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Cleanup to Start at Old Sites in Lebanon 
Los Angeles Times - Oct 04 1:49 PM
BYBLOS, Lebanon -- Cleanup is set to begin within days at the first of three ancient World Heritage sites damaged in the summer's Hezbollah-Israel war -- a crumbling old castle rising from the Mediterranean whose foundation stones are now coated with oil sludge.Israeli army chief fires general over Lebanon war criticism 
WOAI - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's army chief fired a top general Wednesday over his criticism of the war in Lebanon and government policy, the army said. The dismissed officer, Maj. Gen. Yiftah Ron-Tal gave unauthorized interviews to several Israeli news media earlier Wednesday, an army statement said.U.N. moves to maintain peace in Lebanon 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 2:02 PM
The U.N. peacekeeping force patrolling south Lebanon moved to strengthen its hold on the volatile region on Tuesday, announcing it will "forcefully" act against any hostile activity or threat.Multinational Troops in Lebanon Mandated to Use Force, UN Says 
Bloomberg.com - Oct 04 12:43 AM
Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon to act as a buffer between Israel and Hezbollah fighters are authorized to use force to stop ``hostile activity'' of any kind, the UN said.Cleanup to start at old sites in Lebanon 
Syracuse.com - Oct 04 2:29 PM
BYBLOS, Lebanon (AP) Cleanup is set to begin within days at the first of three ancient World Heritage sites damaged in the summer's Hezbollah-Israel war a crumbling old castle rising from the Mediterranean whose foundation stones are now coated with oil sludge.Tyler Hicks: Lebanon Caption Controversy Wasn't My Fault 
PDNonline - Oct 04 5:01 PM
Editor's note: In July, New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks entered a dangerous war zone in Tyre, Lebanon, to cover the Israel-Lebanon conflict.Arab, Muslim states blast U.N. envoys' Lebanon report 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 04 8:54 AM
GENEVA (Reuters) - Arab and Muslim countries on Wednesday angrily rejected a report by four U.N. human rights investigators on the Lebanon war, calling it "biased" and too soft on Israel.Russian troops make Lebanon return to fix war-hit bridges 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 11:03 AM
Russian soldiers deployed in Lebanon for the first time since the 18th century on a limited and cautious mission to repair bridges destroyed in Israel's war against Hezbollah guerrillas.UNHCR reaches out to worried families in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley 
AlertNet - Oct 04 10:40 AM
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees People who lost their homes in north-east Lebanon's Bekaa Valley fear that they will be forgotten as reconstruction efforts focus on southern Lebanon and the damaged suburbs of the capital, Beirut. But UNHCR is distributing relief items to the needy with the help of a local partner NGO. Five-day charity sale raises Dh1 million for Lebanon 
Gulf News - Oct 04 3:19 PM
Dubai: With the Trillion for Lebanon charity sale now over, organisers say that the five-day event raised Dh1 million, in aid of ongoing humanitarian efforts for the country.Lebanon asks its natives for aid 
Detroit Free Press - Oct 04 12:17 AM
BEIRUT -- Lebanon's top political leaders urged its expatriate community in Michigan and around the world to help rebuild Lebanon and to pressure Israel to leave all of its country.Lebanon board at odds on police contract 
Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 04 10:17 AM
LEBANON An attempt to renew a three-year contract for police services at Lebanon High School failed Monday after two Lebanon School Board members made an unsuccessful bid to change the way classroom curriculum is approved.UN critical of both sides in Lebanon war 
Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 04 7:02 AM
ISRAEL and Hezbollah committed serious violations of international humanitarian law during the month-long Lebanon war, four United Nations human rights envoys have said.Israel abused rights in Lebanon, Hezbollah must face probe: UN experts 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 10:09 AM
Israel committed serious violations of human rights during its offensive in Lebanon but Hezbollah must also be called to account for its actions, which could constitute war crimes, four United Nations experts have said.EFFORT TO HELP LEBANON LAUNCHED 
Meat News - Oct 04 9:32 AM
UNITED STATES/ITALY: United Nation s Food and Agriculture Organization launches effort to help agriculture industry in Lebanon recover from recent hostilities.Peacekeepers in south Lebanon to act 'forcefully' against threats 
