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10 Katyusha rockets explode in Lebanon 
AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 4:52 PM
Israel's military said Hezbollah guerrillas fired at least 10 Katyusha rockets into southern Lebanon early Tuesday. None hit inside Israel and no injuries were reported.Fragile Lebanon ceasefire takes hold AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 3:07 PM
A ceasefire aimed at silencing the guns in Lebanon took hold, sending thousands of displaced Lebanese streaming back home in the war-battered south as Hezbollah claimed a "historic victory".Lebanon ceasefire holds Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 1:55 PM
A fragile truce took hold in Lebanon on Monday, prompting a wave of refugees to return to bomb-blasted villages in the south, as Hizbollah claimed victory in the month-long war and Israel vowed to hunt down its leaders.W. House: North Lebanon security needed Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 11:29 AM
As a fragile truce began taking hold in southern Lebanon, the White House said on Monday that security was probably needed in northern Lebanon to stop arms shipments to Hizbollah.Ruined roads, traffic slow Lebanon aid AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 12:20 PM
Aid workers navigated bombed-out roads and sat in traffic jams as they struggled to deliver humanitarian relief to southern Lebanon after Monday's cease-fire, with a surge of Lebanese refugees trying to get home.Lebanon Truce Holds; Bush Says War Was Over Terrorism (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 38 minutes ago
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Israel and Hezbollah observed a cease-fire in their monthlong conflict, as U.S. President George W. Bush said the war in Lebanon was part of the international fight against terrorism.Lebanon peace resolution a 'strategic setback' for Iran, Syria: US AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 11:11 AM
The UN resolution to halt the fighting in Lebanon, if successful, will mark a "strategic setback" for Iran and Syria, US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.Head of U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon says reinforcements needed USA Today - Aug 14 11:36 AM
The head of the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said Monday he wants reinforcements "as soon as possible" and warned that the situation in the Middle East remains fragile.Rockets Hit Lebanon Despite Cease-Fire ABC News - 57 minutes ago
Hezbollah Guerrillas Reportedly Fire 10 Rockets That Landed in Southern LebanonUN truce holds in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 9:14 AM
A fragile U.N.-ordered truce took hold in Lebanon on Monday after a month-long war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas, prompting thousands of refugees to rush back to blitzed villages in the south.Treasurys fall on Lebanon cease-fire AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 9:38 AM
Treasurys made little headway from a weak open Monday, as a cease-fire in Lebanon reduced demand for risk-free government paper.White House cautiously optimistic on Lebanon ceasefire AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 9:20 AM
The White House expressed cautious optimism about an hours-old ceasefire in Lebanon, and said the Shiite militia Hezbollah had been weakened by a month-long war with Israel.Fragile U.N. ceasefire holds in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 7:45 AM
Heavy fighting in southern Lebanon stopped abruptly on Monday after a U.N.-brokered truce came into effect, but the shooting of two Hizbollah guerrillas by Israeli soldiers underlined the fragility of the calm.Oil Falls a 2nd Day as Lebanon Cease-Fire Eases Supply Concern Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell for a second day in New York as a cease-fire in Lebanon eased concerns that the fighting will spread in the Middle East and disrupt supplies.Ruined roads, traffic slow Lebanon aid USA Today - Aug 14 6:57 AM
Bombed-out roads and traffic jams slowed the delivery of humanitarian relief to south Lebanon after Monday's cease-fire, and many aid workers were stuck on roads alongside the refugees they were trying to help.Fragile truce begins in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 6:01 AM
Heavy fighting in southern Lebanon stopped abruptly on Monday after a U.N.-brokered truce came into effect, but the shooting of two Hizbollah guerrillas by Israeli troops underlined the fragility of the calm.Olmert: No apologies for Lebanon war CNN.com - Aug 14 7:22 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Ehud Olmert said Monday he took sole responsibility, as Israel's prime minister, for the offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon and said the war shifted the strategic balance in the region.UN peacekeepers meet Israel, Lebanon army officials Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 6:58 AM
