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Italy hands over UN Lebanon naval force to Germany 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 4:44 AM
The Italian navy has handed over to German command the UN naval force tasked with intercepting arms shipments along Lebanon's coastline following Israel's war with the Shiite movement Hezbollah.Syria aiding arms smuggling into Lebanon: Israeli official AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 5:03 AM
Syria is aiding arms smuggling into Lebanon in violation of a UN resolution that ended 34 days of war between Israel and Hezbollah this summer, a senior Israeli intelligence officer has said.Italy hands over UN Lebanon naval force to Germany AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 3:50 AM
The Italian navy has handed over to German command the UN naval force tasked with patrolling Lebanon's coastline to prevent arms smuggling following Israel's war with Shiite movement Hezbollah.Spain hails 'positive' Syrian attitude to Lebanon truce AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 2:59 AM
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos has hailed what he described as a "very positive" Syrian attitude to a two-month-old truce in Lebanon which Spanish troops are helping police.Firms Seek Share of Lebanon Rebuilding ABC News - Oct 15 11:32 AM
Billboards in Lebanon Comment on Israel-Hezbollah War, Clamor for Share in ReconstructionFirms Seek Share of Lebanon Rebuilding Los Angeles Times - Oct 15 11:28 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A giant billboard east of Beirut shows a dapper figure with a top hat and cane, striding across a broken bridge with the slogan: "Keep Walking."Syria stirring trouble in Lebanon The Peninsula - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
beirut Syria is bent on destabilising Lebanon, whose security forces are not yet strong enough to prevent more possible assassination attempts, Lebanese acting Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat said.War Ends but Grief Lingers in Lebanon Zaman Online - Oct 15 2:11 PM
It has been two months since the war between Israel and Lebanon ended. The international community swiftly forgot the Lebanese civilians killed by the Israeli bombardment and those made refugees in their own country.Germany Takes Over Naval Patrols Of Lebanon's Coastline Nasdaq - Oct 15 8:34 AM
BEIRUT (AP)--A German frigate docked at Beirut Sunday to take charge of the multinational naval force patrolling Lebanon's coastline to prevent arms shipments from reaching Hezbollah guerrillas.In partial findings, the military inquiry into Lebanon War accuses the IDF command up to the General Staff of grave DEBKAfile - Oct 15 1:40 PM
Maj.-Gen (Res.) Yoram Yair s panel, which began its probe by examining the performance of Galilee Division 91, reported Sunday Oct. 15 that the top command echelons miscalculated by treating the Lebanon battles like a routine security operation instead of a full-blown war.Minister: Damascus bent on destabilising Lebanon Gulf News - Oct 15 1:50 PM
Beirut: Syria is bent on destabilising Lebanon, whose security forces are not yet strong enough to prevent more possible assassination attempts, Lebanese acting Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat said.Spain hails Syria's stance on Lebanon Aljazeera - Oct 15 7:50 AM
Miguel Angel Moratinos, Spain's foreign minister, has described as "very positive" Syria's attitude to a two-month-old truce in Lebanon which Spanish troops are helping enforce.Italy hands over UN Lebanon naval force to Germany Nine O'Clock - Oct 15 12:34 PM
BEIRUT - The Italian navy Sunday handed over to German command the UN naval force tasked with patrolling Lebanon s coastline to prevent arms smuggling following Israel s war with Shiite movement Hezbollah.Lebanon opposition leader calls for national unity government AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 12:34 PM
Lebanese Christian opposition leader General Michel Aoun accused the current leadership of corruption and called for a government of national unity and balanced relations with neighboring Syria.EU assistance to Lebanon switches from oil spill emergency to infrastructure and environmental rehabilitation EuropaWorld - Oct 15 6:28 AM
The Monitoring and Information Centre of the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism, known as the MIC, has closed its operations in Lebanon after 65 days of assistance in cleaning up oil spills.Germany takes charge of patrols off Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Oct 15 2:40 PM
A German frigate docked at Beirut to take charge of the multinational naval force patrolling the Lebanese coastline to prevent arms shipments from reaching Hezbollah guerrillas.Wilkes rallies past Lebanon Valley Times Leader - Oct 15 12:07 AM
ANNVILLE Al Karaffa threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Jim Jordan with 4:59 left in the third quarter, allowing Wilkes University to rally for a 13-10 victory over Lebanon Valley in Middle Atlantic Conference football Saturday.Lebanon teen dies when car flips over Dayton Daily News - Oct 14 5:31 PM
