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US sees imminent end to Lebanon war 
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US President George W. Bush stepped up diplomatic efforts over the Lebanon crisis as an end to the fighting appeared near.Lebanon Supporters Converge at White House Washington Post - 40 minutes ago
Thousands of people came from across town, across the river or across the country to circle the White House yesterday in a passionate demonstration supporting Lebanon, the country at the center of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Thousands protest Lebanon war outside White House AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 5:37 PM
Thousands of people demonstrated outside the White House to protest Israel's US-backed military operations in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.Annan announces fighting in Lebanon to end Monday AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced that the governments of Israel and Lebanon had agreed to halt fighting in the month-long war on Monday, even as fighting raged on the ground.UN announces Monday end to Lebanon fighting AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to end hostilities on Monday after a month of bloody combat in the latest Middle East crisis, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced.Israel surges into Lebanon, despite vote AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 5:29 PM
More Israeli tanks and soldiers surged into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and engaging in some of the heaviest ground combat of the monthlong war just hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted a cease-fire plan.US sees imminent end to Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 5:29 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she expected fighting in Lebanon to end within days, while UN Secretary of State Kofi Annan announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to cease hostilities on Monday.Israeli troops advance deep into south Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 3:23 PM
Israel sought to control a large swath of southern Lebanon ahead of a key cabinet meeting expected to endorse a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to the month-old war.US expects Lebanon violence to end in days: Rice AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 2:45 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Israeli radio she hoped a Lebanon ceasefire would take effect in "a day or so" after approval of a UN resolution by the Lebanese and Israeli cabinets.Israel to halt war in Lebanon on Monday AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 1:26 PM
Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday. Lebanon's Cabinet accepted the U.N. cease-fire plan to halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah fighters, moving the deal a step closer to implementation, the prime minister said.After UN's Lebanon resolution, challenge is making it work AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 1:17 PM
After completing the difficult task of approving a UN resolution on the crisis in Lebanon, the international community faces an even bigger challenge in determining how it should be applied, as fighting continued.Hezbollah 'will respect ceasefire' as Israel triples Lebanon troops AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 9:23 AM
Hezbollah has said it would respect a ceasefire as Israel poured thousands more troops into an open-ended offensive on Lebanon, despite a unanimous UN Security Council call for an end to the month-old war.Tripling Forces, Israel Expands Push in Lebanon New York Times - Aug 12 10:28 AM
As Israel poured troops and tanks into southern Lebanon, the country s cabinet prepared to consider a U.N. resolution calling for a cease-fire.Police Investigate Homicide In Lebanon County WGAL via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 1:26 PM
Pennsylvania State Police in Lebanon are investigating a homicide that occurred overnight Saturday.Israel pursues Lebanon assault Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 8:01 AM
The Israeli army pushed deeper into Lebanon and air strikes killed up to 20 people on Saturday, despite a U.N. Security Council demand for a "full cessation of hostilities" in the month-old war with Hizbollah guerrillas.Israeli forces thrust deep into Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 11:10 AM
Israeli forces made their deepest thrust yet into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River in an expanded ground offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas that is expected to last until Monday.Israel pursues Lebanon assault Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 6:52 AM
Israel's army thrust deeper into Lebanon on Saturday and its commander said he would keep fighting Hizbollah guerrillas, despite a U.N. Security Council demand for a "full cessation of hostilities" in the month-old war.Israel, Lebanon Cease-Fire Starts Tomorrow, United Nations Says Bloomberg.com - 54 minutes ago
Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Israel and Lebanon agreed to a cease-fire which will take effect tomorrow morning, potentially bringing a halt to a month of fighting that has killed about 1,000 people, most civilians.War paralyses Lebanon aid Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 6:33 AM
