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Israeli Bomblets Plague Lebanon 
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Officials say it will take more than a year to clear southern Lebanon of about one million unexploded bomblets remaining from Israel?s war with Hezbollah.Turkish frigate sails to join UN peacekeepers in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 10:51 AM
A Turkish navy frigate sailed for Lebanon to join the enlarged United Nations peacekeeping operation there in the first contribution from a Muslim country to the international force, the Anatolia news agency said.Turkey confirms frigate, engineers en route to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 7:53 AM
A Turkish navy frigate will leave for Lebanon to serve in the enlarged UN peacekeeping operation there and will soon be followed a unit of engineers, a foreign ministry spokesman has said.Lebanon Riot Leaves 1 Dead, 16 Injured ABC News - Oct 06 11:50 AM
Lebanon Police Clash With Rioters; One Person Is Killed, at Least 16 Others Are InjuredLebanon Riot Leaves 1 Dead, 16 Injured Los Angeles Times - Oct 06 11:57 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Police clashed Friday with hundreds of rioters protesting attempts to demolish illegal housing in a southern suburb of Beirut. One person was killed and at least 16 were wounded.Israeli Bomblets Plague Lebanon New York Times - Oct 05 10:06 PM
Officials say it will take more than a year to clear southern Lebanon of unexploded cluster bombs dropped by Israel.Iran, Lebanon discuss rebuilding damaged areas ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad-Reza Sheibani met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri today and talked with him about Iran's participation in rebuilding Lebanese damaged areas in the recent Israeli aggression against Lebanon.UN official calls for ICC inquiry into Israeli war crimes in Lebanon ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council special representative on the "right to food" said yesterday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) should investigate whether Israel is guilty of war crimes for a bombing campaign in Lebanon that blocked access to food and water.U.N. troops in Lebanon rise in strength AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 2:20 PM
The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon is set to reach half-strength by mid-October, two months after a Hezbollah-Israeli cease-fire.U.S. Awards $5 Million Contract for Oil Spill Clean Up in Lebanon RedNova - Oct 06 4:10 PM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has awarded a $5 million contract to SEACOR Environmental Services to assist in cleaning up an oil spill following the recent conflict in Lebanon.Turkish Troops Set off for Lebanon Zaman Online - Oct 06 2:10 PM
The first Turkish naval force will depart for Lebanon from Aksaz Naval Base today. Infantry units will, however, leave Turkey next week. Turkey is expected to send less than 1,000 troops, to be deployed to 15 kilometers around the city of Sur.Youth labor builds a new Lebanon out of ideals The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 06 12:19 PM
Singing and dancing under the shade of olive trees, a group of university students takes a break from their efforts to build a new Lebanon with their labor and idealism. "We do everything together. As you can see, we are happy and smiling. This can change minds, it inspires," says Amal Haber, 22, part of a team of young men and women working to repair the war-damaged.Lebanon riot leaves 1 dead, 16 injured Syracuse.com - Oct 06 12:13 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Police clashed Friday with hundreds of rioters protesting attempts to demolish illegal housing in a southern suburb of Beirut. One person was killed and at least 16 were wounded.Israeli court tells state to explain Lebanon inquiry AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 12:21 PM
Israel's High Court ordered the state to explain its decision to appoint a government inquiry into the handling of the Lebanon war instead of a more rigorous independent state commission probe.Greenpeace warns of toxic risks to two million in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 10:31 AM
Two million residents of Lebanon, about half the population, could face health risks posed by toxic releases from Israeli bombing in the July-August war, Greenpeace warned.Homes planned on Lebanon hill Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 06 2:43 PM
LEBANON A Vancouver company plans to develop 282 residential lots on Ridgeway Butte, which towers over Lebanon and the South Santiam River on the east edge of town.Iran, Lebanon discuss rebuilding Lebanese damaged areas Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 06 9:55 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Meeting Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad-Reza Sheibani met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri here Friday and talked with him about Iran's participation in rebuilding Lebanese damaged areas in the recent Israeli aggression against Lebanon.Israeli Bomblets Plague Lebanon Common Dreams News Center - Oct 06 8:45 AM