An 18-year-old Lebanon man died on Saturday morning when his car flipped on Wilmington Road, just east of Lebanon, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.Iran proposes debate on Lebanon at IPU session IranMania.com - Oct 14 11:49 PM
LONDON, October 15 (IranMania) - Iran, Algeria and Jordan have requested that Lebanon be included in the agenda of the 115th Assembly of the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) which will take place in Geneva from Monday to Wednesday, IRNA reported.Q&A: Rick Peterson / Mt. Lebanon grad plays a part in Mets' success story as their pitching coach. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 29 minutes ago
New York Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson was practically destined for professional baseball. His father, Harding "Pete" Peterson, was a longtime Pirates executive who served as vice president and general manager of the 1979 World Series championship team.After years of government contract work, Lebanon software firm goes mainstream New Hampshire Union Leader - 42 minutes ago
Red River Computer Co. Inc. is branching out from primarily serving federal government contracts, including both military and Homeland Security, to the business and commercial market in New England.Daunting challenges face war-devastated Lebanon: minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 7:46 AM
Lebanon's ailing economy urgently needs world financial aid, reforms and an end to political rows in order to overcome the devastation of this summer's war, Finance Minister Jihad Azour has said.Destruction in Lebanon 10/15/06 Dearborn Press & Guide - Oct 14 6:54 AM
DEARBORN - Unlike many members of the fact-finding delegation who traveled to Lebanon recently, Dr. Julius Del Pino, pastor of First United Methodist Church, doesn't have direct ties to the war-torn country.Israel threatens to step up deadly Gaza offensive AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 7:54 AM
Vowing not to let the Gaza Strip become a "second Lebanon", Israel has warned it will step up an offensive that has killed 22 people in three days in a bid to stop rocket fire and arms smuggling.Seven Filipino evacuees from Lebanon to arrive Monday ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Oct 14 4:10 AM
The 64th batch of overseas Filipino workers evacuated from Lebanon will arrive home Monday afternoon, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. In a text message to abs-cbnNEWS.com, DFA acting spokesman Jose Eduardo Malaya III said that seven OFWS comprised the latest batch of returnees.Hundreds mourn those killed in Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 14 12:55 AM
Hundreds of Australian Lebanese gathered in Sydney on Saturday to remember family and friends killed in the recent fighting in Lebanon. -"Cedar revolution" hits Syrian sapling exports Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 4:16 AM
Last year's "cedar revolution" brought a new crisis for relations between Lebanon and Syria -- and a new headache for a small tree nursery on the border between the fractious Middle East neighbors.Hundreds gather to mourn Lebanon victims News Interactive - Oct 14 12:55 AM
HUNDREDS of Australian-Lebanese have gathered in Sydney to remember family and friends killed during the fighting in Lebanon.Lebanon's economy needs shake-up AME Info - Oct 14 12:46 AM
Lebanon's economy urgently needs world financial aid, economic reforms and an end to political bickering in order to overcome last summer's bombardment by Israel, according to its Finance Minister cited by the AFP. Jihad Azour said that he hopes an international donors' conference scheduled for November will win the country long-term financial assistance.Sydney memorial held for victims of Lebanon war ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 13 7:21 PM
Members of Sydney's Lebanese community gathered in Sydney for a public memorial for those who died in the month-long conflict in Lebanon earlier this year.Billboards in Lebanon comment on war Sharewatch - Oct 15 11:15 AM
The advertisement is for Johnnie Walker scotch whiskey, and the bridge is a reference to the more than 90 bridges destroyed by Israeli airstrikes last summer.Lebanon minister threatens Israeli planes UPI - Oct 13 7:26 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The defense minister of Lebanon says his country will soon have the capacity to bring down Israeli planes that violate its airspace.'Fast' cash The Trenton Times - 3 minutes ago
PRINCETON BOROUGH -- A charity dinner to benefit the victims of the Hezbollah-Israel hostilities netted more than $47,000 Saturday night, as Muslims from across Central Jersey opened their hearts and their wallets to help end the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon.N.H., Vt. wage high-tech fight with bridge ice WCAX 3 - 52 minutes ago
