Indian special forces in Mumbai attempt to flush the last gunmen out of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, more than two days after militants launched co-ordinated attacks.
Concerned citizens are targeting anyone from accused pedophiles to activists with 'human flesh search engines' that post people's personal information online.
The land of Adam Smith now teems with a vibrant Islamic banking sector, with even non-Muslims being lured by the model's promise of transparency and stability.
Indian commandos cleared attackers from one hotel and a Jewish center on the third day of a siege that has shaken India and raised tensions with Pakistan.
AP - Indian forces targeted the landmark Taj Mahal hotel with grenades and gunfire Saturday morning as suspected Muslim militants made a last stand, just hours after elite commandos stormed a Jewish outreach center and found six hostages dead.
AP - A New York couple who recognized the threat of terrorism in India but believed their mission of spreading Jewish pride was greater than the potential danger were slain in a series of attacks across Mumbai that have killed at least five Americans.
AP - Shoppers, who had snapped their wallets shut since September, turned out in force Friday to grab early morning deals and hard-to-find items like Elmo Live and the "Wii Fit" exercise game, but many said worries about the economy have them focusing on fewer gifts and less expensive, more practical items.
With commandos hunting at least one gunman still believed to be inside Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel, an attacker's smile was fresh in the mind of a man who survived the attacks that killed at least 160 people. The young man "was wearing a smile ... as he started to spray the bullets," UK lawmaker Sajjad Karim said.
A temporary Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death Friday in a rush of thousands of early morning shoppers as he attempted to unlock the doors of a Valley Stream, New York, store at 5 a.m., police said.