Israeli Bomblets Plague LebanonMore forces are headed to Lebanon The Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 06 12:03 AM
The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon is set to reach half-strength by mid-October, two months after a Hezbollah-Israeli cease-fire.Greenpeace Warns of Toxic Risks to Two Million in Lebanon Common Dreams News Center - Oct 06 8:45 AM
Greenpeace Warns of Toxic Risks to Two Million in LebanonTurkish Navy Ship Sets Sail For Lebanon Mision - Official Nasdaq - Oct 06 2:50 AM
ANKARA (AP)--A Turkish frigate set sail from a Mediterranean base Friday to join an international naval force monitoring the coast of Lebanon, a Navy official said, before the expected deployment of hundreds of Turkish peacekeepers next week.Turkey confirms frigate, engineers en route to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 06 3:51 AM
A Turkish navy frigate was set to leave for Lebanon to serve in the enlarged UN peacekeeping operation there and will soon be followed a unit of engineers, a foreign ministry spokesman has said.UNIFIL says it boosts Lebanon's economy Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 7:11 AM
U.N. peacekeepers went on a public relations campaign in Lebanon on Thursday, explaining in a statement how the presence of their beefed-up force would benefit the struggling Lebanese economy.UN peacekeepers breathe life into Lebanon economy Middle East Times - Oct 06 3:40 AM
NAQURA, Lebanon -- The thousands of extra United Nations peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon since an Israel-Hezbollah truce in mid-August are creating new business opportunities in a battered local economy.Israel general fired over calls for leaders to quit over Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 5:38 AM
A top Israeli general who is about to retire has been fired for calling on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and army chief Dan Halutz to resign over the Lebanon war, military sources said.U.N. force in Lebanon gains strength Miami Herald - Oct 06 12:20 AM
U.N. force gains strength The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon is set to reach half-strength by mid-October, two months after a Hezbollah-Israeli cease-fire. But as Turkey sends engineers and Germany sends warships, the U.N.'s announcement of a more-robust policy to use force, if necessary, has raised concerns of new tensions with Hezbollah.U.N. Troops in Lebanon Rise in Strength ABC News - Oct 05 2:41 PM
U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon Is Set to Reach Half-Strength by Mid-OctoberReport: Turkey to deploy troops in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 1:47 AM
Turkey will send its first deployment of peacekeepers to Lebanon next week by dispatching about 260 soldiers to join the international force, private NTV television reported on Thursday.Toxic risks to 2mn in Lebanon: Greenpeace Gulf Times - Oct 06 3:27 AM
BEIRUT: About 2mn residents of Lebanon, about half the population, could face health risks posed by toxic releases from Israeli bombing in the July-August war, Greenpeace warned yesterday.United Nations force in Lebanon to reach half-strength by mid-October Montana Standard - Oct 05 11:08 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon is set to reach half-strength by mid-October, two months after a Hezbollah-Israeli cease-fire.Israeli Supreme Court deals blow to government investigation of Lebanon war CNews - Oct 06 3:58 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli Supreme Court has given the government five days to explain why it has refused to appoint an inquiry with judicial powers to look into heavily criticized decision-making during this summer's war against Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas, a lawyer said Friday.Aid to Lebanon drives meet with huge success Khaleej Times - Oct 05 10:08 PM
DOHA Officials from the Qatar Authority for Charitable Activities (QACA) say the humanitarian campaigns mounted by the country to provide assistance to war-torn Lebanon have proved to be highly successful.United Nations force in Lebanon to reach half-strength by mid October CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 05 3:44 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon is set to reach half-strength by mid-October, two months after a Hezbollah-Israeli ceasefire.Lebanon s used half of insurance coverage on suit Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 05 3:09 PM
LEBANON The Lebanon Community School District has used close to half of its insurance coverage to date on a lawsuit involving two members of the Lebanon School Board.Berri: Lebanon more imperiled now than during war The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:34 PM
