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Mumbai attacks suspect retracts confession

A Pakistani man accused of being one of the 10 militants who attacked Mumbai last year retracted his earlier confession on Friday.

Mumbai attacks trial adjourned after confession

The trial of a gunman from the Mumbai attacks was adjourned on Tuesday to give the prosecution more time to respond to his dramatic confession.

Pakistan ‘can’t rule out foreign hand’ in cricket attack

Pakistan’s interior ministry chief said on Friday he could not rule out foreign involvement in the Sri Lankan cricket attack.

Police arrest suspects in Pakistan cricket attack

Pakistan police on Wednesday arrested suspects in the attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team, but said they had made no progress in tracking the gunmen.

Pakistan to publish report on Mumbai attacks

Pakistan will announce the results of its investigation into the Mumbai attacks next week, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Friday.

Indian Muslims under pressure in Mumbai aftermath

In a government morgue in Mumbai lie the bodies of nine Islamist militants responsible for killing 179 people in a bloody attack on Mumbai.

Pakistan calls for dialogue amid India tensions

Pakistan’s leader has pleaded for dialogue, not war, to fight terrorism in South Asia but told India not to push Islamabad too hard for action.

India: Pakistan shifting blame over Mumbai attacks

India accused Pakistan on Monday of trying to shift blame for last month’s Mumbai attacks and demanded it do more to dismantle militant networks.

Brown blames Pakistan militants over Mumbai

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown blamed banned Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba for last month’s deadly Mumbai attack.

Pakistan quizzes alleged Mumbai attacks planner

Pakistani officials on Tuesday quizzed an alleged ”key planner” of the Mumbai attacks.

Indian finance minister denies call to Pakistani president

India’s foreign minister denied on Sunday that he had phoned Pakistan’s president at the height of the Mumbai terrorist siege.

School accused of Mumbai terror role opens its doors

At first sight, they could be the grounds of an English public school, with neatly trimmed lawns and earnest young pupils walking between classes.

US sharpens focus on South Asia’s Gordian Knot

The outgoing Bush administration was always going to leave president-elect Barack Obama with the problem of what to do about Pakistan.

Rice flies to India to ease tension with Pakistan

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due in New Delhi on Wednesday as part of intense US efforts to ease tension between India and Pakistan.

Captured militant tells of training in Pakistan

The gunman captured during the attacks on Mumbai said he had undergone months of commando-style training in a Islamist militant camp in Pakistan.

Commandos storm Mumbai Jewish centre

Heavy gunfire erupted on Friday after Indian commandos were dropped by helicopter on to the roof of a Jewish centre in Mumbai.

Indian commandos battle to regain Mumbai hotels

Indian commandos fought to regain control of India’s commercial capital, Mumbai, on Thursday after a highly-coordinated attack by armed militants.