Heavy fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas paralyzed efforts to deliver aid to 100,000 people trapped in southern Lebanon on Saturday, despite a U.N. resolution to end the conflict.Bush hails UN resolution on Lebanon, blames Iran, Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 9:52 AM
US President George W. Bush praised a UN resolution aimed at ending the Lebanon crisis and blamed Hezbollah, Iran and Syria for starting an "unwanted war" in the region.War paralyzes Lebanon aid Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 9:02 AM
Heavy fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas paralyzed efforts to help 100,000 people trapped in southern Lebanon on Saturday, despite a U.N. resolution to end the conflict.France, Italy and Turkey among nations willing to contribute to U.N. force in Lebanon USA Today - Aug 12 6:16 AM
France, New Zealand and Italy said Saturday they are ready to send peacekeeping troops to help Lebanon regain control of its south, as governments around the world welcomed a U.N. resolution calling for an end to hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel nearly triples troops in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 7:06 AM
Israel staged wide-ranging airstrikes and sent commandos into the Hezbollah heartland Saturday as the United Nations raced to begin enforcing its new cease-fire blueprint and stop the heavy fighting still raging in southern Lebanon.Israel Widens Lebanon Assault as UN Cease-Fire Nears (Update6) Bloomberg.com - Aug 12 1:47 PM
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) --Israel pushed deeper into southern Lebanon today as hundreds more troops were airlifted by helicopters into the country as it rushed to take positions before a United Nations cease-fire goes into effect.Israel Surges Into Lebanon, Despite Vote ABC News - Aug 12 5:48 PM
Israeli Troops Engage in Some of Fiercest Fighting of Lebanon War, Hours After Cease-Fire VoteIsrael airlifts troops into southern Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 7:08 AM
Israeli helicopters on Sunday airlifted hundreds of soldiers into southern Lebanon as part of its expanded operation against Hizbollah guerrillas in the northern neighbor, the Israeli army said.Lebanon says 'inclined to accept' UN resolution AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 5:00 AM
Lebanon is "inclined to accept" a UN resolution calling for an end to Israel's war on Hezbollah, a minister said, warning the measure should not be used as a pretext for continued attacks.Israel widens Lebanon assault despite UN resolution AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 3:54 AM
Israeli troops and tanks have poured deep into Lebanon in a broad "open-ended" offensive unleashed despite a unanimous UN Security Council call for an end to the month-old war.Israel to Halt War in Lebanon on Monday ABC News - Aug 12 12:18 PM
Israel Says It Will Cease Hostilities in Lebanon at Midnight EDT Sunday NightIsrael triples troop levels in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 3:38 AM
Israel has nearly tripled the number of forces in Lebanon as part of its expanded ground war in Lebanon and expects to fight for another week despite a U.N. cease-fire deal, the Israeli army chief said Saturday.Lebanon exposes wider fault lines BBC News - Aug 12 12:39 PM
Jonathan Marcus explains why the Lebanon conflict can be seen as part of a proxy war.Israel pushes deeper into Lebanon despite U.N. vote Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 3:20 AM
Israeli forces thrust deeper into Lebanon against fierce Hizbollah resistance on Saturday and air strikes killed up to 20 people, hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution to end the month-old war.UN Lebanon force could start deploying in 7-10 days Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 3:40 AM
The United Nations expects Israel's ground offensive to wind down within 48 hours and an expanded international force to begin deploying in southern Lebanon in a week to 10 days, the U.N.'s envoy said on Saturday.Contingent to Lebanon would be 'small' Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says any peacekeeping force Australia might send to Lebanon would be very small. -Thousands Rally for Lebanon Near White House Washington Post - Aug 12 11:51 AM
A few thousand people, many waving the red, white and green flag of Lebanon, gathered in Lafayette Park this afternoon to show their support for the country at the center of the war between Israel and Hezbollah.Toronto police maintain order at Israel, Lebanon rallies CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
City police patrolled a downtown Toronto street on Saturday to keep the peace between pro-Israel and pro-Lebanon rallies.Israelis 'triple Lebanon force' BBC News - Aug 12 7:34 AM
Israel says it has tripled the number of its troops in south Lebanon, despite a UN vote backing a ceasefire plan.Israel says new Lebanon offensive could last weeks AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 1:39 AM
Israel has warned its new offensive in Lebanon could last weeks despite a UN resolution for a ceasefire, as the military continued to face tough resistance from the Hezbollah guerrillas it has vowed to destroy.PM doubts effectiveness of UN Lebanon resolution ABC via Yahoo!7 News - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
