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  • Australia withdraws troops from southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 8 minutes ago
    Australia has withdrawn troops helping evacuate its citizens in southern Lebanon because the situation in the area is too dangerous, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said.

  • Israel pounds south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
    Israel launched a heavy air and artillery bombardment of south Lebanon on Thursday after nine Israeli soldiers were killed in the Jewish state's worst 24 hours for casualties in a 16-day-old conflict against Hizbollah.

  • No consensus in Lebanon cease-fire talks Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
    Top U.S. and European officials agreed Wednesday on the need for urgent action to halt the fighting in Lebanon and on the creation of a multinational force to keep the peace. But the two sides had starkly divergent views of what that means.

  • Australian: Peacekeepers to leave Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
    Australia has decided to withdraw its 12 peacekeeping troops from southern Lebanon because of the danger there, the defense minister said Thursday.

  • Heavy casualties in Lebanon and Gaza Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
    As the battles raged, a meeting of U.S., European and Arab countries in Rome failed to reach agreement on a plan to end the fighting. Left, an Israeli airstrike destroyed a building in downtown Tyre, Lebanon.

  • Lebanon's past is no model for its future Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jul 26 5:39 PM
    Israel, desperate to defend itself against terrorist attacks along its northern border, invades Lebanon and creates a security buffer zone. The United Nations calls on Israel to withdraw and sends in a temporary international force.

  • Israel pounds south Lebanon after heavy casualties Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 5:10 PM
    Israel launched a heavy air and artillery bombardment of south Lebanon on Thursday after eight Israeli soldiers were killed in the Jewish state's worst 24 hours for casualties in a 16-day-old conflict against Hizbollah.

  • Israel blasts south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 3:53 PM
    Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded south Lebanon early on Thursday, hours after it suffered its heaviest losses in a 16-day-old assault on Hizbollah guerrillas that shows no signs of abating.

  • Lebanon battles rage Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 1:54 PM
    Hizbollah guerrillas killed nine Israeli soldiers in Lebanon on Wednesday in fierce fighting set to continue after diplomats in Rome failed to agree on calling for an immediate end to the 15-day-old war.

  • Lebanon offensive criticized in Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 1:56 PM
    As Israel's offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon enters its third week, the government is coming under growing criticism at home.

  • Terrorized Americans fleeing Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 2:17 PM
    A group of Americans huddled at the port Wednesday before boarding the Princesa Marissa to begin their journey home away from the epicenter of southern Lebanon's war zone.

  • Iranian president wants Lebanon cease-fire Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 1:25 PM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for a cease-fire in Lebanon and criticized U.S. policy in the Middle East on Wednesday, saying Washington wants to "recarve the map" of the region with Israel's help.

  • Iranian volunteers set off for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 1:59 PM
    Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 Iranian volunteers set off Wednesday to join what they called a holy war against Israeli forces in Lebanon.

  • WRAPUP 18-Lebanon battles rage, no call for immediate truce Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 12:43 PM
    Hizbollah guerrillas killed at least eight Israeli soldiers in Lebanon on Wednesday in fierce fighting set to continue after diplomats in Rome failed to agree on calling for an immediate end to the 15-day-old war.

  • Nations can't agree on Lebanon cease-fire Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 1:17 PM
    Top U.S. and European officials agreed Wednesday on urgent action to halt the fighting in Lebanon and on the creation of a multinational force to keep the peace.

  • Rome talks yield no plan to end Lebanon fighting Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 11:54 AM
    World powers called on Wednesday for an urgent ceasefire in Lebanon but offered no plan to end fierce fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • Americans catch last boat out of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 11:08 AM
    Some 600 Americans boarded the last boat out of a bruised and bloodied Lebanon, leaving behind Beirutis fearful of a new escalation in Israeli strikes after the evacuation of foreigners.

  • Fighting rages in south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 10:49 AM
    Hizbollah guerrillas and advancing Israeli troops fought pitched battles at the entrance to a key town in south Lebanon on Wednesday, killing eight Israeli soldiers and wounding 22.