Speaker Nabih Berri is more fearful for Lebanon today than he was during the recent month-long war with Israel. In an interview with Lebanese weekly Al-Afkar published Friday, Berri also warned Israel that fighting could be renewed. "We will resort to the arms of the resistance if Israel stalls in withdrawing from the Shebaa Farms," the speaker said.Israeli General Fired After Criticizing Military's Handling of Conflict in Lebanon Voice of America - Oct 05 9:50 AM
Israel has fired a top general after he criticized the military's handling of the conflict in Lebanon and called for the resignation of the army chief and prime minister.Ankara prepares to join UN forces in Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:34 PM
Turkey, the only Muslim member of NATO and a country with close ties to both Israel and Arab states, will become the first Muslim nation to deploy peacekeepers in Lebanon next week, a Turkish television station reported Thursday. Turkey's Foreign Ministry would not immediately confirm the report, saying.ICC Should Probe Israel On Lebanon Bombing -UN Rts Envoy Nasdaq - Oct 05 7:50 AM
GENEVA (AP)--The International Criminal Court should investigate whether Israel is guilty of war crimes for a bombing campaign in Lebanon that blocked access to food and water, a United Nations rights expert said Thursday.In 1916, A Blowout For the Ages New York Times - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
Ninety years ago, Georgia Tech got revenge for a 22-0 defeat in baseball when they beat Cumberland College of Lebanon, Tenn., 222-0 in football.Lebanon's economy after the war: Restoring bridges over political troubled water Mena Report - Oct 05 10:29 AM
Earlier this month, Lebanon s parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri warned that Lebanon should not miss the golden opportunity to receive significant aid from Arab states and the international community.Airlifting of Russian bridge battalion to Lebanon completed Itar-Tass - Oct 05 10:44 AM
BEIRUT, October 5 (Itar-Tass) - Russia has completed the airlifting of a bridge battalion to Lebanon as part of an international effort to help Lebanon normalize the situation and restore infrastructure in its southern areas following a withdrawal of Israeli troops from there.Opinions divided on Mt. Lebanon business district Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Oct 05 4:51 AM
Although no one spit venom or jumped in elation, the five people who spoke at a public hearing last week had strong opinions about the possibility of Mt. Lebanon creating a special business district on Washington Road that would charge property owners for promoting the businesses there.Rescuers Come To Mideast Animals' Aid CBS News - 11 minutes ago
As the number of homeless pets in Lebanon doubled, there was no place for them in shelters. Until a U.S. organization offered to airlift 300 of them, Steve Hartman reports in this week?s Assignment America.UN official calls for ICC inquiry into Israeli war crimes in Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 05 9:37 AM
UN - Middle East - Human Rights Council The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council special representative on the 'right to food' said on Thursday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) should investigate whether Israel is guilty of war crimes for a bombing campaign in Lebanon that blocked access to food and water.UN warcrimes prosecutor attacks international double standards AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 11:29 AM
Chief UN warcrimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte hit out at international double standards, saying some serious crimes such as during the Israel-Lebanon were just simply being ignored.Greenpeace warns of toxic risks to two million in Lebanon Khaleej Times - Oct 05 8:53 AM
BEIRUT - Two million residents of Lebanon, about half the population, could face health risks posed by toxic releases from Israeli bombing in the July-August war, Greenpeace warned on Thursday.Cluster Munitions in Lebanon Human Rights Watch - Oct 05 2:13 AM
The UN Mine Action Coordination Center South Lebanon (UNMACC) has estimated that Israel fired as many as four million submunitions into Lebanon during the conflict in July and August 2006. For comparison, Coalition forces used about 1.9 million submunitions in Iraq in 2003, and the U.S. Air Force used about 248,000 submunitions in Afghanistan in 2001-2002.Tribute Paid to Lebanon Coach Valley News - Oct 05 6:15 AM
Farewell, Mr. Metcalf ... Thanks for Everything Lebanon -- For most of his 73 years, few people beat Langdon Frank Metcalf to the main event of the day -- to basketball practice at Lebanon High, to the championship game, to the duck blind or the deer stand, to the party.Lebanon Withdrawal Completed Totally Jewish - Oct 05 8:17 AM
