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  • Israel used phosphorous bombs in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 22 6:43 PM
    The Israeli army used phosphorous artillery shells against Hezbollah guerrilla targets during their war in Lebanon this summer, an Israeli Cabinet minister said Sunday, confirming Lebanese allegations for the first time.

  • Lebanon sees revival of pre-Islamic environmentalism Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 22 1:41 PM
    It was born in the Arabian desert more than 1,500 years ago and is now being revived in the battle-scarred greenery of Lebanon. Already its success is heralding a regional renaissance.

  • Israel admits using phosphorus bombs in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 22 2:48 PM
    Israel admitted for the first time to using controversial white phosphorus shells against military targets in Southern Lebanon, an Israeli newspaper reported.

  • Israel: Flights over Lebanon to continue Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 22 12:43 PM
    Israel said Sunday that air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling to Hezbollah guerrillas has not stopped more than two months after a cease-fire ended the conflict between the two sides.

  • Israel rejects French call on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Oct 22 12:50 PM
    Israel said that its combat planes would continue to fly over Lebanon despite a call by the French defense minister to halt the air incursions.

  • Israel Used Phosphorous Bombs in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
    Israel Acknowledges Using Phosphorous Shells in War Against Hezbollah in Lebanon

  • Israel: Lebanon flights to continue Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Oct 22 4:03 PM
    Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Sunday that air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped.

  • Boy killed by Israeli cluster bomb in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 22 4:42 AM
    A 10-year-old boy was killed and his brother have been seriously wounded when an Israeli cluster bomb blew up as they harvested olives in southern Lebanon.

  • Israel: Flights over Lebanon to continue Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 22 4:05 AM
    Israel's defense minister said Sunday that air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped.

  • Israel: Flights over Lebanon to continue Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 22 3:18 AM
    Israel's defense minister says flights over Lebanon will continue.

  • Israel to keep up Lebanon flights Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Oct 22 7:41 AM
    Israel says it will will continue flights over Lebanon because of a "growing effort to pass weapons into Lebanon".

  • Israel admits phosphorous bombs used in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Independent - Oct 22 5:46 PM
    The Israeli government has admitted for the first time that it used controversial phosphorous bombs during its 34-day war campaign in Lebanon.

  • Israel admits using phosphorous shells in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 22 2:55 PM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel confirmed on Sunday it had used phosphorous shells, a controversial munition condemned by many human rights groups, during its recent war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

  • Lebanon sees revival of pre-Islamic environmentalism Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 22 1:40 PM
    It was born in the Arabian desert more than 1,500 years ago and is now being revived in the battle-scarred greenery of Lebanon.

  • Israel: Flights Over Lebanon to Continue Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Oct 22 4:32 AM
    Israel Defense Minister Amir Peretz Says Air Force Flights Over Lebanon Will Continue

  • Israel To Continue With Flights Over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Oct 22 1:19 PM
    (RTTNews) - Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said at a weekly meeting of the country's Cabinet on Sunday that Israeli air force flights over Lebanon would continue as the smuggling of arms to the Hezbollah militants have not stopped even after the conflict ended two months ago.

  • Israeli combat flights over Lebanon to continue: DM Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Oct 22 6:09 PM
    Israel Air Force (IAF) flights over Lebanon would continue, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Sunday, shrugging off outside criticism of its violation of Lebanese air.

  • Israel: Lebanon overflights to continue Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - 15 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz (ah-MEER' PEHR'-etz) says air force flights over Lebanon will continue because arms smuggling from Syria to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped.

  • Israel: Flights Over Lebanon to Continue Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Oct 22 3:27 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel's defense minister says flights over Lebanon will continue. E-MAIL : News sent directly to you. RSS : Pick the topics, create your page.

  • Israel admits using phosphorous bombs in Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Oct 22 4:53 PM
    jerusalem The Israeli army dropped phosphorous bombs on Hezbollah guerrilla targets during their war in Lebanon this summer, an Israeli cabinet minister said yesterday, confirming Lebanese allegations for the first time.

  • Israel: Flights Over Lebanon To Continue Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Oct 22 10:24 AM
    Israel's defense minister said Sunday that air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped. Slideshow: Israel-Lebanon War

  • More Pinoys sneaking into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Oct 22 11:56 AM
    More and more Filipino domestic helpers are sneaking into Lebanon despite the prevailing ban on deployment of workers to the war-torn country, local recruitment agencies reported Sunday.

