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  • Westerners flee Lebanon as fight continues Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 13 minutes ago
    Westerners fled by land, sea and air Monday as Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon briefly and Hezbollah rockets knocked down a three-story house in northern Israel. However, there were signs of movement on the diplomatic front to end the worst fighting in 24 years.

  • Israeli planes pound Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
    Israeli warplanes pounded south Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least six people, as diplomatic efforts brought no signs of an early end to the week-old assault launched in retaliation against Hizbollah attacks.

  • U.S. Prepares Huge Lebanon Evacuation Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
    U.S. Marine Corps helicopters ferried 42 Americans to safety at a British air base in Cyprus yesterday as officials moved closer to a massive evacuation of thousands of U.S. citizens from besieged Lebanon.

  • Push Made for U.N. To Go Into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
    ST. PETERSBURG, July 17 -- U.N. and European leaders pressed Monday for an international peacekeeping force to be sent to Lebanon to defuse the conflict with Israel, an approach that ended in failure two decades ago when a U.S.-led foreign troop contingent was driven out by violence.

  • Hilo Woman Trying To Escape Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
    A Hilo woman who was vacationing in Lebanon remains trapped in the war zone.

  • Israel says it doesn't plan to occupy Lebanon Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
    Israel's offensive in Lebanon is a temporary campaign designed to weaken Hezbollah militants and establish a buffer zone between Israel and Lebanon, Israeli officials and experts say.

  • Israeli planes pound Lebanon, 6 killed Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 5:55 PM
    Israeli warplanes pounded south Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least six people, as world efforts to defuse the crisis brought no signs of an early end to the week-old assault in retaliation against Hizbollah attacks.

  • Lebanon crisis delays UN focus on Iran nuclear issue -- diplomats Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 5:08 PM
    The deadly fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has postponed Security Council consideration of a draft resolution that would demand a halt to Iran's sensitive nuclear fuel work, diplomats said.

  • Lebanon deaths devastate Canadian Lebanese family Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 4:12 PM
    A Canadian Lebanese family, devastated by the deaths of eight of its members in Israel's bombardment of Lebanon, is beseeching Ottawa to help Lebanon and its citizens escape the destruction.

  • Lebanon reels as Israel hails 'moment of truth' Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 3:55 PM
    Israeli jets pounded Lebanon with a new wave of deadly air raids, sending the death toll from its six-day offensive above 200, as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed no let-up in a "moment of truth" for the Jewish state.

  • Israeli air strikes on Lebanon kill 48 Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 3:54 PM
    Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon for a sixth successive day on Monday, killing 48 people and wreaking more damage in the heaviest destruction on Lebanese territory for two decades in retaliation for Hizbollah attacks.

  • No UN action on Lebanon fighting for now Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 3:56 PM
    The Security Council stalled on calling for a halt to Israel's deadly strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, as it mulled a lasting solution centered on the disarming of the militant Lebanese militia.

  • Nations step efforts up to evacuate civilians from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 2:52 PM
    Hundreds of foreign nationals were evacuated from Lebanon by sea as governments across the world intensified efforts to pull their citizens out of the batttered country.

  • Canadian family wiped out in Israeli air strike in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 3:36 PM
    Ali El-Akhras wanted to introduce his children to his grandparents in Lebanon to show how three generations had thrived in Canada, but the carnage his parents once fled ended the trip and their lives.

  • US prepares for large scale Lebanon evacuation Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 2:22 PM
    The United States prepared to evacuate thousands of US nationals from Lebanon, hiring a Greek cruise ship to ferry them out under the protection of a US destroyer, officials said.

  • Oil prices retreat on hopes for swift Lebanon offensive Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 2:49 PM
    World crude oil prices hit reverse gear after London Brent had earlier struck a fresh record, after a report that Israel's offensive in Lebanon could be over within days.

  • Wife Worries As Local Man Stranded In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 3:18 PM
    Before his first family reunion trip in 15 years, Dr. John Zayyat told his wife of a homeland laid to rubble -- civil-war-torn Lebanon.