Prime Minister John Howard says he has reservations about the UN Security Council's resolution to end the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon.UN Lebanon force could start deploying in 7 days Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 2:29 AM
The United Nations expects Israel's ground offensive to wind down in one to two days and an expanded international force to begin deploying in southern Lebanon in a week to 10 days, the U.N.'s envoy said on Saturday.Israeli troops surge into southern Lebanon hours after U.N. cease-fire vote Seattle Times - Aug 12 4:14 PM
More Israeli tanks and soldiers surged into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and engaging in some of the heaviest ground combat...Lebanon, Israel accept ceasefire The Age - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Israeli forces battled Hezbollah guerrillas in a push deeper into Lebanon today and up to 17 Israeli soldiers were reported killed, as both sides said they would obey a UN resolution on a truce - but not yet.U.N. Resolution Points to Peace in Lebanon NPR - Aug 12 9:08 AM
The U.N. Security Council calls for a full cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah militants. The plan envisions a 15,000-member U.N. peace force joining 15,000 Lebanese troops in southern Lebanon.Lebanon fighting to end Monday -- UN INQ7.net - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS - Israel and Lebanon have agreed to end hostilities on Monday after a month of bloody combat in the latest Middle East crisis, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced Saturday.UN votes to stop Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 8:05 PM
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.Israeli troops push toward Lebanon's Litani river: army Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 9:44 PM
The Israeli army said on Saturday it had started broadening its ground offensive in south Lebanon and its forces were pushing toward the Litani river.Israel Nearly Triples Troops in Lebanon ABC News - Aug 12 7:33 AM
Israel Nearly Triples Number of Ground Forces in Lebanon; U.N. Races to Enforce Cease-FireWashington Demonstration Protests US Policy in Lebanon Voice of America - Aug 12 4:35 PM
As diplomatic efforts moved Israel and Hezbollah closer to a ceasefire in Lebanon, thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the White House in Washington Saturday to protest the fighting and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.U.N. Council Backs Measure to Halt War in Lebanon New York Times - Aug 11 7:18 PM
The resolution also calls for the deployment of Lebanese and U.N. forces in southern Lebanon, and the withdrawal in parallel by Israel.Israel planes attack in northern, eastern Lebanon Khaleej Times - 27 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israeli warplanes struck targets in Lebanon s northern and eastern regions near the border w Syria early Sunday, a day before a UN cease-fire resolution was to go into effect.Lebanon fighting to stop early Monday Aljazeera - Aug 12 6:12 PM
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to "the cessation of hostilities" by Monday morning as the US president called on Lebanon to dismantle Hezbollah.19 soldiers killed in Israel's highest one-day toll since Lebanon fighting began CP via Yahoo! Canada News - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (AP) - Nineteen Israeli soldiers were killed Saturday during an expanded offensive in Lebanon, the army said, making it the highest one-day toll for the Jewish state since the war against Hezbollah erupted.Israel being asked to cut losses, quit Lebanon Yahoo! India News - 50 minutes ago
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In a development that was once unthinkable, Western commentators are advising Israel to pull out of Lebanon after failing to subdue the Hezbollah militia Tel Aviv thought was an easy adversary.Bahrain to open donation centres for aid to Lebanon Khaleej Times - 28 minutes ago
MANAMA - The government is to open a number of donation centres in public places in aid of Lebanon, while urging the people to be generous.Israeli losses in South Lebanon Saturday rise to 24. They include 5 crew members of a Yasur (Sikorsky) helicopter shot DEBKAfile - 25 minutes ago
DEBKA file adds Criticism is mounting in the Israeli public and army of the way prime minister Ehud Olmert, defense minister Amir Peretz and the cabinet conducted the Lebanon war now going into its second month. Therefore, Israel must forego the primary goals of the war.Singapore welcomes UN call to end conflict in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:48 PM
Singapore has welcomed the UN Security Council's unanimous call for an end to the deadly fighting in Lebanon between Israel and the Shiite militia group Hezbollah.Iranian lawmaker criticizes UN resolution on Lebanon People's Daily - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
An Iranian lawmaker on Saturday lashed out at a newly-passed UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon, warning that it would give Israel room to increase its military maneuvers, the official IRNA news agency reported.Israel to Halt War in Lebanon on Monday San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 12 12:31 PM
Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitive... Israel hits convoy fleeing south Lebanon, 7 dead Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:08 PM