  • Lebanon receives EU aid promises, UN delivery, Jordanian aid Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 9:32 AM
    The world continued its mobilisation to aid war-smashed Lebanon, as the European Union promised tens of millions of dollars, the United Nations sent a convoy of trucks to the south of the country and Jordan began flying in medical help.

  • Fighting rages in South Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 9:46 AM
    Hizbollah guerrillas and advancing Israeli troops fought pitched battles at the entrance to a key town in south Lebanon on Wednesday and Arab television stations said up to 13 Israeli soldiers had been killed.

  • US winds up Lebanon evacuations Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 10:52 AM
    About 600 Americans fled Beirut on a cruise liner headed for Cyprus on the last scheduled US evacuation from war-battered Lebanon, winding up a nine-day operation under military protection, US officials said.

  • Lebanon evacuations winding down Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 10:00 AM
    A Canadian chartered ship was being sent Wednesday to rescue more than 300 Americans, Australians and citizens of other nations stranded in south Lebanon, as the massive evacuation from the fighting wound down.

  • Heavy Fighting Rages in South Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jul 26 10:00 AM
    JERUSALEM, July 26 -- Israeli forces suffered heavy casualties Wednesday in fierce fighting with Hezbollah guerrillas for the south Lebanon stronghold of Bint Jbeil, as cities and towns in northern Israel came under renewed attack from Hezbollah rockets.

  • Israeli losses mount in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
    On a day of heavy Israeli casualties and failed international talks to end more than two weeks of fighting, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced growing domestic doubts Wednesday about the army's tactics and the overall wisdom of Israel's offensive in Lebanon.

  • US says Lebanon talks not a failure Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 9:21 AM
    The United States rejected suggestions on Wednesday that talks on Lebanon had failed after a joint declaration stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • Clashes rage as Israel moves deeper into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 9:23 AM
    Hezbollah militants were engaged in bloody clashes with Israeli forces battling to move deeper inside the Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil as the Jewish state pressed on with its ground advance in southern Lebanon.

  • Children return in fear to unknown Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 9:07 AM
    For a group of children cut off from their homes by the conflict in bomb-scarred Lebanon after a school trip to Paris, returning was new and frightening. For the older generation it was just back to the bad old days.

  • No Consensus in Lebanon Cease-Fire Talks Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
    No Consensus Reached As U.S., European, Arab Officials Meet to Discuss Lebanon Cease-Fire

  • Lebanon talks call for urgent, lasting ceasefire Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 8:04 AM
    Lebanon crisis talks on Wednesday ended with no firm plan to stop the fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas, disappointing Arab and U.N. hopes for an immediate ceasefire.

  • Israel takes casualties in Lebanon, Rome talks fail on ceasefire Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 7:56 AM
    Fighting on the Lebanon-Israeli border intensified after an Israeli air raid killed up to four UN observers and some 20 soldiers were wounded in fighting Hezbollah forces in the border town of Bint Jbeil.

  • US sees Lebanon as battle in fight for soul of Mideast Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 7:35 AM
    The United States entered the Lebanon crisis talks casting the conflict as the latest key battle in the generational struggle to sideline foes like Iran and Syria in a "new Middle East".

  • More foreigners flee war-torn Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 7:18 AM
    The flow of foreign evacuees from Lebanon continued when about 1,400 people, mainly French and Australian passport holders, arrived in the Turkish port of Mersin aboard a French warship.

  • Oil Near $74 on Failed Lebanon Talks, U.S. Stockpile Decline Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
    July 27 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil traded near $74 a barrel in New York after rising yesterday as talks on a cease-fire in Lebanon ended in failure and a report showed U.S. gasoline stockpiles fell more than expected.

  • UN commander says Israel 'completely flattened' Lebanon post Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 8:10 AM
    The UN peacekeeping commander in southern Lebanon has said his force was not adapted to deal with the situation after Israel "completely flattened" an observation post, killing four troops.

  • Lebanon talks call for urgent, lasting ceasefire Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 7:13 AM
    World diplomats at Lebanon crisis talks called on Wednesday for an urgent and sustainable ceasefire and urged Israel to show "the utmost restraint" in its offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • Washington denies isolation over Lebanon: senior US official Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 8:04 AM
    The United States denied it was isolated on the Lebanon crisis after an international conference broke up without agreement on the timing of a ceasefire.

