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  • Palestine needs food, drugs: Din Open this result in new window
    The Jakarta Post - Aug 11 10:24 PM
    JAKARTA: Muhammadiyah chief Din Syamsuddin has clarified his statements encouraging local Muslims to donate cash to Lebanon and Palestine rather going to help them fight Israel.

  • First batch of medical aid handed over to Palestine Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Aug 11 8:09 AM
    New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): The first batch of life-saving medicines, under the humanitarian assistance programme for the people of Palestine, has been handed over by India to the Palestinian Presidency.

  • August 12: Global Day of Action against Israeli Aggression on Palestine and Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Palestine News Agency - Aug 11 8:02 AM
    RAMALLAH, August 11, 2006 (WAFA)- An international campaign for the August12 - the global Day of Action against the Israeli Aggression on Palestine and Lebanon is gathering momentum, said Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign in a press release.

  • First batch of medical aid handed over to Palestine Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Aug 11 8:38 AM
    New Delhi, Aug 11 : The first batch of life-saving medicines, under the humanitarian assistance programme for the people of Palestine, has been handed over by India to the Palestinian Presidency.

  • JOIN THE RALLY FOR LEBANON AND PALESTINE AUG. 12 IN WASHINGTON DC Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - Aug 12 11:27 AM
    (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/28/06) - CAIR today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to join the thousands of people expected to take part in the August 12th National Emergency March on Washington to protest Israeli attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Lebanon and Gaza.

  • Blair plans to visit Israel and Palestine Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 11 5:35 PM
    Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday he plans to visit the Middle East soon to search for ways to address the continuing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

  • Blair says to visit Israel, Palestine Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Aug 11 9:03 PM
    UNITED NATIONS - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday he plans to visit the Middle East soon to search for ways to address the continuing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

  • Newspictures - Top News, Sports, and Entertainment Photos Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 12 5:08 PM
    ***CAPTION CORRECTION*** Hanan Tabbara, of Brooklyn, NY, looks on with Palestinian and Lebanese flags painted on her cheeks during a rally at Lafayette Park in Washington, DC on August 12, 2006. The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition organized thousands of demonstrators to march around the White House and call for Israel's withdraw from Lebanon and Palestine.

  • The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Open this result in new window
    Arab News - Aug 12 4:07 PM
    Lubna Hussain has written, for three successive weeks, on the terrible humanitarian tragedy in Lebanon, reminding us that the same thing is still happening in Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan. She wants us to relate to the full tragedy of the Middle East, not just to todays awful events.

  • A. TURAN ALKAN Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 12 2:16 PM
    In 1947 just when England was turning over to the UN the task of resolving the dispute between the Jews and Arabs in Palestine, if a UN diplomat had appeared and placed an order to a company to learn the financial and political side of the Israeli state project, what kind of report would that company have prepared?

  • Ottoman Administration of the ME has Become a Book Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 12 2:12 PM
    The Middle East has suffered from constant bloodshed since the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The current tragedy in Lebanon and Palestine is an example of the Middle East tragedy.

  • Newspictures - Top News, Sports, and Entertainment Photos Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 12 2:23 PM
    A man clutches the Palestinian flag around his neck during a rally at Lafayette Park in Washington, DC on August 12, 2006. The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition organized thousands of demonstrators to march around the White House and call for Israel's withdraw from Lebanon and Palestine.

  • Newspictures - Top News, Sports, and Entertainment Photos Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 12 2:23 PM
    Yoel Stern, of the Neturei Karta Orthodox Jews Against Zionism, waves a flag during a rally at Lafayette Park in Washington, DC on August 12, 2006. The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition organized thousands of demonstrators to march around the White House and call for Israel's withdraw from Lebanon and Palestine.

  • Newspictures - Top News, Sports, and Entertainment Photos Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 12 2:23 PM
    Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson, answers questions after speaking during a rally at Lafayette Park in Washington, DC on August 12, 2006. The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition organized thousands of demonstrators to march around the White House and call for Israel's withdraw from Lebanon and Palestine.

  • Aman M'sia, PPIM Launch Boycott Of Cola-cola And Starbucks Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Aug 12 9:00 AM
    KUALA KRAU, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- The Malaysians for Peace Alliance (Aman Malaysia) and the Muslims Consumer Association (PPIM) Saturday launched a campaign to boycott Coca-Cola and Starbucks coffee in protest against Israel's atrocities in Lebanon and Palestine.