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.Israel, Lebanon Weary of War, But Fighting Persists NPR - Aug 12 9:07 AM
Fighting continues in Lebanon even as the U.N. Security Council moves forward with a plan to end the conflict. Israel has nearly tripled its ground forces in Lebanon. Civilians on both sides of the border are simply tired of war.Khalifa orders resumption of Lebanon mine clearing work Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
ABU DHABI The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued directives to resume mine clearing operations in South Lebanon.Peace Resolution for Lebanon Unanimously Approved at U.N. Washington Post - Aug 11 9:23 PM
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.Lebanon accepts peace plan to end fighting Capital News 9 - Aug 12 6:16 PM
Lebanon has accepted the UN's peace plan to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. The country's prime minister said his cabinet approved the deal with some reservations after a four-hour meeting.Lebanon, Israel stop fighting Monday TVNZ - Aug 12 5:06 PM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Saturday the prime ministers of Lebanon and Israel had agreed to stop fighting at 0500 GMT on Monday, Aug. 14.Israel to start Lebanon pullout within 2 weeks - Web site Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 12 5:21 PM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army will begin pulling out of southern Lebanon, where they have been fighting Hizbollah guerrillas in a major offensive, within a week or two, the Israeli Web site YNET News reported on Sunday.Israel Steps Up Lebanon Offensive After UN Backs Ceasefire Plan Bloomberg.com - Aug 12 6:50 AM
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Israel expanded its operations in southern Lebanon today, pushing further into the country and carrying out fresh air strikes, hours after the United Nations approved a cease-fire plan.Deal to end fighting in Lebanon won't dispel soured image of U.S. abroad San Diego Union-Tribune - Aug 12 3:39 PM
WASHINGTON, 2:32 p.m. Aug. 12 (AP): A U.S.-backed diplomatic pact to end more than a month of war between Israel and Islamic militants in Lebanon may stop the worst of the killing and retire the daily television images of burning buildings and suffocated children.Israel, Lebanon agree to cease-fire start time KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
More Israeli tanks and soldiers surged into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and engaging in some of the heaviest groundLebanon, Israel to stop fighting: Annan Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 12 4:55 PM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has announced that the prime ministers of Lebanon and Israel had agreed to stop fighting at 0500 GMT (1500 AEST) on Monday. -Israel, Lebanon agree to ceasefire on Monday Hindustan Times - 27 minutes ago
Guns will stop booming in Lebanon at 1030 IST on Monday after a month-long war, which killed more than 1,000 people and caused $2 billion worth of damage.Israeli troops advance deep into south Lebanon Outlook India - Aug 12 6:30 PM
Israel sought to control a large swath of southern Lebanon today ahead of a key cabinet meeting expected to endorse a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to the month-old war.Thousands protest Lebanon war outside White House Khaleej Times - 31 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Thousands of people demonstrated outside the White House on Saturday to protest Israel s US-backed military operations in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.Eleven Israeli soldiers killed in south Lebanon on Sat. People's Daily - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
The death toll of Israeli soldiers killed in south Lebanon during fierce fighting with Lebanon's Hezbollah on Saturday rose to 11, after the Israeli army released that another four soldiers were killed in two separate incidents.Israeli helicopter shot down by Hezbollah in south Lebanon People's Daily - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
Israeli army said on Saturday evening that an Israeli helicopter was shot down in south Lebanon, with four crew members on board, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera satellite TV reported.Israel to Halt War in Lebanon on Monday RedNova - Aug 12 3:08 PM
By ZEINA KARAM BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday. Lebanon's Cabinet accepted the U.N.Roundup: Int'l community hail UN resolution on Lebanon crisis People's Daily - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
The international community welcomed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Lebanon crisis adopted on Friday, urging Israel and Lebanon to accept and implement the resolution immediately.Israeli troops advance deep into south Lebanon Channel NewsAsia - Aug 12 4:32 PM
TYRE, Lebanon : Israel sought to control a large swath of southern Lebanon ahead of a key cabinet meeting expected to endorse a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to the month-old war.Israel Surges Into Lebanon, Despite Vote RedNova - Aug 12 6:07 PM
By LAUREN FRAYER and SAM F. GHATTAS BEIRUT, Lebanon - More Israeli tanks and soldiers surged into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and engaging in some of the heaviest ground combat of the monthlong war just hours after the U.N.Lebanon, Israel agree cease-fire date, Annan says Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 12 5:21 PM