  • Nine Israelis killed in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 26 3:38 PM
    Nine Israeli soldiers die in clashes - the country's biggest loss of life in one day of its campaign in Lebanon.

  • NATO role in Lebanon not ruled out, but French resist Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 6:50 AM
    NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has declined to rule out a role for the military alliance in an international peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but France immediately voiced skepticism.

  • Israeli raid kills UN observers, clouds Lebanon crisis meet Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 5:49 AM
    Fighting on the Lebanon-Israeli border has intensified on after an Israeli air raid killed up to four UN observers and military sources in Jerusalem said nine soldiers had been hit in a border town battling Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Lebanon Fighting Won't End Soon as Diplomatic Efforts Falter Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 26 4:26 PM
    July 27 (Bloomberg) -- Diplomatic efforts to pave the way for a truce between Israel and Hezbollah foundered as Israeli troops dug in deeper in southern Lebanon, with no end in sight to the conflict.

  • Angel Of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Jul 26 5:28 PM
    The war in Lebanon has had plenty of victims. Now it apparently has a hero. CBS News' Vicki Barker has this story of a brave young Lebanese-American woman who helped rescue dozens of her fellow citizens.

  • Israel to impose Lebanon no-go zone Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 5:58 AM
    Israel will enforce a 2 km (1.2 mile) wide no-go zone in southern Lebanon against Hizbollah with artillery and air strikes to avoid stationing troops on the ground, a political source and Israeli media said on Wednesday.

  • Emergency aid starts to reach ravaged Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 5:06 AM
    A Jordanian plane landed at Beirut international airport in the first airlift of urgently needed aid for blockaded Lebanon as deliveries of assistance started to reach thousands of displaced people in the besieged south.

  • UN chief calls for unity as Rome talks split over Lebanon ceasefire Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 5:47 AM
    UN chief Kofi Annan has urged a Rome peace conference on Lebanon to back an "immediate cessation of hostilities" as the 15-nation meeting deadlocked over the timing of a truce that would allow aid to reach half a million refugees.

  • Rome meeting calls for lasting Lebanon ceasefire Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 5:55 AM
    World diplomats at crisis talks on Lebanon pledged on Wednesday to work urgently for a "lasting, permanent and sustainable" ceasefire in Lebanon.

  • Rome talks seek peace terms for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 5:19 AM
    The U.N. chief and France called on Wednesday for a Security Council resolution on an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon.

  • Rome push for Lebanon cease-fire Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 26 5:19 AM
    Key players in the Middle East were locked in tense talks Wednesday to try hammer out plans to halt the 15-day old conflict in Lebanon, speed humanitarian assistance and possibly deploy an international force.

  • Lebanon estimates war damage at two billion dollars Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 4:44 AM
    Israel's onslaught against Lebanon has already cost an estimated two billion dollars in damage, a state-run institution has said, in an evaluation which was to be presented to the Rome conference on the conflict.

  • Fierce fighting in Lebanon as peace talks start Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 4:19 AM
    Fierce fighting raged in Lebanon on Wednesday as an international conference opened in Rome on how to end Israel's 15-day-old war with Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • In Rome, Ministers Call for Lebanon Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    NPR - Jul 26 4:27 PM
    A group of foreign ministers makes urgent calls for a sustainable cease-fire along the Israel-Lebanon border -- and the deployment of an international force under a United Nations mandate. Many of the ministers said they wanted an immediate end to the fighting -- but they could not agree on a way to achieve that.

  • Deadly Israel raid on UN post clouds Lebanon crisis meet Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 3:52 AM
    Fighting on the Lebanon-Israeli border has intensified after an Israeli air raid killed up to four UN observers and at least nine Israeli soldiers were hit in a border town, as an international crisis meeting opened in Rome.

  • Rome push for Lebanon cease-fire Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 26 4:34 AM
    Leaders and officials from the United States, the U.N., Europe and several Arab nations were locked in talks Wednesday to hammer out plans to halt the two-week old conflict in Lebanon, speed humanitarian assistance and possibly deploy an international force.

