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In Lebanon's South, Weary Resignation 
Washington Post - 57 minutes ago
SIDON, Lebanon, Aug. 6 -- Physician Ghassan Hammoud leaned into the phone Sunday, one hand to his ear, the other gesturing. As in so much in southern Lebanon these days, there was a tone of desperation, a touch of exasperation, a hint of pleading and a sense of the unprecedented. It was one of 15...Israeli planes strike deep into Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
A defiant Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with rockets Sunday after rejecting a U.S.-French truce proposal, killing at least 15 people. Israel also struck hard, killing at least 14 in Lebanon as both sides tried to take advantage of the days before a U.N. resolution is put to a vote.A Truce for Lebanon New York Times - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
The international community must impose a truce, to be followed by a political settlement and the dispatch of a robust international force to patrol Lebanon s border with Israel.Lebanon urges U.N. on Israeli withdrawal AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 3:21 PM
Lebanon urged the U.N. Security Council Sunday to revise a resolution aimed at ending the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting to demand that Israel pull its forces out of the country once hostilities end and hand over its positions to U.N. peacekeepers.Hezbollah Rockets Kill 15 Israelis; Attacks on Lebanon Leave More Than 12 Dead Washington Post - Aug 06 5:03 PM
BEIRUT, Aug. 6 -- As diplomats moved toward a cease-fire at the United Nations, Israeli warplanes and artillery intensified their pounding of Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon on Sunday, killing a dozen civilians and several Lebanese soldiers. In a fierce retaliation, Hezbollah fighters fired more than 160 rockets into northern Israel, killing three civilians in Haifa and 12 army Animals also suffering in Lebanon conflict: rights group AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 2:46 PM
Even as hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon suffer from Israel's military offensive, a US rights group is drawing attention as well to the plight of animals caught under the rain of bombs.Israel in fresh raids on Lebanon BBC News - 31 minutes ago
Israel carries out new air and ground operations in Lebanon as diplomats battle to find a workable truce.Lebanon asks UN to demand Israeli withdrawal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 10:28 AM
Lebanon asked the U.N. Security Council on Sunday to revise a draft resolution seeking an end to fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas to include a demand for the withdrawal of Israeli troops.Lebanon asks UN to demand pullout International Herald Tribune - Aug 06 2:12 PM
Lebanon asked for changes to a draft UN resolution agreed to by the U.S. and France that calls for a "full cessation of hostilities." Left, smoke billowed from Beirut after an airstrike by Israel.Blair holds Lebanon talks with Bush, Putin, Chirac Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 11:35 AM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair held talks on Sunday with President Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Jacques Chirac on diplomatic efforts to end the war in Lebanon, officials said.WP: Lebanon seeks changes to U.N. plan MSNBC - 51 minutes ago
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Sunday he is seeking amendments to a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would combine the dispatch of United Nations and Lebanese army peacekeepers with the immediate pullout of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon.Lebanon demands Israeli withdrawal in UN resolution AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 9:26 AM
Lebanon has officially sought changes to a French-US draft UN resolution on the Middle East conflict, calling for Israeli forces to immediately withdraw from Lebanonese territory after any halt to fighting, its UN representative said.Israeli Planes Strike Deep Into Lebanon ABC News - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Israeli Warplanes Strike Deep Into Lebanon a Day After 15 People Are Killed in Northern IsraelDisappointed Lebanon seeks change to UN draft AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 7:39 AM
Lebanon has rejected a draft UN resolution calling for an end to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, insisting it must include an explicit demand for a full Israeli pullout from south Lebanon.Is Germany ready to help police Lebanon? AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 9:24 AM
It's a prospect loaded with historical baggage: German troops joining a proposed international force in Lebanon to police the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.Lebanon fighting must stop now, Putin tells Blair AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 8:20 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told British Prime Minister Tony Blair "of the need for an immediate halt to hostilities" in Lebanon, the Kremlin has said.Moroccans, Indonesians, Belgians march for Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 8:24 AM
