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Referendum to resolve Lebanon political crisis: Nasrallah 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 11:11 AM
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah proposed on Sunday that a referendum could resolve the political deadlock between the pro- and anti-Syrian camps in Lebanon.Hezbollah sees deadlock, Lebanon crisis continuing Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 9:33 AM
Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah has given up hope of reaching a compromise deal with Lebanon's Western-backed majority coalition to end the country's political crisis, the group's leader said on Sunday.Hezbollah leader says Lebanon crisis to continue People's Daily - Apr 08 6:22 PM
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Sunday his group has given up hope to reach a compromise with the rival parliament majority to end the political crisis, local Naharnet news website reported.Lebanon Man Killed In Early Morning Crash WISH-TV Indianapolis - Apr 08 5:03 PM
BOONE COUNTY, Ind. - The Boone County Sheriff's office is investigating a deadly crash. They found 47-year-old Charles "Chink" Wagner from Lebanon dead inside his pick up truck Sunday morning. It wasHezbollah sees deadlock, Lebanon crisis continuing Stuff - Apr 08 3:28 PM
BEIRUT: Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah has given up hope of reaching a compromise deal with Lebanon's Western-backed majority coalition to end the country's political crisis, the group's leader has said.Hezbollah sees deadlock, Lebanon crisis continuing AlertNet - Apr 08 9:34 AM
Source: Reuters By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, April 8 (Reuters) - Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah has given up hope of reaching a compromise deal with Lebanon's Western-backed majority coalition to end the country's political ... Crash kills Lebanon man in his front yard WTHR Indianapolis - Apr 08 10:25 AM
Lebanon, Ind. - Boone county authorities are investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a Lebanon man in the front yard of his residence. Boone County sheriff's deputy's were called to the 7600 block of County Road 500 N around 8 a.m. Sunday morning on the report of a accident.Mt. Lebanon Park preserves slain agent's memory Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Apr 07 9:24 PM
A playground memorializing a slain FBI agent who grew up in Mt. Lebanon was dedicated Saturday in weather that might have been more suitable for skiing than playing in the park.Lebanon concert will benefit school music programs Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 07 10:53 PM
LEBANON The Lebanon Community Chorus will hold a spring concert to benefit three local high school choral music programs.Lebanon teachers won't endorse board candidates Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 07 10:51 PM
LEBANON The Lebanon Education Association has decided not to endorse specific candidates in the upcoming election for Lebanon School Board.U.N. may probe Syria-Lebanon smuggling AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 06 6:01 PM
France circulated a draft Security Council statement that expresses "serious concern" at mounting reports of illegal arms transfers from Syria to Lebanon and authorizes an independent mission to assess how their border is being monitored.Lebanon: Town board to meet April 9 Cnylink - Apr 07 4:09 PM
Lebanon town board members will discuss approving the final bond anticipation note installment on their 2004 Stadium International Heavy Duty Truck at their regular monthlyIn Beirut, a Crisis Settles Into a Routine Washington Post - Apr 08 6:45 PM
BEIRUT -- On the 124th day of Lebanon's deepest crisis since its civil war ended in 1990, lawmakers from across the divide gathered in the parliament. There was no session; the speaker has refused to call one, in a test of wills between the government and its opposition. So in the entryway, each... U.N. May Probe Syria-Lebanon Smuggling ABC News - Apr 06 7:43 PM
U.N. Draft Statement Expresses Concern at Reports of Syrian Arms Smuggling to LebanonIran, Lebanon's Nabatieh prov keen to cooperate in economic field Islamic Republic News Agency - Apr 07 4:41 AM
Lebanon - Cooperation - Iran Iranian economic attache in Lebanon, Mehdi Bornaie and a number of Lebanese tradesmen and industrialists from Nabatieh province in a meeting on Saturday discussed the prospect of economic cooperation between Iran and this southern province.Hezbollah sees deadlock, Lebanon crisis continuing Tiscali - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
"The dialogue is deadlocked. What do we do?," Nasrallah said at a Hezbollah ceremony in Beirut s southern suburbs. "We don t want a civil war. If the stalemate continues for a while until a solution is found or we go to a civil war, then let the stalemate continue."Reconstruction's strange bedfellows / Sectarian divisions erode in the rubble of Lebanon San Francisco Chronicle - Apr 08 3:49 AM
