At a Glance

　　Pilgrims killedSRINAGAR, India: Suspected Islamic militants killed nine Hindus and wounded 31, as they slept in tents along a pilgrimage trail in Indian Kashmir, in a dawn raid yesterday that New Delhi blamed on a Pakistan-based group.The attack near Pahalgam, the base camp for pilgrims making a grueling 30-mile trek to a cave shrine high in the Himalayas, was the bloodiest in Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir since militants killed 28 Hindu slum-dwellers last month.Security loopholeWASHINGTON: The FBI, the Immigration and Naturalization Service and three other U.S. Justice Department law enforcement agencies had at least 775 weapons and 400 laptops computers stolen, lost or missing over a recent two-year period, according to a report released Monday.Banks reopenMONTEVIDEO: Uruguay’s banking system reopened for the first time in nearly a week as hundreds of anxious savers lined up Monday at state banks where US$2.2 billion in fixed deposits are now frozen.The state banking restrictions, coupled with an emergency infusion of US$1.5 billion in U.S. loan money, led President Jorge Batlle to allow banking operations to resume on the heels of weeks of massive withdrawals from the system.SoccerPARIS: Real Madrid’s French star Zinedine Zidane, Spanish team-mate Raul, along with Manchester United’s Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy were the three players shortlisted by UEFA for the European footballer of the year title.The overall winner will be named at a gala evening in Monaco Aug. 29 following the draw for the Champions League first round.LONDON: Football League chief executive David Burns resigned following the league’s failed court case against a television broadcaster which had bought rights to league matches.TennisNEW YORK: Her ankle healing faster than expected after surgery, Martina Hingis asked for wild-card entry into the U.S. Open, where she’s been seeded No. 1 every year since 1997.Hingis, who had an operation to repair ligament damage in her left ankle May 20, did not play in the French Open and Wimbledon — the first Grand Slam tournaments she has missed since turning pro in 1994.BasketballNEW YORK: An injured Jason Kidd was dropped from the U.S. roster for the World Basketball Championship, replaced by New Orleans Hornets guard Baron Davis.Kidd, who led the New Jersey Nets to the NBA Finals last season, was taken off the 12-man team because of an injured groin.