The Israeli army this week withdrew its forces from the vast majority of Southern Lebanon, a month and a half after the end of hostilities with Hezbollah.Lebanon man dies after accident on St. Rose Road Lebanon Enterprise - Oct 05 5:41 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.Turkish Troops Leaving for Lebanon ERT.gr - Oct 05 8:05 AM
Turkey will send more than 200 navy officers and soldiers to Lebanon on Friday, the first from a Muslim country to join the UN peacekeeping force monitoring a truce between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.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.Lebanon aid campaign a huge success The Peninsula - Oct 05 2:53 AM
DOHA The Qatar Authority for Charitable Activities (QACA) has announced the successful completion of its humanitarian campaign in the war-ravaged Lebanon, which was carried out with the support of leading charitable organisations in Qatar.Left in Lebanon: A million bomblets International Herald Tribune - Oct 05 1:49 PM
Since the war with Israel ended, nearly three people have been wounded or killed each day by unexploded cluster bombs dropped by Israel.London police: Inquiry after Muslim officer refused guard duty at Israeli embassy during Lebanon war Al Bawaba - Oct 05 5:58 AM
Britain's top police officer has ordered an urgent inquiry into a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy during Israel's recent offensive on Lebanon, police said.Israeli Troops Leave Lebanon, No Sign of Hezbollah Baltimore Jewish Times - Oct 06 1:23 PM
Israel's war with Hezbollah ended much the way it was waged -- unpredictably, and with a good deal of self-doubt. "It's over, Mom," one soldier muttered into his cell phone as he crossed back from Lebanese territory at the Israeli border village of Zarit before dawn Sunday.Israeli warplanes overfly Hezbollah strongholds in Bekaa AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 3:56 AM
Israeli warplanes were flying low over the Bekaa Valley and its main town of Baalbek, both strongholds of Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon, an AFP correspondent has said.Expert reveals Lebanon human rights abuses NZZ - Oct 04 9:49 PM
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.Marauders Edge Lebanon -- Again -- for Three-peat Valley News - Oct 06 6:15 AM
Concord -- Oh, but there are so many strokes from which to choose. Where to possibly start? All goals achieved in Lebanon aid campaign Gulf Times - Oct 05 12:45 AM
THE Qatar-Lebanon Campaign 2006, launched to support Lebanese war victims, has come to a close after achieving its goals, Qatar Authority for Charitable Activities (QACA) general manager Ahmed bin Mohamed al-Muraykhi said.OIC states blast Lebanon war report of UN envoys Gulf Times - Oct 05 12:46 AM
GENEVA: Arab and Muslim countries yesterday angrily rejected a report by four UN human rights investigators on the Lebanon war, calling it "biased" and too soft on Israel.Arabs, Muslims blast UN report on Lebanon The Peninsula - Oct 04 10:04 PM
Geneva Arab and Muslim countries yesterday angrily rejected a report by four UN human rights investigators on the Lebanon war, calling it biased and too soft on Israel.Russian military construction workers setting up camp in Lebanon The Russia Journal Daily - Oct 04 10:06 PM
SAYDA (Lebanon) - Russian combat engineers, in Lebanon to repair infrastructure devastated during a month of fighting this summer between Hizbollah fighters and the Israeli military, are building a tent camp, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Wednesday.Fifth Russian cargo plane heads to Lebanon Russian Information Agency Novosti - Oct 04 11:07 PM
MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - A fifth cargo plane with equipment for Russian combat engineers in Lebanon took off Thursday from an air base outside Moscow, the Russian Air Force commander said.Government sends bomb disposal experts to Lebanon Prague Daily Monitor - Oct 04 11:09 PM
Prague, Oct 4 (CTK) - The Czech government wants to send two or three bomb disposal experts to Lebanon to join the UNIFIL corps, Foreign Minister Alexandr Vondra told journalists Wednesday.Israeli army chief fires general over Lebanon war criticism WOAI - Oct 04 7:19 PM
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.Russian soldiers in Lebanon Russian Information Agency Novosti - Oct 04 11:07 PM
A cargo plane with the first group of Russian combat engineers has arrived in Lebanon and started to offload equipment for a field camp. Russia has pledged to send a bridge-building battalion to help the war-ravaged country restore its destroyed infrastructure.Israel 'must explain' war probes BBC News - Oct 06 6:48 AM
Israel's Supreme Court orders ministers to explain a decision to hold no state commission over the Lebanon war.Turkey will send 260 to Lebanon CNN.com - Oct 05 2:30 AM
