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First group of Russian nationals arrive in Moscow from Palestine 
Itar-Tass - 36 minutes ago
MOSCOW, July 18 (Itar-Tass) - An IL-62 aircraft of the Russian Emergencies Ministry has brought the first group of evacuated Russian and CIS nationals to Moscow from Palestine, an Emergencies Ministry official told Itar-Tass.Iranian MP dismisses Iran's role in Palestine, Lebanon ArabicNews.com - Jul 17 12:12 PM
Rapporteur of Iran's Majlis' National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Kazem Jalali yesterday dismissed the claim on "Iran's role in recent developments of Palestine and Lebanon" and denied any such role.Nationwide demonstration in solidarity with Palestine El Universal - Jul 17 3:27 PM
A national mobilization to the Israeli embassy in Venezuela was called for Thursday, July 20th, to back Palestine, general coordinator Hindú Anderi told official TV channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).Palestine envoy: Hezbollah counter-attack, a taste of failure for Israel Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 17 6:31 AM
Palestine - Israel - Ambassador Palestinian ambassador to Iran Salah al-Zawawi said on Monday Hezbollah counter-attack against Israel made the Zionists try bitter taste the failure.Speaker denounces Zionist atrocities in Lebanon, Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 17 1:31 AM
Lebanon - Palestine - Speaker Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel here Sunday evening condemned the ongoing atrocities of the Zionist regime in Palestinian occupied lands and Lebanon.Award-Winning Novel, 'Edges, O Israel, O Palestine' [Press Release] PR Web - Jul 17 12:22 AM
Novelists Oscar Hijuelos and Katharine Weber rave about Leora Skolkin-Smith s debut novel, Edges, a story set in pre-1967 Israel and Palestine. Narrator Liana Barish is fourteen years old when her American father s suicide forces her family to leave their New York suburb and return to her mother s native Jerusalem. Although tensions simmer beneath the surface of this divided land, Liana s mother Award-Winning Novel, 'Edges, O Israel, O Palestine' [Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 12:00 AM
(PRWEB) July 17, 2006 -- Glad Day Books is very pleased to announce that "Edges, O Israel, O Palestine" by Leora Skolkin-Smith has been awarded a stipend from the PEN/Faulkner Foundation's Writers-in-the-Schools.Campaign for Solidarity with Palestine launched in Stockholm Palestine News Agency - Jul 16 1:47 PM
STOCKHOLM, July 16, 2006 (WAFA) - International Solidarity Movement (ISM) said campaign for Solidarity with Palestine was launched in Stockholm.MP rejects Iran's role in Palestine, Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 16 9:47 AM
Iran - Zionists - Jalali Rapporteur of Majlis' National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Kazem Jalali here Sunday dismissed the claim on `Iran's role in recent developments of Palestine and Lebanon' and denied any such role.Mottaki highlights global developments, current situation in Lebanon, Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 16 8:16 AM
Iran - Greece - Mottaki Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki who is in Greek Island of Samous delivered a keynote speech at the World Congress of International Socialists, in presence of George Papandreou, former Greek prime minister and current head of International Socialist Council on global developments, especially situation in Lebanon and Palestine.Palestine envoy: Israel tastes bitter failure ArabicNews.com - Jul 17 12:12 PM
Palestinian ambassador to Iran Salah al-Zawawi today said Hizbullah counter-attack against Israel made the Israel try bitter taste the failure. Zawawi said that Hizbullah has the right to take captives from Israeli soldiers to secure release of its members.Agreement on Palestine-Israeli-Japanese talks reached - Koizumi Interfax - Jul 17 9:19 AM
STRELNA (ST. PETERSBURG). July 17 (Interfax) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said that Palestinian-Israeli-Japanese talks on a peaceful settlement are being prepared.$1.2m Saudi aid for Palestine refugees in the Near East Khaleej Times - Jul 15 9:32 PM
JEDDAH Saudi Arabia has donated $1.2 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Saudi Ambassador in Amman Abdul Rahman Al-Ohaly presented the cheque to UNRWA's Commissioner General Karen Koning Abu Zayd at a special ceremony held at the Saudi Embassy in the Jordanian capital recently.East Palestine bank robbed East Liverpool Review - Jul 15 9:21 PM
EAST PALESTINE - A masked man robbed the National City Bank on North Market Street and made off with an undetermined amount of money Friday afternoon.The Mideast death dance Salon.com - Jul 17 9:45 AM
Hamas and Hezbollah, Lebanon and Palestine, Syria and Iran, the U.S. and Israel: Unless these four pairs of actors turn away from their failed policies, the Middle East will sink further into violence and despair. What British Jews think of Israel Independent - Jul 17 4:55 PM