  • Israel hates Lebanon because of what it stands for: coexistence Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 22 12:55 PM
    Geographically, Lebanon is not really at an advantage. The problem is not posed here in terms of size, but in terms of the harmful and even destructive relations imposed on the Lebanese people by their southern neighbor, Israel. One can't help but wonder why Israel does not hesitate to wage countless wars against a peace-seeking.

  • Ottomans Back in Lebanon After 88 Years Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Oct 22 2:12 PM
    The Lebanese press published many stories on the arrival of Turkish troops. he presence of the troops was mostly welcomed, while Le Orient Le Jour newspaper, published in French, wrote Turkish troops are in Lebanon 88 years after the demise of the Ottoman Empire.

  • Israeli defense minister says flights over Lebanon will continue Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Oct 22 6:43 AM
    JERUSALEM - Israel's defense minister said Sunday that air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped. Amir Peretz, in remarks at Israel's...

  • Israel insists on Lebanon overflights Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Oct 22 7:05 AM
    Sources in the Israeli military say that Israel would bomb Unifil sites in southern Lebanon if Israeli warplanes are intercepted.

  • 2nd UPDATE: Israeli Min: Flights Over Lebanon To Continue Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Oct 22 5:34 AM
    JERUSALEM (AP)--Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Sunday that Israeli air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling to Lebanese guerrillas hasn't stopped.

  • Israel concedes it used phosphorous bombs during Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    CNews - Oct 22 9:36 AM
    JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli army dropped phosphorous bombs against Hezbollah guerrilla targets in Lebanon during the war there this summer, an Israeli cabinet minister said Sunday, confirming Lebanese allegations for the first time.

  • UPDATE: Israeli Min: Flights Over Lebanon To Continue Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Oct 22 4:34 AM
    (Updates an item timed at 1020 GMT with further Peretz comment.) JERUSALEM (AP)--Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Sunday that air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped.

  • Boy killed by Israeli cluster bomb in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Oct 22 7:00 AM
    MARJAYUN, Lebanon -- A 10-year-old boy was killed and his brother seriously wounded Sunday when an Israeli cluster bomb blew up as they harvested olives in southern Lebanon, medics said.

  • South Lebanon gets first state reconstruction aid Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 21 7:41 AM
    Lebanon has begun distributing the first state aid for rebuilding the south of the country, more than two months after the end of the summer conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Sombre mood as south Lebanon gears up for Eid Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Oct 22 6:30 AM
    GRIM EID: Lebanese in the south of the country face a grim eid as they struggle with dodging bomblets and rebuilding destroyed property. (REUTERS) SIDDIQIN, Lebanon -- A broken bucket at his feet, Mustapha waits for the scrap metal merchant to come so he can sell him his crop of shell fragments recovered from the rubble of his southern Lebanese village.

  • Israel admits using phosphorus bombs in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Oct 22 6:45 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel admitted for the first time to using controversial white phosphorus shells against military targets in Southern Lebanon, an Israeli newspaper reported Sunday.

  • Israel: Flights Over Lebanon to Continue Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 22 3:28 AM
    Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Sunday that air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling from Syria to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped.

  • Israel to continue flights over Lebanon: minister Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Oct 22 6:50 AM
    JERUSALEM - The Israel Air Force will continue flying over Lebanon, Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz said Sunday, despite complaints that the flights violated a UN resolution which ended hostilities this summer between the Jewish state and the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group.

  • Egypt: Hezbollah 'provoked Lebanon war' Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Oct 22 3:35 AM
    Egypt has accused Hezbollah of provoking conflict with Israel in order to justify the Shia militia group's continued existence in Lebanon.

  • Flights over Lebanon will continue: Israel Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Oct 22 8:32 AM
    Defence Minister Amir Peretz said Sunday that Israeli air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped.

  • Israel Says Flights over Lebanon To Continue Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Oct 22 11:04 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Amir Peretz told the weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday that Israel will continue surveillance flights over Lebanon because of constant arms smuggling from Syria to Hizbullah terrorists.

