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Peace Resolution for Lebanon Unanimously Approved at U.N. 
Washington Post - 58 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 11 -- The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday that calls for a halt to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and authorizes the deployment of 15,000 foreign troops to help the Lebanese army take control of southern Lebanon.UN votes to stop Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
The U.N Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday calling for an end to the month-old war between Israel and Hizbollah, but the Jewish state said its offensive in Lebanon would not be halted yet.U.N. Council Backs Measure to Halt War in Lebanon New York Times - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
The resolution also calls for the deployment of Lebanese and U.N. forces in southern Lebanon, and the withdrawal in parallel by Israel.Rice expects Israel, Lebanon to accept UN deal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 3:44 PM
The United States expects the governments of Israel and Lebanon to accept a U.N. resolution aimed at halting the fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told CNN on Friday.Israel prepares for wider ground offensive in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 2:09 PM
Israel prepared to launch a wider ground offensive in south Lebanon, as the United States and France said they hoped for unanimous approval of a UN resolution to end the fighting.Israel attacks convoy fleeing south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 3:18 PM
Israeli aircraft fired rockets at a convoy of hundreds of cars carrying people fleeing south Lebanon on Friday, killing at least seven people and wounding 36, witnesses and medical sources said.Trapped Hawaii Professor Returns From Lebanon KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 6:36 PM
A Kapiolani Community College professor returned to Hawaii a week after leaving war-torn Lebanon. Ibrahim Dik arrived Friday morning on a flight from Tokyo.Israel expands offensive in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 12:02 PM
Israel launched an expanded ground offensive into southern Lebanon on Friday as U.N. diplomats worked furiously on a cease-fire deal to end the monthlong conflict with Hezbollah.Food running out in south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 12:26 PM
The mayor of Tyre said the port city could run out of food in two days and humanitarian agencies tried to get aid to an estimated 100,000 people trapped in southern Lebanon on Friday.Israeli PM orders army to prepare for deeper Lebanon push AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:51 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered the army to prepare for launching its expanded ground offensive in Lebanon after diplomatic efforts stumbled, a foreign ministry spokesman said.Franco-US resolution on Lebanon ready for Security Council Friday - diplomat AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 11:34 AM
A Franco-US resolution aimed at ending the month-long conflict in Lebanon will be presented to the UN Security Council, a French diplomat said.Israel expands offensive in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:33 AM
Israel began an expanded ground offensive Friday in southern Lebanon after expressing dissatisfaction over an emerging cease-fire deal, government officials said.Israel pounds Lebanon as US presses for UN resolution AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 9:34 AM
Israeli planes blasted targets far into the north of Lebanon killing 12 civilians as diplomats struggled for a UN resolution to end the fighting.UN rights council sets up probe of Israeli attacks in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:58 AM
The UN Human Rights Council voted to set up a commission of inquiry into "systematic" Israeli attacks on civilians in Lebanon, despite fears that it could upset diplomatic moves to end the conflict.UN Security Council Approves Lebanon Truce Resolution (Update2) Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution that demands an end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and the withdrawal of Israeli troops as a combined UN and Lebanese force moves into southern Lebanon.Setback for U.N. Draft Resolution on Lebanon Washington Post - Aug 11 9:37 AM
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 11 -- Lebanon on Thursday raised objections to a U.S.- and French-backed draft resolution aimed at ending the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel because it does not call for an immediate cease-fire and because the proposed new international force would have a broad mandate to use military firepower.Israel confirms go-ahead for expanded Lebanon offensive Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 9:56 AM
Israel confirmed on Friday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had ordered the army to expand its ground offensive against Hizbollah in Lebanon but said the decision "does not exclude a diplomatic solution."US and Lebanon say ceasefire deal in sight Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 8:36 AM
The United States and Lebanon said on Friday a deal on a U.N. resolution to end Israel's month-old war with Hizbollah guerrillas was in sight.Israel to expand offensive in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 9:43 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert decided Friday to launch an expanded ground offensive in southern Lebanon after expressing dissatisfaction over an emerging cease-fire deal, government officials said.Text: UN Lebanon resolution BBC News - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