  • Lebanon civilian deaths morally not same as terror victims -- Bolton Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 1:47 PM
    US Ambassador John Bolton said there was no moral equivalence between the civilian casualties from the Israeli raids in Lebanon and those killed in Israel from "malicious terrorist acts".

  • Canada mourns seven nationals killed in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 1:43 PM
    Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay expressed condolences for the deaths of seven Canadian citizens killed during an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.

  • Foreigners flee Lebanon by land and sea Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 12:21 PM
    Thousands of foreigners were fleeing Lebanon on Monday to escape Israeli air strikes which have pounded the country for six days, some traveling by road to Syria, others waiting for places on U.S. and European ships.

  • Ship to evacuate Americans from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 12:08 PM
    A commercial ship escorted by a U.S. destroyer will start evacuating some Americans from war-torn Lebanon on Tuesday and more military helicopters will be used to fly others direct to Cyprus, a U.S. official said Monday.

  • Israeli jets in new Lebanon raids Open this result in new window
    BBC News - 16 minutes ago
    Israel launches air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon, as the UN warns of a humanitarian crisis.

  • US sending ships for Lebanon evacuation duty Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 12:34 PM
    The United States flew dozens more U.S. citizens out of Lebanon on Monday and hired a commercial cruise ship to help with the possible evacuation of thousands more, U.S. officials said.

  • Lebanon shudders under deadly strikes as toll soars Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 11:17 AM
    Israeli jets pounded Lebanon in a new wave of deadly air raids, sending the death toll above 200 after less than a week of fighting as Hezbollah militants again hammered the Israeli city of Haifa.

  • Syria offers safe haven to US nationals fleeing Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 12:26 PM
    The Syrian embassy said it was offering "safe haven" to Americans and other citizens wishing to flee Lebanon, where nearly 200 civilians have been killed during a massive Israeli military bombardment.

  • Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill 42 Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 11:11 AM
    Israeli air strikes killed 42 people across Lebanon on Monday, including 10 civilians hit on a southern bridge, on the sixth day of a bombardment that has wreaked the heaviest destruction in Lebanon for over 20 years.

  • Warship to escort U.S. evacuees from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 17 10:55 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- A commercial ship escorted by a U.S. destroyer will start evacuating Americans from war-torn Lebanon on Tuesday and more military helicopters will be used to fly others direct to the nearby Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a U.S. official said.

  • Britain prepares for Lebanon evacuation, biggest since WWII Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 11:53 AM
    Britain was preparing for the biggest evacuation carried out by its military since World War II, a Foreign Office minister said as Israel continued to pound Lebanon in deadly air raids.

  • U.S. Begins Lebanon Exodus Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 5 minutes ago
    A commercial ship escorted by a U.S. destroyer will evacuate Americans from Lebanon on Tuesday. Military helicopters are already lifting some Americans to Cyprus, but just 64 out of thousands had been evacuated Monday.

  • Americans Start To Flee Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 5 minutes ago
    Westerners began to flee Lebanon by land, sea and air as Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon briefly and Hezbollah rockets landed a new assault on Israel. Fewer than 70 of the thousands of Americans in Lebanon have been evacuated.

  • Westerners Flee Lebanon As Fight Continues Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 13 minutes ago
    Westerners Flee Lebanon As Israel Briefly Sends Troops Into Embattled Country

  • U.N.: Lebanon should help restore peace Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 17 9:40 AM
    Lebanon's government should play a role to bring peace to the nation which has been crippled by violence between Israel and Hezbollah, said the chief of a United Nations delegation in Beirut on Monday.

  • US hopes to evacuate hundreds soon from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 10:36 AM
    The United States said on Monday it hoped "in the very near future" to evacuate hundreds of Americans from Lebanon as it made plans to bring out thousands of its citizens from a country that Israel has bombarded for days.

