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The only terrorist captured alive after the Mumbai massacre has given police the first full account of the extraordinary events that led to it – revealing he was ordered to ‘kill until the last breath’.

It was not known how many hostages were being held inside Nariman House, home to the Orthodox Jewish group Chabad Lubavitch.

The attacks in Mumbai quickly turned some joyous occasions into a night of terror.

Americans are largely shielded from the shocking reality of India. According to the World Bank's own estimates on poverty, almost half of all Indians live below the new international poverty line of $1.25 (PPP) per day.[1] The World Bank further estimates

The only Briton confirmed to have died in the terror attacks in Bombay gave a harrowing account of the unfolding drama just moments before he was shot dead.

The Pakistani government insisted Saturday that it had not been involved and pledged to take action against Pakistani-based militants if they were found to be implicated.

The attacks in India served as another case study in how technology is transforming people into potential reporters, adding a new dimension to the news media.

Many expect the two-day siege of Mumbai to figure centrally in the coming national elections, with candidates making national security a priority.

Israeli officials and Lubavitch elders confirmed that six hostages died inside the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish center in Mumbai, including Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg of Brooklyn and his wife, Rivka.

Mumbai, India stands for lucre, profane dreams and an indiscriminate openness. And this way of life appalls religious extremists.