  • "REVEAL" New Political Programme on Palestine Satellite Channel Open this result in new window
    Palestine News Agency - Aug 10 6:17 AM
    GAZA, August 10, 2006 (WAFA)- Palestine Satellite Channel (PSC) to broadcast tomorrow a political program titled REVEAL that intends to uncover the truth and the facts on the ground.

  • 10 Indonesian volunteers to leave for Lebanon, Palestine Open this result in new window
    The Jakarta Post - Aug 10 12:12 AM
    JAKARTA (Antara): Ten Indonesian volunteers will leave for Lebanon and Palestine next Monday to deliver humanitarian from Indonesians to the victims of war.

  • Israel and Middle East Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - Aug 12 11:25 AM
    Israel was set by the Great Brittan as refugee in 1948 in Middle East nevertheless Israel snatched the Palestinian land and dominating Palestinians. Moreover they crook the Palestine border.

  • Religions have a rare opportunity this fall to push for Mideast peace Open this result in new window
    Philadelphia Daily News - Aug 12 12:20 AM
    THE CHILDREN of Abraham - Jews, Christians, Muslims - are at each others' throats again. In the Iraq war and the Israel-Palestine-Lebanon war, the original struggles for oil, land, water are now drenched in religious fear and rage. Several of the warring parties, claiming self-defense, have shattered large parts of the countries that they feared.

  • Rally Near White House Protests Violence in Mideast Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 12 6:34 PM
    Thousands protested what they described as Israeli aggression in Lebanon and the United States unwavering support for Israel.

  • Mideast rallies held in Washington, S.F. Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
    Thousands of people gathered across from the White House on Saturday, even though the president was out of town, to condemn U.S. and Israeli policies in the Middle East.

  • Mansour: Israel Continues to Commit Grave Breaches of International Humanitarian Law Open this result in new window
    Palestine News Agency - Aug 12 4:32 AM
    NEW YORK, August 12, 2006 (WAFA) -Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, ambassador Riyad Mansour, said that Israel continues to commit grave breaches of international humanitarian law against the Palestinian people.

  • Risky business Open this result in new window
    Zawya - Aug 12 1:03 AM
    Spare a thought for Palestine's banks. Whilst GCC banks are reporting ever fatter profits, Palestine's banks face yet another crisis.

  • Hundreds to protest in Sydney's CBD Open this result in new window
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 11 6:11 PM
    Hundreds of protesters are expected to gather in central Sydney to call for end to Israel's bombing of Lebanon and Palestine.

  • JK called to sever diplomatic relations with Israel Open this result in new window
    IPP Media - Aug 11 10:46 PM
    Participants in the forum for a dialogue on the solidarity with Palestine and Lebanese people have urged President Jakaya Kikwete to sever diplomatic relations with the state of Israel.

  • India hands over first set of medicines of Palestinians Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Aug 12 2:02 AM
    New Delhi, Aug 11: Under the humanitarian assistance programme for the people of Palestine, India today handed over the fi...

  • March to call for Lebanon bombing halt Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Aug 11 5:44 PM
    HUNDREDS of protesters are expected to gather in central Sydney today to call for end to Israel's bombing of Lebanon and Palestine.

  • India hands over first set of medicines of Palestinians Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Aug 12 12:07 AM
    New Delhi, Aug 11: Under the humanitarian assistance programme for the people of Palestine, India today handed over the first set of life-saving medicines to the Palestinian Presidency.

  • U.N. peacekeepers to enter fray again Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 10:55 AM
    They first landed in the Middle East in 1956, with lofty goals and helmets painted blue. But over the next half-century, dug in between Arab and Jew, U.N. peacekeepers often found little peace to keep.

  • Jabotinsky's ghost Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - 24 minutes ago
    EVERY DAY BRINGS more grim news of the conflict in Lebanon and Israel, with a mounting death toll from Katyushas and F-16s. But Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, knows that beyond this conflict with Hezbollah is another, still more existential one with the Palestinians, and that this war in Lebanon only postpones-though it makes more urgent-the deal he must ...

  • George L Singleton USA GSingle556@aol.com Open this result in new window
    The Frontier Post - Aug 11 7:43 PM
    Mr Mahabat Khan Bangash of Peshawar in his latest absurd, self opinions, based on no facts at all, as usual, quoting himself to himself, in his latest letter entitled ?Definition of Palestine? of August 11, 2006, has resorted to his original hateful views which are unjustified on their face.