  • Plans set for Americans to evacuate Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 8:59 AM
    A commercial ship escorted by a U.S. destroyer will start evacuating some Americans from war-torn Lebanon on Tuesday and more military helicopters will be used to fly others direct to Cyprus, a U.S. official said Monday. Israel appeared to be allowing evacuation ships through its blockade of the country.

  • Deadly strikes in Lebanon as Israel endures fresh attack Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 8:13 AM
    Lebanon shuddered under a new wave of deadly Israeli air raids, as Hezbollah militants struck the embattled Israeli city of Haifa with rockets for the second time in as many days.

  • UN Security Council weighs call for Israel-Lebanon truce Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 8:34 AM
    The UN Security Council has met behind closed doors to discuss Israel's military offensive in Lebanon but the United States cautioned against expecting action to stop the bloodshed before the return of a UN mission this week.

  • UK students wait to leave Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 17 5:58 PM
    British students are continuing their studies in Lebanon despite the escalating crisis.

  • Evacuations underway as foreigners flee Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 7:52 AM
    A host of countries were evacuating their nationals from Lebanon on Monday to escape Israeli air strikes which have pounded the country for six days.

  • French PM arrives to express support for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 8:17 AM
    French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has arrived in Lebanon to express France's support for the Lebanese people in the face of a massive Israeli onslaught on the country.

  • Israel bombards Lebanon, dismisses planned force Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 7:21 AM
    Israel bombarded Lebanon for a sixth day on Monday and dismissed as premature a U.N. proposal for an international peacekeeping force to help end the worst fighting across the Israeli-Lebanese border in more than 20 years.

  • Helicopters fly 40 Britons and others out of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 8:51 AM
    Helicopters have flown 40 British and other vulnerable nationals out of Lebanon ahead of a larger evacuation of those caught up in Israel's assault, an official said.

  • First US nationals evacuated from Lebanon to Cyprus Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 7:46 AM
    Some 20 American citizens arrived in Cyprus from Lebanon Sunday on board a US Marine Corps helicopter, the first US nationals to be evacuated from the battered country, the US defence department said.

  • World oil prices retreat as Israel indicates swift Lebanon offensive Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 7:50 AM
    World crude oil prices hit reverse gear after London Brent had earlier struck a fresh record, in the wake of a report that Israel's offensive in Lebanon could be over within days.

  • Foreigners flee Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 6:29 AM
    France, the United States, Britain and a host of other nations scrambled to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon on Sunday as Israeli air strikes pounded the country for a fifth day.

  • International force in Lebanon should be larger than UNIFIL: Blair Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 7:39 AM
    British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that a proposed international force in Lebanon must be "far greater" than the 2,000-strong UN observer mission already there.

  • Thousands of foreigners evacuate Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 7:01 AM
    A ship carrying hundreds of evacuees from fighting in Lebanon headed to Cyprus on Monday as European governments stepped up efforts to move their nationals to safety.

  • Expats, tourists struggle to flee war-torn Lebanon Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jul 17 7:36 AM
    The Pentagon said it hired a private cruise liner, the Orient Queen, to pick up American evacuees from Lebanon and would send at least one warship as an escort when the evacuation ship docks at the Lebanese capital today.

  • Israel hits Lebanon, U.N. plans stability force Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 5:59 AM
    Israel bombarded Lebanon for a sixth day on Monday and dismissed as premature a proposal for an international stability force to help end the worst fighting across the Israeli-Lebanese border in more than 20 years.

  • Lebanon reels under new wave of deadly strikes Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 5:39 AM
    Lebanon shook under a new wave of air raids after Israel vowed a fierce response to Hezbollah guerrilla attacks with no sign of a let-up in a conflict that has killed about 200 people in six days.

  • World powers work on Lebanon 'stabilisation' force Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 6:14 AM
    World leaders have began work on organizing a substantial international force for Lebanon as the Middle East crisis overshadowed key trade talks at a G8 summit and US President George W. Bush made a gaffe.

