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JOBSEEKERS seeking to find new or return to old jobs in Lebanon may still have to wait because of political tensions in that country.Cluster bombs injure 5 in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 25 2:26 PM
Cluster bombs injured five people in southern Lebanon over the weeklend, the latest casualties from ordnance left over from a summer war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas, officials said Monday.Lebanon to begin with Pleasant Hope Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 26 1:50 PM
Yellowjackets awarded No. 7 seed in Gold Division; could face No. 2 seed Republic in second round The Lebanon boys basketball team will begin the 61st Annual Blue and Gold Tournament at 5 p.m. today when they face Pleasant Hope at Hammons Student Center in Springfield.Cluster Bombs Injure 5 in Lebanon ABC News - Dec 25 2:52 PM
Cluster Bomb Explosions in Southern Lebanon Injure 5Volunteers are sought for Lebanon bicentennial The Post-Standard - Dec 26 2:49 AM
The town of Lebanon is looking for volunteers to help celebrate the town's bicentennial in February.V. Dee Carter, 74, of Lebanon died Friday at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Viewing will be from 4 to 7 p.m. ... Corvallis Gazette Times - Dec 26 12:19 AM
V. Dee Carter, 74, of Lebanon died Friday at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Viewing will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Huston-Jost Funeral Home, Lebanon. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Southside Church of Christ in Lebanon.Comic Book Heroes Brighten Eid Holiday for Youth of Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 26 8:49 AM
Kuwait-based Teshkeel Media Group today announced that they have joined with Aramex, the leading transportation company, and UNESCO to help children and teens in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.Arab League Chief: Lebanon's Pro-Syrian President Should Serve Out Term Voice of America - Dec 25 2:59 PM
The head of the Arab League says Lebanon's pro-Syrian president, Emile Lahoud, should serve out his term, despite some calls for his resignation. Amr Moussa spoke Wednesday in Lebanon after meeting with Mr. Lahoud, whose term ends in November 2007. Lebanon has an anti-Syrian majority in parliament.Arab League Chief Says Syria Supports Mediation Effort in Lebanon Voice of America - Dec 25 2:59 PM
The head of the Arab League says he has won Syria's support for his efforts to mediate a solution to Lebanon's political crisis. Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa told reporters in Damascus that he is relieved after his meeting Thursday, with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.5 Wounded In Cluster Bomb Explosions In Southern Lebanon Nasdaq - Dec 25 1:37 PM
BEIRUT (AP)--Cluster bombs wounded five people, including two children, in southern Lebanon during the past two days, said hospital and security officials Monday.Hezbollah-backed general a polarizing figure in Lebanon Boston Globe - Dec 25 12:48 AM
RABIEH, Lebanon -- In these days of fear and distrust in Lebanon, there may be no man who inspires more venom than General Michel Aoun.Lebanon Woman Pleads Guilty To Ramming Husbands Motorcycle WGAL via Yahoo! News - Dec 24 11:02 AM
A Lebanon County woman pleaded guilty to ramming the back of her husbands motorcycle as he was giving another female a ride home.Italian PM in Christmas Eve trip to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 24 10:14 AM
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi paid a Christmas Eve visit to Italian UN peacekeeping troops in Lebanon, during a day-long visit in which he also met his Lebanese counterpart.The wishes of the ambassadors for 2007 60 ambassadors present their wishes to Lebanon and its people Monday Morning - Dec 25 1:08 PM
The year 2006, which began with so much promise for the Lebanese people, also brought with it discord and destruction, conflict and crisis. As the year draws to a close, the United States and the American people reaffirm their strong support for a sovereign, independent and democratic Lebanon.Poor data limits aid work in Lebanon Middle East Online - Dec 25 4:38 AM
Current lack of accurate demographic data is due to absence of new population census in Lebanon since 1932.Canadian woman missing in Lebanon NDTV - Dec 24 7:41 PM
A Canadian woman and her family are missing after she went to retrieve her two daughters in Lebanon where her husband had taken them.More Lebanese Schools To Receive Help From Uae Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 26 5:55 PM
The Emirates Initiative for Reconstruction and Support for Lebanon has announced that its plan to renovate schools in the South of Lebanon will be expanded to include more schools in the West Bekaa.MORE LEBANESE SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE HELP FROM UAE Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Dec 26 5:55 PM
