Officials in India say they believe just ten gunmen managed to carry out the siege of Mumbai, a city of 18 million people, a showdown that left nearly 200 people dead including at least five Americans. Investigators are trying to determine how that...
Indian commandos are reportedly still trying to root out terrorists from their last holdout in Mumbai. Gunfire and explosions have been rocking the landmark Taj Mahal Hotel. The death toll over the past three days is now some 150 but estimates vary....
It has been more than 24 hours since yesterday's attacks in the Indian financial center of Mumbai, and Indian commandos are still fighting for control of the city. The BBC's Chris Moyles reports that some of the attackers remain uncaptured. In one o...
Officials in Mumbai say four armed gunmen that launched a terror attack in the Indian commercial capital have been killed and nine terror suspects have now been arrested. The attacks which occurred at luxury hotels, a train station and other locatio...
The Federal Reserve has signed off on a measure to spend 800 billion dollars to try to thaw the frozen credit markets. 600 billion will go towards buying mortgage-related debt and securities while another 200 billion will support consumer debt secur...
The mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are announcing a new plan to help several hundred thousand homeowners facing foreclosure. NPRs Chris Arnold has more. The move is the biggest step by the government so far to use Fannie and Freddie to h...
President George Bush and the man who will replace him, President-elect Barack Obama met today at the White House. The two men were joined by their wives who also got a chance to chat. NPR's Don Gonyea says by all indications the meeting went well,...
President-elect Barack Obama's choice for White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says Senator Obama will push for a middle class tax cut soon after taking office. President Bush welcomes the President-elect and Mrs. Obama to the White House tomorro...
The speaker of Iran's parliament is criticizing President-elect Barack Obama for saying it is unacceptable for that country to develop nuclear weapons. Iran's state radio compared the Senator's statement to the hard-line taken by President Bush. Rox...
President-elect Barack Obama held his first news conference today after meeting with a group of economic advisors. NPR's Chris Arnold reports. President-elect Obama held the meeting with the advisors ranging from Warren Buffett to former Treasury Se...