Abdullah Hassan Nasrallah proudly displayed a check for $11,000 to repair his home, which was damaged in last summer's war between Israel and Hezbollah. The money came not from the elected Lebanese government in Beirut, nor Jihad al Binaa, Hezbollah's... Kuwait s Ahlia says may sell Lebanon bank stake Khaleej Times - Apr 07 4:51 AM
KUWAIT - Kuwait s Al Ahlia Investment Co. AINV.KW said on Saturday it was in discussions about selling its stake in Lebanon s CreditBank.Shiite money pays for rebuilding Lebanon by Hezbollah-run firm San Francisco Chronicle - Apr 08 3:49 AM
The U.S. Treasury Department considers Hezbollah's construction firm Jihad al Binaa -- "The Struggle to Build" -- a terrorist organization, prohibiting transactions between the firm and American citizens, as well as freezing any assets it may have under U.S.... Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad, Cincinnati Zoo event provide Easter entertainment The Pulse-Journal - Apr 07 6:09 AM
A 11/2 hour trip on the Easter Bunny Express might cure your child of being antsy this spring. The Easter Bunny Express, a train ride to see the Easter Bunny, will be offered at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad, 198 S. Broadway St. in Lebanon.France Offers UN Draft On Syria-Lebanon Arms Transfers Nasdaq - Apr 06 4:31 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--France circulated a draft Security Council statement that expresses "serious concern" at mounting reports of illegal arms transfers across the Lebanon-Syria border and authorizes an independent mission to assess how the border is being monitored.Albany, Lebanon councils meet Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 06 11:07 PM
LEBANON Albany still owns several pieces of property in Lebanon, mostly along an old canal that hasn t been used in decades.Hezbollah warns against attack on Iran IANS via Yahoo! India News - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
Beirut, April 9 (DPA) The secretary general of Lebanon s militant Hezbollah movement, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has warned against any attack on Iran.Lebanon police seize guns, meth; arrest 2 Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 06 11:07 PM
LEBANON Police officers confiscated a cache of seven firearms, more than $3,500 in cash, surveillance equipment, methamphetamine and other drug-related items when they executed a search warrant Tuesday night at 310 W. D. St.Excellent opinion piece in the Lebanon Daily Star berating Pelosi's naivete MLive.com - Apr 06 5:18 PM
We can thank the US speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, for having informed Syrian President Bashar Assad, from Beirut, that "the road to solving Lebanon's problems passes through Damascus."Auction school teaches a new skill Tribune Chronicle - 38 minutes ago
LEBANON People learning the art of auctioneering are incorporating the skill into business plans. Anna Lisa Smith, 43, of Cincinnati, is learning to become a licensed, professional auctioneer at the Warren County Career Center.Pirates players happy to be back Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 22 minutes ago
For Don Kelly, this afternoon's game against the St. Louis Cardinals is truly a home opener. The Mt. Lebanon graduate -- who grew up a Pirates fan -- is getting his first chance to play in his hometown.Students at a university run by Hezbollah listen as Nasrallah ends hope of a compromise [Reuters] Aljazeera - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
Hassan Nasrallah says he has given up hope of reaching a deal with Lebanon's government to end the country's political deadlock, but said he will not be dragged into civil war.Lebanon official asks Saudis to arrange talks on Hariri court: UN AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 11:11 AM
The Lebanese parliament's speaker asked Saudi Arabia to arrange a meeting of Lebanon's political rivals to break the impasse over a proposed international tribunal on the murder of the country's ex-premier, the UN chief said Thursday.Westby s Bean starts 24th, finishes ninth La Crosse Tribune - 9 minutes ago
Tribune staff LEBANON, Tenn. Westby s Dexter Bean turned in an impressive performance in the ARCA RE/MAX Series 150 at the Nashville Superspeedway Saturday.Pope 'did not help girls abused by Florence priest' Independent - Apr 08 4:52 PM
"How much suffering there is in the world!" Pope Benedict XVI lamented in his Easter sermon yesterday, naming Darfur, Iraq, Somalia, the Congo, Lebanon and other trouble spots around the globe.Saudis invited to broker Lebanon deadlock: U.N.'s Ban Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 11:24 AM
Lebanon's parliament speaker has invited Saudi Arabia to broker a deal over an international tribunal to try suspects in the killing of a former prime minister, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday.Auction school teaches a new skill Tribune Chronicle - 31 minutes ago
LEBANON People learning the art of auctioneering are incorporating the skill into business plans. Anna Lisa Smith, 43, of Cincinnati, is lea...MLive.com: Newstalk Forum MLive.com - Apr 08 2:18 PM
