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An auto rickshaw passes by Lemon tree hotel where a suspected ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:51:39 GMT

(AP) - An auto rickshaw passes by Lemon tree hotel where a suspected terrorist stayed, in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. U.S. FBI investigators have arrested a Canadian national of Pakistan origin, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, for his alleged role in a terror plot to carry out attacks in India. According to news reports, Rana had stayed at this hotel in Ahmadabad last year along with a woman. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

An Italian policemen patrols in front of the money transfer ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:14:57 GMT

(AP) - An Italian policemen patrols in front of the money transfer agency, managed by 60-year-old Mohammad Yaqub Janjua and his son, 31-year-old Aamer Yaqub Janjua, both of Pakistan, in Brescia, northern Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Mohammad Yaqub Janjua and his son were arrested in an early morning raid. They are accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said. The day before the attacks began on Nov. 26 they allegedly sent money using a stolen identity to a U.S. company to activate Internet phone accounts used by the attackers and their handlers. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro)

An Italian policemen patrols in front of the money transfer ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:54:36 GMT

A photo reproduction of a picture made available by the Italian ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:42:41 GMT

(AP) - A photo reproduction of a picture made available by the Italian Police, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, shows a man identified as 31-year-old Aamer Yaqub Janjua, of Pakistan, who was arrested along with his father Mohammad Yaqub Janjua in an early morning raid in Brescia, where they managed a money transfer agency. They are accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said. The day before the attacks began on Nov. 26 they allegedly sent money using a stolen identity to a U.S. company to activate Internet phone accounts used by the attackers and their handlers. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro)

A photo reproduction of pictures made available by the Italian ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:42:10 GMT

(AP) - A photo reproduction of pictures made available by the Italian Police, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, showing two men identified as 60-year-old Mohammad Yaqub Janjua, left, and his son, 31-year-old Aamer Yaqub Janjua, both of Pakistan, who were arrested in an early morning raid in Brescia, northern Italy, where they managed a money transfer agency. They are accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said. The day before the attacks began on Nov. 26 they allegedly sent money using a stolen identity to a U.S. company to activate Internet phone accounts used by the attackers and their handlers. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro)

A masked Kashmiri protester throws stones at Indian paramilitary ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:47:27 GMT

(AP) - A masked Kashmiri protester throws stones at Indian paramilitary soldiers, unseen, during a protest against Indian rule, in Srinagar, India, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Nearly a dozen insurgent groups have been fighting for the majority-Muslim Kashmir's independence from India or its merger with neighboring Pakistan since 1989. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Snow-covered Pir Panjal mountain range in Kashmir is seen from ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:04:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Snow-covered Pir Panjal mountain range in Kashmir is seen from the window of a passenger airplane November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR ENVIRONMENT)

Snow-covered Pir Panjal mountain range in Kashmir is seen from ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:03:49 GMT

(Reuters) - Snow-covered Pir Panjal mountain range in Kashmir is seen from the window of a passenger airplane November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR ENVIRONMENT)

A Kashmiri buys kangaris, traditional firepot baskets, in Srinagar, ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:47:33 GMT

(AP) - A Kashmiri buys kangaris, traditional firepot baskets, in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Kashmiris burn charcoal in kangaris to keep themselves warm during the winter. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Kashmiri carries kangaris for sale in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:51:08 GMT

(AP) - A Kashmiri carries kangaris for sale in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Kangaris, which contain burning charcoal, are used for personal warming during the winter months by Kashmiris. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Kashmiri woman shops for plastic containers at a roadside ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:48:28 GMT

(AP) - A Kashmiri woman shops for plastic containers at a roadside stall in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Kashmiri men are seen enveloped in smoke as they burn fallen ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:59:22 GMT

(Reuters) - Kashmiri men are seen enveloped in smoke as they burn fallen leaves of Chinar trees to make charcoal in preparation for winter in Srinagar November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Smoke rises as a Kashmiri man burns fallen leaves of Chinar ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:59:18 GMT

(Reuters) - Smoke rises as a Kashmiri man burns fallen leaves of Chinar trees to make charcoal in preparation for winter in Srinagar November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Dachigam national park is seen on the outskirts of Srinagar ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:08:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Dachigam national park is seen on the outskirts of Srinagar in this general view November 12, 2009. The wildlife population of Indian Kashmir has registered a "manifold" increase as two-decade-old separatist rebellion has scared away poachers and hunters from the region, a wildlife official said on Tuesday. Picture taken November 12, 2009. To match Reuters Life! KASHMIR-WILDLIFE/ REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

