Daily Update

- Terrorists kill at least 80 and wound hundreds in coordinated small-arms and grenade attacks on Mumbai hospitals, train stations, and luxury hotels; Indian Counterterrorism chief dies in attack while "British nationals and other foreigners" are reportedly held hostage at one of the targeted hotels

- China cancels the 11th EU-China summit in a hardline response to French President Sarkozy's recent remarks supporting the Tibetans' "right to freedom" and his planned meeting with the Dalai Lama in December

- Rebel offensive against alledged perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide in the DR Congo displaces thousands

- Thailand's political crisis goes global as protestors against political corruption and lingering influence of ousted PM Thaksin force the closure of major international airports, stranding thousands of foreign travelers

- Russia signs cooperative treaty on nuclear energy development with Venezuela, prompting renewed concerns over balancing against the United States reminiscent of Soviet Cold War policies