  • Several Israeli Troops Killed in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jul 26 3:49 AM
    The Israeli army reportedly suffers heavy casualties in a fierce battle for a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon.

  • Lebanon talks open under pressure after U.N. deaths Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 2:53 AM
    Crisis talks on Lebanon began on Wednesday with pressure growing for a ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas after four U.N. observers were killed, but diplomats played down the chance of a quick deal.

  • Terrorized Americans Fleeing Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 26 2:37 PM
    Terrorized Americans Escape Epicenter of Israeli Onslaught on Lebanon

  • Q&A: Rome conference on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 26 3:34 AM
    Leaders and representatives of countries around the world are meeting in Rome to discuss how to bring an end to the conflict in Lebanon and ease the humanitarian crisis. Pressure is on to achieve a swift cease-fire, but disagreements are expected as the U.S. pushes for a longer term solution to conflict in the Middle East.

  • Rome talks split over Lebanon ceasefire Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 3:45 AM
    A crucial 15-nation conference on Lebanon aimed at halting the bloodshed in the Middle East got underway with the United States and Britain facing opposition from Arab states and others over the timing of a ceasefire.

  • NATO chief does not rule out alliance role in Lebanon force Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 4:06 AM
    NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has declined to rule out a role for the military alliance in an international peacekeeping force in Lebanon, saying it was too early to speculate.

  • Chirac proposes peacekeepers for Lebanon without NATO role Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 4:02 AM
    French President Jacques Chirac proposed that international peacekeepers could be sent to secure Lebanon's borders with Israel and Syria without NATO involvement, in an interview with a French newspaper.

  • How UN Lebanon post was bombed Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 26 11:46 AM
    Details are emerging of the circumstances in which a UN observer post in southern Lebanon, was bombed by Israel, killing four peacekeepers.

  • Lebanon talks fail to produce cease-fire Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 25 minutes ago
    ROME -- International talks on Lebanon failed yesterday to agree on an immediate cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, but called for a new multinational force in south Lebanon and opened the way for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to return to the Middle East soon for further discussions, U.S. and U.N. officials said.

  • No Agreement on Lebanon Cease-Fire Terms Open this result in new window
    NPR - Jul 26 1:42 PM
    Almost all parties trying to halt the fighting in the Middle East agree on this: A multinational force should be deployed to the Israel-Lebanon border as soon as possible. That's where the agreement ends.

  • Israel steps up "psy-ops" in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 26 10:19 AM
    Israel is deploying a range of old and new technologies as part of a psychological operations campaign in Lebanon, media report.

  • Rome push for Lebanon cease-fire Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 26 1:49 AM
    ROME, Italy (AP) -- European leaders attending a Mideast conference Wednesday in Rome plan to push for a cease-fire in Lebanon followed by deployment of a multinational force to stabilize the country's border with Israel and help disarm Hezbollah guerrillas, EU officials said.

  • To family's relief, matriarch arrives safely from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - 16 minutes ago
    The wheelchair rolled forward at the end of a journey that began in southern Lebanon, sputtered through bombed-out Beirut and included a stay on a U.S. Navy ship.

  • Australian fighter killed in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Age - 7 minutes ago
    An Australian fighting with Israeli forces has been killed in southern Lebanon, reports say. -

  • Nations Can't Agree on Lebanon Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 26 12:23 PM
    U.S., European, Arab Officials Meet in Rome to Discuss Lebanon, but No Agreement on Cease-Fire

  • 14 Canadians arrive in Cyprus on ship from Lebanon early Thursday Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - 43 minutes ago
    LARNACA, Cyprus (CP) - Evacuees from war-ravaged Lebanon painted a chilling portrait Thursday of the fate awaiting Canadians still trapped in the country.

  • Aussie soldiers to withdraw from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Age - 22 minutes ago
    Twelve Australian soldiers involved in evacuation efforts in Lebanon are to be withdrawn from the nation's war-torn south to the capital, Beirut. -

  • Even in war, some foreigners do not desert Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 12:45 AM
    While tens of thousands of foreigners are fleeing Lebanon any way they can, some are determined to stick it out in the face of Israeli bombardment and blockade. A hardy few are even finding ways to get in.