The commander of the U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon met senior Lebanese and Israeli army officials at the border on Monday to discuss the transfer of Lebanese territory now under Israeli army control.Israel will not allow Hezbollah to return to south Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 6:26 AM
Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz has vowed that the Israeli army would not allow the Hezbollah militia to return to south Lebanon.Olmert takes sole responsibility for war in Lebanon USA Today - Aug 14 5:37 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday he took sole responsibility for the offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, and said the war shifted the strategic balance in the region.Crude Oil Near Two-Week Low After Falling on Lebanon Cease-Fire Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 4:40 PM
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil traded near a two-week low in New York after a cease-fire in Lebanon eased concerns about Middle East supplies.In Lebanon: Heading Home, Proclaiming Victory NPR - Aug 14 4:22 PM
Refugees clog battered roadways heading south for home as the cease-fire seems to be holding in Lebanon. On the outskirts of villages where there are still Israeli troops, locals claim a Hezbollah victory for resisting the Israeli army for a month.Oil, Gasoline Decline on Lebanon Cease-Fire, BP's Alaska Output Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 3:29 PM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil and gasoline fell after BP Plc dropped plans to shut the largest U.S. oil field and a cease- fire began in Lebanon.Israel-Lebanon cease-fire goes into effect AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 2:57 AM
Israel halted its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas as a U.N.-imposed cease-fire went into effect Monday after a month of warfare that killed more than 900 people, devastated much of south Lebanon and forced hundreds of thousands of Israelis into bomb shelters.Guns fall silent as Lebanon ceasefire takes hold AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 3:13 AM
The guns have fallen silent in Lebanon as a UN-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah appeared to take hold after some of the most intense fighting of the devastating month-old conflict.Lebanon truce opens way to aid, returning refugees Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 2:30 AM
Aid began flowing into south Lebanon on Monday hours after a U.N.-brokered ceasefire came into effect to end a conflict that killed over 1,200 people and drove almost one million from their homes.Israeli army kills Hizbollah man in Lebanon: reports Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 2:54 AM
Israeli troops shot dead a Hizbollah fighter in Lebanon on Monday after he opened fire on them, marking the first casualty since a ceasefire went into effect, local media reported.Israeli army shoots Hizbollah man in Lebanon: report Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 2:15 AM
Israeli troops on Monday shot a Hizbollah fighter in Lebanon who tried to open fire on them, the first casualty since a truce went into effect, an Israeli Web site reported.Annan warns Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory San Diego Union-Tribune - 3 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, 7:22 p.m. Aug. 14 (AP): Secretary-General Kofi Annan has warned Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory and told them to refrain from responding to any attacks except where clearly required in immediate self-defense. Oil, Gasoline Fall on Lebanon Cease-Fire, BP's Alaska Output Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 12:47 PM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell and gasoline tumbled to a three-month low after BP Plc dropped plans to shut the largest U.S. oil field and a cease-fire began in Lebanon.Oil prices down in Asia as Lebanon truce sparks hope of end to bloodshed AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 1:20 AM
Oil prices declined in Asian hours Monday as a UN-brokered truce went into effect in Lebanon, paving the way for an Israeli withdrawal and the deployment of an international peacekeeping force, dealers said.Lebanon ceasefire takes effect AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 11:39 PM
A UN-brokered ceasefire deal aimed at ending the month-long war in Lebanon entered into force at 0500 GMT on Monday.Govt warns on travelling to Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - 48 minutes ago
Australians heading back to Lebanon should not assume the overnight ceasefire means fighting between Israel and Hizbollah is over, the foreign affairs department says.Lebanon conflict 'a proxy war' BBC News - Aug 14 9:26 AM
Jonathan Marcus explains why the Lebanon conflict can be seen as part of a proxy war.Annan warns Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory CP via Yahoo! Canada News - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory and told them to refrain from responding to any attacks "except where clearly required in immediate self-defence."War shatters Lebanon's economic future Yahoo! India News - 20 minutes ago
