Archive for November, 2008
US pledges to support India terror investigation (AP)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:16 No CommentsAP - The United States will give its full support to the authorities in India as they investigate the deadly terror attacks by suspected Muslim militants in Mumbai, an important financial hub.
51 protesters wounded in Thailand explosions (AP)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 10:31 No CommentsAP - Attackers set off explosions at anti-government protest sites Sunday, wounding 51 people and raising fears of widening confrontations in Thailand’s worst political crisis that has strangled its economy and shut down its main airports.
Man convicted in eagle deaths grateful for pardon (AP)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 10:03 No CommentsAP - Leslie Owen Collier was surrounded by cattle at a livestock auction when his cell phone rang. It was the White House.
Mumbai assault shows gaping holes in India’s security (AFP)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:58 No CommentsAFP - The attacks on Mumbai have again highlighted the lack of coherence in India’s counter terrorism strategy, its underfunded intelligence services and its poor rapid response networks, analysts say.
Minister resigns, India probes Pakistan attack links (AFP)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:57 No CommentsAFP - India’s interior minister resigned Sunday as anger grew over intelligence failures leading up to the attacks on Mumbai and investigators focused on a Pakistan-based Islamic militant group.