  • James Zogby: Stop Playing Politics With the War on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Jul 26 12:18 PM
    The Senate and House are playing politics with the war on Lebanon and I can't be silent. First came the shameful, bi-partisan, one-sided resolutions passed by both Houses of Congress, which gave total support to Israel's onslaught against Lebanon, expressing barely a concern for the hundreds of innocent Lebanese civilians killed or the devastation to that country's infrastructure. Piling

  • Israel pounds Lebanon after casualties Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
    Israel launched a heavy air and artillery bombardment of south Lebanon after nine Israeli soldiers were killed in the Jewish state's worst 24 hours for casualties in a 16-day-old conflict against Hizbollah.

  • Israel pounds Lebanon after casualties Open this result in new window
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
    Israel has launched a heavy air and artillery bombardment of south Lebanon after nine Israeli soldiers were killed in the conflict against Hizbollah.

  • Lebanon question challenges Germany Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 26 9:04 AM
    The memory of the Holocaust helps fuel a debate in Germany over possible involvement in a Lebanon peace force.

  • ALP calls for support on Lebanon border Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - 35 minutes ago
    Opposition Leader Kim Beazley wants other countries to help keep the peace on the Israel-Lebanon border following the withdrawal of 12 Australian soldiers attached to the United Nations.

  • Ahmadinejad Calls for Lebanon Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 26 11:22 AM
    Iranian President Calls for Lebanon Cease-Fire and Criticizes U.S. Mideast Policy

  • Rome conference fails to obtain an immediate cease-fire as Israel pounds Lebanon Open this result in new window
    San Diego Union-Tribune - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
    ROME, 7:33 p.m. July 26 (AP) : Top U.S. and European officials agreed Wednesday on the need for urgent action to halt the fighting in Lebanon and on the creation of a multinational force to keep the peace.

  • Attack on UN post rocks Lebanon conference Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 12:12 AM
    A critical international Lebanon crisis conference looked set to be shrouded in recriminations, after an Israeli attack on a UN post in the war-torn nation killed up to four UN observers.

  • Australia pulls monitors from south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
    The Federal Government says a dozen Australian troops working with the United Nations in southern Lebanon will be moved to Beirut to avoid bombing.

  • Israel widens control of southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 25 10:54 PM
    Israeli troops sealed off a Hezbollah stronghold Tuesday and widened their foothold in southern Lebanon, as Israeli bombs killed six people in a south Lebanon town and three U.N. observers in a border outpost with another feared dead.

  • Blair and Bush to meet in Washington to discuss Israel, Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 25 11:51 PM
    British Prime Minister Tony Blair flies to the United States on Friday for talks with President George W. Bush on Israel and Lebanon as international efforts increase to resolve the conflict.

  • Australian observers to leave Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Age - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
    Twelve Australian soldiers attached to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon are to be withdrawn. -

  • Aussie troops withdrawn from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    7News via Yahoo!7 News - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
    Defence Minister Brendan Nelson has announced 12 Australian soldiers attached to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon will be withdrawn.

  • 3 U.N. observers killed in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 25 11:13 PM
    An Israeli bomb destroyed a U.N. observer post on the border in southern Lebanon Tuesday, killing three observers and leaving another feared dead, officials said. U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Israel appeared to have struck the site deliberately.

  • Relief Efforts in Lebanon Continue on Slow Path Open this result in new window
    The Online NewsHour - Jul 26 5:25 PM
    International agencies are providing relief aid to the estimated 700,000 Lebanese civilians displaced by the recent crisis. Israel opened four humanitarian corridors into Lebanon on Tuesday for relief agencies to provide food and medicine to those in need.

  • Israeli Forces Suffer 25 Casualties in Lebanon Fight (Update3) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 26 8:20 AM
    July 26 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli forces suffered 25 casualties in clashes with Hezbollah gunmen in southern Lebanon as world leaders meeting in Rome called for an international force to help the Lebanese army restore peace.