At the end of last week, already deep into the military and political crisis that had suddenly taken hold of Israel, Palestine and Lebanon, Lynne Sidkin waited anxiously for news of her 16-year-old son Sam. The previous weekend she had driven him from their family home in Wimbledon to a synagogue car-park in Stanmore to join an excited group of Jewish teenagers who were about to set off for a Thais urged not to be panicked over tension in Middle East MCOT - 36 minutes ago
BANGKOK, July 18 (TNA) - The Thai public should not be panicked over the current tension in the Middle East caused by Israel's aerial bombings against Palestine and Lebanon over the past week, as the battle spots are not the world's key oil sources, a senior Energy Ministry official suggested here on Monday.South Africa Pretoria News - 29 minutes ago
Palestine was not ready to accept "bantustans" as part of a two-state solution in Israel, Palestinian activist and former hijacker Leila Khaled said yesterday.Israel only wants peace on its own terms The Herald - Jul 17 5:33 PM
During a visit to Palestine, a couple of years ago, the mayor of Bethlehem, a Palestinian Christian, hosted a reception for our group.Billboard album reviews: Franti & Spearhead, Feist Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 4:52 PM
Partially recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, "Yell Fire!" is part of a thematic trilogy that includes the film and book "I Know I'm Not Alone," which document Michael Franti's recent visits to Iraq, Israel and Palestine.Judiciary court judges, staff support Lebanese, Palestinian nations financially Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 17 1:23 PM
Iran - Judiciary - Palestine A group of Iranian Judiciary court judges and staff here on Monday allocated a day of their income to the injured Palestinian and Lebanese victims of the Zionists' recent atrocities.ALI BULAC Zaman Online - Jul 17 2:15 PM
Palestine, the Mother of all Problems! In the wake of 9/11, the Palestinian issue is no longer viewed as an international problem but as international security problem.Dhaka for int l steps to stop Israeli attacks in Lebanon, Palestine News From Bangladesh - Jul 15 11:22 AM
We want international community to take steps to prevent Israel from attacking Lebanon and Palestine, DGEP Zahirul Huq told the news agency on Friday.Iran's Health minister asks colleagues in Islamic World to assist Palestinians Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 17 1:16 PM
Iran - Health Min - Palestine Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Training, Kamran Baqeri-Lankarani, in a letter addressed to health ministers of the Islamic World, invited them to rush assistance to the Palestinian nation.Reactions To Israeli Offensive Against Lebanon & Palestine TurkishPress.com - Jul 15 7:07 AM
ABANT - Participants of the 11th Abant Platform meeting reacted to the recent Israeli offensive against Lebanon and Palestine, and discussed the future of the Middle East on Saturday, sources said.'Kimse Yok mu' Extends Help to Palestinians Zaman Online - Jul 17 2:13 PM
The 'Kimse Yok mu' (Isn t There anyone?) Foundation, known for helping people in distress, is now going to Palestine. Kimse Yok mu foundation is sending aid to Palestinians who are struggling to survive amid the Israeli embargo and bombardment.SELCUK GULTASLI Zaman Online - Jul 17 2:16 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.Russia begins evacuation from Lebanon, Palestine People's Daily - Jul 16 4:57 PM
Russia began evacuation of its citizens, as well as nationals of other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) from Lebanon and the territories reporting to the Palestinian Authority, the Emergency Situations Ministry said on Sunday.EU gives 20 million euro food aid to the Palestinians Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 17 6:53 AM
EU - Palestine - Aid The European Commission announced Monday a 20 million euro aid package to bring food assistance to the most vulnerable Palestinians.NGOs, political parties denounce Israeli violence against Palestinians, Lebanese Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 17 9:31 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Palestine - Statements Iranian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), associations and political parties on Monday expressed disgust at new waves of Israeli violence in Gaza strip, the West Bank and Lebanon which killed and wounded several hundred civilians over the past three weeks.'Bantustans not part of two-state solution' Independent Online - Jul 17 10:40 AM
Palestine is not ready to accept "Bantustans" as part of a two-state solution in Israel, Palestinian activist and former hijacker Leila Khaled has said during a visit to South Africa.Stan Goff: The P-Word HuffingtonPost - Jul 16 2:02 PM