Beirut, Aug 15 (DPA) Israel's month-long offensive in Lebanon has so far inflicted billions of dollars worth of damage and shattered Lebanon's economic hopes for the future.Rockets Hit Lebanon Despite Cease-Fire phillyburbs.com - Aug 14 5:49 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Tens of thousands of Lebanese jammed bomb-cratered roads Monday as they returned to still-smoldering scenes of destruction after a tenuous cease-fire ended 34 days of vicious combat between Israel and Hezbollah.Ruined Roads, Traffic Slow Lebanon Aid ABC News - Aug 14 9:34 AM
Bombed-Out Roads, Traffic From Returning Lebanese Hinder Delivery of Aid to Southern LebanonIsrael pounds Lebanon just before truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 9:53 PM
Israel launched new air strikes on Lebanon on Monday less than 45 minutes before a U.N.-brokered truce was due to go into effect at 0500 GMT to end a month-long war against Hizbollah guerrillas, security sources said.Rockets Fired at Israeli Positions in Lebanon Voice of America - Aug 14 6:35 PM
Israel says Hezbollah militants fired at least 10 rockets at Israeli positions in southern Lebanon early Tuesday, despite a cease-fire that is not yet 24 hours old.Israel-Lebanon cease-fire goes into effe AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 10:20 PM
A U.N.-imposed cease-fire went into effect Monday designed to end a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas that killed more than 900 people, devastated much of southern Lebanon and forced hundreds of thousands of Israelis into bomb shelters.Indonesia's Peacekeeping Force To Lebanon Receives Nod From House of Representatives Bernama - 46 minutes ago
JAKARTA, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Monday gave its approval for the Indonesian government to send its peacekeeping troop to Lebanon following a ceasefire in the war-torn country.Fighters to leave for Lebanon The Jakarta Post - 36 minutes ago
BATAM, Riau Islands: "Jihadists" wanting to transit in Batam before leaving for Lebanon and Palestine were told Monday to depart from other cities for security reasons.10 Katyusha Rockets Explode in Lebanon Newsday - Aug 14 5:47 PM
Hezbollah guerrillas fired at least 10 Katyusha rockets into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, the army said. None of them reached Israel and no injuries were reported.Oil, Gasoline Tumble on BP's Alaska Output, Lebanon Cease-Fire Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 8:20 AM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell and gasoline dropped to an eight-week low after BP Plc said it will keep half of the output flowing at the largest U.S. oil field, and a cease-fire began in Lebanon.Hezbollah Pledges To Defend' Lebanon, Complicating Truce The New York Sun - 40 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS Hezbollah's pledge to maintain its heavily armed presence in southern Lebanon might further complicate a task that diplomats say is already difficult enough: creating an international force to support the Lebanese army's deployment in the region. As the government of Prime Minister Siniora wavered on its offer to station 15,000 Lebanese troops in the south, the commander of the Lebanon cease-fire holds ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 14 6:26 PM
BEIRUT - A fragile truce took hold in Lebanon on Monday, prompting a wave of refugees to return to bomb-blasted villages in the south, as Hezbollah claimed victory in the month-long war and Israel vowed to hunt down its leaders.Annan warns Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory WAVY 10 - 0 minute ago
UNITED NATIONS U-N chief Kofi Annan (KOH'-fee AN'-nan) has warned Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory.Lebanon's Shia move back home as fragile truce holds Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
As a fragile Middle East truce took hold yesterday, Lebanon's displaced Shia population streamed back to their destroyed homes in the south, encouraged by pledges of reconstruction assistance and financial support from Hizbollah.Increased Lebanon Aid Effort After Hostilities Scoop.co.nz - 24 minutes ago
United Nations agencies stepped up their efforts today to bring humanitarian relief inside Lebanon to hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians as they try to return to their homes after the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hizbollah took effect this morning.Annan warns Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory ABC 7 El Paso - 9 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS U-N chief Kofi Annan (KOH'-fee AN'-nan) has warned Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory. Annan's letter to both sides also says that...10 Katyusha Rockets Explode in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 14 4:52 PM