  • Deadly Israel raid on UN post overshadows Lebanon crisis meet Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 25 8:55 PM
    An Israeli air raid on south Lebanon killed as many as four UN observers, overshadowing an international crisis meeting due to open in Rome, as Hezbollah vowed to fire rockets further into the heart of Israel.

  • Israel blasts Lebanon after heavy losses Open this result in new window
    The Age - Jul 26 4:52 PM
    Israeli forces have pounded south Lebanon, hours after suffering their heaviest losses of the 16-day-old assault on Hizbollah guerrillas that shows no signs of abating.

  • Lebanon ceasefire talks fail Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
    An international crisis meeting on Lebanon yesterday failed to agree on a call for an immediate ceasefire in the two-week conflict between Israel and Hizbollah fighters, pledging only quick humanitarian relief and support for Lebanon's reconstruction.

  • 55 more OFWs from Lebanon coming home Open this result in new window
    INQ7.net - 29 minutes ago
    AT LEAST 55 Filipino workers from Lebanon, including one who jumped off a building to escape her employer for refusing to let her go, are expected this Thursday, according to Marianito Roque, administrator of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.

  • Rome Meeting: Lebanon Needs Strong U.N. Force Open this result in new window
    NPR - Jul 26 9:27 AM
    In Rome, foreign ministers from the U.S., Europe and many Arab countries agree that an international force is needed to bring peace to Lebanon. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the ministers wanted a force under a U.N. mandate, with a strong and robust capability.

  • Aussie observers in Lebanon pullout Open this result in new window
    The Australian - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
    TWELVE Australian soldiers attached to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon are to be withdrawn.

  • Americans may still be stranded in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 25 8:42 PM
    The United States expressed concern Tuesday about Americans, possibly hundreds of them, stranded in south Lebanon without safe passage to evacuation points in the capital Beirut and on the coast.

  • 14 Canadians arrive in Cyprus on ship from Lebanon early Thursday Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 26 5:51 PM
    LARNACA, Cyprus (CP) - Fourteen Canadians arrived in Cyprus from Lebanon early Thursday morning aboard the Princesa Marissa, a ship chartered by Foreign Affairs to retrieve stranded foreign nationals.

  • Ship to usher Americans from south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Jul 26 4:57 PM
    ARLINGTON, VA. About 210 Americans were expected to leave southern Lebanon on Wednesday aboard a Canadian ship, said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman.

  • Baptists safe in Lebanon, prepare to help Open this result in new window
    al.com - 35 minutes ago
    Buddy and Joyce Mewbourne, members of First Baptist Church, Pell City, waited anxiously July 21 to hear from their son Bruce. He was scheduled to fly from Cyprus to Atlanta that day following his escape from Lebanon to Cyprus aboard the USS Nashville.

  • Marines in Lebanon remember '83 bombing Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - 43 minutes ago
    NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) It was a quiet flight over the 1983 attack on the Marine barracks in Beirut that killed 241 Americans weighed heavily on their minds. For Maj. Chris Abrams of the U.S. Marines, who piloted the helicopter that swooped into Beirut on July 16 and brought out the first group of American evacuees fleeing violence in Lebanon, it was an opportunity.

  • Sam Smith: Undernews Extract The Lebanon War Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
    BBC - Four United Nations observers have been killed in an Israeli air strike on an observation post in south Lebanon. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said he was "shocked" at the "apparently deliberate targeting" of the post. Israel has expressed "deep regret". . .

  • Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan condemn attacks against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - 23 minutes ago
    Iran - Tripartite - Lebanon Heads of three regional countries, Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, here on Wednesday night, at the end of their tripartite talks, strongly condemned Israel's attack against Lebanon, asking for an immediate, unconditional end to the aggressive, occupational move.

  • 49 Canadians arrive in Cyprus on ship from Lebanon early Thursday Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 26 5:23 PM
    LARNACA, Cyprus (CP) - Forty-nine Canadians arrived in Cyprus from Lebanon early Thursday morning aboard the Princesa Marissa, a ship chartered by Foreign Affairs to retrieve stranded foreign nationals.

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