The text of a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.US and Lebanon say ceasefire deal is close Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 7:24 AM
The United States and Lebanon said on Friday a deal on a United Nations resolution to end Israel's month-old war with Hizbollah guerrillas was in sight.Thousands across east Africa protest Israeli offensive in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 8:25 AM
Thousands of angry Muslims across east Africa burnt Israeli and US flags as they took to the streets to denounce Israel's offensive against Lebanon, saying the attacks amounted to genocide aimed at eliminating Arabs.Rice heads to UN to help push through Lebanon peace deal AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 7:50 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice travelled to UN headquarters in New York in hopes of pushing a resolution through the UN Security Council to end the bloodshed in Lebanon, officials said.Rice to UN for Lebanon peace talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 7:02 AM
Top Western diplomats converged on the United Nations on Friday to try to halt Israel's month-old war with Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, where Israeli air raids killed another 15 people.Sharon's sons called up for Lebanon offensive: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:25 AM
The two sons of Israel's comatose former prime minister Ariel Sharon have been called up as reservists for the offensive in Lebanon, a newspaper reported.Israel pounds Lebanon but major ground assault still on hold AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 5:52 AM
Israeli planes blasted targets far into the north of Lebanon as their ground troops held off on a threatened major offensive in the south and Russia threw a wild card into the protracted haggling over a truce call at the United Nations.Israel delays northern push in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 3:27 AM
Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution that could soon go to a vote.Rice hopes for Lebanon vote at UN on Friday Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 4:54 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hopes the United Nations will vote on Friday on a resolution to end the bloodshed in Lebanon and Israel but her spokesman conceded there was "still work to do."Olmert faces backlash over Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 4:29 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced a backlash on Friday over a U.N. proposal to end the war in Lebanon, with army officers saying they were held back and right-wing rivals calling for new elections.Israeli bombs kill 12 in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 3:53 AM
Israeli air raids killed 12 people in north Lebanon on Friday as the United States and France strove to clinch a draft U.N. resolution to end the month-old war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.Food running out in south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 6:23 AM
Humanitarian agencies sought ways to get aid to an estimated 100,000 people trapped in southern Lebanon on Friday and the mayor of Tyre said the port city could run out of food in two days.Draft UN Measure Seeks Truce, Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon Bloomberg.com - Aug 11 1:35 PM
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- A draft United Nations resolution crafted by the U.S. and France seeks an end to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon as a combined UN and Lebanese force steps in.French FM heads to UN to seek Lebanon deal AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 2:54 AM
France's foreign minister will leave for the United Nations in New York to try to secure an agreement on a resolution on the Lebanon conflict, the ministry said.16 Israeli soldiers wounded in south Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 5:26 AM
Sixteen Israeli soldiers have been wounded, one of them seriously, in clashes with Hezbollah near the village of Reshef in south Lebanon, military sources said.Israel Expands Offensive in Lebanon ABC News - Aug 11 12:18 PM
Israel Expands Ground Offensive in Lebanon U.N. Diplomats Work Furiously on Cease-Fire Deal'Slow progress' on UN Lebanon resolution: PM AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 5:30 AM
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora said that slow progress was being made over finding a draft UN resolution to end the hostilities with Israel that was acceptable to Lebanon.Survival Is Constant Concern in Lebanon Los Angeles Times - Aug 11 12:34 PM
IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon -- Near the heart of the war zone, the Dana Hotel -- once a weekend getaway from the hubbub of Beirut -- was empty, both swimming pools drained and not even a caretaker around.Fox, BBC Give More Than Facts on Lebanon, Critics Say (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Aug 11 12:48 PM
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- On the 28th day of Israel's war with Hezbollah, the British Broadcasting Corp. interviewed Jordan's King Abdullah, who voiced support for Lebanon. Fox News spoke with televangelist Pat Robertson, who said he was praying for Israel.Israel Orders Military to Expand Lebanon Offensive (Update5) Bloomberg.com - Aug 11 11:35 AM
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Israel today ordered the military to begin expanding its ground offensive in southern Lebanon as the U.S. and France agreed on a draft United Nations resolution designed to end the conflict.Israel Orders Military to Expand Lebanon Offensive (Update4) Bloomberg.com - Aug 11 11:05 AM