United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan says the prime ministers of Lebanon and Israel had agreed to stop fighting on Monday.Anti-war march in Los Angeles protests against Israeli military operation in Lebanon People's Daily - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
About 200 people marched through downtown Los Angeles Saturday to protest the Israeli military campaign in Lebanon and demand the United States stop supplying arms to Jerusalem.Seven Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon: TV People's Daily - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
Seven Israeli soldiers were killed during fierce fighting in south Lebanon on Saturday, Israeli local television reported.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.Israel, Lebanon agree on ceasefire deadline The Australian - Aug 12 4:59 PM
ISRAEL and Lebanon have agreed on an end to hostilities as of August 14 at 0500 GMT (1500 AEST), UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a statement overnight.Israel to Halt War in Lebanon on Monday phillyburbs.com - Aug 12 11:20 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday.Israeli Troops Swamp S. Lebanon Arab News - Aug 12 4:13 PM
BEIRUT, 13 August 2006 An avalanche of Israeli troops and armor roared into southern Lebanon yesterday, reaching the Litani River and igniting some of the heaviest ground combat of the monthlong war. Hezbollah shot down an Israeli helicopter late in the night with a new missile called Waad .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.Russia calls for "strict" observance of UN Lebanon resolution People's Daily - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
Russia hailed on Saturday the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution on the conflict in Lebanon and said it expected the resolution to be strictly observed.UN Rights Commission Heads to Lebanon Arab News - Aug 12 4:10 PM
JEDDAH, 13 August 2006 The United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) has decided to immediately dispatch a commission to investigate the systematic targeting and killing of civilians by Israel in Lebanon.Israel to start Lebanon pullout within 2 weeks - website Stuff - Aug 12 4:12 PM
JERUSALEM: The Israeli army will begin pulling out of southern Lebanon, where they have been fighting Hizbollah guerrillas in a major offensive, within a week or two, the Israeli website YNET News reported on Sunday.Israeli attacks continue on Lebanon TVNZ - Aug 12 12:53 PM
Despite a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a end to fighting in Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes have continued in northern and southern Lebanon and on the capital, Beirut.Thousands protest war in Lebanon outside Israeli consulate in Toronto CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 12 2:18 PM
TORONTO (CP) - Thousands of people from various backgrounds gathered outside the Israeli consulate in Toronto today to protest Israel's role in its conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon.Israel Widens Airstrikes Into Lebanon ABC News - Aug 12 4:33 AM
Israel Widens Airstrikes Into Lebanon as Officials Race to Put Cease-Fire Into ActionIsrael, Lebanon to end hostilities on August 14 at 0500GMT: Annan Channel NewsAsia - Aug 12 4:47 PM
UNITED NATIONS - Israel and Lebanon have agreed on an end to hostilities as of August 14 at 0500 GMT, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a statement Saturday.Putin talks with Israel's Olmert over UN Lebanon resolution People's Daily - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Saturday the unanimous approval of the UN resolution on the conflict in Lebanon represented "a good chance" of finding a political settlement to the confrontation.Bush welcomes UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon People's Daily - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Saturday that he welcomes a UN Security Council resolution aimed to end the fighting in Lebanon and urged the international community to "turn words into action."Atlanta Protestors Support Lebanon WXIA-TV Atlanta - Aug 12 2:53 PM
A few dozen protesters gathered outside the CNN Center in Downtown Atlanta Saturday to condemn Israel and its military operations in Lebanon.UN begins talks on expanded force in southern Lebanon CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 12 1:51 PM
The United Nations began taking steps on Saturday to expand its international force in Lebanon and help implement a ceasefire plan that was passed Friday night.Eleven soldiers killed in Lebanon The Australian - Aug 12 4:15 PM
THE Israeli army confirmed overnight that 11 of its soldiers had been killed the previous day in a series of clashes with the Hezbollah militia in south Lebanon.1st consignment of Bangladesh relief sent for Lebanon News From Bangladesh - 25 minutes ago
A special flight with first consignment of Bangladesh government s relief for the war-ravaged people of Lebanon left here for Damascus Saturday morning.War paralyses Lebanon aid Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 12 9:00 AM
Heavy fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas paralysed efforts to help 100,000 people trapped in southern Lebanon on Saturday, despite a U.N. resolution to end the conflict.