  • With love to Palestinians from India Open this result in new window
    rediff.com - Aug 11 12:43 PM
    The medicines were handed over to the representative of presidency by the Indian Representative to Palestine in Ramallah.

  • Iranian, Bahraini speakers discuss Lebanon, Palestine issues on phone Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 7:10 AM
    Iran - Conversation - Bahrain Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel and his Bahraini counterpart Faisal Razi in a phone conversation on Wednesday discussed the latest developments in Palestine and Lebanon.

  • SAN FRANCISCO / Rallies over Israel - pro and con Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
    Thousands of largely calm but noisy demonstrators rallied Saturday in San Francisco to protest Israel's military actions against Lebanon and Palestinian territories, while a smaller group staged a counter-protest. Police arrested a demonstrator in a...

  • 20,000 Students Stage Anti-Israel Protests Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Aug 11 8:30 AM
    KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- More than 20,000 university students held peaceful protests in campuses across Malaysia against Israeli atrocities in Lebanon and Palestine.

  • For Lebanon's envoy, new conflict is all too familiar Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 30 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON -- Inside the Lebanese Embassy on 28th Street NW, the air smells of stress. It's cigarette smoke, actually, for Carla Jazzar, the new diplomat in charge, has relaxed the no-smoking rule.

  • U.N. Peacekeepers to Enter Fray Again Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 12 11:48 AM
    After 50 Years and 17 Missions, Peacekeepers Still Grapple With 'Bloody Mess' of Mideast

  • Creator wasn't involved Open this result in new window
    Aspen Daily News - 30 minutes ago
    David Kudish's letter of April 4 about the late Prof Edward Said is shameful in many ways. First no decent person should speak ill of the dead. David Kudish not only does that but takes the opportunity to peddle lies too.

  • Israel pushes deeper into Lebanon after U.N. vote Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 12:10 AM
    Israeli forces thrust deeper into Lebanon against fierce Hizbollah resistance on Saturday and air strikes killed up to 19 people, hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution to end the month-old war.

  • PM to visit Middle East amid 'ceasefire' Open this result in new window
    ePolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 12 6:43 PM
    A ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel should take place tomorrow morning following round the clock diplomacy involving the prime minister and the foreign secretary.

  • Schedule Agate Open this result in new window
    The Youngstown Vindicator - 22 minutes ago
    Ursuline, Warren JFK, Fitch, Canfield, Columbiana, Lisbon, Jackson-Milton, Sebring, South Range, Springfield, Champion, Girard, Hubbard, Southington, Badger, Mathews, Waterloo at Western Reserve Invitational, 9 a.m.

  • Henry Porter: The land of the free - but free speech is a rare commodity Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Aug 12 4:55 PM
    Comment: You can say what you like in the US, as long as you don't ask questions about US role in Middle East.

  • GIVING GENEROUSLY Open this result in new window
    News Democrat & Leader - Aug 11 6:40 AM
    In todays lesson Paul is trying to organize a collection of needs for the Christian Jews in Jerusalem. During his second and third missionary journeys, there were droughts in Palestine and many of the Christians there were suffering.

  • Israel fires missiles on Palestine Open this result in new window
    NDTV - Aug 10 8:39 PM
    Israeli missile fired from an aircraft destroyed the home of a Palestinian militant on Friday. No one was hurt in the strike on the three-storeyed house belonging to Naim Abu al-Foul, a member of the Popular Resistance Committees, in Gaza's Jabalya refugee camp.

  • Israel launched 190 air raids, 3,500 artillery shells on Gaza in 44 days: report Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
    Israel had carried out 190 airstrikes and fired 3,500 artillery shells on the Gaza Strip within the last 44 days, according to a Palestinian official report published on Saturday.

  • Iranian foreign minister heading for Turkey Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Aug 11 9:47 AM
    LONDON, August 11 (IranMania) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki heads to Ankara on Friday to discuss the Israeli offensive in Lebanon and Palestine with Turkish officials, Iranian state radio said.

  • Hunt for 'two dozen' terror cells Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Aug 12 6:23 PM
    Security sources reveal 'up to two dozen' terror investigations across the UK as Pakistan intelligence identifies direct link to July 7 atrocity.

  • Israel being asked to cut losses, quit Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - 50 minutes ago
    New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In a development that was once unthinkable, Western commentators are advising Israel to pull out of Lebanon after failing to subdue the Hezbollah militia Tel Aviv thought was an easy adversary.