  • Israel Steps Up Attacks Across Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jul 17 6:44 AM
    HAIFA, Israel, July 17 -- Israel battered targets across Lebanon Sunday and early Monday after a rocket fired by the radical Shiite group Hezbollah struck a railroad yard here and killed eight workers as other rockets rained deep into the Galilee region in northern Israel. The Israeli assaults...

  • What Israel Wants From Lebanon by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Jerusalem, Israel (UPI) Jul 17, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Space War - 46 minutes ago
    Israel's goal in the fighting in Lebanon is not necessarily to destroy Hezbollah but to weaken it so that the Lebanese government can assert its sovereignty and deploy its army along the border.

  • Israel briefly sends troops into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 5:56 AM
    Israeli ground troops entered southern Lebanon to attack Hezbollah bases on the border, but they rapidly returned to Israel after conducting their military operations, officials said Monday.

  • Israel sends ground forces into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 4:33 AM
    Israeli ground troops have entered southern Lebanon to attack Hezbollah bases on the border, a government spokesman said Monday. Israel's six-day-old offensive against Hezbollah following the capture of two Israeli soldiers earlier had been an aerial campaign.

  • 10 FSU Students Trapped In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WESH via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 5:43 AM
    Americans overseas are in the middle of the fighting in Israel and Lebanon, and many are looking for a safe way to come home.

  • Israel denies manned aircraft downed in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 6:02 AM
    Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Monday that no Israeli jet or helicopter had been shot down over Lebanon but did not rule out that a drone many have been downed.

  • Stability At Stake In Siege Of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Forbes - Jul 17 3:19 AM
    The crisis is unlikely to be resolved without a definite settlement to the situation along the Israel-Lebanon border.

  • Westerners Flee Lebanon As Fight Continues Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 17 5:14 PM
    Westerners fled by land, sea and air Monday as Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon briefly and Hezbollah rockets knocked down a three-story house in northern Israel. However, there were signs of movement on the diplomatic front to end the worst fighting in...

  • British helicopters fly 40 Britons and others out of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 3:33 AM
    British helicopters have flown 40 British and other vulnerable nationals out of Lebanon ahead of a larger evacuation of those caught up in Israel's assault, an official said.

  • Briton describes Lebanon escape Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 17 12:29 PM
    A British man who fled Lebanon by getting a taxi to the border with Syria tells of his fear as he fled the country.

  • Diplomats working hard on Lebanon cease-fire Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 32 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Diplomatic efforts to end the bloodletting in Lebanon moved to the fore yesterday, with Israel for the first time signaling willingness to accept a cease-fire based on a pullback of Hezbollah guerrillas from the volatile frontier and the release of two soldiers.

  • Mainer amongst those evacuated from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Jul 17 5:20 PM
    Three officials from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, including one from Maine, were among the first wave of Americans to be evacuated from Lebanon on Monday.

  • Two British navy ships steam to Lebanon to evacuate Britons Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 1:51 AM
    The evacuation of British nationals from bomb-scarred Lebanon could begin soon, the foreign ministry here said, as two British warships powered towards the region

  • Ship to Evacuate Americans From Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 17 12:31 PM
    U.S. Sending Commercial Ship the Orient Queen With Navy Escort to Evacuate Americans From Lebanon

  • Pentagon Steps Up Evacuations of U.S. Citizens From Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 17 11:51 AM
    July 17 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. military today stepped up the voluntary evacuation of American citizens in Lebanon and prepared for a potential mass exodus, as Israel continued attacks on Hezbollah bases in Lebanon.

  • Israel Hits Hezbollah Bases in Lebanon, Beirut Port (Correct) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 17 10:50 AM
    (Corrects spelling of berthed in seventh paragraph.) July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli warplanes struck Hezbollah bases in Lebanon after rockets hit Haifa and the United Nations considered a peacekeeping force for the region.

  • Israel pummels Lebanon after Haifa strike Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Jul 16 11:14 PM
    Two Israeli attacks early Monday near Tripopli in northern Lebanon and in the southern Lebanese port of Tyre, killed 17 people.