Read full story for latest details. Israeli court tells state to explain Lebanon inquiry Middle East Online - Oct 06 3:41 AM
Olmert's government questioned over absence of independent state commission probe on dealing with threats.Greenpeace warns of toxic risks to two million in Lebanon Middle East Online - Oct 06 3:11 AM
Half of country s residents face contaminated air, sea and land due to Israeli indiscriminate bombing.Manhunt Continues for Prison Escapee WCAX 3 - 54 minutes ago
The manhunt continues Friday in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont for an escaped prison inmate. Police say 23-year-old Corie Goodhue of Lebanon was serving time at the Grafton County Jail, when he walked away from a work detail at around 6:30 Thursday night.After war in Lebanon, Israeli settlements growing again The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 2:00 AM
At this time last year, many people in this settlement started eyeing their future with increased doubt.Socceroos to play qualifier in Beirut The West Australian - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Despite the war gripping Lebanon, the Socceroos will travel to war-torn Beirut to face Lebanon in an Asian Cup qualifier in November, Football Federation Australia chief executive John O Neill said yesterday.UN peacekeepers breathe life into south Lebanon economy Middle East Online - Oct 06 1:41 AM
Up to 15,000 UNIFIL troops to boost battered local businesses of electronic equipment, communication, food and drink.LEBANON: Food manufacturers feeling the cost of war Just Food - Oct 05 4:58 AM
Lebanon s food manufacturing sector took a heavy blow during the 34-day conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hizbullah, recording tens of millions of US dollars in direct damages and more than US$500m in indirect losses.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. Uneasy mood marks new year in Israel The Daily Dispatch - Oct 06 3:23 PM
JERUSALEM - Israelis marked the Jewish New Year Friday shaken by the inconclusive war in Lebanon, angry at their leaders and coping with growing gaps between rich and poor.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 6:58 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. -U.N. rights meeting ends in disarray Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Oct 06 10:45 AM
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N.'s newly formed human rights watchdog ended a three-week session in disarray on Friday over how to address contentious issues such as Darfur, Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territory.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.UN rights meeting ends in disarray; US lashes out Stuff - Oct 06 3:25 PM
GENEVA: The UN's newly formed human rights watchdog ended a three-week session in disarray today over how to address contentious issues such as Darfur, Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territory.UN envoy urges Lebanese to 'take ownership of 1701' The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 06 12:26 PM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's personal representative to Lebanon defended Security Council Resolution 1701 on Thursday, telling an American University of Beirut (AUB) panel discussion that its terms favor this country Geir Pederson said the fact that the final resolution had been transformed into one that was.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.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.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.Live Cluster Bombs Lethal Leftover In Lebanon Following Israeli War The MIT Tech - Oct 05 10:49 PM
Since the war between Israel and Hezbollah ended in August, nearly three people have been wounded or killed each day by cluster bombs Israel dropped in the waning days of the war, and officials now say it will take more than a year to clear the region of them.Berri says UNIFIL should confine itself to terms of UN Resolution 1701 The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 06 12:27 PM
Speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) should confine its activities to the stipulations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701."We, as Lebanese, are facing major problems and we don't need a new controversial issue to talk about," he said.Muslim Policeman Avoids Protecting Israeli Embassy Zaman Online - Oct 06 2:13 PM
A Muslim police officer, Alexander Omar Basha, serving in Britain s capital London asked to be relieved from protecting the Israeli Embassy because he opposed Israel s actions in Lebanon.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.Bessie M. Peterson Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 06 2:45 PM
Bessie M. Peterson, 96, of Lebanon died Wednesday at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Bessie was born in Newberg, the daughter of John and Weltha (Todd) Armstrong. She worked in Portland as an elevator operator at the Imperial Hotel.