  • Israeli air strike kills several after U.N. vote Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:06 PM
    An Israeli air strike killed several people in southern Lebanon on Saturday, security sources said, hours after the U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution to end the month-old war.

  • Yemen Sent Cargo Of Medicines To Palestine Via Egypt Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Aug 10 7:45 PM
    SANA'A, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- A cargo of aids left Sana'a for al-Araish region, Egypt, on way for the Palestinian territories, Yemen News Agency (SABA) reported Friday.

  • Police hunt 'two dozen' terror cells in UK Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Aug 12 5:11 PM
    · Direct link to 7 July atrocity, says Pakistan · BA chief attacks airport chaos

  • PRCS Receives Humanitarian Aid from India Open this result in new window
    Palestine News Agency - Aug 11 8:17 AM
    RAMALLAH, August 11, 2006 (WAFA)- Within the context of the Indian Government's action plan targeting the alleviation of the burdens and sufferings of the Palestinian people, Indian People and Government decided to provide humanitarian aid to Palestine consisting of medicine and medical supplies, with a total cost of $2 millions.

  • Protesters call for cease-fire in Mideast Open this result in new window
    North County Times - Aug 12 5:17 PM
    LOS ANGELES - About 1,000 people marched through downtown Los Angeles Saturday to protest the Israeli military campaign in Lebanon and demand the United States stop supplying arms to Jerusalem.

  • Thousands March In SF Anti-War Rally Open this result in new window
    KGO-TV Bay Area - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
    Pro-Israeli and pro-Lebanese supporters squared off with separate rallies in SF. The situation was so volatile, dozens of police formed lines to keep the groups apart.

  • Police hunt terror cells Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Aug 12 5:18 PM
    Security services are investigating 'up to two dozen' terror cells in Britain.

  • Thousands of Michigan Muslims join protest in Washington, D.C. Open this result in new window
    Detroit News - Aug 12 12:12 PM
    WASHINGTON -- Busloads of Arab and Muslim Michiganians gathered in Washington, D.C. today to protest U.S. and Israeli policy in the Middle East.

  • Washington Demonstration Protests US Policy in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 12 4:35 PM
    As diplomatic efforts moved Israel and Hezbollah closer to a ceasefire in Lebanon, thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the White House in Washington Saturday to protest the fighting and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

  • Police hunt 'two dozen' terror cells in Britain Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
    The full extent of the terror threat facing Britain became apparent last night as security sources revealed that 'up to two dozen' terror investigations were operating across the country and that a number of suspects associated with last week's plot to bring down 10 airliners remained at large.

  • Winter melanoma on the rise Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 55 minutes ago
    Auckland, 13th August 2006 Melanoma diagnosed during New Zealands winter months is on the rise despite the lack of sunshine. Cases reported in winter have risen 24% from 2003 to 2005 according to an analysis of New Zealands cancer registry data carried out by MoleMap.

  • UN votes to stop Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 8:05 PM
    The U.N Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday calling for an end to the month-old war between Israel and Hizbollah, but the Jewish state said its offensive in Lebanon would not be halted yet.

  • First Millionaire Of Lotto's New Millenium Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 55 minutes ago
    After celebrating it's 1000th draw last week, Lotto begins its new millenium with it's first millionaire, after a lucky player in Auckland won Lotto First Division tonight, NZ Lotteries Chief Executive Todd McLeay said.

  • Locarno holds a mirror up to the Middle East Open this result in new window
    NZZ - Aug 10 11:58 PM
    Films from Israel, Palestine and Iran and have all received enthusiastic receptions at the 59th International Film Festival in Locarno.

  • Atlanta Protestors Support Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WXIA-TV Atlanta - Aug 12 2:53 PM
    A few dozen protesters gathered outside the CNN Center in Downtown Atlanta Saturday to condemn Israel and its military operations in Lebanon.

  • Strange Liberators Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
    By Gregory Elich With an introduction by Michael Parenti and an afterword by Mickey Z.

  • The Dylan Storey Band Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
    The Dylan Storey band has just released its second album titled Bones. After six months of work, this album is now complete, having been mixed and mastered by Dale Cotton.

  • Presentation of award to Henare Kingi Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
    Presentation of award to Henare Kingi by Creative NZ for services to the Maori community, Hone Harawira, Maori Party MP Saturday August 12 2006.

  • New calendar helps families: helps schools Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
    When Amanda Wilson - a busy mum of two started forgetting her daughters social engagements, she knew she needed some help with organising her familys time.

