mumbai, residents are hitting the gym, calling their psychiatrists and nervously making plans to meet friends to help relieve stress.


Ten wounded in train bomb blast in Assam (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:12 PM CST

Reuters - At least 10 people were wounded after a bomb ripped through a passenger coach of a train in Assam, officials said on Tuesday.

Obama says S.Asia is chief threat to U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 06:52 PM CST

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama flanked by Vice President-elect Joe Biden (L) and Secretary of State nominee Sen. Hillary Clinton, announces his national security team during a news conference in Chicago December 1, 2008. REUTERS/John GressReuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Monday militants based in South Asia represented the biggest threat to the United States and he was "absolutely committed" to eliminating the threat of terrorism.


Thai court rules against ruling PPP party; bans leaders (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:39 PM CST

Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat  gestures during a meeting with Peru's President Alan Garcia at the government palace in Lima November 24, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Pilar OlivaresReuters - Thai judges ordered Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's ruling People Power Party disbanded on Tuesday after it was found guilty of vote fraud.


Australia withdraws from doubles tournament in India (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 07:44 PM CST

Reuters - Australia have pulled out of this month's squash world international doubles championships in India because of security concerns.

SCENARIOS - Mumbai attacks open South Asia Pandora's box for U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 08:30 PM CST

An Indian paramilitary trooper takes position outside Taj Hotel as India's historic Gateway of India is seen in the background Mumbai November 28, 2008. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - U.S. officials fear the deadly Mumbai attacks could worsen Indo-Pakistani tensions and prompt Pakistan to move forces from its Afghan border toward India, undermining U.S. counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan.


Mumbai attacks to hit tourist arrivals in India (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:23 AM CST

A fisherman is seen waiting to catch fish at Benaulim beach in Goa in this July 6, 2007 file photo. Tourist arrivals in India are set to take a knock following the deadly attacks in Mumbai last week, which have triggered travel warnings from the United States to Australia on visiting the country. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Tourist arrivals in India are set to take a knock following the deadly attacks in Mumbai last week, which have triggered travel warnings from the United States to Australia on visiting the country.


India demands Pakistan hands over fugitives (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 12:48 AM CST

The Taj Mahal hotel is seen engulfed in smoke during a gun battle in Mumbai November 29, 2008. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - India has demanded Pakistan hand over about 20 fugitives, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, as New Delhi stepped up pressure on its neighbour in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.


U.S.: Not heard Pakistan gov involved in India attack (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 10:00 AM CST

A policeman looks at candles and flowers placed for victims of the Mumbai attacks, in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai November 30, 2008.  REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - The White House on Monday said the investigation into the India attacks was continuing but it had heard nothing to suggest that Pakistan's government was involved.


Q+A - Who was to blame for intelligence failure? (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 09:12 AM CST

Foreign students hold candles inside a school auditorium in memory of those who were killed in the Mumbai attacks, in Lucknow December 1, 2008. REUTERS/Pawan KumarReuters - Three days before Islamist militants landed in Mumbai to launch deadly attacks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had warned the country's police chiefs India could not afford another attack.


FACTBOX - Who are the Lashkar-e-Taiba? (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 09:24 AM CST

Reuters - Investigators said on Monday the militants who attacked Mumbai underwent months of commando training in Pakistan, raising tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours as recriminations mounted in India.

India had warnings of attack by sea, on hotel - source (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:52 AM CST

Candles placed for victims of the Mumbai attacks are seen in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai November 30, 2008. Days before militants struck Mumbai, authorities were warned of an imminent attack by Islamist gunmen who would arrive by sea, according to a senior coast guard source. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - Days before militants struck Mumbai, authorities were warned of an imminent attack by Islamist gunmen who would arrive by sea, according to a senior coast guard source.


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