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101 killed as gunmen rampage in India city (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:15 AM CST AP - Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, a crowded train station and a Jewish center, killing at least 101 people and holding Westerners hostage in coordinated attacks on India's commercial center that were blamed on Muslim militants. Dozens of people were still trapped or held captive Thursday.

Victims speak of night of terror in Mumbai (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:39 AM CST AP - Western visitors and Mumbai residents ducked under tables at luxury five-star hotels as staff members locked restaurant doors at the first rattle of gunfire and explosions in the lobby below.

Thai Cabinet mulls emergency decree (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:00 AM CST AP - Thailand's Cabinet, meeting outside the capital to evade anti-government demonstrators, was weighing whether to impose a state of emergency Thursday to try to end airport protests that have left thousands of travelers stranded for two straight days.

Aide: Iraqi government rejects Sunni pact demands (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:14 AM CST AP - An aide to Iraq's prime minister says the government's Shiite bloc has rejected two conditions set by mostly Sunni lawmakers for their support of a security pact with the United States.

Afghan police: 4 dead in blast near US Embassy (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:23 AM CST AP - A suicide car bomber targeting an American convoy exploded about 200 yards (meters) outside the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least four Afghan bystanders as people entered the compound for a Thanksgiving Day race.

UK retailer Woolworths files for administration (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 03:33 AM CST AP - Woolworths Group PLC announced Thursday it has put its century-old retail business into administration after failed attempts at a fire sale.

Kadima to meet about Israeli prime minister (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:48 AM CST AP - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has called an emergency meeting of the country's ruling Kadima party to discuss the repercussions if Prime Minster Ehud Olmert is indicted.

Raul Castro to Sean Penn: he'd meet Obama at Gitmo (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:49 AM CST AP - Cuban President Raul Castro said in an interview released Wednesday that he would like to meet President-elect Barack Obama on "neutral ground" — and he suggested the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

Zimbabwe crisis hurting its health care, education (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:02 AM CST AP - Zimbabwe, in the midst of a political and economic crisis, is seeing school attendance plummet, hospitals and clinics close, record cholera cases and millions going to bed hungry, according to a senior U.N. humanitarian official.

Blogs feed information frenzy on Mumbai blasts (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 03:26 AM CST Reuters - Bloggers across Mumbai fed live updates of the action after Islamist gunmen launched waves of attacks in the heart of India's financial capital, highlighting the emergence of citizen journalism in news coverage.

BHP Billiton presents upbeat outlook at AGM (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 12:34 AM CST AFP - The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, said Thursday it was in a better position to cope with a slowdown in demand than its rivals and would continue to invest in growth projects.

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