A forest of Lebanese, Hizbollah and Palestinian flags filled Casablanca on Sunday as tens of thousands of Moroccans marched in protest at Israeli offensives in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.Lebanon rejects draft U.N. resolution Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 7:12 AM
Lebanon rejects a draft U.N. Security Council resolution to end 26 days of fighting because it would allow Israeli forces to remain on Lebanese soil, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Sunday.Lebanon County Women Killed In Car Crash WGAL via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 8:33 AM
A Lebanon County woman was killed in a car crash Saturday afternoon.Israel seen favorable to UN draft on Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 7:42 AM
Israel views favorably a draft U.N. resolution calling for an end to the war in Lebanon, a senior government official and Israeli media said on Sunday.Rice: U.N. draft alone won't fix Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 7:58 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice described a draft U.N. cease-fire resolution as a first step to stop violence in the Middle East, but said it cannot solve the problems in Lebanon.Oil Little Changed on Signs Lebanon Cease-Fire Some Way Off Bloomberg.com - Aug 06 5:57 PM
Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil was little changed in New York on signs a United Nations cease-fire agreement for Lebanon won't quickly quell the three-week-old conflict in the Middle East, source of almost a third of the world's oil.Israeli Planes Strike Deep Into Lebanon San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
A defiant Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with rockets Sunday after rejecting a U.S.-French truce proposal, killing at least 15 people. Israel also struck hard, killing at least 14 in Lebanon as both sides tried to take advantage of the days before a U.N.... Lebanon rockets hurt China peacekeepers AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 5:49 AM
A rocket blast in southern Lebanon injured three Chinese peacekeepers on Sunday, just hours after China called on the United Nations to ensure the security of U.N. peacekeepers in the Middle East, state media reported.Lebanon wants UN resolution to call for Israel withdrawal AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 4:53 AM
Lebanon wants a draft UN resolution calling for an end to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah changed to include an explicit demand for a full Israeli pullout from southern Lebanon, a government source has said.Lebanon Urges U.N. on Israeli Withdrawal ABC News - Aug 06 3:38 PM
Lebanon Urges U.N. Security Council to Demand Israeli Withdrawal in ResolutionA buffer zone in Lebanon? A flashback many Israelis don't like The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 06 2:32 PM
The reoccupation of Lebanon risks giving back to Hizbullah its rallying call and burnishing its credentials. Chinese UN peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 4:49 AM
Three Chinese UN peacekeepers were wounded when a mortar round apparently fired by Hezbollah guerrillas slammed into their headquarters in southern Lebanon, a UN spokesman has said.Dreams Deferred In Lebanon CBS News - Aug 06 2:22 PM
Israeli bombs have shattered the hopes of the thriving agricultural industry of the southern part of Lebanon says The Nation .Israel pounds Lebanon as UN debates resolution AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 2:40 AM
Israeli combat jets struck villages across south Lebanon, killing at least eight civilians, hours after the UN Security Council began debating a resolution to bring a halt to the 26-day war.Jordan ready to supply fuel to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 3:13 AM
Jordan will supply Lebanon with 10,000 tonnes of gasoline as soon as roads are secured into the violence-wracked country, a senior oil official was quoted as saying.UN's perilous work in Lebanon The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 06 2:31 PM
Interim forces face danger daily as they deliver much-needed food to people stranded in southern Lebanon. Lebanon conflict rages on as UN debates resolution AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 1:43 AM
Israeli combat jets have pounded villages in south Lebanon, killing at least six people, hours after the UN Security Council began debating a new resolution to bring a halt to the 26-day-old war.No let-up in Lebanon war despite draft UN measure Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 1:17 AM
Israeli troops battled Hizbollah in south Lebanon and eight civilians died in two of many Israeli air strikes on Sunday as both sides spoke of fighting on, even if the U.N. Security Council votes to end the violence.Taylor Marsh: ISRAEL - LEBANON: Doctored Carnage Not Required HuffingtonPost - Aug 06 12:47 PM