  • Israel pounds Lebanon, G8 leaders blame Hizbollah Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 12:10 AM
    Israeli air strikes killed 17 people in Lebanon on Monday and Hizbollah announced more rocket attacks on Israel after major world powers put the onus on the Syrian- and Iranian-backed Shi'ite group to end the fighting.

  • U.S. to Aid Americans' Lebanon Evacuation Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Jul 17 12:07 PM
    WASHINGTON -- By air and increasingly by sea, a massive evacuation of Americans to take them out of harm's way in Lebanon was under way Monday. An estimated 25,000 Americans are there. Some 15,000 have registered with the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, but not all evidently are trying to get out.

  • Foreigners flee Lebanon by land and sea Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
    Thousands of foreigners were fleeing Lebanon on Monday to escape Israeli air strikes which have pounded the country for six days, some travelling by road to Syria, others waiting for places on U.S. and European ships.

  • Competing plans for peace in Lebanon emerge Open this result in new window
    CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - 53 minutes ago
    Canada is backing the G8 proposal to stop the violence in Lebanon, while British Prime Minister Tony Blair and United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan want an international stabilization force to be sent to the Israeli-Lebanese border.

  • Norfolk-based ship to help evacuate Americans from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Virginian-Pilot - 31 minutes ago
    The Norfolk-based guided missile destroyer Gonzalez has been ordered off the coast of Lebanon to serve as an escort to a cruise ship being diverted there to evacuate refugees from the embattled nation. . . .

  • Israel Hits Hezbollah Bases in Lebanon, Beirut Port (Update9) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 17 10:17 AM
    July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli warplanes struck Hezbollah bases in Lebanon after rockets hit Haifa and the United Nations considered a peacekeeping force for the region.

  • Lebanon Valley NYSSCA Safety Award Night Dates Modified Open this result in new window
    The Auto Channel - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
    Lebanon Valley NYSSCA Safety Award Night Dates Modified Due to a scheduling conflict, it was necessary to alter the Safety Award Night Program at Lebanon Valley Speedway.

  • UN to push hard for Lebanon stabilization force Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 12:41 AM
    United Nations Security Council members will on Monday start hammering out a detailed agreement on deploying a multilateral security force to Lebanon, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said.

  • Govt defends Lebanon crisis response Open this result in new window
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
    The Federal Government is continuing to defend Australia's response to the crisis in Lebanon, saying no country has done a better job in what it calls a "war zone".

  • CLASSIFY ISRAEL, LEBANON AS DISASTER ZONES: PHILIPPINE SENATOR Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
    Regulations / Law Senator Ralph Recto on Monday called on the Philippine government to classify strife-torn Israel and Lebanon as disaster zones for Filipino diplomats to access calamity funds for the relocation and evacuation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

  • Classify Israel, Lebanon As Disaster Zones: Philippine Senator Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
    Senator Ralph Recto on Monday called on the Philippine government to classify strife-torn Israel and Lebanon as disaster zones for Filipino diplomats to access calamity funds for the relocation and evacuation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

  • Lebanon toll passes 200 Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - 18 minutes ago
    At least six people have been killed in the latest airstrikes by Israeli warplanes in Lebanon, raising the death toll there to more than 200.

  • Attacks on Lebanon to continue: Olmert Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 21 minutes ago
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said that the attacks on Lebanon will be kept up until two captured soldiers are freed. He also insisted Hezbollah militants had to be disarmed and the Lebanese army had to control southern Lebanon.

  • Aussies to flee Lebanon on UK warship Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
    Some Australians will be able to escape Lebanon on a British warship after the United Kingdom agreed to allow them to board its aircraft carrier being dispatched to the Middle East.

  • Asians seek Lebanon evacuations Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 16 9:55 PM
    SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Officials across the Asia-Pacific region were working Monday to find an evacuation route for their citizens trapped in Lebanon by Israeli airstrikes.