Education The Emirates Initiative for Reconstruction and Support for Lebanon has announced that its plan to renovate schools in the South of Lebanon will be expanded to include more schools in the West Bekaa.Police 'look into' mercenaries claims News Interactive - 39 minutes ago
THE Australian Federal Police (AFP) will look into allegations a Canadian woman hired mercenaries to snatch her children from her estranged husband in Lebanon.WP: Lebanon s slide from hope to deadlock MSNBC - Dec 24 4:08 AM
Rather than marking Lebanon's resurrection, a massive 2005 protest following the assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri marked the start of a new era of political deadlock.Canadian woman 'hired Australian mercenaries' The Australian - Dec 26 6:40 PM
A former Australian soldier and a New Zealander have been arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of being part of a mercenary squad that seized the two daughters of Canadian Melissa Hawach from her estranged Australian husband, Joseph Hawach, north of Beirut this month.Home builders to get $1M payback Middletown Journal - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
LEBANON The new year is off to a rocky start as impact fees are now impacting the city's budget. Early next year, Lebanon will have to pay back about $1 million in impact fees it collected from builders to help pay for the city's telecommunications infrastructure.Lawyer says Calgary mother recruited mercenaries in Australia CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 26 4:41 PM
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A Calgary woman came to Australia last month to recruit mercenaries to snatch her children from their father in Lebanon, a lawyer for her estranged husband's family said Wednesday.Warren United Way agency nears its goal Middletown Journal - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
LEBANON Warren County United Way officials are getting closer to reaching the agency's 2006 annual campaign goal. The nonprofit organization has raised $2.171 million, or 92.4 percent, of its goal as of last week, Warren County United Way President Michael Schepers said.Lebanon PM, Hezbollah spar over failure AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 4:34 PM
Lebanon's government and the opposition blamed each other Saturday for the failure of an Arab League initiative to resolve the country's political crisis.Italian PM vows to support Lebanon's unity People's Daily - Dec 24 4:40 PM
Visiting Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi vowed Sunday his country's support to Lebanon's stability, unity and sovereignty.Latest Death Notices The Springfield News-Leader - Dec 26 3:59 PM
Springfield Devon Blake Cook, 12, Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home. Mr. John F. Gilleland, 67, Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home at White Chapel. Mr. U. Dow Holiman, 64, Shadel's Colonial Chapel, Lebanon. Mr. Carl R. James, 93, Greenlawn Funeral Home South. Mrs. Ida Imojean Snell, 83, Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Mrs. Helen Lucille Whitmore, 82, Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Ash Grove Mr. Gene ...Hoss prescribes radical reform to end Beirut crisis The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 26 1:56 PM
Lebanon is in dire need of radical political reform, former Premier Salim Hoss said after meeting Premier Fouad Siniora and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Tuesday. Hoss told reporters that this "radical political reform starts with a modern electoral law." He defended his initiative which he carried to Lebanese officials two days ago.Parents aim to teach kids Christmas is about giving Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 26 12:16 PM
LEBANON Oscar and Phoebe Usinger might not look much like Old Saint Nicholas, but they feel their holiday tradition gets right to the heart of Christmas spirit.PM sticks to his guns, insists on need to resume dialogue The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 26 1:57 PM
Initiatives to resolve the political deadlock in Lebanon are many but as the holidays draw to an end, many people wonder what will come next - yet another initiative and a return to national dialogue or civil disobedience and a besieged country?Spirit of giving alive in Lebanon Lebanon Express - Dec 24 1:26 PM
This month the Lebanon Express is again publishing Spirit of Giving stories about local people who are generous with their time and talents. On December 6, we told about Peter Butler and Nancy Kirkelie, who have contributed their musical talents to the enjoyment of the community for many years.In brief Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 26 12:31 PM
OSU Campus Recycling and Allied Waste Services of Corvallis and Albany-Lebanon will offer a master recycler class this winter. The eight-week program begins Jan. 17 and will cover all aspects of waste reduction.Sfeir prays for end to crisis during Christmas Mass The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 26 1:56 PM
