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Pakistani Newspaper - Jul 14 12:25 PM
LAHORE, July 14 (Online): The nation expressed rare show of solidarity with the struggling Palestinians by taking part in protest demonstrations held in every nook and corner of Pakistan to condemn Israeli aggression in Palestine and Lebanon.G8 to do all for peace in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon-Putin Itar-Tass - Jul 14 4:53 AM
PUSHKIN ( Leningrad region), July 14 (TAR-TASS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the G8 countries would take all measures for achievement of peace in Palestine, Israel and Lebanon.Timeline: Decades of conflict in Lebanon, Israel CNN.com - Jul 14 2:39 PM
The 1967 Arab-Israeli War and Jordan's 1970 crackdown on the Palestine Liberation Organization, following a coup attempt against King Hussein, drove large numbers of Palestinian refugees into Lebanon -- Yasser Arafat and the PLO among them.International Action Center statement: STOP THE U.S.--ISRAELI WAR AGAINST LEBANON AND PALESTINE! International Action Center - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
The blood in Gaza and Lebanon is on George Bush's hands. The bombs, shells and missiles now pounding Lebanese and Palestinian cities and villages, wiping out entire families and leaving hundreds of thousands without power or water, are made in the U.S. So are the planes and cannons that launch them.Indonesia pledges logistic supports to Palestine People's Daily - Jul 13 12:10 AM
The Indonesian government said Thursday it was ready to deliver assistance package of food and medicine to Palestine following weeks of military operations by Israel.Palestine: NAM Wants G8 To Resuscitate Road Map Bernama - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Bernama) -- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is urging the Group of Eight (G8) to make serious efforts to resuscitate the Road Map towards a final settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.Sheldon Drobny: On The Lighter Side HuffingtonPost - Jul 14 1:02 PM
Anyone who wants to understand the problems with Israel and the Arabs should read my 3-part posting starting with Another Legacy of British Colonialism: Israel and Palestine. You can add to that mess India and Pakistan and the recent terroism there. The colonial empires have left the people once occupied by them in great poverty which as I said is a breeding ground for terrorism. And it would Bangladesh for immediate int'l steps to end attacks in Lebanon, Palestine Financial Express - Jul 14 11:25 AM
Bangladesh Friday called for immediate international actions to stop Israel's escalating air attacks on Lebanon and continued offensive in Gaza.RI anger grows at Israeli attacks The Jakarta Post - 17 minutes ago
The government and the public have denounced the loss of civilian life from the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon and Palestine, and urged the UN to help end the worsening conflict.Travel warning for Israel, Palestine TVNZ - Jul 14 2:02 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has issued a travel warning for Israel, Palestinian territories and Lebanon due to the growing tension in the area.Facts and Figures since beginning of Gaza invasion Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 5:04 PM
A press conference given today by Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi MP at the Palestine Media Centre in Al Bireh highlighted the extent of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, through a presentation of facts and figures on the invasion so far.Corpses On The Ground, Minds In The Clouds Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:20 PM
A new message just reached me from a reader of Rebelion, one of good will this time, who is not berating me for my articles on Palestine as if insults and prejudices were enough to defeat arguments; nor to defend Israel, as if it needed the help of latter day Robin Hoods in reverse, whose sense of justice leads them to help the aggressor instead of the victim, in addition to deploying Merkava Mk It's Easier To Reach Heaven Than The End Of The Street by Emma Williams Independent - Jul 14 4:24 PM
Is perception all? Or is there an "objective" benchmark for facts about the Israel-Palestine war? Emma Williams is the latest author to bear witness to the continuing tragedy of ordinary people caught up in violent events.No toPolitical Islam- Oriana Fallaci's trial must be condemned, Palestine under siege, Iraq and the 3rd camp, Fallaci's News From Bangladesh - Jul 14 11:27 AM
Pls watch NTPI new edition and send your comments. Ali Javadi on Fallaci's trial on the basis of Blasphemey law in Italy Uri Avnery from Tel Aviv on brutal invasion of Gaza. What is to be done?Middle East: UN Offer Rapid End to Violence Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:50 PM
Brussels (ICFTU OnLine): With the cycle of provocation and reaction on all sides risking spiralling into a major conflict, the ICFTU and the World Confederation of Labour have welcomed the decision by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to dispatch a three-member team of specialist officials to the Middle East to defuse the current crisis involving Israel, Palestine and Lebanon.Selcuk Gultasli Zaman Online - Jul 14 2:19 PM