  • Israel to continue Lebanon over flights: defence minister Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Oct 22 5:05 AM
    JERUSALEM - Defence Minister Amir Peretz said on Sunday that Israel would continue its controversial flights over Lebanon, saying they were needed to stem alleged arms smuggling to Hezbollah.

  • State: More news from Lebanon, Durham, and Portsmouth Open this result in new window
    The Nashua Telegraph - Oct 22 4:15 AM
    LEBANON (AP) - A major heroin bust in West Lebanon led to two arrests and the seizure of more than 700 bags of the drug. ...

  • Israel: Lebanon overflights to continue Open this result in new window
    ABC 7 El Paso - Oct 22 3:44 AM
    JERUSALEM Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz (ah-MEER' PEHR'-etz) says air force flights over Lebanon will continue because arms smuggling from Syria to Lebanese guerrillas...

  • France Claims Israel Suspended Flights Over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Oct 22 8:19 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Israel last week suspended surveillance flights for 48 hours over Lebanon, where the IAF has been tracking movements of weapons destined for Hizbullah terrorists.

  • Israeli DM says flights over Lebanon to continue Open this result in new window
    Al Bawaba - Oct 22 3:58 AM
    Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Sunday that air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling from Syria has not stopped.

  • Lebanon seeks $500m loan Open this result in new window
    AME Info - Oct 21 11:16 PM
    Lebanon is looking to secure $500m in soft loans from international sources in order to bolster its private sector, reported the Daily Star. Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said that the country would look to the European Investment Bank and Opec for funding.

  • NKorea, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria shun chemical weapons ban Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 20 10:21 PM
    North Korea, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria are "unfairly" refusing to join the convention banning chemical weapons, which has been signed by 180 countries, the head of the body monitoring the treaty has said.

  • Lebanon Valley 15, Lycoming 9 Open this result in new window
    Williamsport Sun Gazette - Oct 21 9:06 PM
    Lebanon Valley had seen late leads in serious danger before. This time though, Jeff Ochoa made it hold. Ochoa tackled Lycoming quarterback Glenn Smith just short of the end zone as time ran out to preserve a 15-9 Flying Dutchman win over the Warriors Saturday at David Person Field.

  • Back in Lebanon after 88 years Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Oct 22 1:49 AM
    Heavy rain greeted Turkish troops as they arrived in Beiruts harbour, marking the first Turkish military presence in Lebanon in 88 years. The troops are called the Turkish Peace Brigade and will serve under UN command.

  • Lebanon, 20% unemployment Open this result in new window
    AME Info - Oct 21 11:16 PM
    Unemployment in Lebanon has jumped from 14% to around 20% following the 34 day war with Israel, reported the Daily Star. Trad Hamadeh, the Labour Minister, said that the destruction of many industrial plants had led to the widespread laying off of workers.

  • Russian specialists to begin assembling fourth bridge in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Itar-Tass - Oct 21 11:03 PM
    BEIRUT, October 22 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian military builders will begin assembling the fourth bridge in Lebanon on Sunday. The metal constructions will be delivered to the site at the Hesbani River, where there was a bridge, but it was destroyed.

  • Peretz Concerned Over Gaza Becoming a Second Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Oct 22 4:34 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Amir Peretz during Sunday mornings weekly cabinet meeting stated we may not permit Gaza to become a second Lebanon, adding, we will continue operations [in Gaza]. The offensive option remains in our hands.

  • Israel admits using phosphorus bombs during war in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Oct 22 12:30 AM
    Israel has acknowledged for the first time that it attacked Hezbollah targets during the second Lebanon war with phosphorus shells.

  • Lebanon's GDP growth set to reach 9 per cent Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Oct 21 8:36 PM
    DUBAI Lebanon's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 9 per cent next year, although the economy is likely to contract sharply this year, according to a recent report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

  • Sombre mood as south Lebanon gears up for Eid Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Oct 21 8:35 PM
    SIDDIQIN, Lebanon - A broken bucket at his feet, Mustapha waits for the scrap metal merchant to come so he can sell him his crop of shell fragments recovered from the rubble of his southern Lebanese village.