On Christmas Day, Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir expressed hope that international mediation efforts would yield a fair settlement of the current political crisis and urged rival leaders to save Lebanon from its "suffering."Vernon Dee Carter Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 26 1:42 PM
Vernon Dee Carter, 74, a lifelong resident of the Lebanon area, died Friday at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Dee was born in Lebanon, the son of J. Willis and Sylvia (Elliott) Carter.Lebanon Express holiday deadlines Lebanon Express - Dec 24 1:24 PM
Due to Christmas and New Year's Day being on Mondays, all Lebanon Express deadlines for the Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 papers will be moved up one business day.Teen murdered; mother lives in Lebanon Lebanon Express - Dec 24 1:23 PM
A mother in Lebanon found out last week that her daughter, 19-year old Tracy Jones, had been found murdered in Memphis, Tenn. Catherine Barbour first found out that her daughter was missing in late November.Squad car Santas Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 26 12:16 PM
The story you re about to read is true. None of the names have been changed, because we d get fired for that. This is the city: Lebanon, Oregon. Their names are Martinez Det. Sgt. Kevin Martinez and his partner-in-Christmas, Officer Alan Baker.Jack D. Brown Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 26 2:05 PM
Jack D. Brown, 41, of Lebanon, died Monday afternoon, Dec. 25, 2006, near Lebanon. He was born Dec. 15, 1965, in Lebanon, to Robert J. and Patsy Terry Brown.Jumblatt vows revenge against 'tyrant' Assad The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 26 1:57 PM
Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt lashed out at Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday, calling him the "Damascus tyrant." "This boy is controlling people's lives in Damascus and killing free people in Lebanon; one day, there will be a Nawaf, from Beirut, Dahiyeh, the Chouf or the Bekaa, he might also be from Damascus or Aleppo," he said.WOW! fitness of Lebanon Lebanon Express - Dec 24 1:26 PM
WOW! Fitness of Lebanon is celebrating its grand opening through December. The recently remodeled two-story structure at 2225 S. Main Rd. offers an expanded workout area, FreeMotion weight machines, free child care, a functional training room and tanning rooms.James Earl Harrison Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 26 1:50 PM
James Earl Harrison, 85, of Lebanon, died Saturday evening, Dec. 23, 2006, at Christian Healthcare North in Lebanon. He was born Jan. 17, 1921, in Lebanon, to Robert H. and Mary Ann Stewart Harrison, who preceded him in death. He also was preceded in death by a son, Michael James Jim Harrison.Olmert says he'd like to renew talks with Syria USA Today - Dec 25 12:22 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said he would like to renew peace talks with Syria, but insisted that Damascus first end its support of anti-Israel militant groups in the Palestinian areas and Lebanon.Man dies when medical condition leads to wreck Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 26 2:05 PM
A Lebanon man was killed in a one-vehicle crash at 2 p.m. Monday at Hawthorne Road and Route AA, seven miles west of Lebanon, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.Clashes in Iraq, Lebanon have nothing to do with religion Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 24 8:07 AM
Saudi Arabia - Taskhiri - Religion Head of the World Assembly for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought (WAPIST) Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri said on behalf of those attending a conference dubbed `Great Prophet (PBUH), Core of Islamic Unity' that current clashes in Iraq, Lebanon nd other Islamic states are `political', not related to religion.Towns to ring in 07 with parties Lebanon Daily News - Dec 26 9:01 AM
A bologna, a cigar and a Hershey Kiss will drop from the sky New Year s Eve as three communities in the Lebanon Valley once again usher in the new year with festivities. But skies will be pretzel-free as another celebration goes on hiatus.Service notice Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 26 1:43 PM
James L. Graham Sr. , 79, of Lebanon passed away Saturday at the Portland VA Medical Center. Viewing will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Huston-Jost Funeral Home. No formal service will be held. Private burial will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.Lebanese ambassador makes farewell call on FM Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 26 8:52 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Ambassador Outgoing Lebanese Ambassador to Iran Adnan Mansour in his farewell call on Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki appreciated Iran's hospitality and cooperation during his mission to this country.Crisis in Beirut threatens success of Paris III - analysts The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 26 2:01 PM
