2008年12月5日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Govt admits security lapses in Mumbai attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:39 AM CST

A plane prepares to land at an airport in New Delhi in this June 4, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Palaniappan Chidambaram, India's new home minister, said on Friday last week's Mumbai attacks had revealed security lapses and that evidence clearly showed longtime enemies from neighbouring Pakistan were responsible.


Pakistan army had hand in Mumbai attacks - Indian papers (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 10:46 PM CST

Women light candles during a vigil held for the victims of Mumbai's recent attacks, in Jammu December 4, 2008. Indian newspapers said on Friday the government had proof that Pakistan's military spy agency was involved in the Mumbai attacks, including evidence supplied by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. REUTERS/Amit GuptaReuters - Indian newspapers said on Friday the government had proof that Pakistan's military spy agency was involved in the Mumbai attacks, including evidence supplied by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.


Gunmen may have survived Mumbai attack - U.S. experts (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 06:13 PM CST

Closed circuit television footage released on December 3, 2008 shows gunmen walking across a parking lot after a shooting spree at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station in Mumbai on November 26, 2008. REUTERS/Investigating Team Video via Reuters TVReuters - Several attackers may have survived the three-day siege of Mumbai that killed 171 people last week, analysts said on Thursday.


Govt to cut fuel prices as economy flags (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:42 AM CST

An attendant is seen holding a petrol nozzle at a petrol pump in Siliguri in this January 4, 2008 file photo. India is likely to cut fuel prices later on Friday as the cost of crude oil  has plummeted by more than $100 in recent months, oil ministry sources told Reuters. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India is set to cut local fuel prices for the first time in nearly two years as an over $100 collapse in crude oil gives the government room to expand its planned economic stimulus package to lift sagging markets.


Dalai Lama row sparks new France boycott calls in China (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 10:01 PM CST

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, holds a news conference after addressing the  European Parliament in Brussels December 4, 2008. Angry Chinese nationalists are gathering online momentum for a boycott of French products in protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to meet the Dalai Lama this weekend. REUTERS/Yves HermanReuters - Angry Chinese nationalists are gathering online momentum for a boycott of French products in protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to meet the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, this weekend.


China and India to hold joint anti-terror exercise (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 08:33 AM CST

Chinese paramilitary policemen walk past an Indian flag in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing in this January 13, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Grace LiangReuters - China and India will hold an anti-terrorism exercise in a show of cooperation between the two longtime rivals a week after armed militants attacked Mumbai, state media said on Thursday.


India recall Yuvraj for England tests (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 07:42 AM CST

India's Yuvraj Singh celebrates after completing his century during their second one-day international cricket match against England in Indore in this November 17, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India's middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh was rewarded for his rich form in the one-day series with a recall on Thursday for the tests against England.


Mumbai hotel hero who saved guests dies (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 07:37 AM CST

Smoke billows from a room in Taj Hotel after a gun fire prior to a gun battle in Mumbai in this November 28, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - An employee of a Mumbai hotel who was shot trying to save guests during a 60-hour rampage by Islamist gunmen last week died from his wounds, doctors and relatives said on Thursday.


Chidambaram admits security lapses over Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 01:51 AM CST

A scooterist stops in front of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, also known as Victoria Terminus, in Mumbai December 4, 2008. Palaniappan Chidambaram, India's new home minister, said on Friday there had been security lapses that led to the Mumbai attacks that killed 171 people, but said they would be addressed. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Palaniappan Chidambaram, India's new home minister, said on Friday there had been security lapses that led to the Mumbai attacks that killed 171 people, but said they would be addressed.


Pietersen confident first test will go ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 09:16 AM CST

England's cricket team captain Kevin Pietersen looks out from the pavilion during rainfall in Bangalore in this November 22, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - England captain Kevin Pietersen said on Thursday he was confident that his team would travel to India for next week's first test in Chennai despite the recent atrocities in the country.


Mumbai gunman took orders from Pakistan group - police (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 04:49 AM CST

Smoke and flame billow from the Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - The gunmen who attacked Mumbai took orders from the operations chief of a Pakistani Islamist militant group who was designated a terrorist by the United States in May, Indian security officials said on Thursday.


Top U.S. military official praises India's restraint (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 04:47 AM CST

Commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommitee on Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington May 20, 2008.  REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - The top U.S. military official who visited India as part of a U.S.-led effort to cool tensions between India and Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks praised New Delhi's restraint on Thursday.


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