Congo rebel chief says "war" if no talks with government

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Hundreds Dead in Postelection Riots in Nigeria

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Indian Authorities Hunt for Terror Group Responsible for Massacre in Mumbai

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Mumbai Gunman Was 'Smiling'
A British politician barely escaped the siege of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. But as he was escaping, Sajjad Karim said one of the gunmen smiled as he started to fire his weapon in the lobby...
Pakistan-Based Terrorists Suspected in Mumbai Attack

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Pakistan U-turns on sending spy chief to India

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Saudi king says oil should be $75 per barrel

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SOUGHT: WAL-MART SHOPPERS WHO TRAMPLED WORKER
Police were reviewing video from surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify people who trampled on a Wal-Mart worker killed when a crowd of post-Thanksgiving shoppers burst through the doors at a suburban store and knocked him down...
QUAKEWATCH:Small Ark. earthquakes could be warning:Expert

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Castro attends Cuba's first Catholic beatification

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Russian leader meets Fidel Castro in Cuba
HAVANA-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday as Moscow rebuilt ties with an old Cold War ally during a trip to strengthen its political and economic clout in Latin America.The meeting came at the end of Medvedev's tour of the region, which has been seen as an attempt by Russia to taunt Washington in its traditional backyard as well as boost Moscow's trade with the region."This has been a great visit, a magnificent visit, and now he is going to see Fidel," Cuban President and Fidel's brother, Raul Castro, told reporters after Medvedev laid flowers at a monument to the Soviet era.Medvedev had traveled from Venezuela, where he and anti-U.S. leader President Hugo Chavez oversaw joint naval exercises as tensions between Moscow and Washington simmer over U.S. missile defense plans in Europe and Russia's brief war with Georgia.Moscow was Havana's main benefactor during the Cold War but the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union battered Cuba's economy. Ties soured further after then-President Vladimir Putin closed Russia's Lourdes intelligence base on the island in 2001.Fidel Castro, 82, who ruled Cuba for 49 years before Raul became president in February, has not been seen in public since undergoing surgery in July 2006. But he writes regular newspaper columns and meets with foreign leaders.No photographs or television images were immediately available of his meeting with Medvedev, but the two men talked for more than an hour, the Kremlin said.U.S. officials say they have been monitoring Moscow's moves in Latin America but do not consider them threatening.Raul Castro could visit Russia next year and Moscow has called on Washington to end its economic embargo on the Caribbean island imposed in 1962, three years after Fidel came to power in an armed revolution.
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Russia test-fires ICBM from submarine

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4 Israelis rescued from Oberoi Hotel

The IDF attache to India, who arrived in Mumbai from New Delhi, is liaising between the Indian military and the Israeli Consulate, keeping Israeli diplomatic staff updated on the latest developments, Hoshen said. "We have gone to hospitals to check for Israelis, and thank God, we haven't found anything at this stage," he added.Hoshen was staying at the Oberoi Hotel when the building came under attack, and described hearing a number of explosions go off around him as he attended a reception. He evacuated the area leaving all of his belongings in the hotel.The staff of the Israeli consulate in Mumbai has been working "24 hours a day" since the crisis began, Hoshen said. "We managed to catch a couple of hours of sleep last night," he said.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN AND HERB KEINON
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'They made the ultimate sacrifice'