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Israel today ordered the military to begin expanding its ground offensive in South Lebanon, the Defense Ministry said. Lebanon's government said Israel's intention is to ``destroy'' the country.Israel soldier killed in Lebanon clashes AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 4:04 AM
One Israeli soldier was killed and two were seriously wounded in clashes in south Lebanon with Shiite militants of Hezbollah.World powers strike deal to end Lebanon fighting Boston Globe - Aug 11 3:09 PM
World powers agreed on Friday on a U.N. resolution to end four weeks of fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, but an Israeli government official said the offensive in Lebanon would not be halted yet.Israel Expands Offensive in Lebanon ABC News - Aug 11 11:03 AM
Israel Expands Ground Offensive in Lebanon After Expressing Dissatisfaction Over Cease-FireAussie troops 'should not go to Lebanon' Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Most Australians want to see peace in the Middle East, but not for Australia to send troops to keep the peace in Lebanon. -Dissent mounts in Israel over Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 3:04 AM
Dissent in Israel over the government's handling of war in Lebanon started to mount, as international diplomatic efforts intensified to bring the month-old bloodshed to an end.In pictures: Lebanon conflict BBC News - Aug 11 7:56 AM
Images from Lebanon and Israel as diplomats struggle to agree on a ceasefire agreement.Israel hits convoy fleeing south Lebanon, 7 dead Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft fired rockets at a convoy of hundreds of cars carrying people fleeing southern Lebanon on Friday, killing at least seven and wounding 36, witnesses and medical sources said.UN approves Lebanon ceasefire resolution PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 11 6:15 PM
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously today to approve a resolution aimed at ending the month-long Lebanon crisis.Defence too stretched for Lebanon deployment, Beazley says ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 11 6:34 PM
Federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley says Australia cannot afford to commit more troops to any peacekeeping force in Lebanon.Israel Orders Military to Expand S. Lebanon Offensive (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 11 9:29 AM
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz today ordered the military to begin the expansion of its ground offensive in Lebanon, a Defense Ministry spokeswoman said, speaking anonymously by regulation.Oil spill from Israeli attack menaces Lebanon coast Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 37 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A massive oil spill off the coast of Lebanon is choking marine life, polluting the air as it evaporates and threatening to produce a long-lasting ecological disaster if Israel doesn't allow cleanup crews into the sea soon, local environmental officials warned yesterday.Russia, U.S. Disagree Over UN Resolution for Lebanon (Update5) Bloomberg.com - Aug 11 8:02 AM
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Russia will ask the United Nations Security Council to demand a 72-hour cease-fire to allow humanitarian aid into Lebanon, a proposal the U.S. said will hamper efforts to get agreement on a resolution to permanently end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Children reach out to Lebanon war victims Khaleej Times - 28 minutes ago
JEDDAH "Lebanon in my heart, Lebanon on my mind." This is what children spiritedly told Khaleej Times at the Children's Festival organised by a group of Saudi and Lebanese women at the residence of Samar Fatany, a well-known radio journalist, writer and speaker on Monday night.Israel, Lebanon expected to accept deal Stuff - Aug 11 4:31 PM
WASHINGTON: The United States expects the governments of Israel and Lebanon to accept a UN resolution aimed at halting the fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told CNN.Setback for U.N. Draft Resolution On Lebanon Washington Post - Aug 10 9:05 PM
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 10 -- Lebanon on Thursday raised objections to a U.S.- and French-backed draft resolution aimed at ending the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel because it does not call for an immediate cease-fire and because the proposed new international force would have a broad mandate to...Rice: Both Israel and Lebanon will OK plan USA Today - Aug 11 3:02 PM
Appearing on CNN's The Situation Room to talk about the resolution soon to be voted on at the United Nations that's aimed at bringing about a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militia based in Lebanon, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza... Most Aussies 'don't want Lebanon force' The Australian - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
MOST Australians want to see peace in the Middle East, but do not want Australia to send troops to keep the peace in Lebanon.UN votes to stop Lebanon war Reuters.co.uk - Aug 11 6:22 PM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday calling for an end to fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, but the Jewish state said its offensive in Lebanon would not be halted yet.UN agrees deal to end fighting in Lebanon Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
The United Nations Security Council last night unanimously approved sending a 15,000-strong international force to southern Lebanon in a bid to end the fighting there and bring about the withdrawal of Israeli troops.UN set to approve Lebanon peace plan Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