LEBANON, N.H. -- Drivers heading into New Hampshire from Vermont on Interstate 89 this winter will have some high-tech help to keep them on the road.Posted: 16-10-2006 , 03:07 GMT Al Bawaba - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Egyptian actor Ahmad Al Sakka has agreed to play the leading role in the new film Cairo Beirut, ushering in his return to action films. Ahmad plays the role of a journalist in the film, based on the most recent war between Lebanon and Israel.More relief goods planned for Lebanon Dawn - Oct 13 8:44 PM
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Pakistan will be sending another consignment of relief goods to Beirut over the weekend as part of its continuing efforts to bring solace to the people of Lebanon.Lebanon development sits on earthquake fault line Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 13 2:23 PM
LEBANON The proposed housing development on Ridgeway Butte is planned for property the state has flagged as an intermediate to high hazard area for earthquake damage. But the maps are only general estimations of hazard zones, according to state officials.Lebanese minister condemns rockets attack near UN building People's Daily - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Lebanese Tourism Minister Joseph Sarkis on Sunday condemned a rockets attack on a building near UN headquarters in Beirut early in the morning, saying it is committed by people trying to destroy Lebanon's reputation abroad.Hike planned for Saturday in Lebanon Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 13 2:24 PM
LEBANON Build Lebanon Trails will host a 3.2-mile hike along the South Santiam River Trail, onto the Eagle Scout trail and a portion of the Weyerhaeuser property, at 10 a.m. on Saturday.Mel Gibson blames anti-Semitic remarks on film criticism, Israel's war in Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 13 10:42 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mel Gibson said in an interview his anti-Semitic tirade last summer may have been set off by criticism of his 2004 movie "The Passion of the Christ" even before its release and by Israel's war in Lebanon.Tehran Arms Hamas for a Double-Barreled War Option and Gaza as Second Lebanon DEBKAfile - Oct 13 1:55 PM
The military pacts Palestinian Hamas interior minister Said Siyam signed with his Iranian counterpart Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi in Tehran on Oct. 12 are designed to transform Hamas military wing, the Ezz e-Din al Qassam, into a crack operational arm of the Iran s Revolutionary Guards, and Gaza into a second Lebanon.Israel's dreadful legacy in Lebanon Gulf News - Oct 13 2:50 PM
The last of the invading Israeli soldiers may have left Lebanon, the guns may have fallen silent and all may now be quiet on the southern front.Grenade Explosion Injures 4 in Beirut Los Angeles Times - Oct 15 1:28 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A small grenade exploded after it was fired at a building near U.N. offices in a downtown Beirut square early Sunday, injuring four people, police said.The North is rising again - slowly Haaretz Daily - Oct 15 5:49 PM
The North is coming back to life. Real estate agents and developers are reporting that the local market is returning to normal, despite the lack of government assistance. Few deals were canceled due to the war in Lebanon, it seems, and some locales are now enjoying increased interest.Spain's Defense Min Heads To Lebanon To Visit Troops Nasdaq - Oct 13 7:35 AM
MADRID (AP)--Spain's defense minister left for Lebanon Friday to visit his country's peacekeeping troops stationed there and meet with political leaders, officials said.Unexploded bombs sow fear in Lebanon Boston Globe - Oct 13 1:55 AM
TYRE, Lebanon -- On the last weekend of the war in Lebanon in August, Israel stepped up its bombing and shelling campaign in a final attempt to rout Hezbollah fighters and stop them from raining rockets into northern Israel.Lebanon replaces ambassador to US Gulf News - Oct 13 2:50 PM
Beirut: Lebanon named a veteran diplomat as ambassador to the United States yesterday, replacing an envoy the country's parliamentary majority had been trying to oust.Syrian army defensive, general says UPI - Oct 15 3:27 PM
JERUSALEM, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- An Israeli general says the Syrian army has adopted a defensive, rather than offensive, stance since the war in Lebanon.U.N. Naval peacekeeing crews change UPI - Oct 15 12:41 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The U.N. naval force charged with intercepting arms shipments along Lebanon's coast is now under German command.Germany takes over UNIFIL naval arm The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 15 1:41 PM
Italy turned over command of the naval contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to Germany on Sunday. Italian Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi passed command of the beefed-up force to German Admiral Andreas Krause during a ceremony aboard Italy's flagship Guiseppe Garibaldi aircraft carrier at the Port of Beirut.Aoun calls for 'true representation' as rain ruins rally The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 15 1:41 PM
Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader MP Michel Aoun told an abortive rally on Sunday that Lebanon's future could only be saved by a national unity government and the establishment of "equal and fair" relations with other countries. Addressing a press conference at a Rabieh hotel after heavy rains washed out.7 Die in Israeli Air Strike Zaman Online - Oct 15 2:13 PM
Israel has continued its attacks in Gaza following the conflict in Lebanon. An air strike struck the Cebeliye Refugee Camp in Gaza on Saturday. Seven people were killed and 18 were injured in the attack. Twenty people have been killed in Israeli attacks since last Thursday.Lebanon's Armenians rally against Turkish UN force AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 8:49 AM
Thousands of Lebanon's Armenians have rallied in Beirut against Turkish troops taking part in a UN peacekeeping force there, on the same day France moved to make denial of the Ottoman genocide of Armenians a crime.Mel Gibson blames anti-Semitic remarks on film criticism, Israel's war in Lebanon Canada.com - Oct 13 10:53 AM
Director and actor Mel Gibson. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mel Gibson said in an interview his anti-Semitic tirade last summer may have been set off by criticism of his 2004 movie "The Passion of the Christ" even before its release and by Israel's war in Lebanon.Rain soaks war-ravaged homes in southern suburbs The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 15 1:41 PM
While the heavy rains that drenched most of Lebanon over the weekend might have provided a much-needed break for some from the relentless heat of the first two weeks of the month, all the water certainly did no favors for those still reeling from the July-August war.Grenade blast hits Beirut Gulf Daily News - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
BEIRUT: Grenades exploded in a Beirut square early yesterday, injuring six people, a Lebanese official said. Acting Interior Minister Ahmed Fatfat told the private Voice of Lebanon radio that two grenades hit a building while a third fell on the ground and did not explode.Peretz points finger at Iran over Arad The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 15 1:41 PM
Israel still thinks Iran holds the key to the whereabouts of Israeli Air Force navigator Ron Arad, who has been missing since his plane was shot down over Lebanon in 1986, Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Sunday. "We are working under the hypothesis that Ron Arad is alive and we consider Iran as the country that holds the key to his fate.Iran to build 100 schools in Lebanon Payvand Iran News - Oct 13 8:24 AM
Iran is re-building four hospitals in Bekka province, five hospitals in southern suburbs of Beirut and 10 hospitals in southern Lebanon, six of which thus far been completed. Iran will also rebuild main roads as well as eleven ruined bridges in that country. -IRNALebanon beats Rebels with late rally Lebanon Express - Oct 13 11:28 AM
The Warriors staged a massive comeback to beat South Albany on the Rebels' home turf on Oct. 6. Thanks to 25 unanswered points in the second half, Lebanon improved to 3-0 in the Mid-Willamette Conference with the two toughest teams in the league next in line.Invest in Lebanon with bond measures Lebanon Express - Oct 13 11:22 AM
Knock. Knock. Knock. That is the sound of opportunity knocking at Lebanon's door. Folks, we have a chance of a lifetime to do something really great for Lebanon.Schools win awards for special needs achievement Pulse-Journal - Oct 15 3:35 PM
Educators at two elementary schools in Kings and Mason were recognized Wednesday at a luncheon in Columbus. Western Row Elementary in Mason and South Lebanon Elementary in Kings are among 54 elementary schools awarded the State Superintendent's Schools of Distinction.Lebanon moves ahead on wastewater project Lebanon Express - Oct 13 11:17 AM
Lebanon is one step closer to building a one-of-a-kind effluent disposal system.Germany takes over Lebanese coast command EuroNews - Oct 15 11:25 AM
Italy has handed over to Germany command of an international naval force patrolling Lebanon's coastline to prevent arms smuggling, two months after a war between Israel...Move Lebanon into 21st Century Lebanon Express - Oct 13 11:22 AM
As a volunteer at the Lebanon Public Library, I have a first hand awareness of the inadequacy of the present building in serving this community. There are 8,000 cardholders in the city and outlying areas. The opportunity for computer and reference use expanded coverage.Lebanon Police Dept. Lebanon Express - Oct 13 11:25 AM
3:16 a.m. Knothole Market received a $100 counterfeit bill. 8:12 a.m. Two-vehicle accident at Lebanon High School. Information exchanged. 8:36 a.m. Forklift battery taken and fence damaged in 1200 block of E. Grant St. Loss value: $120. An-Nahar Newspaper - Oct 15 4:08 PM
. 01/897300-1-2-3 A Real Estate Investment Co. Requires an Operation Manager in Lebanon. Civil Engr. 5 yrs exp Send CV to: info@irclb.comIsrael threatens to step up deadly Gaza offensive Nine O'Clock - Oct 15 12:34 PM
JERUSALEM - Vowing not to let the Gaza Strip become a second Lebanon , Israel warned Sunday it will step up an offensive that has killed 22 people in three days in a bid to stop rocket fire and arms smuggling.Salameh projects growth rate of nil for 2006 The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 15 1:49 PM