Is Palestine . And the discussion of Zionism for what it is -- exactly as we are witnessing right now -- a secular, racist political movement, characterized by expansionism and militarism , is going to have to happen online, because neither the mainstream press nor mainstream politicians will touch it with a ten-foot pole... even when it is piling up more bodies as it leads the world into a Veep: Arab, Islamic states should isolate Zionist regime Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 17 6:46 AM
Iran - Palestine - Zionist regime First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi said here Monday that the Arab and Islamic states through diplomatic measures should isolate the Zionist regime.Asian Cup organisers monitor Middle East crisis Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Jul 17 2:17 AM
TOKYO, July 17 (Reuters) - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is closely monitoring the Middle East conflict and hoping next month's Asian Cup qualifiers involving Lebanon and Palestine can go ahead as planned.Anti- Israel Protest In Ankara TurkishPress.com - Jul 17 7:23 AM
ANKARA - A group of demonstrators from several nongovernmental organizations staged a protest against Israel in Turkish capital on Monday. The group gathered in front of Palestine's embassy in Ankara and marched up to Lebanon's embassy.Iranian nation invited to attend anti-Zionist rallies Tuesday Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 17 5:01 AM
Palestine - Lebanon - Rally The Islamic Propagation Organization (IPO), in a statement issued on Sunday, condemned the atrocities of the Zionist regime in occupied Palestine and Lebanon and invited the Iranian people to participate in an anti-Zionist rally on Tuesday.G8 Urges End of Israel Mideast Offensive Turks.US - Jul 17 6:04 AM
With the Israeli military juggernaut claiming more civilian lives in both Palestine and Lebanon, the leaders of the G8 group of world powers on Sunday, July 16, pressed for a cessation of Israeli military offensives.Palestine foreign ministry bombed Aljazeera - Jul 16 4:12 PM
Israeli warplanes bombed the Palestinian foreign ministry building in Gaza City early on Monday, the second attack on the ministry in a week, witnesses said.Supreme Leader expresses outrage at Zionists crimes against Palestine, Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 16 7:16 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Supreme Leader Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday expressed outrage at new waves of crimes perpetrated by the Zionist regime in Gaza strip, the West Bank and Lebanon over the past three weeks.From Arab Leaders, Sympathy for Civilians but Not Hezbollah Washington Post - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, July 17 -- Nearly a week of fighting in Israel and Lebanon has prompted the two countries' Arab neighbors to express broad support for the civilians caught in the path of Israel's military assault and a measure of anger over the Hezbollah attack that triggered it.Offensive 'would boost insurgency' The Jakarta Post - Jul 16 8:43 PM
The United States must pressure Israel to end its military offensive in Lebanon and Palestine or the conflict risks strengthening insurgencies in the Middle East, analysts say.Bush's Unscripted Comments at G-8 Washington Post - Jul 17 3:40 PM
During a lunch with other leaders at the Group of Eight summit on Monday, Bush was caught on a live microphone talking in tough, occasionally profane terms with British Prime Minister Tony Blair about the latest conflict in the Middle East.FORUMS TO EXPLORE STATE OF ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jul 16 11:57 PM
PALESTINE - Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor is offering six community forums throughout July and early August to discuss with residents the state of the sheriff's office.Force Israel to stop, urges Umno Youth The Star Online - Jul 16 4:40 PM
MUAR: Umno Youth has urged the superpowers, especially the United States, to force Israel to stop its aggression on Palestine and Lebanon.It's Our War The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 9:27 AM
WHY IS THIS ARAB-ISRAELI WAR different from all other Arab-Israeli wars?Saudi blames Hizbollah, Hamas for Israel attacks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 9:41 AM
U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Monday stepped up its criticism of Lebanese and Palestinian militants, saying their actions had allowed Israel to wage war against their people.Post Magazine: Is the Israel Lobby Too Powerful? Washington Post - Jul 17 10:17 AM
Yesterday in The Washington Post Magazine , Glenn Frankel , a longtime observer and chronicler of the Middle East conflict, posed some difficult questions as he searched for the truth about the influence of the American Israel lobby on politics in Washington and on U.S. foreign policy.MMA demo expresses solidarity with Palestine, Lebanon 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.Peace Group Demands Action Over Middle East Scoop.co.nz - Jul 16 3:20 PM