276261. notbudy...let me guess... pakistan or lebanon....tell me if I am close..Auction school gives students chance to learn new skill Zanesville Times Recorder - Apr 08 1:41 PM
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) People learning the art of auctioneering are incorporating the skill into business plans. Anna Lisa Smith, 43, of Cincinnati, is learning to become a licensed, professional auctioneer at the Warren County Career Center.Sand Ridge has lowest dropout rate; Lebanon has highest in mid-valley Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 06 9:51 AM
Sand Ridge Charter School was the only public high school in the mid-valley last year to report no dropouts zero. With just four graduates in 2006, the public charter school in the Lebanon system is also the smallest and was able to report a graduation rate of 100 percent.Albany, Lebanon councils to meet Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 06 9:52 AM
The cities of Albany and Lebanon will hold their first joint city council meeting in years Wednesday night. No votes will be taken, and discussion will be limited to information only.Lebanon postpones Crowfoot School sale Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 06 9:51 AM
LEBANON Officials with Sand Ridge Charter School have until the May 7 meeting of the Lebanon School Board to present a formal proposal on how they d use the former Crowfoot School.Lebanon hires architect for library, police facilities Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 06 9:52 AM
LEBANON The City Council has agreed to hire Portland architects Fletcher Farr Ayotte Inc. to design the library and police/court facilities planned for the Academy Square area.Police: Man followed, raped woman in cemetery The Western Star - Apr 08 6:02 AM
LEBANON A 25-year-old Lebanon man is behind bars for rape, police said. David Ridenour, 206 W. Warren St., is accused of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman Tuesday afternoon walking through Lebanon Cemetery, according to Lebanon police.How mufti gave charity to jihad radio The Australian - Apr 08 7:00 AM
WEEKS after the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon last year, Australia's mufti Taj Din al-Hilali was being chauffeured around the troubled Middle East nation in a black Mercedes Benz.Hearty Boaters Conquer Chilly Waters At 45th Annual Mascoma Slalom Valley News - Apr 08 6:18 AM
Lebanon -- Some days, kayakers love to flip over in the Mascoma River, rolling in the its waves and playing in the surf. Yesterday was not one of those days.U.N. chief warns of arms smuggling The Record - Apr 08 1:05 AM
BEIRUT -- The U.N. chief said Saturday that arms are reportedly still being smuggled over the border from Syria to Lebanon, and he urged all sides to fully comply with a United Nations resolution that ended the summer war between Hezbollah militants and Israel.Hearty Boaters Conquer Chilly Waters At 45th Annual Mascoma Slalom Valley News - Apr 08 6:18 AM
-- Some days, kayakers love to flip over in the Mascoma River, rolling in the its waves and playing in the surf. Yesterday was not one of those days. NEWS: Principal, Union Clashed on Changes Lebanon -- Jim Nourse decided to quit his job as Lebanon High School's principal after a troubled three years in which teachers and their labor union resisted his proposals that faculty members spend an ...Russia calls for territorial integrity of Lebanon-Saltanov Itar-Tass - Apr 06 1:09 AM
MOSCOW, April 6 (Itar-Tass) - Russia calls for the territorial integrity of Lebanon, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov said on Friday.Saudi Arabia agreed to host a meeting to resolve a dispute over the formation of an international tribunal to try ... Al Jazeera - Apr 08 5:18 AM
Earlier this week, Nabih Berri, Lebanon s parliament speaker who opposes plans for an international tribunal, asked for Saudi help in resolving Lebanon s months-old political crisis, Ban said.MLive.com: Newstalk Forum MLive.com - Apr 08 6:18 AM
Two years ago, there were an estimated 700,000 Iraqi refugees in Syria. Today there could be a million. Since 2003, a total of nearly 2 million Iraqis, as reported two weeks ago by the Washington-based Refugees International, have fled Iraq for Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, Egypt, Yemen and Turkey.Auction school gives students chance to learn new skill WFMJ Youngstown - Apr 08 8:12 AM
LEBANON, Ohio People learning the art of auctioneering are incorporating the skill into business plans.Greenwich Time - Danielle Jimenez, 10, a fifth grader at New Lebanon School... Greenwich Time - Apr 06 3:35 AM
Danielle Jimenez, 10, a fifth grader at New Lebanon School, looks to her teacher, Sharon Levin, as Jimenez plays her flute during an after school music program at New Lebanon School yesterday.Dave Edwards wins the latest Busch race New Kerala - Apr 08 9:18 AM
LEBANON, Tenn., April 8: Carl Edwards won Saturday afternoon's Pepsi 300 Busch Series race at the Nashville Superspeedway. The No.60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford crossed the finish line 4.673 seconds ahead of David Reutimann.Local Al-Anon Chapter Announces Meetings RedNova - Apr 08 3:16 AM