by Taylor Marsh We need this type of fakery like we need John Bolton at the United Nations. Exhibit A, the UN resolution that wasn't meant to succeed in the first place. Hezbollah has to disarm, but Israel doesn't have to withdraw from southern Lebanon ; yeah, that'll work. What's the Bush motto? Oh, right, mission accomplished. Today you also had a long-time Lebanese Hezbollah Rockets Kill 15 as UN Seeks to End Lebanon Conflict Bloomberg.com - Aug 06 11:41 AM
Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- At least 15 Israelis were killed in Hezbollah rocket barrages as Israel's army traded fire with the militant group's gunmen in south Lebanon and the United Nations sought agreement on a resolution designed to end hostilities.Taylor Marsh: ISRAEL - LEBANON: Doctored Carnage Not Required HuffingtonPost - Aug 06 12:32 PM
by Taylor Marsh We need this type of fakery like we need John Bolton at the United Nations. Exhibit A, the UN resolution that wasn't meant to succeed in the first place. Hezbollah has to disarm, but Israel doesn't have to withdraw from southern Lebanon; yeah, that'll work. What's the Bush motto? Oh, right, mission accomplished. Today you also had a long-time Lebanese activist First Lebanon aid flight to leave UK PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 32 minutes ago
An Oxfam flight carrying much-needed aid to war-hit Lebanon is due to leave the UK.No let up in Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 11:13 PM
Israeli troops battled Hizbollah in south Lebanon and warplanes hit roads, bridges and villages across the country on Sunday, hours after the U.N. Security Council received a draft resolution to end the war.Philippines sends ships to Lebanon to evacuate nationals AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 12:28 AM
The Philippine government is to send two ferries to Lebanon to help evacuate Filipinos stranded after weeks of Israeli air raids that have destroyed roads and bridges throughout the country.Opposition from Lebanon, Arabs on U.S.-Franch UN resolution CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 06 6:32 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States and France ran into strong opposition from Lebanon and the Arab world Sunday in their drive for speedy adoption of a UN resolution aimed at ending the escalating Israeli-Hezbollah conflict, primarily over the withdrawal of Israeli troops.Israeli bombs create new enemies in Lebanon Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
BAALBEK, LEBANON - In Jamaliyeh, a village outside Baalbek, Ayman Tufail lifted a piece of his relative Maxime Jamaleddine's skull to show a visitor. The 18-year-old's blackened bone fragment lay among a mishmash of twisted metal from an Israeli missile. Seven people were killed in this garden where grape leaves shade plastic chairs; six of them were from the Jamaleddine family. Tufail had put U.N. Resolution Inadequate, Says Lebanon's PM NPR - Aug 06 10:50 AM
The United States and France point to a positive response to a draft U.N. resolution calling for a halt to fighting and asking U.N. peacekeepers to monitor the Israeli-Lebanese border. But Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora calls the text "inadequate." His government plans to press the Security Council to amend some of the wording.Casualties in Lebanon-Israel fighting AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 10:53 PM
At least 660 people have been reported killed in Lebanon and Israel since fighting broke out July 12 between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.Down but not out, Lebanon casino and cabarets battle on AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 11:04 PM
From the glamour of the Casino du Liban for the high society to downright seedy bars for the low-life, Lebanon even in wartime caters for all tastes.Three Chinese peacekeepers hurt in Lebanon NDTV - 33 minutes ago
China has lodged complaints with Israel and Lebanon demanding better security for peacekeepers, after three Chinese were wounded during a rocket attack in southern Lebanon.Israel, Lebanon Warily Watch UN Security Council Voice of America - Aug 06 5:47 PM
Israel and Lebanon are reacting coolly to a draft United Nations resolution that calls for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.RI should think twice about peacekeeping in Lebanon The Jakarta Post - 36 minutes ago
While delegates at the United Nations squabbled over the possible courses of action for Lebanon, military vehicles at an Army base in East Jakarta were already being painted white with "UN" emblazed on their sides.Israel bombs eastern Lebanon Aljazeera - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
Israeli warplanes have carried out more than a dozen bombing raids on eastern Lebanon, targeting roads linking the region with Syria.Rice: U.N. Draft Alone Won't Fix Lebanon ABC News - Aug 06 8:24 AM