  • Israel launches new strikes in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 16 10:09 PM
    Another round of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut's international airport and other targets around Lebanon early Monday as Western countries made plans to evacuate their citizens from the war-torn country.

  • ARROYO ORDERS CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR FILIPINO WORKERS IN LEBANON Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
    Demographics The welfare and security of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in war-torn Lebanon is the top priority for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

  • Plan Set for Americans to Evacuate Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 17 10:01 AM
    U.S. Sending Commercial Ship With Navy Escort to Evacuate Americans From Lebanon

  • Oil prices rise on fresh air raids in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 22 minutes ago
    SINGAPORE - Oil prices rose in Asian trade Tuesday as Israel launched more heavy air raids on Lebanon in its continuing offensive against the militant Hezbollah group, dealers said.

  • Arroyo Orders Contingency Plans For Filipino Workers In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
    The welfare and security of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in war-torn Lebanon is the top priority for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

  • Israeli planes pound Lebanon, 6 killed Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
    BEIRUT - Israeli warplanes pounded south Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least six people, as world efforts to defuse the crisis brought no signs of an early end to the week-old assault in retaliation against Hezbollah attacks.

  • Plan Set for Americans to Evacuate Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 17 9:31 AM
    U.S. State Dept. Says Plans in Place for Americans to Begin Evacuation From Lebanon

  • U.S. Set to Ferry Americans From Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 17 6:24 PM
    By air and increasingly by sea, an evacuation is under way to take Americans out of danger in Lebanon.

  • More Aussies await rescue in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 17 5:56 PM
    More Australians are set to be rescued from Lebanon as the government steps up efforts to evacuate people from the Middle East war zone. -

  • Three Kiwis evacuated from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Jul 17 6:16 PM
    Three New Zealanders, including a pregnant woman, have been evacuated from Lebanon to escape the Israeli bombardment, Prime Minister Helen Clark said today.

  • Sri Lankans 'stranded' in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 17 7:15 AM
    The Sri Lankan embassy in Beirut is trying to evacuate an estimated 80,000 Sri Lankans from Lebanon.

  • 40 dead in Lebanon strikes Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
    More than 40 people were killed in Lebanon today as tit-for-tat strikes between Israeli forces and Hizbullah militia continued during the worst fighting the region has seen in nearly a quarter of a century.

  • Lebanon: the world looks on Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
    Western leaders remained paralysed yesterday as Lebanon suffered one of its bloodiest days since Israel began its bombardment a week ago.

  • 'We're doing all we can for Australians in Lebanon': Howard Open this result in new window
    7News via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 17 5:52 PM
    Prime Minister John Howard said the Federal Government was doing everything in its power to help Australians still stranded in Lebanon, as the death toll in the conflict with Israel passes 200.

  • Filipinos trapped in Lebanon bombings Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
    Some 20 overseas Filipino workers abandoned by their employers are trapped in an area near the bombings in Lebanon, ABS-CBN News reported Tuesday. The report said the Filipinos are in a condominium located on Madam Curie Street near Beirut International Airport.

  • Israeli air strikes on Lebanon kill 48 Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 17 4:25 PM
    Israeli warplanes have pounded Lebanon for a sixth successive day, killing 48 people and wreaking more damage in the heaviest destruction on Lebanese territory for two decades in retaliation for Hizbollah attacks.

  • Stuck In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News 4 - 6 minutes ago
    A Summerville High School teenager is caught in the middle of the latest middle east war. Sixteen-year-old Neal Hilal took a trip to Lebanon to spend time with family in Beirut six weeks ago. His parents, Ziad and Shelby, never imagined he would be in the middle of a war zone on the trip.

  • More than 100,000 people escape Lebanon through Syria Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 17 5:09 PM
    DAMASCUS (Reuters) - More than 100,000 people have crossed into Syria from Lebanon over the past five days to escape Israeli attacks, Syrian authorities said on Monday.