The Western world, particularly Europe and the United States, that ignores the plight of the Palestinian people, and that remains mute before the latest events as a mighty nation of Palestine held hostage, behaved exactly the same way in 1948 when the State of Israel was established -- as if these lands consist mostly of vast stretches of desert where nobody lives.On the brink:No peace in mid-east Central Chronicle - Jul 14 11:24 AM
Israel has expanded its offensive against the Palestinians up to Lebanon. If Israel-Palestine conflict has spilled over to Lebanon, it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone including the Israelis.Rushville s 12U squad wins Babe Ruth Championship Rushville Republican - Jul 14 12:38 PM
Not to be outdone by the Rushville All-Stars 10U softball team, the Merchants 12U also claimed a district championship. Rushville s 12U squad won the Babe Ruth District 5 Championship with a victory over Batesville and a pair of victories over host New Palestine.G8 leaders to do all they can to achieve return to peace in Mideast - Putin Interfax - Jul 14 5:33 AM
PUSHKIN. LENINGRAD REGION. July 14 (Interfax) - The G8 states will do their best to ensure a return to peace in Palestine, Israel and Lebanon, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.Mottaki expresses deep concern over Israeli invasion of Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 14 8:32 AM
Iran - Greek - Mottaki Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis here Friday expressed his deep concern over intensification of violence in Lebanon and Palestine and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.Global Assembly condemns Zionist regime crimes Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 14 7:16 AM
Iran - Global Assembly - Condemnation Global Assembly for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought condemned the Zionist regime recent crimes in Palestine and Lebanon and expressed deep concern over critical situation in the Middle East and called for prompt reaction of International community and the Islamic countries.Indonesia Muslim Calls Israeli Attacks As Terrorist Acts Bernama - Jul 14 2:28 AM
JAKARTA, july 14 (Bernama) -- Indonesian Muslim Brotherhood (Parmusi) condemned Israeli attacks on Palestine and Lebanon as terrorist actions and military arrogance, ANTARA news agency reported Friday.PREVIOUS ISRAELI PRISONER EXCHANGES Miami Herald - Jul 14 12:23 AM
March 15, 1979: Israel exchanges 66 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier captured in Lebanon. Nov. 24, 1983: Six Israeli soldiers captured in Lebanon are released by the Palestine Liberation Organization in exchange for 4,700 Palestinian and Lebanese prisoners held by Israel.PALESTINE POLICE INVESTIGATE SHOOTING OF PASTOR Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jul 11 9:27 PM
PALESTINE - Police are continuing to conduct interviews as part of the investigation into the shooting last week of a Palestine pastor.TWO DROWNINGS AT LAKE PALESTINE Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jul 11 9:57 PM
LAKE SEARCH: Henderson County Sheriff s boat is used in the search for a 17-year-old drowning victim on Lake Palestine near Chandler. Jamie Couey, of Brownsboro, was the second drowning victim on the lake Tuesday.THE BLOODY CIRCLES AND CYCLES OF THE MIDDLE EAST Richard Reeves via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 5:04 PM
PARIS -- So, the Israelis move back into Gaza and into southern Lebanon, then bomb the Beirut Airport. It is, as that great political philosopher, Yogi Berra, is reputed to have said, "Deja vu all over again."The Assault on Israel's 1967 Border The New York Sun - Jul 14 1:48 AM
HAIFA, Israel On my way into the administration building at Haifa University yesterday I ran into an old friend, professor Yair Hirshfeld. Along with fellow academic Ron Pundak, Mr. Hirshfeld initiated the talks with Palestine Liberation Organization representatives in Norway that led to the Oslo Accords. It was a funny kind of day to meet up with him because Israel was now fighting on two Radical Shiite Cleric Hints at Militia Attacks to Protest Israel s Actions New York Times - Jul 14 6:28 PM
The radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr said that Iraqis would not sit by with folded hands while Israel struck at Lebanon.US vetoes resolution on Israeli-Palestine conflict New Kerala - Jul 13 9:52 PM
New York: The US vetoed an Arab-backed Security Council measure demanding the release of an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants, and for Israel to release 64 Palestinian officials in its custody.ASEAN meet to discuss Myanmar, N. Korean The Jakarta Post - Jul 13 8:59 PM
Foreign ministers of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will discuss and pass resolutions on the issues of Myanmar, the North Korean missile row and the Palestine-Israel conflict when they meet during the upcoming ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meetings in Kuala Lumpur later this month.Iraqi Militia Leader Lashes Out at U.S. and Israel New York Times - Jul 14 2:31 PM