Secretary Rice Says U.N. Resolution Alone Won't Solve Problems in LebanonLebanon dismisses draft UN resolution Financial Times - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Lebanon yesterday rejected outright the Franco-American draft of a United Nations resolution to end Israel's war with Hizbollah, saying it was fundamentally one-sided and failed to take into account its own proposals for a resolution of the conflict.Mid-East press eyes Lebanon resolution BBC News - Aug 06 5:38 AM
As the United Nations Security Council considers a draft resolution to end the fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, the press in the Middle East considers how the resolution might resolve the crisis.Rice Says UN Resolution Won't End All Hostilities in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - Aug 06 7:50 AM
Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said a United Nations resolution calling for a cease-fire in Lebanon is only ``a first step'' and an end to all fighting may ``take a while.''Lebanon's 3rd-Largest City Warned of Strikes Washington Post - Aug 05 7:46 PM
TYRE, Lebanon, Aug. 5 -- Israel warned residents of Sidon, Lebanon's third-largest city, to leave Saturday ahead of imminent airstrikes on what it called Hezbollah targets, and Israeli naval commandos and Hezbollah fighters waged a fierce early morning battle in Tyre that stretched until dawn. At...Lebanon rejects peace plan that fails to ensure Israel's retreat Times Online - Aug 06 3:35 PM
LEBANON balked yesterday at a UN plan to call a halt to the fighting without an immediate Israeli withdrawal.France and US present resolution to end Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 7:01 PM
France and the United States have proposed a UN Security Council resolution demanding a "full cessation of hostilities" between Hezbollah and Israel but it was immediately rejected by Lebanon.Aid flown out to war-hit Lebanon BBC News - Aug 06 5:38 AM
Water and hygiene equipment is loaded up on trucks by Oxfam to be flown to war-hit Lebanon.Iraq war protesters focus on Israel, Lebanon The State News - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
More than 50 people gathered outside the Capitol building Friday to protest the conflict between Lebanon and Israel.Lebanon ceasefire looks unworkable Manila Bulletin - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
JERUSALEM Despite agreement on a draft UN resolution for ending the fighting in Lebanon, Israel will continue to attack Hezbollah militants in the south of that country, an Israeli Cabinet minister said Sunday.UN Divided On Lebanon Demands For Change Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 06 3:30 PM
The UN Security Council is split over an official demand by Lebanon to change the French-US draft UN resolution on the Middle East conflict. The divide has delayed a vote on the resolution which seeks to end more than three weeks of fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.Arab leaders may hold summit on Lebanon in Saudi Arabia: reports Khaleej Times - 47 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Arab leaders are considering holding an emergency summit on Lebanon in Saudi Arabia later this week, two Lebanese media outlets reported on Monday.International companies buying up Lebanon businesses WCAX 3 - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
LEBANON, N.H. The global economy has discovered the town of Lebanon, New Hampshire.War News From Lebanon Gives Egyptians a Mirror of Their Own Desperation New York Times - Aug 05 6:29 PM
CAIRO, Aug. 5 The scene has become routine: day and night, in small, run-down teahouses all over this teeming city, men sit quietly smoking harsh tobacco from water pipes with their eyes glued to television news from Lebanon. And around the city, there is a similar reaction: despair.Lebanon demands inclusion of Israeli withdrawal in draft resolution on Lebanon People's Daily - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
Lebanon asked the UN Security Council on Sunday to make changes to a French-U.S. draft resolution on the Mideast crisis, seeking to include a demand for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces.The Logics of War in South Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
Buried beneath the chorus of moral indignation at the loss of life and calls for a ceasefire in Southern Lebanon are the logics of warfare at play.Speaker: Lebanon rejects resolution MSNBC - Aug 06 5:09 AM
The Lebanese parliament speaker said Sunday that the U.S.-French draft U.N. cease-fire resolution was not in Lebanon's interests and would be rejected by all Lebanese people unless it included the government's plan for ending the fighting.Israel night raids in Lebanon: police News Interactive - Aug 06 5:21 PM
ISRAELI warplanes early today pounded a region of east Lebanon near the Syrian border, Lebanese police said.Analysis: Lebanon war hurting U.S. goals AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 5:56 PM
Anger toward America is high, extremists are on the upswing and hopes for democracy in the Middle East lie dashed. The Lebanon war is creating dangerous ripples in the war on terror, the future of Iraq even the effort to keep nuclear weapons from dangerous hands.UN Security Council gives a "positive" reaction to proposal on Lebanon conflict, Arab countries push for political People's Daily - Aug 06 6:30 PM