The Daily Star that Lebanon will be in trouble.Cluster bomb explosions in southern Lebanon injure 5 Albuquerque Tribune - Dec 25 3:00 PM
In the southern port city of Tyre, three men were being treated for wounds from a cluster bomb explosion on Sunday, said Dr. Jawad Najem, the owner of Najem Hospital. He did not say what caused the bomb to detonate.Dennis Henthorne Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 26 1:43 PM
Dennis Henthorne, 52, of Albany died Wednesday. He was born to Samuel and Birtha (Peadon) Henthorne in Lebanon. Dennis grew up in Sweet Home and graduated from Sweet Home High School.LEFTOVER BOMBS HURT FIVE IN LEB New York Post - Dec 26 2:33 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Cluster bombs injured five people in southern Lebanon over the weekend, the latest casualties from ordnance left over from the summer war between Israel and Hezbollah, officials said yesterday. In the southern port city of Tyre...Dec. 23 Death notices Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 26 12:17 PM
Vernon Dee Carter , 74, a longtime resident of the Lebanon area, died Friday at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Huston-Jost Funeral Home is handling arrangements.Israel says may have hit ambulance News Interactive - Dec 26 6:11 AM
THE Israeli army has admitted its soldiers may have fired on a Red Cross ambulance during the war in Lebanon - an incident Foreign Minister Alexander Downer claimed was a hoax that had duped a gullible Australian and international media.Monteith House gets new fence Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 26 12:19 PM
The historic Monteith House Museum has a new fence, and its builder, Aaron VanEpps of Lebanon, is closer to getting his Eagle Scout award.Local VA hospital takes lead in fighting bacteria Lebanon Daily News - Dec 26 9:01 AM
The point of going to the hospital is to get better, right? That s what the staff at the Lebanon VA Medical Center think. It s the reason they have begun an aggressive campaign to battle a type of infection that often can be spread from patient to patient in hospitals.Religious leaders urge for world peace at Christmas Nine O'Clock - Dec 26 12:38 PM
Pope Benedict XVI, made a fresh appeal for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, an end to brutal violence in Iraq and a democratic Lebanon during his traditional Christmas Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) message.Lexington Square may have 10 stores Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 26 2:06 PM
Morgan Metal Buildings construction worker Bob Fort trims lumber, at the future site of the Lexington Square strip mall Thursday on Elm Street in Lebanon.2 retail centers set to open Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 26 2:06 PM
Tri-Plex Center to open immediately; Lexington Square may have 10 stores Around 26,000 square feet of new retail space will be open along two of Lebanon s busiest roads within the next several months, according to two property owners.LEBANON: Poor data limits aid work AlertNet - Dec 24 1:51 AM
Source: IRIN The lack of centralised, detailed development-related data in Lebanon has hampered the efficiency of emergency and rehabilitation efforts, humanitarian experts have said. Let the good times roll Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 26 12:20 PM
Rage against the machine? Not Laura Lange, who swears by her electric breadmaker LEBANON A holiday meal wouldn t be complete without moist, piping-hot yeast rolls and nobody knows this better than Laura Lange.Items taken from storage unit Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 26 2:05 PM
Charges are pending against at least one person who was caught taking items from an unlocked storage unit Saturday morning and loading them in a pickup behind Starlite Lanes at 1331 E. City Route 66, Lebanon police report.City council to help Def-Bar pursue federal grant Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 26 10:36 AM
The city of Lebanon will sponsor Def-Bar Systems, LLC s request for a Community Development Block Grant to help it get started in the community.Prominent Lebanese religious leader appreciates Iranian resolve Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 26 6:52 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Fazlollah Prominent Lebanese Shiite leader Seyed Muhammad Hussein Fazlollah appreciated the resolve of the Iranian people and officials in the face of foreign pressures against its peaceful nuclear plans.No deal reached on Lebanon crisis Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 3:28 AM