The firebrand Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr said on today that Iraqis would not sit by with folded hands while Israel struck at Lebanon.TWO DROWN AT LAKE PALESTINE Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jul 11 3:42 PM
Henderson County Sheriff s boat searches for a 17-year old drowning victim on Lake Palestine near Chandler. (Staff Photo By: Tom Worner) WESTSIDE - Two men lost their lives Tuesday in two separate drownings on Lake Palestine.ALI BULAC Zaman Online - Jul 13 2:18 PM
1) Israel s occupation of Palestine. Today, Palestinians live in 22 percent of the historical Palestine but these territories do not enjoy full sovereignty.Assad, Ahmadinejad mull regional situation over phone People's Daily - Jul 13 6:25 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday evening received a phone call from his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the situation in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, the official SANA news agency reported. The current situation in Lebanon and Palestine was reviewed and the Iranian president underscored his country's support to Syria when it is facing unjust campaigns and Canada stresses commitment to Kyoto climate pact Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 8:48 AM
Canada is committed to the Kyoto protocol on climate change, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday, despite his country's acknowledgement it will not be able to meet emission reduction targets.US provides 50 million dollars in aid for Palestinians AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 8:49 AM
Washington said it had contributed 50 million dollars to a United Nations emergency relief fund for Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and Gaza.Saner Counsels Must Prevail: Kingdom Arab News - Jul 13 4:11 PM
JEDDAH, 14 July 2006 Saudi Arabia, wary about the escalating tensions in the Middle East following Israel s attack of Lebanon and Palestine, called for saner counsels to prevail.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Jul 13 4:12 PM
JEDDAH, 14 July 2006 Saudi Arabia, wary about the escalating tensions in the Middle East following Israel s attack of Lebanon and Palestine, called for saner counsels to prevail. An official...Chinese FM talks with Lebanese PM on Middle East situation via phone People's Daily - Jul 13 4:54 PM
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing held a phone conversation with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Thursday, exchanging views on the situation at the border between Israel and Palestine.Yesterday - July 14, 2006 Pretoria News - Jul 13 9:17 PM
1789 France's King Louis XVI is awakened and told that his authority has collapsed with the fall of the Bastille. 1948 UN Security Council orders truce in Palestine.Israelis continues bombardment of Beirut AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 9:00 AM
Israel tightened its seal on Lebanon, blasting its air and road links to the outside world and bringing its offensive to the capital for the first time Friday to punish Hezbollah and with it, the country for the capture of two Israeli soldiers.Today in History: July 14, 2006 Israel National News - Jul 13 7:27 PM
(IsraelNN.com) 1915: Britain Recognized Arab Independence, excluding territory in Palestine and Lebanon populated by Christians. 1932: The General Zionists Convene in Tel-Aviv and advocated for nonpolitical unemployment offices.Israel's history of wars in Lebanon Herald Sun - Jul 13 4:44 PM
A CHRONOLOGY of Israel's history of wars and occupation in neighbouring Lebanon. 1978: Israel launches Lebanon offensive against Palestine Liberation Organisation after militants kill 37 civilians in Israel.Iraqis slam Israeli assaults on Lebanon and Gaza AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 6:55 AM
Iraqis from both sides of the country's sectarian divide have condemned Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza.Israel brings its offensive to Beirut AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 7:01 AM
Israel tightened its seal on Lebanon, blasting its air and road links to the outside world and bringing its offensive to the capital for the first time Friday in order to punish Hezbollah and with it, the country for the capture of two Israeli soldiers.Weekly Outlook: Swissie As Good As Gold Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 14 5:36 PM
The absence of economic indicators last week didn t matter for those trading the Swiss franc as the real market momentum was found on the pandemonium in capital markets as crude soared, equities plummeted and international conflicts escalated.World peace & Central Asia conflict News From Bangladesh - Jul 13 11:28 AM
Palestine-Israel conflict which may be called Arab-Jew conflict has become the greatest danger for the world peace. People from the Arab world are feeling that the rehabilitation of the Jews in the Central Asia is a planned plot to take hold of a great part of their land.Top Market Movers: NZDJPY; CADJPY; USDJPY Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 14 4:27 PM