An Asiatic black bear walks inside its enclosure in Dachigam ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:06:16 GMT

(Reuters) - An Asiatic black bear walks inside its enclosure in Dachigam national park on the outskirts of Srinagar November 12, 2009. The wildlife population of Indian Kashmir has registered a "manifold" increase as two-decade-old separatist rebellion has scared away poachers and hunters from the region, a wildlife official said on Tuesday. Picture taken November 12, 2009. To match Reuters Life! KASHMIR-WILDLIFE/ REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR ENVIRONMENT POLITICS ANIMALS)

A leopard rests inside its enclosure in Dachigam national park ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:05:11 GMT

(Reuters) - A leopard rests inside its enclosure in Dachigam national park on the outskirts of Srinagar November 12, 2009. The wildlife population of Indian Kashmir has registered a "manifold" increase as a two-decade-old separatist rebellion has scared away poachers and hunters from the region, a wildlife official said on Tuesday. Picture taken November 12, 2009. To match Reuters Life! KASHMIR-WILDLIFE/ REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR ENVIRONMENT POLITICS ANIMALS)

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier stands guard at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:06:48 GMT

(Reuters) - An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier stands guard at the fenced border with Pakistan at Ballad Post in Samba, southwest of Jammu, November 16, 2009. A senior Indian security officer was killed on Monday when his jeep ran over a landmine near the Pakistan border of disputed Kashmir, police said. Police blamed separatist militants for the powerful blast in which three border guards were also wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)

India Army soldiers burn bushes near an international border ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:03:21 GMT

(AP) - India Army soldiers burn bushes near an international border fencing to make sure no infiltrator is left there, after a landmine explosion, at Ballad post in Samba, nearly 45 kilometers (28 miles) southwest of Jammu, India, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Fierce gun battles and a roadside bomb killed three Indian soldiers and two suspected Islamic insurgents early Monday in the troubled Himalayan Kashmir region. (AP Photo)

A Border Security Force soldier keeps vigil near the international ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04:57 GMT

(AP) - A Border Security Force soldier keeps vigil near the international border fencing, after a landmine explosion at Ballad post in Samba, nearly 45 kilometers (28 miles) southwest of Jammu, India, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Fierce gun battles and a roadside bomb killed three Indian soldiers and two suspected Islamic insurgents early Monday in the troubled Himalayan Kashmir region. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Indian Army soldiers patrol near the international border fencing, ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:03:55 GMT

(AP) - Indian Army soldiers patrol near the international border fencing, after a landmine explosion at Ballad post in Samba, nearly 45 kilometers (28 miles) southwest of Jammu, India, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Fierce gunbattles and a roadside bomb killed three Indian soldiers and two suspected Islamic insurgents early Monday in the troubled Himalayan Kashmir region. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Indian Border Security Force soldiers bring their injured colleagues ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:32:02 GMT

(AP) - Indian Border Security Force soldiers bring their injured colleagues to a government medical college hospital in Jammu, India, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Militants blew up a jeep and killed the deputy inspector-general of India's Border Security Force, O.P. Tanwar, wounding two paramilitary soldiers, said a police officer on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to talk to reporters. The area of the attack is 20 miles (35 kilometers) south of Jammu, the winter capital of India's Jammu-Kashmir state. (AP Photo)

A woman checks the quality of a "Kangir", or traditional ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:29:24 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman checks the quality of a "Kangir", or traditional Kashmiri fire pot, before buying it from a vendor in Srinagar November 16, 2009. With the arrival of winter in the Kashmir valley, people are beginning to stock up on traditional fire pots made of clay and twigs. The fire pots are filled with hot coal and placed under the "Pheran", loose traditional clothing that covers one from the neck to the knees, for warmth during the harsh winter. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

A man carries "Kangir", or traditional Kashmiri fire ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:11:29 GMT