Arab League Chief Amr Moussa said on Saturday he had failed to reach a deal to end Lebanon's political crisis and urged rival Lebanese leaders to communicate with each other to try and find a solution.Lebanon to pay home builders $1 million Dayton Daily News - Dec 23 10:07 PM
LEBANON The city's new year is already off to a rocky start and it's still 2006.Accident caused by medical condition KY3 Springfield - Dec 26 6:42 AM
The Missouri Highway Patrol says a man from Lebanon died while driving Monday afternoon on Hawthorne Road and Route AA west of his hometown.Family miss Lebanon kidnap accused Stuff - Dec 25 12:55 PM
While Kiwi ex-soldier Dave Pemberton languished in a Lebanese jail, his family tried to make the most of a Christmas gathering.A Look Back at the Finnish EU Presidency Deutsche Welle - Dec 26 7:27 AM
As Germany gears up to take over the EU presidency in January, Finland can start to relax as it steps down. What did it achieve in six-months' time? For one thing, Lebanon replaced Russia on the agenda.A Christmas miracle Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 26 10:36 AM
Tommie Stephenson, 11, is awake and communicating about two and a half months after being hit by a vehicle and falling into a coma in Springfield Oct. 10. Tommie and her parents lived in Lebanon until just weeks before the accident. She is now in a St. Louis hospital.Hariri family company wins major contract in UAE The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 26 2:01 PM
Mubadala Development Company on Tuesday selected Oger Abu Dhabi for the 1.5-billion-dirham ($408 million) construction of UAE University's new campus development in the city of Al-Ain. Oger Abu Dhabi is part of Saudi Oger, which is owned by Lebanon's Hariri family.Mercenary kidnap mum desperate News Interactive - Dec 26 9:07 AM
A WOMAN whose children were taken from Australia by their Malaysian father has spoken out against a mother who hired mercenaries to steal back her children from Lebanon.Israeli Arabs: No To Zionist State Baltimore Jewish Times - Dec 26 8:42 AM
Increasingly alienated from the Jewish state in the wake of the recent Lebanon war, Israeli Arabs have produced a radical document demanding cultural autonomy and the right to veto government decisions that concern them.Israel?s Mixed Messages New York Times - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
Amir Peretz, Israel?s defense minister, has undercut the encouraging steps taken by Ehud Olmert over the weekend by approving the first new West Bank settlement in more than a decade.Iran Is Seeking More Influence in Afghanistan New York Times - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
Iran is investing in Afghanistan as part of a bigger drive to spread its influence and ideas farther across the Middle East.Lebanese Druze MP Walid Jumblatt called for killing Syrian President Al Jazeera - Dec 26 2:49 AM
Al-Manar TV. The leader of Lebanon s Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) made the call on Monday during a funeral ceremony marking the death of his personal security chief Salman Seyour.NZ man behind bars in Lebanon TVNZ - Dec 23 9:24 PM
A former New Zealand soldier is behind bars in Lebanon and two other kiwis are reportedly on the run amid accusations they are part of a mercenary squad that kidnapped two girls in a cross-border child custody battle.Lebanese Druze MP Walid Jumblatt called for killing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to Al-Manar TV. Al Jazeera - Dec 26 2:34 AM
The leader of Lebanon s Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) made the call on Monday during a funeral ceremony marking the death of his personal security chief Salman Seyour.With no speedy solution in sight Lebanon threatened by a crisis comparable to those in Iraq and Palestine Monday Morning - Dec 25 1:07 PM
Dr. Nabil Nicolas, a member of the parliamentary Bloc of Reform and Change, led by Michel Aoun, held the majority responsible for the degradation of the internal situation, and this encourages the strife that we are determined to combat .Calgary mother on run in Lebanon with daughters CTV.ca - Dec 23 8:20 PM
A Calgary woman whose estranged husband took their daughters to Lebanon is reportedly on the run in that Middle Eastern country.Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 26 4:19 AM
Assad has repeatedly signalled an interest in rapprochement since Israel s war in Lebanon with Syrian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas.In Tomorrow's Paper EdmontonSun.com - Dec 26 12:20 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Cluster bombs wounded five people, including two children, in southern Lebanon during the past two days, hospital and security officials said yesterday.Pope Cites Mideast, African Conflicts CBS News - Dec 25 12:35 PM
In his annual Christmas message, Pope Benedict XVI in particular called for an end to Israeli-Palestinian violence, but also noted the problems in Lebanon, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Darfur and all of Africa.BIRTHDAYS LIST Norwich Bulletin - Dec 26 1:12 AM