Today s Largest Percentage Movers: Currency Daily Percentage Change Intraday High Intraday Low Day's Range NZDJPY +1.1% 72.33 71.24 109 CADJPY +1.0% 103.35 101.87 148 USDJPY +0.7% 116.42 115.32 110 Click here for PDF versionJames Zogby: US Must Act To Stop Mideast Escalation HuffingtonPost - Jul 14 3:32 PM
Escalating violence and expanding conflict in the Middle East threatens to spin out of control into the broader region. It is a worrisome situation fraught with grave danger, a clear example of competing and unchecked pathologies. While Europe expresses concern and the UN sends a delegation to mediate, the US, the only country that can provide needed restraint has so far appeared to abdicate Dollar Buoyant Despite Drop In Sales And Confidence Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 14 3:03 PM
Dollar Buoyant Despite Drop In Sales And Confidence Higher Rates From The BoJ, Yet A Yen Sell Off UK s Prime Minister Blair Finds His Party In The SpotlightTwo dead on lake Athens Review Online - Jul 13 8:43 AM
Two Henderson County men drowned Tuesday in separate incidents on Lake Palestine in Henderson County. According to Henderson County Sheriff s Department reports, the first incident occurred around 9 a.m. near the Bluewater subdivision on County Road 3124.Escalation ripples through Middle East The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 1:00 AM
Israel dramatically escalated its confrontation with Lebanon over the fate of two captured soldiers in a series of targeted airstrikes Thursday, killing more than 50 civilians.Israel widens Lebanon assault Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 1:13 AM
Israel battered roads, mobile phone antennas and fuel tanks in Lebanon on Friday, further devastating its neighbor's economy after Hizbollah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.Timeline: Israeli intervention in Lebanon Financial Times - Jul 13 3:16 AM
1978 - Israel launches an offensive against Palestine Liberation Organisation targets in Lebanon after militants kill 37 civilians in Israel. Most troops withdraw within weeks, but Israel leaves its Lebanese Christian allies in charge of border strip.ONLY 0.14% Sharewatch - Jul 13 8:35 AM
The meeting \"will examine the serious situation in Lebanon and in Palestine, as well as the aggressions and threats made by Israel against them,\" the pan-Arab body said in a statement.Israeli in Little Rock talks about conflict KARK Little Rock - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
As the conflict continues to heat up between Israel and the terrorist group Hezbollah, we spoke to an Israeli on friday who invaded Lebanon back in 1982.Friday, Jul 14, 2006 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Jul 14 5:35 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel's dual military campaigns - one in Gaza that began two weeks ago and the other that exploded this week in Lebanon - began with the same goal: Free Israeli soldiers seized by Islamic militants.Unmanned plane that crippled Israeli ship Times Online - Jul 14 5:42 PM
ALTHOUGH it is unclear exactly what crippled the Israeli ship, Hezbollah has spent at least two years developing unmanned flight technology.Clashes spread to Lebanon as Hezbollah raids Israel International Herald Tribune - Jul 14 1:45 AM
The Lebanese guerrilla group surprised Israel with a bold daylight assault across the border, leading to fighting in which two Israeli soldiers were captured and elevating recent tensions into a serious two-front battle.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Jul 13 12:55 AM
July 13 (Reuters) - Following is a chronology of Israel's history of wars and occupation in neighbouring Lebanon. 1978 - Israel launches Lebanon offensive against Palestine Liberation Organisation after militants kill 37 civilians in Israel.Little choice for a defiant Israel The Age - Jul 14 12:24 PM
Amin Saikal ( Age , 14 July) writes: "Now that the Palestinians have turned to Hamas for salvation because the PLO proved to be ineffectual, Israel is punishing all Palestinians for exercising their democratic rights."Crude Oil Gains Amid Middle East Conflict, Attacks in Nigeria Bloomberg.com - Jul 14 6:48 AM
July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for a fourth day, surpassing $78 a barrel for the first time, as concern mounted that violence in the Middle East and Nigeria will cut off supplies.Israelis and Arabs, in 2 War Zones (7 Letters) New York Times - Jul 13 7:02 PM
To the Editor:.Iranian president warns Israel about Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 7:00 PM
Iran's president warned Israel against extending its offensive in Lebanon to neighboring Syria, saying such a move would be regarded as an attack on the whole Islamic world and be met with a "crushing response," the official Iranian news agency said Friday.Wildfire Destroys 3 Structures In Henderson County KXAN 36 Austin - Jul 14 4:06 PM
Moore Station, Texas -- High winds helped spread a wildfire that destroyed a home and two barns as it consumed more than 100 acres in Henderson County.ATFP Voices Concern at Increasing Loss of Life in GS, Calls for Negotiated Settlement Palestine News Agency - Jul 13 4:02 AM