Israel's military said Hezbollah guerrillas fired at least 10 Katyusha rockets into southern Lebanon early Tuesday.Rockets hit Lebanon despite cease-fire Syracuse.com - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Tens of thousands of Lebanese jammed bomb-cratered roads Monday as they returned to still-smoldering scenes of destruction after a tenuous cease-fire ended 34 days of vicious combat between Israel and Hezbollah.Oil Falls, Gasoline Drops on Alaska Output, Lebanon Cease-Fire Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 6:50 AM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell and gasoline touched the lowest price in almost two months after BP Plc said it will keep half of the production flowing at the biggest U.S. field and as a cease-fire began in Lebanon.Displaced families return as fragile truce calms Lebanon Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Lebanon's displaced Shia population streamed back to their destroyed homes in the south yesterday, encouraged by pledges of financial support and reconstruction from Hizbollah, after a fragile truce took hold.Oil, Gasoline Fall on BP's Alaska Output, Lebanon Cease-Fire Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 7:20 AM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell and gasoline dropped to a two-month low after BP Plc said it will keep half of the output flowing at the largest U.S. oil field, and a cease-fire began in Lebanon.Solana wants quick UN troop deployment to Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 8:00 PM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he would like to see international troops start deploying to southern Lebanon this week or early next week under a U.N. resolution to end the Israel-Hizbollah war.Protesters plan to blockade Foreign Office over Lebanon Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Peace protesters are planning to blockade the Foreign Office in protest against the UK's stance on the Israel-Lebanon war. Activists hope to blockade the building, housing several thousand civil servants plus the offices of ministers including the foreign secretary, from 8am next Monday.Israel leaflets Lebanon before truce AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 8:19 PM
The Israeli military dropped leaflets on central Beirut on Monday, warning it will retaliate against any attack launched on it from Lebanon.Israel pounds Lebanon hours before UN truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 6:43 PM
Israeli warplanes and ground forces pounded southern Lebanon on Monday, pressing an offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas before a U.N.-brokered ceasefire designed to end the month-long war was due to begin at 0500 GMT.Exodus of OFWs from Lebanon continues ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 14 6:15 PM
The repatriation of overseas Filipino workers from Lebanon continued Tuesday after the Israeli government and Hezbollah guerillas agreed on a United Nations-brokered cease-fire Monday, DZMM reported.Oil drops on Lebanon ceasefire AME Info - 15 minutes ago
Oil prices dropped around $2 Monday to below $73 on news of a ceasefire in Lebanon and that BP would be able to maintain half of its production at a large oil field in Alaska, news agencies reported.Ceasefire holds as both sides claim Lebanon success Times Online - Aug 14 3:07 PM
LEBANESE villagers streamed home in their thousands and Israelis warily emerged from bomb shelters yesterday as a fragile ceasefire ended the fighting in Lebanon.Bush hails Lebanon cease-fire resolution Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 14 2:47 PM
_ U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday hailed a U.N. Security Council resolution passed Friday as an "important step forward" in ending five weeks of violence between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon.More Australians could be rescued from Lebanon 7News via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 14 3:09 PM
The Federal Government is considering plans to rescue up to 90 Australians believed to be still stranded in southern Lebanon.Lebanon needs 13,000 troops 'as soon as possible' Independent - Aug 14 4:31 PM
The head of the United Nations force in Lebanon has called for the urgent dispatch of 13,000 troop reinforcements who are supposed to help the Lebanese army rid the south of armed Hizbollah militias and police a buffer zone north of Israel.General heading U-N peacekeeping force in Lebanon seeks reinforcements KVOA Tucson - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
PARIS The head of the U-N peacekeeping force in Lebanon is asking for reinforcements "as soon as possible."Oil Falls to 2-Week Low on Alaska Output, Cease-Fire in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 5:20 AM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell to a two-week low and gasoline dropped after BP Plc said it will keep half of the production flowing at the biggest U.S. field and as a cease-fire began in Lebanon.A whole new world: Germany debates sending troops to Lebanon JTA - Aug 14 3:11 PM