The United Nations last night was due to approve sending a 15,000-strong international force to southern Lebanon in a bid to end the fighting there and bring about the withdrawal of Israeli troops.UN resolution aims for long-term solution to southern Lebanon Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
The United Nations Security Council yesterday finally delivered a ceasefire plan for southern Lebanon that it hopes will end five weeks of conflict and establish at least the groundwork for a lasting peace on Israel's northern border.US and France agree UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in Lebanon Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
The US and France reached agreement yesterday on proposals to halt the fighting in Lebanon even as Israel ordered the start of a big new push against Hizbollah guerrillas.Evangelical groups silent about war in Lebanon WRIC 8 - 28 minutes ago
UNDATED While many American Christian groups have spoken for and against Israel's military action in Lebanon, the top evangelical organizations have been mostly silent.Lebanon airs doubt about resolution The Australian - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
LEBANON expressed profound doubts about the likelihood of today's UN ceasefire resolution being able to end a ravaging month-old war between Israel and the Shiite militia Hezbollah.Israel decides to expand ground assault in Lebanon Seattle Times - Aug 11 10:14 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert decided today to launch an expanded ground offensive in southern Lebanon after expressing dissatisfaction over an emerging cease-fire deal at the United Nations.Israel warns of greater tragedy if Lebanon does not change Khaleej Times - 42 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS - Israel warned the world would face an even greater tragedy in the Middle East if the resolution passed by the UN Security Council on Friday did not produce change in Lebanon.UN steps up push for Lebanon deal BBC News - Aug 11 3:58 AM
Efforts intensify at the UN to try to end the Lebanon conflict, as violence between Israel and Hezbollah goes on.14 die as bombardment goes on across Lebanon Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Lebanon: Israeli warplanes and artillery continue to bombard Lebanon, killing at least 14 people.Rice arrives at UN to push for draft resolution on Lebanon People's Daily - 49 minutes ago
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived at the UN headquarters in New York Friday in a last-minute effort to push for the adoption of a draft Security Council resolution aimed at ending the conflict in Lebanon.U.S., France close to deal on Security Council resolution on Lebanon WOI-TV Des Moines - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS The U-S and France are closing in on a U-N Security Council resolution aimed at ending the Israel-Lebanon conflict.AD sees no Lebanon impact AME Info - 14 minutes ago
Abu Dhabi's retail sector hasn't seen any drop in business due to the current crisis in Lebanon or because of rising prices, reported Gulf News. Some malls in the capital have actually recorded an increase in visitors, with the Abu Dhabi Mall currently receiving 40,000 visitors per day, compared to 35,000 last year.UN Security Council adopts resolution to end fighting in Lebanon Channel NewsAsia - Aug 11 5:41 PM
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and the deployment of a 15,000-strong international force in Lebanon.Israel Hits Refugee Convoy in Southern Lebanon Voice of America - Aug 11 3:35 PM
An Israeli airstike has struck a convoy of civilians and Lebanese security forces fleeing attacks in southern Lebanon, killing or wounding at least 15 people.Olmert Sees Support Slip for Conduct of Lebanon War, Poll Shows Bloomberg.com - Aug 11 6:18 AM
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert saw support among Israelis for his conduct of the Lebanon war fall from earlier levels, a poll in the Yediot Ahronot newspaper showed today.Repatriation of Pinoy workers to end after Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon (10:29 a.m.) Sun Star - 56 minutes ago
MANILA -- Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos Jr. said evacuation efforts for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Lebanon will stop a month after the gradual pullout of Israeli soldiers begins.Lebanon to accept draft UN resolution Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 11 2:46 PM
Lebanon's government will accept at a meeting on Saturday a draft U.N. resolution to end the month-old war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas, an official source said.Lebanon Diplomacy Sputters at the United Nations NPR - Aug 11 6:15 AM
Key U.N. Security Council members are holding more meetings to try and hammer out an agreement for a proposed cease-fire resolution on the Lebanon conflict. Russia says it can't wait for any more diplomacy and is introducing it's own cease-fire resolution. Jackie Northam reports.Russian, Iranian presidents discuss Lebanon conflict People's Daily - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned on Friday that tensions have escalated over the conflict in Lebanon, which has dragged on for a month.No time frame for Lebanon offensive: Israeli envoy Yahoo! India News - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Israel will carry on its military offensive against the Hezbollah for as long as it takes to clear the group from southern Lebanon and neutralise threats posed by it, says the Israeli Ambassador to India, David Danieli.UNSC unanimously adopts resolution on Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 11 6:40 PM