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday discussed the proposal by the United States and France on the Lebanon conflict, while many Arab countries were pushing for a political and peaceful settlement of the crisis which has lasted for nearly a month.Lebanon refuses draft UN proposal: speaker People's Daily - Aug 06 6:28 PM
Parliament speaker Nabih Berri said on Sunday that Lebanon refused to accept a draft UN resolution agreed by France and the United States as it did not comply with a seven-point plan to resolve the Lebanon-Israel crisis.Rice: U.N. Draft Alone Won't Fix Lebanon San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 06 9:16 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice described a draft U.N. cease-fire resolution as a first step to stop violence in the Middle East, but said it cannot solve the problems in Lebanon. Rice said the Lebanese government must extend its authority into the... China demands Israel, Lebanon ensure safety of UN peacekeepers People's Daily - Aug 06 5:36 PM
China on Sunday demanded Israel and Lebanon ensure the safety of UN peacekeepers as three of its UN peacekeepers in Lebanon were wounded when a mortar round landed near their headquarters in southern Lebanon.Moussa criticizes draft UN resolution on Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 06 5:28 PM
Visiting Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa criticized on Sunday a draft UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon, saying it did not call for an immediate ceasefire directly, the official SANA news agency reported.Bangladesh sends letters to UNSC calling for cease-fire in Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 06 6:28 PM
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is dispatching letters to the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with a call for immediate and unconditional cease-fire in Lebanon, local news agency UNB reported Sunday.Scoop Audio: UN Radio Report On Lebanon Crisis Scoop.co.nz - Aug 06 5:42 PM
Headlines: Security Council Remains Concerned About Humanitarian Situation in Lebanon - Annan Closely Monitoring Situation in Lebanon: UN Official - WFP Says Destruction of Roads Hampers its Ability to Deliver Aid to Lebanon - Plight of Displaced Lebanese Becoming Increasingly Difficult: UNHCR - Disease Surveillance Teams in Place Early: WHO - UNICEF Begins Mass Immunization of Lebanese Children UN Radio: Lebanon - Diplomatic Moves To End War Scoop.co.nz - Aug 06 5:57 PM
UN Audio: Diplomacy: Crisis in Lebanon: UN Officials and Diplomats Work to End the Bloodshed and Address Humanitarian Needs.Airstrikes, Fighting Continue in Lebanon, as Security Council Seeks to Stop Major Attacks Voice of America - Aug 06 12:17 PM
Israeli aircraft continued strikes across south Lebanon early Sunday and ground battles raged between Israeli and Hezbollah forces inside the Lebanese border. Lebanese officials report at least 15 people killed.Lebanon: AI holds Global Vigils to call CEASE FIRE Scoop.co.nz - Aug 06 5:27 PM
Thousands of Amnesty International members and supporters around the world are preparing to hold mass vigils calling for an immediate ceasefire and end to the killings of civilians in Lebanon and Israel in an unprecedented show of global solidarity with the victims on both sides of the ongoing conflict.Leader s fears for family in Lebanon The Courier - Aug 06 5:24 PM
DUNDEE CITY Council leader Jill Shimi has spoken of her fears for the safety of relatives living in Lebanon amid the escalating violence in the country.Lebanon, UN continues relief effort Scoop.co.nz - Aug 06 5:27 PM
As fighting raged today in Lebanon, the United Nations continued its efforts to help the beleaguered people of the country, where the Government estimates that one fourth of the population has been uprooted.Lebanon: 3 UN Troops Wounded by Hezbollah Mortar Scoop.co.nz - Aug 06 5:27 PM
7 August 2006 Three members of the Chinese contingent serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were lightly wounded today when a mortar round from the Hizbollah side impacted inside their headquarters, according to the Force's preliminary reports.3 Chinese UN peacekeepers injured in South Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 06 5:20 PM
Three Chinese UN peacekeepers were lightly injured by a rocket that landed at their post in southern Lebanon on Sunday, a Chinese UN peacekeeper confirmed.UN Lebanon resolution nears Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 2:36 PM
Israel and Hizbollah exchanged missile strikes and fought gun battles on Saturday as the U.N. Security Council considered a resolution to end the conflict that has killed at least 800 people and ravaged south Lebanon.Israeli airstrikes in south Beirut suburbs, northeastern Lebanon KBCI Boise - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon Israeli warplanes attacked Beirut's southern suburbs at daybreak Monday. The latest bombardment of the Hezbollah stronghold came a day after cross-border guerrilla rockets killed 15 Israelis.R8m SA aid shipment to Lebanon gets green light The Star - 2 minutes ago