  • EU grants Lebanon 38 mln USD in relief aid Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Oct 21 7:53 PM
    The European Union granted 38 million U.S. dollars in humanitarian aid to Lebanon to help victims in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict return home and "rebuild their lives", Lebanese television channel New TV reported on Saturday. "The EU is ready to accompany the Lebanese while returning to their hometowns and help them resolve their daily life problems," Patrick Laurent, head of the EU delegation

  • Lebanon's Hezbollah marks Jerusalem Day Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 20 4:46 PM
    In past years, the Shiite militant group Hezbollah marked Jerusalem Day by staging massive military parades in Lebanon's capital to demonstrate the importance of the holy city to Muslims.

  • Israeli air violations in Lebanon 'extremely dangerous': France Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 20 1:33 PM
    French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie warned that Israeli air violations in Lebanon were "extremely dangerous" and must end in the interest of all parties.

  • Israeli planes steering clear of Lebanon -France Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 20 1:16 PM
    After years of regular Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace, there has been a 48-hour pause in warplanes flying over Lebanon, French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said on Friday.

  • Cluster bomb kills 12-year-old in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
    A cluster bomb exploded on Sunday, killing a 12-year-old boy and wounding his younger brother in a southern Lebanese village. Rami Ali Hussein Shibly and his brother, Khodr, 9, were picking olives in their family's grove in Halta when the cluster bomb exploded.

  • Jewish diamonds find favor in Arab Dubai Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 22 12:32 PM
    As Israelis and Arabs emerge from the war in Lebanon, a booming diamond exchange in this Arab country 1,300 miles away is hard proof that some Arab-Israeli ties have survived despite the region's tensions.

  • Israel confirms use of phosphorous bombs Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 22 10:13 AM
    The Israeli army dropped phosphorous bombs on Hezbollah guerrilla targets during their war in Lebanon this summer, an Israeli Cabinet minister said Sunday, confirming Lebanese allegations for the first time.

  • Israel says it used phosphorus shells in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Oct 22 2:58 PM
    Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israel confirmed on Sunday it had used phosporus shells, a controversial munition condemned by many human rights groups, during its war against Hezbollah guerrillas in ...

  • Israel admits using phosphorus bombs in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Oct 22 5:17 PM
    IDF confirms usage of controversial shells, another Lebanese child dies from Israeli illegal cluster bombs.

  • Lebanon's Hezbollah Marks Jerusalem Day Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Oct 20 5:02 PM
    Lebanon's Hezbollah Marks Jerusalem Day in More Subdued Fashion Than Previous Years

  • Police seize 700 bags of heroin in West Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - Oct 21 5:16 AM
    LEBANON, N.H. A major heroin bust in West Lebanon (New Hampshire) has led to two arrests and the seizure of more than 700 bags of the drug. The drugs were discovered...

  • Official: Israel used phosphorous bombs Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Oct 22 6:17 AM
    The Israeli army dropped phosphorous bombs against Hezbollah guerrilla targets in Lebanon during a war there this summer, an Israeli official said Sunday, confirming Lebanese allegations for the first time. Also, Israel's defense minister said Sunday that air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped.

  • Cluster bomb explosion kills 12-year-old boy in south Lebanon; wounds brother Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 22 8:38 AM
    BEIRUT (AP) - A cluster bomb exploded Sunday, killing a 12-year-old boy and wounding his younger brother in a southern Lebanese village, Lebanese security officials said.

  • NEWS ANALYSIS / Changing the standards of 'civil war' / Russian revolution, Bosnia and Lebanon conflicts wouldn't fit  Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 22 3:50 AM
    Iraq again convulses in sectarian violence, and U.S. officials again maintain that the country has not descended into civil war. But with Shiite and Sunni bodies piling up, roving death squads unimpeded, and a surging number of Americans killed and...

  • Missionaries Speak About Lebanon Newhall Church of the Nazarene will host Open this result in new window
    The Signal - Oct 21 1:57 AM
    Newhall Church of the Nazarene will host missionaries Bob and Norma Brunson from Lebanon at 5:30 p.m. The Brunsons have been missionaries for more than 20 years, and will be speaking about how the political climate in Lebanon has affected their ministry, and how they have been able to continue their work there.

  • Swimming: National mark set at Mt. Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Oct 20 9:17 PM
    Distance swimmer Kate Ziegler went to Montreal to win two gold medals in the 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle events in the 2005 World Aquatics Championships. She went to Mt. Lebanon High School last night to set a national record in the 3,000 freestyle.