  • West Papuan human rights advocate tours NZ Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
    In the last eight years, Reverend Yoman has taken a high profile as a campaigner for peace, justice and human rights in West Papua. Reverend Yoman has briefed Australian, UK and European parliamentarians as well as UN representatives.

  • KC Joins Nationwide Protests of Gaza and Lebanon Incursions Open this result in new window
    Kansas City InfoZine - Aug 11 2:58 AM
    The demonstration will include a peace rally and speakers that will address the humanitarian impact on family members living in Lebanon and Palestine.

  • Un Rights Council Condemns Israeli Violations Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
    UN: Security Council Makes Move To Restore Peace In Lebanon - The Security Council voted this morning (New Zealand time) to halt the deadly conflict that has engulfed Lebanon and northern Israel for the past month, passing a resolution that calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities followed by the deployment of Lebanese troops and a significantly expanded United Nations peacekeeping

  • London plot is political 'life preserver' for Bush: Experts Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 7:09 PM
    The alleged London bomb plot has somewhat brightened US President George W. Bush's political fortunes ahead of critical November 7 legislative elections, experts said.

  • Nigeria Withdraws Troops From Border Area Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
    Nigeria has completed withdrawing its troops from the Bakassi Peninsula, beginning the next phase in the implementation of the pact signed under United Nations auspices in June that ensures the border areas peaceful transfer to Cameroon.

  • Huge Israeli offensive launched Open this result in new window
    Independent - Aug 12 4:30 PM
    Israel was in the midst of an expanded air and ground military campaign inside Lebanon yesterday despite international agreement on a UN resolution calling for an "immediate" halt to a month of hostilities by both sides.

  • Roundup: Int'l community hail UN resolution on Lebanon crisis Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
    The international community welcomed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Lebanon crisis adopted on Friday, urging Israel and Lebanon to accept and implement the resolution immediately.

  • Fatah, Hamas head for national reconciliation: official Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
    Rival Palestinian factions, especially the Fatah movement and governing Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), were on their way towards a national reconciliation after a series of internal infighting, a Hamas official said on Saturday.

  • Annan Offers Support To India After Deadly Floods Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
    Expressing deep sadness over the deadly floods in India, which have killed over 160 people and affected more than 6 million, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today the world body was ready to offer whatever assistance was needed to help the Government deal with the disaster.

  • Robert Fisk: Tea and rockets: café society, Beirut-style Open this result in new window
    Independent - Aug 12 4:30 PM
    Sunday, 6 August

  • Annan Praises Middle East Resolution Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
    Welcoming tonight's Security Council resolution that calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Middle East, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he believed it could serve as a base to reach a sustainable and lasting ceasefire agreement in the coming days and ultimately to the start of a process to solve the underlying political problems in the region through political means.

  • Israeli Rounds Hit UN Post Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
    One day after the Security Council voted unanimously for a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon, fighting continued, and one blue helmet was wounded when Israeli fire hit a United Nations position in the south.

  • Opinion: Economy, not Dr M, is the major concern Open this result in new window
    New Straits Times - Aug 12 4:33 PM
    Umno divisions nationwide are currently meeting ahead of the party assembly in November. ABDUL RAZAK AHMAD speaks to a cross-section for a glimpse into rank and file sentiments on issues, including Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamads criticism of the Government, and what they think its leading up to.

  • Un Court To Hear Immunity Of Witnesses Dispute Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
    The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will hear a case between France and Djibouti over whether high-level figures in Djibouti, including its Head of State, can be summoned as witnesses as part of a French judicial investigation.

  • NEWS SECTIONS Open this result in new window
    Carlsbad Current-Argus - Aug 12 5:53 PM
    Protestors gather in Lafayette Park, in front of the White House, during a rally condemning the U.S and Israel on Saturday in Washington. (AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)

  • Israel launches assault to encircle Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Aug 12 3:57 PM
    ISRAEL set up a killing box for Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon last night, seeking to trap the Iranian-backed guerrillas and kill as many as possible before a United Nations ceasefire is expected to come into effect tomorrow.

  • RAVES, RANTS & ROSES, AUGUST 13 Open this result in new window
    Tyler Morning Telegraph - 17 minutes ago
    RESPONSE: The article on how Lebanese "Muslim, Christian civilians scramble for safety" as Israel battles Hezbollah, was more than predictable ("Caught In The Crossfire," Aug. 5 Religion section).

  • BECOMING 'OPPOSITION' COULD BENEFIT GOP Open this result in new window
    Tyler Morning Telegraph - 17 minutes ago
    The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.

