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...there been shooting there 30 seconds earlier. “We were crossing by when that happened,” he said. “We ignored it and thought it was a drug deal gone foul.”Singh and his friend thought the firing was normal gang or street violence, but when they heard a second firing, they got away as fast as they could. “We didn’t look towards the cafe, we rolled and ran, and got the hell out of there,” he said.Singh and his friend darted...

Author: By Laura G. Mirviss, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Undergraduate Witnesses Mumbai Attacks | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

Thanksgiving was rocked by the news from Mumbai, India: A small gang of terrorists had wreaked havoc on the region. Allegedly trained at a camp in neighboring Pakistan, the group was well prepared. They came with guns, grenades, satellite phones, and foodstuffs. They came with knowledge of local maps, floor plans, and specific targets. India’s most cosmopolitan city was crippled by the attacks, which lasted three nights and claimed the lives of hundreds. Even more were badly injured...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: Lessons From Mumbai | 12/3/2008 | See Source »

...11th annual China-European Union summit, which has been scheduled to open in Lyon today. China stunned E.U. officials last week by announcing that its delegation of more than 150 political and business leaders would stay at home because, in the words of China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang, "the summit cannot be held in a sound atmosphere, nor can it achieve expected goals." The reason? The French President's plan to meet with Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on December 6 as part of an event honoring fellow Nobel peace prize winner Solidarity leader Lech Walesa in Poland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why China Keeps Picking on Sarkozy | 12/2/2008 | See Source »

...think so. Rugby league has been using the technology since 1996, and cricket, rugby union and tennis (with Hawk-Eye) have all embraced the concept. Even Manchester United's Alex Ferguson now thinks that there may be a role for "instant replays" in soccer. Welcome to the video gang, baseball. What kept you? Richard Percy, Wigan, England

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

Several months ago, a television reporter challenged Tel Aviv residents to say on camera, "I'm not afraid of Alperon," and nobody took the dare. Even today, with its cement-fisted leader gone, the Alperon family still inspires terror in Tel Aviv, especially now that a new round of gang warfare is about to get under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Death of Tel Aviv's Old-Fashioned Mob Kingpin | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

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