  • Israel admits phosphorous bombing Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Oct 22 10:26 AM
    Israel admits for the first time it used controversial phosphorous bombs during fighting in Lebanon.

  • Israel admits phosphorus bombing Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Oct 22 10:17 AM
    Israel admits for the first time it used controversial phosphorus bombs during fighting in Lebanon.

  • Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, North Korea, refuse to ban chemical weapons Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - Oct 20 11:36 PM
    North Korea and key countries in the Middle East Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria form a hard core of nations that are resisting any moves towards joining the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the head of the United Nations-affiliated body said Friday.

  • Vanguard Imaging to open five Dayton area radiology centers Open this result in new window
    BizJournals - 3 minutes ago
    Vanguard Imaging Partners, a new radiology group, plans to open five imaging centers from Lebanon to Huber Heights.

  • Well-deserved break after serving off Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Times of Malta - Oct 20 11:57 PM
    The Royal Navy Destroyer HMS York is in Malta, giving its crew a well-deserved break after two months serving with elements of the Italian, French and Greek navies off the coast of Lebanon.

  • France urges Israel to stop air violations in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 20 4:00 PM
    French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has warned that Israeli air violations in Lebanon are "extremely dangerous" and must end in the interest of all parties.

  • FEATURE - Israelis and Lebanese reach across war's divide Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
    TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Aghast at the destruction that ensued as Israel's army and Hezbollah guerrillas waged war in Lebanon this year, Israeli David Sasson felt compelled to try to make contact with the Lebanese side.

  • Turkish troops arrive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Oct 20 4:00 AM
    Ninety-five Turkish soldiers arrive in Beirut to join the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon.

  • Israel admits using phosphorus bombs during war in Lebanon Israel admitted for the first time using phosphorus shells  Open this result in new window
    Al Jazeera - Oct 22 5:47 AM
    "The IDF holds phosphorus munitions in different forms," Minister Jacob Edery, in charge of government-Knesset relations, said.

  • Saudi Chambers to Open Office in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Zawya - Oct 21 12:30 AM
    RIYADH, 21 October 2006 -- The Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry is planning to open an office in Beirut to size up the losses sustained by Saudi businessmen during Lebanon's 33-day war with Israel.

  • Israeli planes steering clear of Lebanon - France Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 20 1:20 PM
    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - After years of regular Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace, there has been a 48-hour pause in warplanes flying over Lebanon, French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said on Friday.

  • Woman Gets 3 Years For Child's Death In Tub Open this result in new window
    WLWT.com - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    LEBANON, Ohio -- A Warren County judge sentenced a woman to three years in prison after she pleaded guilty in the death of her 5-month-old son. Prosecutors said Candy Hensley left the boy unattended in a bathtub for about five minutes while she went downstairs to do laundry.

  • Israeli air violations in Lebanon 'extremely dangerous': France Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 20 11:47 AM
    French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie warned that Israeli air violations in Lebanon were "extremely dangerous" and must stop in the interest of all parties.

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  • Israel owns up over phosphorous bombs Open this result in new window
    Daily Mail - Oct 22 4:27 PM
    Israel dropped phosphorous bombs on Lebanon this summer, its government has admitted for the first time. Israel had previously claimed it only used the bombs, which cause severe chemical burns, to mark targets or territory but cabinet minister Jacob Edery has confirmed it used the weapons on Hezbollah fighters

  • Israeli planes steering clear of Lebanon -France Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Oct 20 1:13 PM
    Source: Reuters By Irwin Arieff UNITED NATIONS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - After years of regular Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace, there has been a 48-hour pause in warplanes flying over Lebanon, French Defense ...

  • ISRAELI AIR VIOLATIONS IN LEBANON 'EXTREMELY DANGEROUS': FRANCE Open this result in new window
    The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 20 2:02 PM
    UNITED NATIONS, Oct 20, 2006 (AFP) - French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie warned here Friday that Israeli air violations in Lebanon were "extremely dangerous" and must end in the interest of all parties.

  • Israelis dropped phosphorous bombs in war Open this result in new window
    The Herald - Oct 22 5:34 PM
    The Israeli army dropped phosphorous bombs against Hizbollah guerrilla targets in Lebanon during the war in August, an Israeli minister said yesterday, confirming Lebanese allegations for the first time.