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The worldwide leaders of the Chabad Lubavitch movement in New York mourned the deaths of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, discovered Friday after Indian commandos took control of the movement's center in Mumbai.The pair, who had been the movement's chief emissaries in India, were last heard from Wednesday, shortly after heavily armed gunmen stormed Chabad's Nariman House facility next door to a popular cafe that was among 10 targeted in this week's attacks."We're going to miss him very dearly - he was a very special person, he and his wife were very special people," said Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Chabad's educational arm. His voice broke as he spoke to reporters at the Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood.Indian troops who cleared the Chabad building after rappelling onto the roof from helicopters found the bodies of two suspected terrorists and three other people whose identities were not immediately released. It was not clear when the victims died. An Indian employee who escaped the center with the Holtzbergs' toddler son Moshe - who turns two on Saturday - told reporters she saw them lying "unconscious" on the ground as she fled.The boy was reunited with his grandparents, who flew to Mumbai on Thursday."Today he became an orphan, without a dad and mom to lovingly embrace him and celebrate with him," Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky told reporters, adding that the Lubavitch movement would guarantee the boy's upbringing.A second son, who was ailing, was with relatives in Israel when the attack occurred.A third child died earlier this year of a degenerative genetic disease.Krinsky also addressed the more than 4,000 Chabad emissaries worldwide, counseling them to remain brave in the face of adversity."Keep strong and continue to forge ahead with courage and fortitude in the service of our people and mankind to make this world a better place to live for all," he said."Nothing deters us," he added, after a reporter asked about whether emissaries would be afraid in the future to conduct the group's outreach activities.Chabad leaders declined to comment on security measures that were being put in place at their facilities, which dot the globe from Argentina to Vietnam.Kotlarsky said he last spoke to Holtzberg on Tuesday to finalize the details of a new center opening in Bangalore next week."Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg made the ultimate sacrifice," Kotlarsky said."As emissaries to Mumbai, Gabi and Rivky gave up the comforts of the West in order to spread Jewish pride in a corner of the world that was a frequent stop for throngs of Israeli tourists. Their selfless love will live on with all the people they touched. We will continue the work they started."Members of the movement gathered at the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters Friday hours before the start of the Jewish Sabbath to pray for the families of the dead, joining dozens of volunteers who had been working the telephones and monitoring news Web sites since the attacks.The Holtzbergs arrived in Mumbai in 2003 to serve the local Jewish community. The two ran a synagogue, offering religious instruction and helping people dealing with drug addiction and poverty, Kotlarsky said.Holtzberg "was the finest and nicest gentleman that you can imagine," a weeping Kotlarsky said at the news conference."You never saw him without a smile ... he was always cheerful and greeted everyone pleasantly ... a real mensch."Gavriel Holtzberg's last known phone call was to the Israeli consulate to report that gunmen were in his house, the group's leaders in Brooklyn said. In the middle of the conversation, the line went dead.Twelve hours after gunmen stormed the center Wednesday, Sandra Samuel, a cook at the center, heard little Moshe's cries outside the room in which she had barricaded herself. She opened the door, grabbed the toddler and ran outside with another center worker.The little boy's pants were soaked with blood, and Samuel said she saw four people lying on the floor as she fled.Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, was born in Israel and moved to the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn with his parents when he was nine. He had dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship. Rivkah Holtzberg, 28, was a native of Afula, Israel. The couple had lived in New York before going to India.The Lubavitchers were one of many Hasidic groups that were uprooted from Eastern Europe by the Holocaust and came to the United States.They became the most outward-looking of the ultrareligious groups, constructing giant Hanukkah menorahs in public places, proselytizing among less pious Jews and building Chabad centers from Sao Paulo to Bangkok.The once-tiny sect has swelled in number and influence. Estimates of followers vary widely, ranging from the tens of thousands to a million or more. About 4,000 full-time emissary families direct more than 3,300 institutions around the world.In response to the Mumbai attacks, New York City police beefed up patrols around large hotels and Jewish centers, including the Lubavitcher headquarters, said NYPD spokesman Paul Browne."This is indeed a very sad day," Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said at the news conference. "It is a reminder to all of us just how connected we are."The department already was on alert because of a warning earlier this week of a possible al-Qaida plot to strike the city's rail systems over the holidays."I assure you that here in New York City, we are resolved to be vigilant," Kelly said.
By ALLISON HOFFMAN, JPOST CORRESPONDENT IN NEW YORK
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Israel condemns Mumbai terror attack

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Sixth body of murdered Israeli hostage found at Chabad Center in Mumbai

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6 hostages dead in Chabad House

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Virginia Dad,Daughter Killed in India
A spokesperson for a meditation group says two Virginians killed in Mumbai were finishing a snack when they were attacked and killed by terrorists....
Indian government sources: Seven Mumbai jihadists from the U.K.

Seven of the terrorists who brought carnage to Mumbai are British, Indian government sources claimed yesterday.They said two British-born Pakistanis are under arrest. And another five suspects are said to have been born and raised here.Two of the seven are from Leeds, one is from Bradford and one from Hartlepool, the sources claimed. All are aged between 20 and 26.The claims were made as the death toll in Mumbai reached 155 – with predictions it could go as high as 200.The Hartlepool suspect was allegedly found in the five-star Taj Mahal Palace hotel, scene of some of the most horrific killings. The man from Bradford and one from Leeds were allegedly discovered on the 17th floor of the Oberoi-Trident Hotel.A second man from Leeds was allegedly captured near a jetty after a gang of around 25 terrorists landed in Mumbai by boat on Wednesday.The suspects were allegedly found with documentation, possibly including passports, which revealed their origin.The sources say they also spoke to each other in a heavily-accented Punjabi common in UK Pakistani communities. Gordon Brown yesterday urged caution saying it was “premature” to draw any conclusions.He said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had not told of him of “any evidence at this stage” that Britons were behind the massacres. [...]The Foreign Office and MI6 were last night trying to establish the facts amid chaotic scenes in Mumbai as Indian commandos continued operations to flush out the remaining gunmen.If the terrorists are Britons, the UK security service will have to urgently discover how they slipped through the surveillance net. In the wake of 7/7 London bombings the monitoring of militant and disaffected Muslim groups has been tightened up.The security services were criticised after 7/7 for not keeping better track of the bombers. Since the early 2000s Britain has had an unwelcome reputation as a haven for Islamic radicals. [...]
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Indian Forces End Standoff, Take Back Hotel as Focus Turns to Who Was Behind Mumbai Attacks