  • CURRENT WEATHER Open this result in new window
    The Sentinel - 27 minutes ago
    Mideast Rallies Held in Washington, S.F. WASHINGTON - Thousands of people gathered across from the White House on Saturday, even though the president was out of town, to condemn U.S. and Israeli policies in the Middle East.

  • Man of steel Open this result in new window
    The Longview News-Journal - 42 minutes ago
    For three years, William Boney has made metal art. From gate nameplates and metal bookends to whatever a customer requests, Boney's torch can get the job done.

  • As?ad Abdul Rahman Open this result in new window
    The Frontier Post - 17 minutes ago
    Israel's Council for Demography, a government- funded enterprise, actively discourages Jews from abortion and intermarriage.

  • Hundreds Protest Israeli Military Campaign Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 Los Angeles - Aug 12 2:49 PM
    About 200 people marched through downtown Los Angeles Saturday afternoon to protest the Israeli military campaign in Lebanon and demand the United States stop supplying arms to Jerusalem. Get E-Mail Updates Make Us Your Homepage

  • GO WHERE, JOE? Open this result in new window
    William F. Buckley via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 3:44 PM
    It's no wonder that so much time is being given to the Democratic primary in Connecticut, and that so many voices are being heard. The ideological triumphalists proclaim it a great renewal in the Democratic Party, beginning with the glorious purge of Sen. Joseph Lieberman. There are, of course, difficulties with this reading.

  • UN Council could help solve Sheba farms issue: FM Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Aug 12 5:02 PM
    The First Deputy Prime Minister extended thanks to the delegation of France and the US for the efforts expended recently to improve the language of the draft resolution submitted by them to the Council on the situation in the Middle East.

  • ABDULHAMIT BILICI Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 12 2:15 PM
    What can be Done for Chechnya? I had written two consecutive articles on the Chechen issue under the headline, A Chechnya Accounting, and tried to develop an approach to the background of this dramatic problem.

  • Thousands Expected to Join Mideast March Open this result in new window
    KABC-TV Los Angeles - Aug 12 1:46 PM
    Thousands are expected to converge on downtown Saturday to protest the Israeli military campaign against Lebanon and demand the United States stop supplying arms to Jerusalem, organizers said.

  • The Death of Moderates in Muslim World Open this result in new window
    Arab News - Aug 12 4:12 PM
    In the war of hotheads, the cool heads lose out. Radicalism invokes the worst in us. It makes us angry, hateful, aggressive and crazy. Those with cooler temper and wiser brains cannot make themselves understood, acceptable or even heard.

  • MUMTAZER TURKONE Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 12 2:16 PM
    Last year our Minister of Foreign Affairs made a serious speech at a meeting of Islamic countries foreign affairs ministers gathering in Tehran. In short, he said that they needed to come to their senses.

  • Police hunt 'two dozen' terror cells in Britain Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Aug 12 3:50 PM
    Direct link to 7 July atrocity, says Pakistan.

  • DONORS UNGENTLY NEEDED TO AID WITH LABOR DAY BLOOD NEEDS Open this result in new window
    Tyler Morning Telegraph - Aug 12 6:12 PM
    Stewart Regional Blood Center is calling on East Texans to donate in the weeks leading to the Labor Day holiday, a time when the demand for blood is high because the number of auto accidents usually increases.

  • UN tells Israel to withdraw troops: SC wants immediate cessation of fighting Open this result in new window
    Dawn - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
    UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12: After weeks of inaction, the UN Security Council Friday night unanimously adopted a resolution that calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities followed by the deployment of Lebanese troops and a significantly expanded United Nations peacekeeping presence across southern Lebanon as well as the withdrawal of all Israeli forces from the same area.

  • Another South Island power record Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Aug 10 9:19 PM
    NEW ZEALAND LEAD: Peace Movement: GPJA And Students Organise Peace Protest Saturday - Weekly protests to stop Israel's war on Lebanon and Palestine will continue each Saturday from 1pm in Aotea Square.

  • Palestina: Lettera aperta dalla Palestina al presidente del Venezuela H. Chavez Open this result in new window
    PeaceLink - Aug 12 2:32 PM
    The Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, the Palestinian grassroots movement against the Wall that ghettoizes our people, would like to thank the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its president, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, for their principled decision to call back the Venezuelan ambassador from Tel Aviv. This courageous step is valued by all of our people as the model of action we would expect the