Amman, Jordan - South Africa's R8-million mercy mission to Lebanon came within sight of being realised yesterday when a senior Jordan foreign affairs official gave it the green light to fly into Beirut.Security Council on Standby for Lebanon Text Scoop.co.nz - Aug 06 4:42 PM
The United Nations Security Council could convene a meeting at any time including this weekend if the text of a resolution on Lebanon is presented by diplomats now discussing the matter with the parties, the president of the 15-member body said today.Bush happy with U.N. resolution on Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 3:32 PM
President Bush was happy with a draft U.N. resolution on ending the fighting in southern Lebanon, the White House said on Saturday.Lebanon fears epidemics as crisis deepens Navhind Times - 49 minutes ago
Beirut, Aug 6: The plight of hundreds of thousands displaced by the Israel-Hezbollah conflict is getting worse as Lebanon heads towards severe shortages of fuel and drinking water amid fears of epidemic outbreaks.Blair holds Lebanon talks with Bush, Putin, Chirac Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 06 10:53 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair held talks on Sunday with U.S. President George W. Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Jacques Chirac on diplomatic efforts to end the war in Lebanon, officials said.Nine Indian Jews don Israeli uniform in Lebanon war New Kerala - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Aizawl, Aug 6: Nine Indian jews, who migrated to Israel from the northeast, are fighting for their new homeland in its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to media reports here.London march urges end to Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 2:22 PM
Tens of thousands marched through London on Saturday to demand a halt to the Lebanon war and protest against the British government's failure to call for an immediate ceasefire.Halos 900 pang Pinoy ibibiyahe mula Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 06 1:21 PM
Tinatayang 900 pang evacuees ang nakatakdang umuwi sa Pilipinas sa Martes at Biyernes, ayon sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) nitong Linggo. Ito ang pahayag ng DFA sa patuloy na paglilikas sa may 26,000 pang natitirang Pilipino sa Lebanon.Lebanon Demands Resolution Changes Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 06 9:49 AM
Lebanon is officially seeking changes to a French-US draft UN resolution on the Middle East conflict. The Lebanese government is calling for Israeli forces to immediately withdraw from Lebanonese territory after any halt to fighting, its UN representative said.Lebanon rejects draft UN resolution Independent Online - Aug 06 5:08 PM
Lebanon has rejected a draft UN Security Council resolution to end 26 days of fighting because it will allow Israeli forces to remain on Lebanese soil.Hezbollah-Israel fighting kill 11 in northern Israel, 17 in southern Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 06 8:51 AM
BEIRUT (AP) - Hezbollah guerrillas unleashed their deadliest barrage of rockets yet into northern Israel, killing 11 people, while Israeli bombardment killed 17 people in southern Lebanon as fighting only intensified despite a draft UN ceasefire resolution.Blair holds Lebanon talks with Bush News Interactive - Aug 06 12:36 PM
BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair held talks today with US President George W. Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Jacques Chirac on diplomatic efforts to end the war in Lebanon, officials said.Lebanon demands Israeli withdrawal News Interactive - Aug 06 12:06 PM
LEBANON today officially sought changes to a French-US draft UN resolution on the Middle East conflict, calling for Israeli forces to immediately withdraw from Lebanese territory after any halt to fighting, its UN representative said.RP to send ships for Lebanon OFWs ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 06 12:21 PM
The government will send two ships to Lebanon to help evacuate Filipinos stranded after weeks of Israeli air raids that have destroyed roads and bridges throughout the country.Lebanon fighting must stop now: Putin The Australian - Aug 06 11:47 AM
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin told British Prime Minister Tony Blair today "of the need for an immediate halt to hostilities" in Lebanon, the Kremlin said.Berri: 'All of Lebanon' rejects draft resolution The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 06 1:29 PM
Lebanon rejected a draft UN Security Council resolution to end 26 days of fighting because it would allow Israeli forces to remain on Lebanese soil, Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Sunday. Slamming the French-US draft as biased, Berri said it ignored a seven-point plan presented by Lebanon that calls for an immediate cease-fire.