The Nelson Peace Group is shocked at the disproportionate amount of force used by the Israeli military against Palestine in Gaza over recent months and now Lebanon over the last few days.Students Call NZ To Speak Out On Israel Aggression Scoop.co.nz - Jul 16 2:35 PM
The University of Auckland's Students for Justice in Palestine call on the New Zealand government to pressure Israel to end the callous bombing raids in occupied Gaza and nearby Lebanon that has resulted in the death of civilians on both sides.Huga Chavez: US Responsible for Mideast Tensions Zaman Online - Jul 16 2:14 PM
The Israeli attacks against Palestine and Lebanon are continuing to receive strong criticisms from the international community. Venezuela President Hugo Chavez said that America s arming and supporting of Israel has caused tension in the Middle East.Bush's Mideast anger caught on open microphone AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 7:50 AM
US President George W. Bush has said that he was sending US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Middle East "soon" and that militants attacking Israel must "stop doing this sh**."Letter to the Editor: Waging War The Palestine Chronicle - Jul 16 8:01 PM
There is nothing worse, or more pathetic, than to see Arab nations standing aside and wringing their collective hands. The truth is Israel is waging a war against Lebanon and Palestine.U.S. And Israel Make Major Mistakes CBS News - Jul 17 5:55 PM
The increasingly sad state of affairs in the Middle East shows that American goals in the region have failed. But due to poor and arrogant policy decisions, says The Nation , the United States and Israel have no one to blame but themselves.Umno Youth To Work With Asean Counterparts To Pressure Israel To Stop Bernama - Jul 16 11:30 AM
MUAR, July 16 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth is working to form a common front with the youth movements of political parties from Asean countries to pressure the big powers to stop Israel's attack on Palestine and Lebanon.Israel`s blockade of Lebanon, Palestine against international law: UN official AngolaPress - Jul 16 6:45 AM
GENEVA, 07/16 - Israel`s military blockade of Lebanon, as well as the Palestinian territories, was obviously in violation of international law as civilians suffered most from such actions, a senior UN official said here on Friday.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.Extremists write perilous twist into tragic Mideast saga USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 3:35 AM
On the simplest level, the latest spasm of violence in the Middle East is a replay of a familiar, if tragic, plot. Terrorists attack Israel, and Israel responds with a massive counterattack.Blake Fleetwood: Brazilians Can Save Israel HuffingtonPost - Jul 17 4:17 PM
So, there are more bombings from southern Lebanon to the northern cities in Israel this weekend. What else is new? What would anyone expect? The problem is not the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers and the massive retaliation by Israeli troops against suspected Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon. The predicament is the continued Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Israelis' refusal to Bush, Blair's Mideast chat caught on open microphone AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 5:03 AM
US President George W. Bush, caught on an open microphone at a summit here, suggested Monday that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would travel to the Middle East "pretty soon."Hizbullah winning over Arab street The Christian Science Monitor - Jul 17 3:37 PM
Key Arab leaders have condemned the Shiite group, despite its growing popularity with their citizens. AVERT WAR PLEA Gulf Daily News - Jul 16 3:49 PM
MANAMA: Bahrain yesterday called on Arab and Islamic nations to act decisively to halt Israel's brutal assaults on Palestine and Lebanon. The Cabinet also urged the international community to help avert a "devastating war in the region".Select an Edition: AlertNet - Jul 16 8:11 AM
Supporters of Bangladesh's biggest Islamic party Jamat-e-Islami march to protest the Israeli attack on Palestine and Lebanon, in Dhaka July 16, 2006.Bush frustration sparks expletive CNN.com - Jul 17 4:39 AM
U.S. President George W. Bush expressed frustration Monday at attempts to get U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to do more to end the conflict in Lebanon.Scot speaks of Beirut experience BBC News - Jul 17 12:30 PM
A Glaswegian living in the Lebanese city speaks about his experience of the escalating crisis in the region.For 2 Lebanese Expatriates, a Time of Great Anxiety New York Times - Jul 17 4:13 AM
At a Riverside Drive apartment house, there are two doormen from Lebanon. One just returned, and the other just left for the war-torn country.Fearful of Iran, Arab leaders criticize militants International Herald Tribune - Jul 17 7:15 AM