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2006 (WAFA) -The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) expressed its deep concern at the increasing loss of life among Palestinian citizens and a deepening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip (GS).Voices of Peace Muffled by Rising Mideast Strife New York Times - Jul 13 7:01 PM
The widening Arab-Israeli conflict has crowded out moderate voices throughout the Middle East.Arabs rally against Israeli attacks Aljazeera - Jul 14 3:57 PM
Thousands of protesters across the Arab world have taken to the streets to condemn Israeli offensives in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jul 14 2:14 PM
The EU announced that it will give 50 million euros in humanitarian aid to the Palestinians, many of which are struggling to live under the harsh conditions in the West Bank and Gaza.ABDULHAMIT BILICI Zaman Online - Jul 14 2:20 PM
Since it has always been viewed emotionally, the cosmopolitan structure of Palestinian society is rarely understood. A better insight into Palestinian politics requires awareness of a wide range of diversity in the Palestinian society.Fazl hints at joint campaign against govt Dawn - 59 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, on Friday said all opposition parties would cooperate in the decisive anti-Musharraf government movement. Crude Oil Gains Amid Middle East Conflict, Attacks in Nigeria Bloomberg.com - Jul 14 5:03 AM
July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for a fourth day, reaching a record, as concern mounted that violence in the Middle East and Nigeria will cut off supplies.ALI BULAC Zaman Online - Jul 14 2:18 PM
Zionism, the founding ideology of Israel, was based on the idea of "A country without a nation for a nation without a country."Exhibitions preview: July 15 Guardian Unlimited - Jul 14 4:15 PM
Sugar-Coated, Lymington | Cockaigne, Manchester | Lines Of Enquiry, Cambridge | Candida Höfer, Dublin | Albert Oehlen, London | Archipeinture, London | David Bomberg, Kendal | Modern British Art/Opening Of Pallant House Gallery, ChichesterOverwhelming evidence of illegal logging Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 6:05 PM
The acting National Forest Services Managing Director s claim in the media that the forest review team of 2003 2004 as only that of World Bank is misleading, says the PNG Eco-Forestry Forum.M. Shahid Alam: Israel, US and the New Orientalism Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:20 PM
The West has never had an easy time coming to terms with Islam or Islamicate societies. There was a long period, lasting more than a millennium, when the two were seen as existential threats.Israel tightens lid on Lebanon; Hezbollah fires rockets Seattle Times - Jul 14 8:08 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel tightened its seal on Lebanon, blasting its air and road links to the outside world and bringing its offensive to the capital for the first time today to punish Hezbollah and with it, the country for the capture of two Israeli soldiers.Palestine Continues to Cry Zaman Online - Jul 12 2:12 PM
Israel has killed 52 people, mostly civilians, in the operations conducted in Gaza to secure the return of the kidnapped Israeli soldier. A Palestinian woman says elegy for the death of her son Mahmud Shabad (15) and three of his friends who lost their lives in an Israeli rocket attack yesterday.Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks MSNBC - Jul 14 3:16 AM
Israel has widened its offensive on Lebanon, with fighter bombers blasting the airport for a second day, retaliating for scores of Hezbollah guerrilla rockets that reached as far as Haifa. South Africa: Investigate "disappeared" Pakistani Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 5:34 PM
Amnesty International today expressed concern at the continued "disappearance" of Khalid Mehmood Rashid, who was handed over by South African authorities to Pakistani officials at an air base in South Africa eight months ago.Radical Jews Seize 2 Palestinians as Retaliation Zaman Online - Jul 14 2:14 PM
In response to the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers, far rightist Jews abducted several Palestinian civilians as a reprisal for the kidnapped soldiers.Top Market Movers: NZDJPY; CADJPY; USDJPY Daily FX - Jul 14 4:32 PM
Since Monday, the NZDJPY has roared nearly 300 points as speculation leading into the Bank of Japan s long-anticipated rate hike was softened in favor of the most probable scenario. Prior to this week, other issues had determined the price action in this pair namely economics and commodities.Hearts Beat for Palestine Zaman Online - Jul 10 2:14 PM
The human tragedy in Palestine, victim of Israeli air strikes, was exhibited in Istanbul yesterday. Abide-i Hurriyet square in Istanbul, was the venue for a demonstration against Israel and the United States. The demonstration was organized by Saadet Party, a political party in Turkey.Allama Turabi, nephew killed in suicide attack: MMA gives strike call for today Business Recorder - Jul 14 4:48 PM