By Anonymous The Lancaster/Lebanon chapter of Al-Anon holds a variety of weekly meetings in Lancaster County. For more information on any of the meetings, call 1-800-671-5994. Lancaster Hi-Noone's all family group meets on Mondays at noon at the Lancaster Area Library, 125 N.Pope mourns Iraq's 'continual slaughter' USA Today - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
In an Easter litany of the world's suffering, Pope Benedict XVI lamented that "nothing positive" is happening in Iraq and decried the unrest in Afghanistan and bloodshed in Africa and Asia.Edwards earns second straight Busch win SportingNews.com - Apr 07 5:36 PM
LEBANON, Tenn. -- Carl Edwards ruined what could have been a triumphant day for Toyota, sweeping p...HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' TRACK PREVIEW: LEBANON COUNTY The Patriot-News - Apr 05 9:09 PM
Coach: Dan Rau. 2006 record: 1-10 (0-6 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section II). The big picture: The Cedars are still going to have to climb uphill to get wins, but Rau feels that they are on their way to earning respect and not being taken for granted.Love, acceptance are the ties that bind multi-cultural family Quad-City Times - Apr 08 2:15 AM
PRESTON, Iowa Joan Nielsen has chosen a Christian faith journey that spans 20 years and allows her to embrace an extended family that includes three religions and the cultures of Lebanon and Mexico.How can Syria solve hostage crisis with Hamas, Hezbollah? Al Jazeera - Apr 08 2:03 AM
Israel used last year s capture of three of its soldiers by Hezbollah and Hamas groups as a pretext for launching two massive armed conflicts that resulted in the death of hundreds of innocent civilians in Lebanon and the occupied Gaza Strip.How can Syria solve hostage crisis with Hamas and Hezbollah? Al Jazeera - Apr 08 1:33 AM
Israel used last year s capture of three of its soldiers by Hezbollah and Hamas groups as a pretext for launching two massive armed conflicts that resulted in the death of hundreds of innocent civilian lives in Lebanon and the occupied Gaza Strip.Lebanon's parliament speaker asks Saudis to help broker talks on tribunal: UN People's Daily - Apr 05 6:37 PM
Lebanon's parliament speaker has asked Saudi Arabia to help broker talks on the establishment of a proposed international tribunal to try suspects in the murder of the country's former prime minister, Rafik Hariri, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.Flotilla on guard from creek to shining creek Lebanon Daily News - Apr 07 8:39 PM
Although it lies more than 100 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, Lebanon County has a Coast Guard contingent. Founded in 1968, the Lebanon Flotilla of the Coast Guard Auxiliary has about 30 members.Man sent to prison for checks Lebanon Daily News - Apr 07 8:39 PM
A 27-year-old man was sentenced to Lebanon County prison for at least six months for bad-check writing and other violations.Thief hits church on holy day Lebanon Daily News - Apr 07 8:38 PM
A South Lebanon church was the victim of a burglary late Thursday or early Good Friday, police said. Whoever forcibly entered Midway Church of the Brethren, 13 Evergreen Road, took about $20 and a credit card, the Rev. Charles Ilyes said yesterday.Man cleared in house fire Lebanon Daily News - Apr 07 8:38 PM
A Lebanon County jury has cleared a Palmyra man of a charge of obstructing firefighters battling a blaze at his home nearly a year ago.VATICAN Pope: even today the world awaits the Christian witness of the Resurrection - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Apr 08 4:24 AM
Asia News VATICAN Pope: even today the world awaits the Christian witness of the Resurrection Urbi et Orbi Pope Benedict XVI Easter Message conflict famine Darfur Sri Lanka Congo Middle East Lebanon Iraq In the Urbi ed Orbi message, Benedict XVI recalls the pains and troubles which afflict today s world to urge humanity to rediscover the true face of God, which is love for mankind.Pope mourns Iraq's 'continual slaughter' AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 2:12 PM
On Christianity's most joyous day, Pope Benedict XVI lamented the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and unrest in Afghanistan as he denounced violence in the name of religion.Students Protest Lebanon HS Leadership WSMV Nashville - Apr 05 3:12 PM
Angry parents and students gather outside Lebanon High School to protest changes in their school leadership.CHS outlasts Lebanon 5-4 Corvallis Gazette-Times - Apr 05 5:44 PM