The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution, calling for Israeli troops withdrawal and authorizing an increase of the existing UN force in Lebanon to 15,000 troops to help Lebanese troops take control of south Lebanon as Israel withdraws.March to call for Lebanon bombing halt The Australian - Aug 11 5:44 PM
HUNDREDS of protesters are expected to gather in central Sydney today to call for end to Israel's bombing of Lebanon and Palestine.Israeli bomb hits near Turkish Red Crescent convoy to Lebanon People's Daily - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
A bomb dropped by an Israeli military aircraft hit an area near a Turkish Red Crescent convoy carrying humanitarian aid to Lebanon on Thursday, forcing the agency to abort the relief mission, the Crescent's Association Director General Omer Tasli declared on Friday.Diary: Getting aid to Lebanon BBC News - Aug 11 6:43 AM
The UN's refugee agency describes the logistics involved in delivering aid to southern Lebanon.Israel attacks convoy fleeing south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 11 2:07 PM
Israeli aircraft fired rockets at a convoy of hundreds of cars carrying people fleeing south Lebanon on Friday, killing at least six people and wounding 30, witnesses and rescue workers said.Israel prepares for wider ground offensive in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 11 12:27 PM
Israel prepared to launch a wider ground offensive in south Lebanon as diplomats at the United Nations agreed on the wording of a resolution to stop the fighting.Israeli blockade on Lebanon tightens as more areas under fire: report People's Daily - Aug 11 6:40 PM
Israeli escalated its attacks on Lebanon early Friday morning, the Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. (LBC) reported.CORRECTED: 4TH LD: U.N. Security Council likely to pass draft Lebanon resolution Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 11 4:34 PM
_ The U.N. Security Council is likely to pass a revised draft resolution Friday aimed at ending five weeks of fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.Food running out in south Lebanon The Age - Aug 11 1:40 PM
Humanitarian agencies are looking at ways to get aid to an estimated 100,000 people trapped in southern Lebanon. -Iranian FM arrives in Istanbul for talks on Lebanon People's Daily - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki arrived in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul on Friday for talks on Lebanon with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.France and U.S. Pursue U.N. Plan for Lebanon New York Times - Aug 10 4:16 PM
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 10 France and the United States struggled today y to agree on a resolution halting the fighting in Lebanon that would call upon the Israeli military to gradually leave Lebanon after a truce but not leave a void in southern Lebanon that would allow Hezbollah to return there.Israel's Lebanon offensive to begin in hours: govt Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 11 1:42 PM
Israel's expanded offensive in Lebanon will begin within hours, a government spokeswoman said on Friday, even as negotiations continued in the United Nations on a cease-fire resolution.French FM heads for UN headquarters to discuss Lebanon issue People's Daily - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy left Friday for the UN headquarters in New York in a bid to reach an agreement on a UN Security Council resolution over the Lebanon crisis, the French Foreign Ministry said.UN resolution calls for end to violence in Lebanon Business Standard India - 19 minutes ago
The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution calling for a "full cessation of hostilities" in Lebanon and increasing the strength and mandate of the United Nations' Interim Force in the country.Resolution aims for long-term solution to Lebanon Financial Times - Aug 11 3:46 PM
The United Nations Security Council on Friday finally delivered a ceasefire plan for southern Lebanon that it hopes will end five weeks of conflict and establish at least the groundwork for a lasting peace on Israel s northern border.Beckett hails Lebanon breakthrough PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 11 1:01 PM
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett hailed the prospects of a end to the month-long Lebanon crisis after a draft UN resolution was finally agreed.Gruesome Lebanon scenes on television worry parents The Peninsula - Aug 11 6:02 PM
DOHA As satellite channels are vying with one another to bring the most horrifying images of Israel aggression on Lebanon live to the living rooms, parents are worried about the likely psychological impact these visuals on the minds of their children.Deal reached at UN to end fighting in Lebanon Canada.com - Aug 11 5:29 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- The long-awaited UN unanimous resolution calling for an end to the war in Lebanon came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered on Friday tens of thousands of Israeli troops to cross into Lebanon in a greatly expanded ground offensive that could prolong the month-long conflict by as much as six weeks. U.N. Security Council passes resolution on Lebanon unanimously Kyodo News - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution Friday aimed at ending five weeks of fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.Evangelical groups silent about war in Lebanon Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Aug 11 5:34 PM
UNDATED While many American Christian groups have spoken for and against Israel's military action in Lebanon, the top evangelical organizations have been mostly...Draft resolution for Lebanon conflict TVNZ - Aug 11 3:05 PM
Key members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed on a draft resolution to end the war between Israel and the Hizbollah militant group in Lebanon.