Lebanon's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to fail to grow this year due to the Israeli war, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said over the weekend. "We have revised our GDP growth this year from 5 percent to 0 percent. But we do not share the outlook that the growth is in the negative trend," Salameh said.Azour: Daunting challenges face Lebanon Middle East Online - Oct 13 4:17 AM
Finance minister says Lebanon needs world financial aids, political and economic reforms to overcome devastation of war.Teen Riding Bike, Hit By Car WHIO-TV 7 Dayton - Oct 15 6:26 AM
NEW LEBANON, Ohio -- Police said a teen was rushed to a local hospital after being hit by a Jeep around 7 p.m. Saturday evening. The accident happened on North Diamond Mill Road in New Lebanon.N.H., Vt. wage high-tech fight with bridge ice WCAX 3 - Oct 15 7:05 AM
LEBANON, N.H. Drivers heading into New Hampshire from Vermont on Interstate 89 this winter will have some high-tech help to keep them on the road. Crews this week...Upstart Warren County Democrats seek chink in GOP armor The Plain Dealer - Oct 15 2:06 AM
Lebanon- Leona King is a 79-year-old retiree with a lot of bumper stickers on her patriot-blue Dodge Grand Caravan. There's one for Ted Strickland for governor, another for Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate, and others for state and local candidates.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Oct 15 3:34 AM
Fetching... MAYSALOUN, Syria, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Last year's "cedar revolution" brought a new crisis for relations between Lebanon and Syria -- and a new headache for a small tree nursery on the border between the fractious Middle East neighbours.More OFWs from Lebanon arriving INQ7.net - Oct 13 1:56 AM
A BATCH of seven overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Lebanon are scheduled to arrive on Monday, bringing to 6,287 the total number of Filipinos repatriated since fighting broke out between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants in July, Foreign Affairs spokesman Eduardo Malaya said Friday.Lebanon counts the cost of conflict CNN.com - Oct 12 2:10 AM
With 220 kilometers of Mediterranean coastline and 300 days of sun per year, Lebanon's beaches are one of the country's main assets and millions of dollars have been invested in the past few years to develop dozens of resorts along the coast.Thetford Woman Remains Missing Valley News - Oct 15 6:15 AM
Thetford -- Friends of a missing Thetford woman described her yesterday as a sweetheart and mother of three who works regularly on West Lebanon Congregational Church projects aimed at providing food and heating fuel to low-income area residents.State: N.H., Vt. wage fight with bridge ice The Nashua Telegraph - Oct 15 6:20 AM
LEBANON -- Drivers heading into New Hampshire from Vermont on Interstate 89 this winter will have some high-tech help to keep them on the road. ... - By DAVID TIRRELL-WYSOCKI The Associated PressIran to build 100 schools in Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 13 3:46 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Reconstruction Iran will build 60 schools in southern suburbs of Beirut and 40 others in Bekka province, already destroyed by the Quds occupying regime's army.High court to decide if abuse law voided by marriage amendment The Plain Dealer - Oct 15 2:03 AM
The case of a 29-year-old Lebanon, Ohio, man accused of choking his girlfriend and throwing her to the floor is before the Ohio Supreme Court.German Navy Takes Control of Lebanese Waters Deutsche Welle - Oct 15 6:03 AM
The Italian navy Sunday handed over to German command the UN naval force tasked with intercepting arms shipments along Lebanon's coastline following Israel's war with the Shiite movement Hezbollah.Lebanon: Army Preventing Smuggling India Daily - Oct 13 5:46 AM
Lebanon has used four army divisions on the border with Syria to eliminate the smuggling of weapons to Hezbollah and will fire on any Israeli plane that enters Lebanese airspace, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said in an interview with Al-Hayat newspaper published Oct. 13.Israeli Schools to Mark Anniversary of Arad's Capture Israel National News - Oct 15 11:34 AM
(IsraelNN.com) On Monday Israeli schools will mark the 20th anniversary of the capture of Israeli Air Force navigator Ron Arad. Arad was captured after his plane was shot down over Lebanon and his whereabouts are currently unknown.High School Student Killed In Crash WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 4:03 PM
A memorial has been placed at the scene of a fatal crash that claimed the life of a high school student over the weekend.Israeli Police Recommend Charges Against President New York Times - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
President Moshe Katsav may face rape and sexual assault charges allegedly committed against women in his office.Indians on short end of record night Roanoke Times - Oct 15 6:54 AM
