Lone surviving Mumbai attacker convicted
Top story: Pakistani citizen Amjal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was found guilty by an Indian court on Monday. Kasab was charged with waging war against India, murder, conspiracy and other crimes for his role in the three-day assault that claimed nearly 160 lives.
The judge ruled that the evidence showed the Kasab and the other attackers had been trained and sent by the Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Kasab had changed his version of events several times over the course of the year-long trial. The verdict comes just days after the prime ministers of India and Pakistan met to discuss resuming peace talks which stalled after the 2008 attacks. India has accused Pakistan's military and intelligence services of aiding attacks against India.
The court also acquitted two Indian men who were accused of helping the attackers by providing them with a map.
New York terror threat: In a series of video messages, the Pakistani Taliban appeared to claim responsibility for the attempting bombing the forced an evacuation of New York's Times Square on Saturday. The videos also feature Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, provigin the strongest evidence yet that he survived a U.S. drone attack in January, which was thought to have killed him.
Greece: European finance ministers agreed to a record $146.5 million bailout for Greece on Sunday, but investors seemed skeptical of the deal with European shares slipping on Monday. The Greek government has promised to push through severe austerity measures in return for the bailout.
Today: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address a U.N. Nonproliferation Treaty Review conference in New York today.
The judge ruled that the evidence showed the Kasab and the other attackers had been trained and sent by the Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Kasab had changed his version of events several times over the course of the year-long trial. The verdict comes just days after the prime ministers of India and Pakistan met to discuss resuming peace talks which stalled after the 2008 attacks. India has accused Pakistan's military and intelligence services of aiding attacks against India.
The court also acquitted two Indian men who were accused of helping the attackers by providing them with a map.
New York terror threat: In a series of video messages, the Pakistani Taliban appeared to claim responsibility for the attempting bombing the forced an evacuation of New York's Times Square on Saturday. The videos also feature Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, provigin the strongest evidence yet that he survived a U.S. drone attack in January, which was thought to have killed him.
Greece: European finance ministers agreed to a record $146.5 million bailout for Greece on Sunday, but investors seemed skeptical of the deal with European shares slipping on Monday. The Greek government has promised to push through severe austerity measures in return for the bailout.
Today: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address a U.N. Nonproliferation Treaty Review conference in New York today.
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