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SIGN of the TIMES:Death at Wal Mart After Stampede

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--MALL MADNESS! MAN KILLED...
--...throng of shoppers physically broke down doors
--WAL-MART shoppers scuffle over last X-Box 360 console...
PS:Is this what thanksgiving weekend has come out to be for thousands of americans....?Just go and trample and stomp on other people to get an item 50% off...?We're surely living in evil and dark days where the love of many IS waxing cold....as to continue shopping after a man died stomped by these shoppers,a woman miscarried because of the stomping and people drew guns on each other in the middle of a packed toy store.....HORRIBLE!!!!GOD HELP US....!!!!
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US Celebrates Thanksgiving With Parades,Feasts

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Russia to complete Iran nuclear plant in 2009 -Tass

Atomstroyexport, the Russian firm building the plant, said in September the plant was nearing completion and that it would start "technological work" in December 2008 to February 2009 that would put the plant on an "irreversible final" course.
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Russia to help Venezuela develop nuclear energy

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'Gunmen aim to halt India's int'l ties'

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URGENT: Indian Forces Assault Besieged Jewish Center in Mumbai

Security forces searched the rooms at the hotels — two of the top gathering spots for the Mumbai elite — but there were no gunbattles or blasts. Commandos had spent much of Thursday bringing out hostages, trapped guests and corpses from the hotels in small groups while firefighters battled flames that erupted. The fires were out by Friday.State officials said 119 people had died and 288 were injured in the attacks.The gunmen were well-prepared, even carrying large bags of almonds to keep up their energy during the fight. Their main targets appeared to be Americans, Britons and Jews, though most of the dead seemed to be Indians and foreign tourists caught in the random gunfire.The gunmen — some of whom strode casually through their targets in khakis and T-shirts — clearly came ready for a siege."They have AK-47s and grenades. They have bags full of grenades and have come fully prepared," said Maj. Gen. R.K. Hooda.Ratan Tata, who runs the company that owns the elegant Taj Mahal, said they appeared to have scouted their targets in advance."They seem to know their way around the back office, the kitchen. There has been a considerable amount of detailed planning," he told a news conference.The Maharashtra state home ministry said dozens of hostages had been freed from the Oberoi and dozens more were still trapped inside. More than 400 people were brought out of the Taj Mahal on Thursday.Authorities said they had killed three gunmen at the Taj.It remained unclear just how many people had been taken hostage, how many were hiding inside the hotels and how many dead still lay uncounted...
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Pakistan calls for unity with India after Bombay attacks

Zahid Hussain, in Islamabad
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Mumbai Terror Attack Updates Day 2

- It is feared that none were Israelis although several are known to be held in the building.
- Israel-India flights continue on schedule. One carried a group of Israeli doctors for Mumbai.
- The Islamist terrorists attacking Mumbai for the second day came from outside the country, believed Pakistan.
- Indian security sources report many Israeli hostages in the Oberoi Hotel, which the terrorists still control amid sustained gunfire in the lobby.
- Heavy battles resume in the Taj Palace Hotel.
- Indian naval troops board the MV Alpha freighter suspected of having sailed the terrorists to Mumbai's shore from Karachi, Pakistan.
- Anti-tanks missiles handed out to Indian commando force battling terrorists at Taj Palace hotel.
- Indian general: Four or five terrorists inside Chabad Center.
- Islamist shooting attacks and blasts spread to southern Mumbai away from the hotel district
- Terrorists hurl grenades at Indian forces surrounding Chabad Center and the Oberoi hotel.
- Fighting flares up anew in the Taj Palace Hotel said to have been cleared Thursday. Some hostages escaped and many bodies were found in guests' rooms.
- Terrorists are still holed up at the Oberoi Hotel and Chabad Center with hostages, including Israelis, under police-commando siege.
- A woman and child held at Chabad center came out of the building.
- The Mumbai stock exchange stayed shut.
- Police sappers defused bombs containing RDX strewn across the town.
- International airlines canceled flights to the beleaguered Indian town.
- The terrorists wear elite military unit uniforms. Each has an automatic rifle, grenades and military-style kit.
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Islamist terrorists still hold hundreds of hostages for second night

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