(Reuters) - A man carries "Kangir", or traditional Kashmiri fire pots, over his shoulders in Srinagar November 16, 2009. With the arrival of winter in the Kashmir valley, people are beginning to stock up on traditional fire pots made of clay and twigs. The fire pots are filled with hot coal and placed under the "Pheran", loose traditional clothing that covers one from the neck to the knees, for warmth during the harsh winter. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

A vendor sells "Kangir", or traditional Kashmiri fire ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:06:59 GMT

(Reuters) - A vendor sells "Kangir", or traditional Kashmiri fire pots, at a road side in Srinagar November 16, 2009. With the arrival of winter in the Kashmir valley, people are beginning to stock up on traditional fire pots made of clay and twigs. The fire pots are filled with hot coal and placed under the "Pheran", loose traditional clothing that covers one from the neck to the knees, for warmth during the harsh winters. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

A Kashmiri mechanic repairs an engine of a mini-bus outside ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:54:36 GMT

(Reuters) - A Kashmiri mechanic repairs an engine of a mini-bus outside his workshop in Srinagar November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A Kashmiri mechanic repairs an engine of a mini-bus outside ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:53:31 GMT

(Reuters) - A Kashmiri mechanic repairs an engine of a mini-bus outside his workshop in Srinagar November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

An injured Border Security Force soldier is rushed to a hospital ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:30:39 GMT

(Reuters) - An injured Border Security Force soldier is rushed to a hospital after a landmine explosion in Jammu November 16, 2009. A senior Indian security officer was killed on Monday when his jeep ran over a landmine near the Pakistan border of disputed Kashmir, police said. Police blamed separatist militants for the powerful blast in which three border guards were also wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An injured Border Security Force soldier is rushed to a hospital ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:20:58 GMT

An injured Border Security Force soldier is rushed to a hospital ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:16:29 GMT

(Reuters) - An injured Border Security Force soldier is rushed to a hospital in Jammu November 16, 2009. A senior Indian security officer was killed on Monday when his jeep ran over a landmine near the Pakistan border of disputed Kashmir, police said. Police blamed separatist militants for the powerful blast in which three border guards were also wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY)

A Kashmiri woman washes dishes near Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, ...

(AP) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:29:20 GMT

(AP) - A Kashmiri woman washes dishes near Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Fehimada, a Kashmiri woman, knits a traditional Kashmiri carpet ...

(AP) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:00:27 GMT

(AP) - Fehimada, a Kashmiri woman, knits a traditional Kashmiri carpet as her daughter Zukra looks on in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Kashmiri woman looks out from her window, during a clash between ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:30:36 GMT

(AP) - A Kashmiri woman looks out from her window, during a clash between police and protesters following the arrest of prominent Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in Srinagar, India, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. (AP Photo)

A Himalayan langur rests on a tree inside Dachigam national ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Himalayan langur rests on a tree inside Dachigam national park on the outskirts of Srinagar November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR ENVIRONMENT)

Himalayan langurs rest on a tree inside Dachigam national park ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:01:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Himalayan langurs rest on a tree inside Dachigam national park on the outskirts of Srinagar November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR ENVIRONMENT)

Police use batons to disperse the members of State Road Transport ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:56:20 GMT

(Reuters) - Police use batons to disperse the members of State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) during a protest in Jammu November 12, 2009. Hundreds of SRTC members took to the streets of Jammu on Thursday demanding salaries owed for many months and other long pending demands, members of SRTC said. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR BUSINESS CONFLICT)

Police stop the members of State Road Transport Corporation ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:30:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Police stop the members of State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) during a protest in Jammu November 12, 2009. Hundreds of SRTC members took to the streets of Jammu on Thursday demanding salaries owed for many months and other long pending demands, members of SRTC said. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR BUSINESS CONFLICT)

An employee works inside a battery manufacturing factory on ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:02:14 GMT

(Reuters) - An employee works inside a battery manufacturing factory on the outskirts of Jammu November 12, 2009. India's industrial output rose at a faster-than-expected 9.1 percent in September from a year earlier, data showed on Thursday. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR BUSINESS)

An employee works inside a battery manufacturing factory on ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:01:09 GMT

This photo provided by Adventure Films shows Jonny Copp in July ...