When Rural Retreat's first play from scrimmage in Friday night's game against Lebanon resulted in a touchdown that was nullified by a penalty, Indians coach Quinton Hensley figured he was in for a long night. Israeli Police Recommend Charges Against President New York Times - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
The Israeli police recommended President Moshe Katsav face rape and sexual assault charges allegedly committed against women in his office.In Lebanon's South, Abiding Pride and Pangs of Great Loss Washington Post - Oct 11 10:17 PM
KHIAM, Lebanon -- The sounds of southern Lebanon punctuated the early afternoon. There were the cadences of hammers and the rumble of bulldozers. Rubble crashed every so often, drowning the chimes of shattered glass. The town droned with rebuilding, its pace almost imperceptible in streets still... Illicit sex casts glare on guards Dayton Daily News - Oct 14 9:34 PM
LEBANON A Montgomery County man was headed for prison when he and a female guard allegedly engaged in sex in the Warren County Jail. A Warren County woman was en route to a court hearing in Dayton when she and a Montgomery County deputy allegedly engaged in sex on a side street near Interstate 75.13-year-old girl kept in St. Robert hotel for sex, lewd photos, police say Rolla Daily News - Oct 15 6:21 AM
ST. ROBERT - Police returned a 13-year-old girl to her parents in Lebanon after the St. Robert Joint Enforcement Tactical Team (JET) stormed a room at the Budget Inn on Saturday, but not before a 44-year-old man with whom she had been staying since early September repeatedly had sex with her and committed statutory sodomy, according to court documents.Let's Turn Gaza Into Baghdad Strategy Page - Oct 15 4:06 AM
October 15, 2006: Samir Jaja, an unconventional Christian politician in Lebanon., has been making some strong speeches against Hizbollah lately. Apparently this is resonating with Christian Lebanese, and some Sunni are beginning to pay attention too.Beirut Police Says Four Injured In Grenade Explosion At A Building Near U.N. Office Nasdaq - Oct 14 7:34 PM
(RTTNews) - Beirut, Lebanon police said that a small grenade exploded, injuring four people after it was fired at a building near U.N. offices in a downtown Beirut square early Sunday.Local Rotary club earns top honors York Daily Record - Oct 15 12:10 AM
Oct 15, 2006 Of the 50 Rotary clubs in York, Lebanon, Lancaster, Dauphin, Perry, Cumberland, Adams and Franklin counties, the York East Rotary Club was selected as one of the best in District 7390.FO's human rights report omits attacks on Lebanon Guardian Unlimited - Oct 12 7:03 PM
The Foreign Office came under fire yesterday after omitting any criticism of Israel's attack on Lebanon in its annual human rights report. Margaret Beckett, the foreign secretary, told a press conference the omission was because the timing was "a little bit tight" for publication.Moshe Katsav: Israel's president embroiled in sex scandal AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 12:46 PM
Moshe Katsav, at the center of a sexual harassment and rape scandal that threatens to end his career, is now under massive public pressure to resign amid allegations he forced women employees into sex.Spanish FM seeks Cyprus solution with visits to Ankara, Nicosia AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 3:07 PM
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos visited Ankara and Nicosia to help find a solution to the problem of Cyprus which has dogged Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union.Halutz is acting like a politician Haaretz Daily - Oct 15 2:45 AM
The interim findings of the army's investigations into the conduct of the second Lebanon war will be submitted to the chief of staff beginning this week. It can be assumed that they will lead to yet another round of mutual recriminations.Movers & Shakers Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 14 10:09 PM
Alice Baskin of Lebanon Rehab and Specialty Care has been promoted to director of nursing. Baskin, who previously served as a resident care manager of the facility, will now oversee clinical care.Olmert: Palestinians holding up summit AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 2:22 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday said a planned summit with Mahmoud Abbas has been put on hold because of the Palestinian president's insistence that Israel release large numbers of Palestinian prisoners the latest setback for U.S.-led efforts to restart peace talks.Four off to survey Lebanon first New Straits Times - Oct 12 6:35 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will send a reconnaissance team of four to Lebanon within three days ahead of the deployment of fully-fledged peacekeeping troops next month.Church and aid groups point to Lebanon unexploded bombs problem Ekklesia - Oct 13 1:55 AM
At least a million unexploded rocket and artillery cluster bombs are posing huge risks to people returning to their homes in southern Lebanon after the recent war, reports relief and development agency Christian Aid and its regional partners.