Corvallis High defeated Lebanon 5-4 in eight innings on Monday in a Mid-Willamette Conference baseball game at Taylor Field. Pinch-runner Peter Lee scored from second on a infield hit up the middle by Eric Evenson to give CHS (7-2, 3-1) the victory.James Zogby: Americans Should Defend Speaker Pelosi's Mission HuffingtonPost - Apr 07 8:44 AM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has now returned to the U.S. after completing a five nation tour of the Middle East. With visits to Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, she and her bipartisan delegation broke new ground, ruffled a few feathers here in the U.S., but won praise across the region. Her critics have been unfair, missing the significance and timeliness of her mission. In ...Text of Pope Benedict's Easter speech AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 1:54 PM
The Vatican's official English-language translation of Pope Benedict XVI's "Urbi et Orbi" Easter Day address, delivered in Italian from the balcony in St. Peter's Basilica.Greene making his pitch Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 07 11:07 PM
LEBANON Life imitates baseball. Or, more specifically, life echoes pitching.Prep baseball roundup Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 07 10:57 PM
Lebanon s offense went wild in an 11-0 home win over Corvallis Tuesday. The Warriors scored four runs in the first, added another run in the second and piled on five more in the third inning to put the game out of reach.Albany hopes to dredge canal Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 07 10:52 PM
Albany officials are hoping to dredge the Albany-Lebanon Canal some time this fall in an effort to restore the canal to historic flow levels. If all goes as planned, the city hopes to resume hydropower production in the fall of 2008.LOCAL & STATE The Patriot-News - Apr 07 9:21 PM
When Erin Dragann started at Widener University Law School a few years ago, she was planning to go into medical malpractice law. But she secured an internship in the Lebanon County Public Defender's office, and now she is working as a criminal defense attorney in that office.Lebanon Students Protest Potential Principal Departure News Channel 5 Nashville - Apr 05 2:23 PM
Lebanon students demonstrated in support of their high school principals Thursday.Missing 15-year-old found in Kentucky Corvallis Gazette-Times - Apr 07 10:11 PM
LEBANON A 15-year-old Lebanon boy whose mother allegedly abducted him last December was found this week in Kentucky. The mother, Diane Melody Osburn, 49, was arrested Tuesday in Mayfield, Ky., on charges of being a fugitive and first-degree custodial interference, a Class B felony.Willamette Speedway to start 41st season Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 07 10:53 PM
LEBANON The 41st year of racing at Willamette Speedway appears headed for the starting line, if the weather is up for it. If racing is held Saturday, Willamette will be several steps ahead of last season, when the first seven weekends were rained out.Bulldogs win league match over Warriors Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 07 10:56 PM
Returning varsity-level players are always a plus, given their experience and the leadership they can provide younger and greener teammates. The Lebanon and West Albany girls tennis teams certainly have that factor on their side as they open the second week of the Mid-Willamette Conference schedule.Spartans rout two MWC rivals Corvallis Gazette-Times - Apr 07 10:15 PM
Eric Evenson pitched a two-hitter to lead the Corvallis High baseball team to an 8-0 Mid-Willamette Conference win over Lebanon on Thursday at Taylor Field.US politicians call for reaching out to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 12:29 PM
The US government on Sunday faced new calls to reach out to Syria as leading politicians praised a controversial visit to Damascus by a top Democratic legislator.An all-ages egg scramble: Easter hunt at school had something for tots, tweens, teens and even grown-ups Albany Democrat-Herald - Apr 07 10:49 PM
LEBANON Who cares about candy? The most wanted items at Saturday s Easter egg hunt at Green Acres Elementary School were jewelry, oil-change coupons and gift cards for Starbucks.Edwards extends point lead with Nashville victory That's Racin' - Apr 07 4:17 PM
LEBANON, Tenn. -- Carl Edwards raced to his second consecutive NASCAR Busch Series victory, easily winning the Pepsi 300 in chilly conditions Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway to extend his lead in the season standings.Abbas seeks to undercut Hezbollah UPI - Apr 08 5:20 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is laying the groundwork to cut Fatah's reliance on Hezbollah, a report says.Official: Israelis get `humane treatment' Daily Bulletin - Apr 07 4:22 PM
JERUSALEM - Two Israeli soldiers held by Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon since last summer are being treated "humanely," an official of the Islamic group told an Israeli Arab newspaper published Friday.Israel govt should have resigned after Lebanon war: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 10:41 AM
A commission assessing the conduct of last summer's war in Lebanon will say the government should have resigned in the war's aftermath, a commission member was quoted as saying on Wednesday.McCumbee earns first ARCA victory That's Racin' - Apr 07 3:18 PM
