KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine, June 29 -- President Bush ratcheted up pressure on Syria and its allies in Lebanon on Friday, issuing an order barring from entry into the United States anyone who has worked to undermine the fragile pro-Western government in Beirut.
The United States increased pressure on Syria on Friday by barring U.S. entry to people who are undermining the stability of Lebanon and its fragile Western-backed government.
Government soldiers shot at angry Palestinian demonstrators trying to march home to their besieged camp in northern Lebanon on Friday, and two people were reported killed and 29 wounded.
Ziad and Amal's marriage brought at least a semblance of normality for some of the tens of thousands of Palestinians who fled a once sleepy seaside refugee camp in north Lebanon that turned into a war zone.
Lebanese troops fired on Palestinian refugees trying to march home to their besieged camp in northern Lebanon on Friday, and at least two people were killed and 20 wounded, Palestinian officials said.
Almost a year since Israel went to war with Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon, UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday deplored the failure to arrive at a permanent ceasefire.
Witnesses say soldiers kill three Palestinian protesters in Lebanon, but an army spokesman denies the claim.
US officials say they will deny individuals accused of undermining the Lebanese government entry into the United States. The list includes politicians, government officials and businessmen from Lebanon and Syria.
A 24-year-old Burundian woman who has returned from her ordeal in Lebanon tells the BBC her story.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (AFP) - Three demonstrators were shot dead on Friday as Palestinians demanded to return to their shattered homes, even as Lebanese troops and Islamists battled around their refugee camp.