BERLIN, Aug. 14 (JTA) With Germany considering offering peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon, politicians and Jewish leaders are weighing in on what the German army s role should be.US involved in planning Israel's operations in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 6:57 PM
The US government was closely involved in planning Israel's military operations against Lebanon's Hezbollah militia even before the July 12 kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers, a US magazine reported.Truce will be Israel's last, Lebanon envoy declares AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 5:54 PM
Lebanon's UN ambassador bitterly slammed Israel's month-long bombardment of his country ahead of a hard-won truce, and vowed that the treaty would be Israel's last with any Middle East country.Israel's Olmert and Hezbollah's Nasrallah both declare victory in Lebanon war CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 14 2:19 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - The leaders of Israel and Hezbollah each declared his side the winner Monday in their month-long war. But Israel's Ehud Olmert now faces challenges from rivals at home, while Hezbollah's Sheik Hassan Nasrallah may have gained ground in Lebanon.Lebanon- Israel ceasefire violated by Israel ArabicNews.com - Aug 14 5:06 PM
Israeli forces killed a combatant of Islamic Resistance, military wing of Hizbullah, in southern Lebanon today, violating the first clause of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which calls for stopping war and hostile actions.More Aussies to be rescued from Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 14 1:25 PM
Authorities are looking at options for the rescue of up to 90 Australians stuck in southern Lebanon after a ceasefire calmed fighting in the Middle East. -US Calls Lebanon Peace Deal Strategic Setback for Iran, Syria Voice of America - Aug 14 12:35 PM
The United States says the U.N. Security Council resolution on Lebanon, if successfully implemented, will be a strategic setback for Iran and Syria. The U.N. plan would curb Hezbollah and prevent Iran and Syria from rearming the Shi'ite militia.Ten rockets explode in southern Lebanon WIS-TV Columbia - Aug 14 6:09 PM
Israel's military says Hezbollah guerrillas have fired at least 10 Katyusha rockets into southern Lebanon. It's said to have happened early Tuesday.Lebanon truce holds Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Aug 14 11:55 AM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A fragile U.N.-ordered truce took hold in Lebanon on Monday after Israel's month-long war with Hizbollah guerrillas, prompting thousands of refugees to rush back to blitzed villages in the south.Bush: Cease-fire in Lebanon important step forward ArabicNews.com - Aug 14 5:10 PM
US President George W. Bush, speaking at the State Department today welcomed the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon and the implementation of a cease-fire in the region as "an important step forward."Olmert faces battle for survival after Lebanon war Stuff - Aug 14 6:41 PM
JERUSALEM: Lebanon has a habit of bringing down Israeli leaders. If the war subsides between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas after a truce due this week, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faces a battle for his political life to ensure he is not the next.Fragile Lebanon ceasefire takes hold New Straits Times - Aug 14 2:25 PM
A UN-brokered ceasefire aimed at silencing the guns in the month-old Lebanon conflict took hold, sending thousands of displaced Lebanese streaming back home in the war-battered south as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah claimed a "historic victory".Gold Declines in London as Cease-Fire in Lebanon Takes Effect Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 4:28 AM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Gold fell after a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect in Lebanon, reducing investor demand for the precious metal as a safe haven.U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise on Lower Oil, Lebanon Cease-Fire Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 4:17 AM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures rose as crude oil fell to a two-week low and as Israeli and Hezbollah troops began a cease-fire in Lebanon.U.S. claims ceasefire accord for Lebanon a strategic setback for Iran, Syria CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 14 12:50 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The UN-declared ceasefire in Lebanon, if fully implemented, would be a strategic setback for Iran and Syria because it strengthens democracy in Lebanon and stabilizes the border with Israel, the State Department said Monday.FOR IRANIAN RADICALS, THE FIGHTING IN LEBANON WAS AN EXERCISE IN SELF-RESTRAINT EurasiaNet.org - Aug 14 12:28 PM
For the radical conservatives calling the shots in Iran, the fighting in Lebanon marked an exercise in self-restraint. And now that a ceasefire is taking hold in the conflict between Israel and the Hezbollah militia, Tehran s restraint stands to bring it significant geopolitical benefits.Fragile peace could break down at any village or hilltop in southern Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 14 1:08 PM