(AP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:06:04 GMT

(AP) - This photo provided by Adventure Films shows Jonny Copp in July 2007 at a base camp in Kashmir territory while on a climb of the Shafat Fortress. Copp and climbers Micah Dash and Wade Johnson were killed by an avalanche during an ascent up the face of Mount Edgar in China in May of 2009. They will be honored at the fifth annual Adventure Film Festival in Boulder, Colo., this weekend in a film 'First Ascent Point of No Return.' (AP Photo/Adventure Films, John Dickey)

This photo provided by Adventure Films taken by Jonny Copp on ...

(AP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:05:54 GMT

(AP) - This photo provided by Adventure Films taken by Jonny Copp on Aug. 11, 2007, shows Micah Dash on the summit of Shafat Fortress in the Kashmir territory after he and Jonny Copp did the first ascent of the mountain. Copp and Dash and Wade Johnson were killed by an avalanche during an ascent up the face of Mount Edgar in China in May of 2009. They will be honored at the fifth annual Adventure Film Festival in Boulder, Colo., this weekend in a film 'First Ascent Point of No Return.' (AP Photo/Adventure Films, Jonny Copp) NO SALES

This photo provided by Adventure Films taken August 23, 2007, ...

(AP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:00:27 GMT

(AP) - This photo provided by Adventure Films taken August 23, 2007, shows Jonny Copp, left, and Micah Dash on top of a mountain in the Kashmir territory. Copp, Dash and fellow climber Wade Johnson who were killed by an avalanche in May 2009 will be honored at the fifth annual Adventure Film Festival in Boulder, Colo., this weekend in a film 'First Ascent Point of No Return.' (AP Photo/Adventure Films, Jonny Copp)

Men sit next to ballot boxes at an election office ahead of ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:39:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Men sit next to ballot boxes at an election office ahead of the first election of the Legislative Assembly for Northern Areas in Gilgit-Baltistan November 11, 2009. The elections are being held under a reform package announced by Pakistan in August allowing these areas, demarcated as disputed under UN resolutions after Pakistan and India fought their first of their three wars in 1947, to have their own governor and chief minister. REUTERS/Abrar Tanoli (PAKISTAN POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Smoke rises as Kashmiri men burn twigs and fallen leaves to ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:28:30 GMT

(Reuters) - Smoke rises as Kashmiri men burn twigs and fallen leaves to make charcoal in preparation for winter in Srinagar November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A Kashmiri man burns twigs and fallen leaves to make charcoal ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:26:14 GMT

(Reuters) - A Kashmiri man burns twigs and fallen leaves to make charcoal in preparation for winter in Srinagar November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

A worker cleans a car outside a car showroom on the outskirts ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:48:44 GMT

(Reuters) - A worker cleans a car outside a car showroom on the outskirts of Jammu November 11, 2009. Car sales in India rose the fastest in over two years in October on festival buying and easier credit, and analysts said the data firmed up belief the industry was back on track for robust growth. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Kitchen utensils are transported on a horse cart in Jammu November ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kitchen utensils are transported on a horse cart in Jammu November 10, 2009. India's annual industrial output growth probably cooled in September but was still robust on festival demand, and analysts said stimulus measures needed to continue next year to make the recovery durable. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR BUSINESS SOCIETY)

A labourer carries a rice sack at a wholesale market in Jammu ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:47:15 GMT

(Reuters) - A labourer carries a rice sack at a wholesale market in Jammu November 10, 2009. India's junior farm minister K.V. Thomas said on Tuesday that while rising food prices are a cause of worry, the prospects for winter-crop sowing were good. India's food prices rose 13.39 percent in the 12 months to Oct. 24, highlighting concerns that the index could stay high despite government efforts to keep a lid on prices. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR BUSINESS AGRICULTURE)

Activists of Jammu Kashmir Democratic Youth Federation shout ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:14:41 GMT

(AP) - Activists of Jammu Kashmir Democratic Youth Federation shout slogans during a protest against the Indian government's ban on prepaid cell phones in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Nov.10, 2009. The Indian government announced the ban on pre-paid connections last weekend, citing concerns that militants were using them to trigger bombs in Kashmir, the scene of a deadly 20-year-old insurgency against New Delhi's rule. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Activists of Jammu Kashmir Democratic Youth Federation shout ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:14:10 GMT

Kashmiri children look on as one of them holds a broken umbrella ...

(AP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:19:41 GMT

(AP) - Kashmiri children look on as one of them holds a broken umbrella during a rain in Srinagar, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)