  • EU Provides 30 Million Euros in Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Oct 20 3:21 PM
    WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Commission provided euro 30 million in humanitarian aid to Lebanon today to help victims of the fighting return home and rebuild their lives.

  • Israel Defends Spy Flights Over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Crosswalk.com - Oct 20 7:44 AM
    Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Israel on Friday defended its ongoing intelligence-gathering flights over Lebanon, one day after head of the United Nations' peacekeeping force said that anti-aircraft missiles could be used to shoot down Israeli aircraft.

  • Middle East fears partitioning of Iraq Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - Oct 22 6:11 AM
    Law would create distinct Shiite region The vote in Iraq's parliament earlier this month establishing ground rules for the creation of a Shiite region in southern Iraq attracted little attention outside the Middle East. But in a region already jittery about the likelihood of a full-blown Iraqi civil war and the newfound stature of Shiites following last summer's war in Lebanon, the law's

  • UN commander suggests use of force to stop Israeli air violations in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 19 1:24 PM
    The commander of UN troops in Lebanon suggested that the rules of engagement for his forces might have to be changed to allow future use of force to stop continuing Israeli air violations of Lebanese air space.

  • Roads company has money, but not for northern repairs Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Oct 22 6:35 PM
    The Israel National Roads Company is dragging its feet on fixing roads damaged in the recent war in Lebanon. The needed repairs, which would cost over NIS 40 million, have not been made. The company expressed concern yesterday that meanwhile, the roads in question are unsafe.

  • Israel acknowledges using phosphorous bombs in war against Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Oct 22 11:57 AM
    JERUSALEM - The Israeli army dropped phosphorous bombs on Hezbollah guerrilla targets during their war in Lebanon this summer, an Israeli Cabinet minister said Sunday, confirming Lebanese allegations for...

  • Turkish Peace Brigade settles in Es Saitiye Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Oct 22 6:19 PM
    Turkish troops in Lebanon, who arrived at Beiruts harbour Friday to serve under the United Nations, have set up a base camp in the village of Es Saitiye in Sur.

  • ISRAELI AIR VIOLATIONS IN LEBANON 'EXTREMELY DANGEROUS': FRANCE Open this result in new window
    The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 20 11:47 AM
    UNITED NATIONS, Oct 20, 2006 (AFP) - French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie warned here Friday that Israeli air violations in Lebanon were "extremely dangerous" and must stop in the interest of all parties.

  • European Commission grants Lebanon $38 million in relief aid Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 20 12:27 PM
    The European Commission granted 30 million euros ($38 million) in humanitarian aid to Lebanon on Friday to help victims of the latest war with Israel return home and "rebuild their lives," the new head of the EC delegation in Lebanon said. Speaking to reporters during a news conference, Patrick Laurent said:

  • CHIRAC URGES END TO ISRAELI FLIGHTS OVER LEBANON Open this result in new window
    The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 20 11:47 AM
    LAHTI, Finland, Oct 20, 2006 (AFP) - French President Jacques Chirac called Friday on Israel to halt violations of Lebanon's air space for going against a UN resolution that ended hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah militants "I note that we strongly would like resolution 1701 to be applied in the letter and the spirit and that Israeli air force flights over Lebanon (are) against the spirit

  • Israel admits use of phosphorous bombs Open this result in new window
    RTÉ News - Oct 22 1:43 PM
    Israel has acknowledged for the first time using controversial phosphorous bombs against Hezbollah targets during fighting in Lebanon in August. Israeli minister Jacob Edery confirmed the bombs were used 'against military targets in open ground'.

  • High School Sweethearts Die In Crash Open this result in new window
    Action News 4 Pittsburgh - Oct 22 4:11 PM
    ODENTON, Md. -- High school sweethearts who reunited after 35 years died this week when a small plane crashed in Maryland. Bobbi Getz and Dan Eberhardt were from Mount Lebanon, but Everhardt had been living and working in the Chicago area.

  • Top International News Open this result in new window
    FOX 31 Denver - Oct 22 2:07 PM
    Israel has admitted for the first time that it used phosphorus bombs to attack Hizbollah targets in Lebanon during the war in August. Until now, Israel has insisted it restricted its use of the weapons to marking out targets.