AITA AL-SHAAB, Lebanon (AP) - With no clear ceasefire line, any village or hilltop in the south is a potential friction point that could bring down the fragile truce between Israeli troops and Hezbollah guerrillas, still close together on the ground.Crude falls after Lebanon ceasefire, BP field stays online Market Watch - Aug 14 3:50 AM
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil prices dropped sharply Monday as a ceasefire came into effect in Lebanon and after BP said it wouldn't have to entirely shut a key Alaskan oil field for repairs. Annan warns Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory KBCI Boise - 11 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS U-N chief Kofi Annan (KOH'-fee AN'-nan) has warned Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory. Annan's letter to both sides also says that they should refrain from responding to any attacks "except where clearly required in immediate self-defense."Bush administration claims cease-fire accord for Lebanon is a strategic setback for Iran, Syria San Diego Union-Tribune - Aug 14 12:12 PM
WASHINGTON, 10:41 a.m. Aug. 14 (AP): The U.N.-declared cease-fire in Lebanon, if fully implemented, would be a strategic setback for Iran and Syria because it strengthens democracy in Lebanon and stabilizes the border with Israel, the State Department said Monday.Israel's aggression pollutes Lebanon's beaches ArabicNews.com - Aug 14 5:11 PM
Iran's Head of the Department of the Environment Fatemeh Vaez-Javadi has expressed concerned over the environmental pollution in Lebanon caused by massive Israeli bombardments.Dozen rockets fired against Israeli troops in Lebanon: army TurkishPress.com - Aug 14 6:02 PM
JERUSALEM - A dozen rockets were fired during the early hours of Tuesday at positions held by Israeli soldiers in south Lebanon, without causing any injuries, an army spokesman said.10 Katyusha rockets explode in southern Lebanon Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 14 4:56 PM
JERUSALEM Hezbollah guerillas fired at least 10 katyusha rockets into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, the army said. None of them reached Israel and no injuries were reported.UN to investigate Israel's crimes in Lebanon ArabicNews.com - Aug 14 5:10 PM
Russian foreign ministry declared the UN Human Rights Council intends to dispatch a special commission to Lebanon to investigate Israel's war crimes against civilian people there.Displaced families return as fragile truce calms Lebanon Financial Times - Aug 14 12:30 PM
Lebanon s displaced Shia population streamed back to their destroyed homes in the south on Monday , encouraged by pledges of financial support and reconstruction from Hizbollah, after a fragile truce took hold.Lebanon truce holds The Peninsula - Aug 14 4:47 PM
beirut A fragile UN-ordered truce took hold in Lebanon yesterday after Israel s month-long war with Hezbollah guerrillas, prompting thousands of refugees to rush back to blitzed villages in the south.Settlers blame Lebanon war on Gaza pullout AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 3:38 PM
A year after being forced out of their Gaza homes, Jewish settlers argue that the Lebanon war confirms their unheeded warnings that a pullout would strengthen the resolve of Israel's enemies.Lebanon s absence clouds Asian Cup qualifiers The Star Online - Aug 14 4:40 PM
TOKYO: Crisis-hit Lebanon s enforced withdrawal from the Asian Cup qualifying competition has cast a dark cloud over tomorrow s matches across the region.Oil Falls to 2-Week Low on Alaska Output, Cease-Fire in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 3:07 AM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell to a two-week low as concern about supply disruptions eased after BP Plc said it will keep half of the biggest U.S. field operating and a cease-fire took hold in Lebanon.Fragile Lebanon ceasefire takes hold AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 14 9:59 AM
BEIRUT (AFP) - A UN-brokered ceasefire aimed at silencing the guns in the month-old Lebanon conflict has taken hold, sending thousands of displaced Lebanese streaming back home in the war-battered south.Fragile truce begins in Lebanon Stuff - Aug 14 10:19 AM
BEIRUT: Heavy fighting in southern Lebanon stopped abruptly last night after a UN-brokered truce came into effect, but the shooting of two Hizbollah guerrillas by Israeli troops underlined the fragility of the calm.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-15 03:53 GMT: Oil prices fall in Asian trade after truce in Lebanon takes effect Interactive Investor - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
SINGAPORE (XFN-ASIA) - Oil prices were lower in Asian trading hours after a UN-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon went into effect and news that BP would maintain half of its output in Alaska, dealers said.