Happy 7th Birthday Lucas Gookin of Griswold. Happy Birthday Michele Hoyt of Lisbon. Happy Birthday Wishes Harold Martin of Lebanon. Happy Birthday Wishes Noella Martin of Taftville.As Iran Meddles, The Mideast Burns Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 4:00 PM
A Growing Threat: As soon as the United Nations signs off on modest sanctions against Iran for its nuclear cheating, there are more signs that Tehran's Mideast meddling is wider than first thought.Around the world Arizona Daily Star - Dec 25 11:14 PM
lebanonMoussa fails to reach deal on Lebanon crisis Gulf Times - Dec 23 10:28 PM
BEIRUT: Arab League Chief Amr Moussa said yesterday he had failed to reach a deal to end Lebanon s political crisis and urged rival Lebanese leaders to communicate with each other to try and find a solution.Intensive efforts to be made to end political crisis in Lebanon: report People's Daily - Dec 25 5:25 AM
Intensive diplomatic and domestic efforts will be carried out soon in a bid to bridge the gap between the rival Lebanese leaders, the daily An Nahar reported Monday.Framework in place to resolve Lebanon crisis The Scotsman - Dec 23 4:18 PM
THE head of the Arab League said yesterday that efforts to reach a solution to Lebanon's political crisis have not succeeded but did not rule out future negotiations.In Somalia, a reckless U.S. proxy war International Herald Tribune - Dec 26 6:44 AM
The U.S. instigation of war between Ethiopia and Somalia is reckless in the extreme.The 61st annual Greenwood Blue and Gold Tournament Lake Sun Leader - Dec 26 3:18 AM
First-round matchups Gold Division Today First-round games at Hammons Student Center (8) Mansfield vs. West Plains, 9:30 a.m. (1) Willard vs. Hollister, 11 a.m. (5) Branson vs. Skyline, 12:30 p.m. (4) Glendale vs. Marionville, 2 p.m. (7) Lebanon vs. Pleasant Hope, 5 p.m. (2) Republic vs. Houston, 6:30 p.m. (6) Greenwood vs. Bradleyville, 8 p.m. (3) Rogersville vs. Camdenton, 9:30 p.m. Blue ...Lebanon's faiths mingle at Christmas eve rally IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 24 9:14 PM
Beirut, Dec 25 (DPA) Lebanese anti-government protesters united across religious divide for a high-spirited Christmas Eve street party, complete with balloons, drums, fireworks and a two-storey-high Christmas tree.Turnpike Service Plaza Shut Down Monday WGAL via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 7:24 AM
A turnpike service plaza was closed for nearly two hours after two people got sick from ammonia fumes.Iran in Afghanistan: Paving with good intentions? International Herald Tribune - Dec 26 12:44 PM
Iran is helping its neighbor rebuild, exploiting a new opportunity to spread its ideas across the Middle East. But it has also participated in a range of activities it is less eager to publicize.Outside View: Syria must be involved By Marianna Belenkaya Moscow (UPI) Dec 22, 2006 Space War - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
The U.S. State Department has reminded the world that Syria was forced into international isolation for its ties with Iran and for supporting terrorism. But the Moscow visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belies this statement.Israeli spies divided over Syria's peace overtures Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 4:08 AM
Israelis are puzzling over the prospect of peace with Syria after their two foreign intelligence agencies gave dramatically different assessments of recent diplomatic overtures from Damascus.Syria wants to work with US forces to control Iraq border AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 6:56 AM
President Bashar al-Assad wants US troops to cooperate with his forces to enforce security along the Iraqi border, a visiting US senator has said after a meeting with the Syrian leader.Police to probe child kidnapping The Age - 14 minutes ago
Federal Police to look into claims Canadian woman hired mercenaries to snatch daughters.U.S. Republican senator arrives in Syria for talks People's Daily - Dec 25 3:55 PM
U.S. Republican Senator Arlen Specter arrived in Syria on Monday for talks with Syrian leaders on bilateral relations and situations in Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories, according to the independent Syria-News website.Galilee kibbutzim: 'Most compensation from war not paid' Haaretz Daily - Dec 25 4:10 PM
Kibbutzim in the Upper Galilee region claim they have not received most of the compensation due them to cover damage caused by the second Lebanon war.Lebanon Enlists Moscow Support on International Hariri Tribunal New York Jewish Times - Dec 24 7:29 PM
MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) -- The Lebanese prime minister has enlisted Russia's support in setting up an international tribunal to investigate the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the country's incumbent head of government said.