With the battle between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah raging, key Arab governments are taking the rare step of publicly blaming Hezbollah, underscoring their growing fear of the group's main sponsor, Iran.In full: Bush and Blair's unguarded chat BBC News - Jul 17 11:13 AM
A transcript of the lunchtime conversation between US President George W Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.MP calls on UN to probe Zionists' crimes Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 16 9:47 AM
Iran - UN - Zionist A member of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Elham Aminzadeh here on Sunday called on Islamic countries to urge the United Nations to hold an emergency session to probe the crimes of Zionists in Palestine and Lebanon.On streets of Damascus, a defiant stand toward Israel The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 1:00 AM
The Syrian capital of Damascus remained defiant on Sunday as Hizbullah flags fluttered from cars and Syrian Arab-nationalist and resistance songs blared from taxis and on Syrian television throughout the city. Tired of US pressure on their country, Syrians have been expressing their full support for Hizbullah and its leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah many saying they hope a real resistance may main Kavkaz Center - Jul 16 9:45 AM
The Lebanese Hezbollah movement has responded to the Zionist entity's bombardment of Lebanon by launching a barrage of rockets at the city of Haifa in the Northern part of Occupied Palestine. Some of the rockets landed on Haifa's oil refinery and gas storage tanks, setting them ablaze.Locals worry about relatives in Lebanon, Israel Sun Herald - 47 minutes ago
Hassan Hammami of Punta Gorda worries about five cousins and a niece in Beirut, trapped in their homes, tenuously tethered to the world by a telephone land line.The Daily Chew - MPs: Support resistance, dismiss US ambassador Yemen Observer - Jul 16 9:45 AM
Yemeni MPs have called for making a law to allocate a portion of oil revenues in support of the Arab resistance against the Israeli occupation. In addition, they called for dismissing the US ambassador in protest of the US support to Israel against Palestine and Lebanon.'Yo, Blair, how are you doing?' Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
Overheard chat reveals the real special relationship between Tony Blair and George Bush.Four pairs in a Mideast death dance Middle East Online - Jul 16 3:07 AM
Hamas and Hizbullah, Israel and the United States, Lebanon and Palestine, Syria and Iran -- four pairs of actors bringing the Middle East to the brink of conflagration. This latest violence marks clearly the need for serious diplomacy and negotiation of legitimate grievances, says Rami G. Khouri .US Muslims slam Bush over Israel Aljazeera - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
American Muslims chafe at the US government's hands-off approach to Israeli reprisals and worry about countless relatives and friends trapped by violence in Lebanon.Middle East was never as tense Financial Express - Jul 16 8:40 AM
THE current war-like situation in the Middle-East involving Israel on one side and its immediate neighbours -- Palestine and Lebanon on the other, reminds one that peace cannot be built on a structure of hate nor on that raised by force.Ahmad Khalidi: If Israel has the right to use force in self defence, so do its neighbours Guardian Unlimited - Jul 17 5:48 PM
Comment: The west appears to insist that only one side in the conflict is able to intervene militarily, says Ahmad Khalidi.'Yo, Blair, how are you doing?' Guardian Unlimited - Jul 17 5:48 PM
Blair and Bush swap candid views on the Middle East at G8 summit, with microphone left on.Israeli Demonstrations Held Outside U.N. CBS 2 New York - Jul 17 4:36 PM
They came from all over the metropolitan area to show their support for Israel. Thousands crowded 42nd Street between first and second avenues. They had flags and posters, and showed their pride by singing the Israeli national anthem, Hatikva.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Jul 15 11:55 PM
An Indonesian Muslim boy waves the Palestine flag during a protest in Jakarta July 16, 2006. Thousands of Muslim protesters flooded the main streets of the Indonesian capital on Sunday, condemning recent Israeli attacks on the Palestinian territories and Lebanon that have killed scores of civilians.Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics Scoop.co.nz - 25 minutes ago
TODAY S TOP SCOOPS: War: Lebanon Air Strikes Continue - Blair & Annan Search For A Solution SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE: Politics: Philip Field Report - No Conflict Of Interest But Bad Judgement Media And Justice: RadioWorks Contempt Punishment Stings Wrist A Little News Flash: Head Farmer Doesn't Like Greenies Commerce: BNZ Pleads Guilty On Credit Card Exchange Fees Arts: High School Poets Award Iraqi Oil Official Abducted by Gunmen in Baghdad New York Times - Jul 16 8:46 PM