KARACHI (July 15 2006): Renowned Shia scholar and MMA leader, Allama Hassan Turabi along with his nephew were killed in a suicide attack on Friday.Annan sends top advisers to Middle East Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:50 PM
Seeking to defuse what he called the major crisis stemming from the flare-up of violence between Israel, the Palestinians and Lebanon, Secretary-General Kofi Annan is today sending a three-member team of veteran United Nations officials for wide-ranging talks in the region.US vetoes Security Council resolution on Gaza Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:50 PM
The United Nations Security Council failed today to adopt a draft resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the Israeli soldier abducted by Palestinian armed groups from Gaza and for a halt to what it called a disproportionate military reaction by Israel, due to a veto by the United States, which called the text unbalanced and outdated.Israel Lebanon Crisis - The Lesson Of Hizbollah Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:20 PM
Europe is used to being surprised when certain crises blow up that are not within the range of the "politically correct".Fiji to consider deploying soldiers to Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:50 PM
Fiji will consider deploying peacekeeping soldiers to the war-zone in Lebanon if there is an official request.Bil'in Demo & Wedding at the Apartheid Wall! Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:50 PM
Bil'in Demo & Wedding at the Apartheid Wall! On July 14th, at 1pm, as part of the weekly demonstration, the people of Bil'in and international and Israeli supporters will celebrate continued life and love in the face of the occupation and apartheid wall.RCHS spikers head to tourney Rushville Republican - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
The Lady Lions volleyball squad has been preparing for the upcoming 2006 season since school let out in May. Rushville has had open gym since the end of the school year and have been working hard on improving their skills through open gym and playing in summer leagues.Villages evacuated near volcano, Papua New Guinea Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:35 PM
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from villages near a Papua New Guinea volcano following strong tremors that scientists warn could mean an eruption is near.Fiji Opposit. says racial segregation will remain Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:35 PM
Fiji s Opposition leader says racial segregation will remain in the country unless indigenous Fijians put education first.Niue air service to Tonga, Samoa may re-start Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:35 PM
Plans for a freight air connection from Niue are likely to be resurrected as the island s fish processor gets ready for a huge increase in product.Sacked PNG treasurer accuses PM of vindictiveness Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:35 PM
Papua New Guinea s sacked treasurer, Bart Philemon, has accused the Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare, and two key ministers of pushing a vindictive agenda to destroy his political career.Backing for Bob Geldof criticism of NZ s aid spend Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:35 PM
Rock star and humanitarian campaigner, Sir Bob Geldof, says New Zealand s official overseas aid effort is pathetic.Dollar Buoyant Despite Drop In Sales And Confidence Daily FX - Jul 14 3:17 PM
US Dollar When political uncertainty brews and wars break out in industrialized nations, the dollar is historically the safe haven for those investors who want assurance that their capital will be there tomorrow.John R. Bolton on Draft Middle East Resolution Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:05 PM
Mr. President, we are all aware of the delicate situation in the Middle East, where new and major developments are unfolding as we speak. In light of the fluid and volatile nature of events on the ground, the United States believes this draft Resolution is not only untimely, but already outmoded.The Israeli Destruction of Lebanon and Gaza Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:20 PM
In the last two weeks, Israel has sent a chilling message to the Palestinian and Lebanese people: civilians and infrastructure are legitimate targets in their war of aggression. The Geneva Conventions have been fragrantly violated and humanitarian law has been thrown into the garbage can.Solomons grapples with Honiara squatter challenge Scoop.co.nz - Jul 14 4:21 PM
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Lands and Survey admits the government has a big problem on its hands with increasing illegal settlement on the outskirts of Honiara.Middle East situation concerns Jordan king Daily Yomiuri Online - Jul 14 11:48 AM
Jordanian King Abdullah told Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Thursday night that the latest situation in the Middle East was almost reminiscent of the eve of the third Israeli-Arab war, also known as the Six-Day War, a Japanese government official said.