The Plain Dealer - Oct 04 4:10 AM
Beirut, Lebanon- The U.N. peacekeeping force patrolling south Lebanon moved to strengthen its hold on the volatile region Tuesday, announcing it will act "forcefully" against any hostile activity or threat.U.N. warns it will use force to maintain peace in Lebanon 
The Columbus Dispatch - Oct 04 4:40 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon The U.N. peacekeeping force patrolling southern Lebanon moved to strengthen its hold on the volatile region yesterday, announcing that it will "forcefully" act against any hostile activity or threat.Israel should face war crimes probe over Lebanon: UN rights expert 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 8:26 AM
Israel should be held to account for possible war crimes during its offensive in Lebanon, the United Nations' food rights expert has said in a report.Expert reveals Lebanon human rights abuses 
NZZ - Oct 04 5:34 AM
A Swiss international law expert tells swissinfo that there were a number of violations of the Geneva conventions during this summer's conflict in Lebanon.Chechen battalions will accomplish mission in Lebanon - Alkhanov 
Interfax - Oct 04 6:04 AM
MOSCOW. Oct 4 (Interfax) - Chechen President Alu Alkhanov said servicemen from the Vostok (East) and Zapad (West) battalions will guarantee security for Russian military engineers in Lebanon.Russian battalion to start work in Lebanon on Oct 9 
Interfax - Oct 04 5:18 AM
SAIDA (Lebanon). Oct 4 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian Defense Ministry's battalion is to begin the rebuilding of six bridges destroyed during the hostilities in Lebanon on October 9, the battalion's commander Col. Yevgeny Zhukov told journalists in Saida on Wednesday.West Bank settlements grew during Lebanon war 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 6:00 AM
With media attention focused on the Lebanon war, Israeli wildcat settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank have mushroomed in recent months, a watchdog group has said.Malaysia Airlines to resume flights to Lebanon 
Middle East Times - Oct 04 4:55 AM
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday that it will resume flights to Lebanon that were suspended during Israel's military offensive there, due to high demand for the service.Lebanon tops Silverton 
Lebanon Express - Oct 04 8:50 AM
Before kickoff on Friday night, radio announcers asked Lebanon football coach Rob Allen how long it had been since the Warriors had won three games in a row. Allen said he wasn't sure.Lebanon man dies after accident on St. Rose Road 
Lebanon Enterprise - Oct 04 5:23 AM
On Friday, Sept. 29, Robert O'Daniel died following a single-vehicle accident five miles north of Lebanon on St. Rose Road. According to Kentucky State Police, O'Daniel, 65, of Lebanon was traveling south in a 1993 Mitsubishi pickup.Brno Preview: Team Lebanon 
Pitpass - Oct 04 9:25 AM
Brno Preview: Team LebanonRussian troops in Lebanon after 200 years to fix war-hit bridges 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 4:39 AM
Russian troops have deployed in Lebanon for the first time in more than two centuries on a mission to repair bridges destroyed in Israel's war against Hezbollah guerrillas.Lebanon moves ahead on wastewater project 
Lebanon Express - Oct 04 8:43 AM
Lebanon is one step closer to building a one-of-a-kind effluent disposal system.Malaysia Airlines to resume flights to Lebanon 
AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 04 12:46 AM
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia Airlines has said it will resume flights to Lebanon that were suspended during Israel's military offensive there, due to high demand for the service.Lebanon pool to dedicate AquaClimb 
Lebanon Express - Oct 04 8:51 AM
The Lebanon Community Pool will host a dedication ceremony at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, to celebrate the opening of the new AquaClimb indoor climbing wall. The wall is being dedicated to the memory of Skylar Schlim, who was killed in an auto accident last spring.Peacekeepers in Lebanon empowered to use force 
Calcutta News - Oct 04 4:41 AM
United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon have the authority to use force against hostile activity of any kind.U.N. promises forceful defense of Lebanon 
The Monterey County Herald - Oct 04 3:09 AM
The U.N. peacekeeping force patrolling south Lebanon moved to strengthen its hold on the volatile region Tuesday, announcing it will ''forcefully'' act against any hostile activity.Government sends bomb disposal experts to Lebanon 