A French soldier with the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon was killed and another wounded in a shooting accident, a force spokeswoman said.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was due to arrive in Lebanon late Monday, where he aims to help feuding leaders resolve a crisis over the election of a new president.
Iraqis fleeing violence in their homeland are increasingly detained in Lebanon and jailed alongside “common criminals,” a U.S. refugee protection group said Monday.
President George W. Bush on Monday urged Lebanon to hold its already-delayed presidential election in line with its constitution and without allowing Syrian interference.
Lebanon's Western-backed ruling coalition on Monday accused the pro-Syrian opposition party Hezbollah of obstructing initiatives to resolve a crisis over the looming presidential election.
The United States is planning to donate old training aircraft to the Lebanese Air Force, bypassing restrictions on arms transfers to Lebanon, the US weekly Defense News reported.
U.S. President George Bush called Lebanon's prime minister Monday to express support for that country's independent election of a president.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, pictured October 2007, was due to arrive in Lebanon late Monday, where he aims to help feuding leaders resolve a crisis over the election of a new president.
Israel's field commander during last year's Lebanon war lashed out at the handling of the conflict in comments published on Monday, complaining of a "dangerous politicisation" among top brass.
Lebanese Hezbollah members lay a wreath on the 'Martyrs' Statue' in the southern village of Dibbin during a celebartion to mark Hezbollah's 'Martyrs' Day', 10 November 2007. Lebanon's Western-backed ruling coalition on Monday accused the pro-Syrian opposition party Hezbollah of obstructing initiatives to resolve a crisis over the looming presidential election.