Nov 28th, 2008 · Indian commandos are trying to flush the remaining few gunmen out of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, where the sound of gunfire and explosions have been heard all day. Indian forces are said to be firing grenades in an effort to bring this week's militants attacks to an end.
Nov 28th, 2008 · Today in Mumbai, Indian commandos continued to battle militants in three locations, eventually recapturing the Oberoi Trident Hotel and a Jewish Center. What could be the final push to retake the Taj hotel began toward the end of the day. The death toll is more than 120, including an American rabbi and his wife at the Jewish Center.
Nov 28th, 2008 · Alan Scherr, 58, and his daughter Naomi, 13, were shot and killed when gunmen opened fire in the cafe at the Oberoi hotel in Mumbai Wednesday. Twenty-five members of the Synchronicity Foundation — a meditation retreat center in rural Faber, Va. — had traveled to Mumbai for a tour of local ashrams.
Nov 28th, 2008 · Indian commandos halted operations Friday to dislodge militants inside Mumbai's luxury Oberoi hotel and officials said a similar assault on a Jewish center was wrapping up after suspected Islamic militants launched attacks that killed 143 people and wounded hundreds across the city.
Nov 28th, 2008 · Gunmen in Mumbai are thought to still be holding a number of foreign hostages. Indian commandos have been trading fire with the attackers. On Wednesday, gunmen armed with assault rifles and grenades fanned out across Mumbai and attacked popular tourist sites, including the city's top two luxury hotels.
Nov 28th, 2008 · Conor Oberst says he's not deliberately thinking about fleeing home — but it keeps coming up in his songs. He's written about a road trip, the healing powers of the road and escape. For his latest album, which is self-titled, he recorded on the grounds of a vacant hotel in Mexico.
Nov 27th, 2008 · Coordinated terrorist attacks have killed over one hundred people in Mumbai, India. More than 300 people are injured. The crisis has forced residents to stay inside their homes and watch the attacks in their neighborhood on TV. Arif Doctor, who lives close to one of the hotels under siege talks with host Alex Cohen.
Nov 27th, 2008 · Steve Inskeep speaks with Somini Sengupta of The New York Times in Mumbai. Sengupta describes the latest developments in the attacks on luxury hotels and other targets in India's commercial capital.