The abduction, the second of a high-profile Iraqi official in the last two days, came as other attacks killed 40.June power demand highlights need for investment Scoop.co.nz - 25 minutes ago
Stretched electricity supply during the recent cold weather is yet another indication of the urgent need to build more generation and transmission capacity, says the country s largest power generator, Meridian Energy.'Yo, Blair, how are you doing?' - overheard chat reveals the real special relationship Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
Bush Yo, Blair. How are you doing? Blair I'm just... Bush You're leaving? Blair No, no, no not yet. On this trade thingy ...[inaudible] Bush Yeah, I told that to the man.Council and Sculpture Trust win top arts award Scoop.co.nz - 55 minutes ago
Wellington City Council and the Wellington Sculpture Trust were today celebrating taking top honours in the Creative Places Award 2006 with an entry that featured two of the city s newest and most prominent sculptures Len Lye s Water Whirler and Bill Culbert s SkyBlues.Yo, whassup with all this war s***? ponders Bush The Scotsman - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
PRESIDENT'S youth speak caught on microphone at G8 summit in Russia.Scots expats and tourists just want to get out and fly home as Kirk closes its hotel The Scotsman - Jul 17 6:42 PM
SCOTTISH civilians trapped in Lebanon last night said they were ready to leave.Blame by Some Arab Leaders for Fighters New York Times - Jul 16 7:46 PM
Key Arab governments chastised Hezbollah for unexpected, inappropriate and irresponsible acts at an emergency Arab League summit on Saturday.Bush s open mike gaffe reveals truth of the special relationship Times Online - Jul 17 3:22 PM
WHAT Hezbollah is doing in Lebanon is shit , according to the most powerful man on the planet.Media asked not to film at Strathmore School Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
The New Zealand Principals Federation is asking the media to refrain from filming Strathmore School students, when they return to school on Wednesday after the death of teacher Lois Dear.Rabbi Michael Lerner: End the Suffering in the ME Scoop.co.nz - Jul 17 5:50 PM
The people of the Middle East are suffering again as militarists on all sides, and cheerleading journalists, send forth missiles, bombs and endless words of self-justification for yet another pointless round of violence between Israel and her neighbors.Keep Our Port Public Petition To Be Presented 20th Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
KEEP OUR PORT PUBLIC PETITION TO BE PRESENTED TO CHCH CITY COUNCILLORS ON THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 20TH MEDIA CONFERENCE, 8.30 A.M., CITY COUNCIL BUILDING See below for details.Taking tax avoidance to the people Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Victoria University Law Professor John Prebble is taking tax avoidance out of the classroom, with a colloquium on the subject to that both students of his Jurisprudential Perspectives of Taxation course and other interested parties are invited.Work stoppages worth it, says union secretary Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
New Zealand workers are fighting for higher wages and sometimes that means industrial action, says the union that launched the Fair Share Five in 05 campaign.Britons fume as French applaud their rescuers Daily Telegraph - Jul 17 5:44 PM
It was a tale of two embassies. Outside London's diplomatic headquarters in Beirut, families of British passport holders grew more angry, while across the bombarded city the French ambassador was being applauded by his countrymen.Slip-up reveals Bush and Blair's gossip secrets Daily Telegraph - Jul 17 5:43 PM
It is the moment every politician dreads: the private conversation caught by the open microphone.Top NZ Young Poets Announced Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
Ten secondary school students from throughout New Zealand were today delighted to be announced in the short list of aspiring poets in the Bell Gully National Schools Poetry Award, organised by Victoria University s Institute of Modern Letters (IIML). The winning poems were unveiled by top New Zealand poets Bill Manhire, Elizabeth Knox and Hinemoana Baker.Worms Turn On Pulp Mill Waste Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
Click for big version Nick Shannon, a Waikato University student working at Crown Research Institute Scion, is investigating the potential use of worms in a bid to find environmentally-friendly ways of processing pulp mill waste.NZMA warns of pathologist loss Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
New Zealand may lose pathologists and medical laboratory scientists to overseas countries, following the current round of medical laboratory contract changes, says the New Zealand Medical Association.