LEBANON, Tenn. -- Chad McCumbee knew he had a good car and proved it in the end to win the ARCA RE/MAX Series 150 Saturday afternoon at Nashville Superspeedway.Israel says hopes to keep Lebanon border calm Tiscali - Apr 07 12:42 AM
"We do not want to cause an escalation, but the Israel Defence Forces will have to respond where dangerous shooting takes place," the Defence Ministry said in a statement after Defence Minister Amir Peretz discussed the incident with top generals.UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
News from United Press International, around the world around the clock ...Pope in Easter speech says 'nothing positive' from Iraq International Herald Tribune - Apr 08 6:56 AM
Pope Benedict XVI decried suffering in much of the world in his Easter Sunday message.Free trade could be a blessing - or a curse - for Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Apr 05 1:05 PM
Undeterred by the protracted political crisis, Lebanon will begin its third round of negotiations for membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva next month, but civil society groups fear that the costs of accession could far outweigh the benefits of increased access to Western markets in the absence.Old woman wounded in cluster bomb blast in south Lebanon People's Daily - Apr 06 7:07 PM
A 70-years-old Lebanese woman was seriously wounded on Friday in the southern region in blast of a bomblet left behind by Israeli forces during last year's summer war with Lebanese Hezbollah, the official NNA agency reported.Paper: Israeli soldiers 'humanely' held AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 06 10:52 AM
Two Israeli soldiers held by Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon since last summer are being treated "humanely," an oficial of the Islamic group told an Israeli Arab newspaper published Friday.RACING VENUES - Cold Won't Stop the Valley From Getting Started! Warm-Ups Set to Go The Auto Channel - Apr 07 6:08 AM
West Lebanon, NY: With almost all other local speedways putting the breaks on getting their season openers started because it s too cold , the Valley of Speed invites the true race fans to the legendary High Banks for a round of warm-ups to get the racing season started.Truffaz Quartet delivers mix of muscle and fun in return to Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Apr 05 12:53 PM
Back in 2004, the year the Erik Truffaz Quartet delivered its blistering performance at the Byblos International Festival, the audience was estimated to be a miniscule 400-500 souls. Evidently political unrest has brought Lebanon's jazz aficionados back to their senses. Or perhaps they simply refuse to leave Beirut.Pope, on Easter, laments Iraq "slaughter" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 3:58 AM
Pope Benedict, in his Easter message, made an impassioned call for world peace on Sunday that lamented the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and the growing unrest in Afghanistan.Excerpts from text of the Pope's speech International Herald Tribune - Apr 08 8:26 AM
Christ is risen! Peace to you! Today we celebrate the great mystery, the foundation of Christian faith and hope: Jesus of Nazareth, the Crucified One, has risen from the dead on the third day according to the Scriptures. ...Pope decries 'natural calamities,' 'human tragedies' AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 3:39 AM
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday decried the "suffering in the world" in his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) on Easter Sunday.Latest deaths Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 23 minutes ago
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Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Joint Forces Command have agreed to work together to improve how military forces conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.Women for Peace cycle ride starts Deutsche Welle - Apr 07 1:39 PM
Some 350 women cyclists from 35 countries have started a 12-day cycle ride in northern Syria to convey a message of peace and to highlight the suffering of Arab women in the Middle East. The Syrian state news agency SANA said the "Follow the Women - Women for Peace" cycle ride began in the city of Aleppo and will pass through Lebanon and the Palestian territories.Iranian cartoonist Karimzadeh honored as Friend of the Untied Nations Payvand Iran News - Apr 07 10:26 AM
In the sideline of the 5th edition of the international Human Rights festival, five cartoonists from France, Lebanon, Algeria, Switzerland and Russia and Hassan Karimzadeh from Iran were awarded with the F.U.N. symbol. -ISNALEBANON Maronite bishops want parliament re-convened before crisis turns into popular unrest - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Apr 05 8:24 AM
Asia News LEBANON Maronite bishops want parliament re-convened before crisis turns into popular unrest lebanon bkerke maronite bishops patriarch nasrallah sfeir émile lahoud nabih berri press release elections democratic rule parliament elections Lebanon s bishops take a strong stance in defence of democratic and constitutional rule.