MORE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Israeli forces move back into northern Gaza Strip
Israeli forces clashed with militants in Gaza on Sunday as tanks moved back into the north of the Strip on an offensive that has continued even as fighting with Lebanese Hizbollah guerillas opened a second front.
Foreign companies buy U.S. roads, bridges
Roads and bridges built by U.S. taxpayers are starting to be sold off, and so far foreign-owned companies are doing the buying.
Royal Navy ships head for Lebanon
Defence Secretary Des Browne has given orders for HMS Illustrious and HMS Bulwark to "make ready" for operations off Lebanon.
Lebanon Calls on U.N. to Broker Truce
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora called for a cease-fire under U.N. auspices Saturday, as Israeli warplanes hit central Beirut for the first time and smashed the Hezbollah leadership's main strongholds.
Bush Blocks WTO Entry for Russia
In a chilly summit prelude, President Bush blocked Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization on Saturday and President Vladimir Putin mockingly said Moscow doesn't want the kind of violence-plagued democracy the United States has fostered in Iraq.
Russia to use authority in Middle East to stop conflict - aide
Russia is not intending to propose initiatives on resolving the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, but will use its authority in the Arab world to stop the violence, a presidential aide said Friday.
Crisis seen as chance to reshape Mideast
The escalating Hezbollah-Israeli confrontation is just one of several political and military showdowns playing out simultaneously as competing players vie to reshape the Middle East according to their own interests.
Arab League chief: Peace process 'dead'
"The Middle East peace process has failed. The whole process should now be sent back to the Security Council for a complete overhaul," said Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa.
Report: Israel gives Syria ultimatum
The London-based Arabic language newspaper Al-Hayat reported Saturday that “Washington has information according to which Israel gave Damascus 72 hours to stop Hizbullah’s activity along the Lebanon-Israel border and bring about the release the two kidnapped IDF soldiers or it would launch an offensive with disastrous consequences.”
Israel: Iran aided Hezbollah ship attack
A missile fired by Hezbollah, not an unmanned drone laden with explosives, damaged an Israeli warship off Lebanon, the army said Saturday. Elite Iranian troops helped fire the missile, a senior Israeli intelligence official said.
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Bridges, Gas Stations, Kill 18 Lebanese
Israeli warplanes pounded Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold and struck roads around the country Saturday, killing at least 18 Lebanese fleeing the onslaught. Hezbollah rockets continued to pour into Israel, where officials warned citizens that Tel Aviv could be hit.
Israeli Jets Continue Airstrikes on Lebanon in Fourth Day of Fighting
Israeli warplanes renewed attacks on Lebanon early Saturday, targeting bridges and fuel storage tanks and gas stations in the east and south, security officials said.
IAF strikes Syria-Lebanon border crossing, suburbs of Beirut
Israel Air Force planes fired rockets near the Lebanese-Syrian border on Saturday, heightening fears that it could hit Syria, as well as Lebanon, in a campaign to dislodge Syrian-backed Hizbollah fighters from its northern border.
Thanking Jesus in Court Lands Man in Jail
Junior Stowers raised his hands and exclaimed, "Thank you, Jesus!" in court last month when he was acquitted by a jury of abusing his son.
Calif. Desert Wildfires Merge
Thousands of firefighters struggled in fierce desert heat Friday to keep a newly merged pair of wildfires from gaining a foothold in the populated San Bernardino Mountains, where millions of trees killed by drought and bark beetles could provide explosive fuel.
Gunmen kidnap Iraqi Olympic chief, aides
Gunmen kidnapped about 30 Iraqi sports officials, including the head of the national Olympic committee, as they met in Baghdad on Saturday, just hours after parliament voted to extend a state of emergency.
At G-8, world leaders focus on Mideast
World leaders tore up a carefully prepared summit agenda Saturday and turned their attention to a growing crisis in the Middle East, hoping to reach common ground on ways to stop the fighting.
Hezbollah rockets strike Israeli city
Four Israeli civilians have been killed in rocket attacks that began Wednesday after Israel launched the offensive after Hezbollah militants captured two soldiers and killed eight.
Ecuador volcano spews rocks, villages evacuated
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spewed ash, gases and molten rocks on Friday, forcing authorities to evacuate four nearby villages after the crater registered its most volatile activity since a 1999 eruption.
Insurers to Test Implantable Microchip
In a new test program, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey plans to implant patients suffering from chronic diseases with a microchip that will give emergency room staff access to their medical information and help avoid costly or serious medical errors, the insurer said on Friday.
US 'could be going bankrupt'
The United States is heading for bankruptcy, according to an extraordinary paper published by one of the key members of the country's central bank.
IAF strikes north Lebanese city of Tripoli
IAF jets attacked targets in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Saturday morning, some 90 kilometers north of Beirut, marking the deepest Israel has struck inside Lebanon since the onset of Operation Just Rewards.
Venezuela's Chavez says US backing of Israel is taking world toward 'Holocaust'
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that US Backing of Israel is responsible for flaming tensions in the Middle East and putting the world on course toward another "Holocaust."
Lebanese sources predict provocation from Damascus
While Israeli military sources in the Golan Heights are reporting Syrian military gunfire directed inside the Jewish state, Lebanese political sources are telling WND they expect a provocation of some kind from Damascus.
Syria says supports Hizbollah against Israel
Syria will support its allies Hizbollah and Lebanon against Israel's attacks on the country, the ruling Baath Party said on Friday.
4 IDF sailors missing from damaged warship
A Hizbullah strike on an IDF warship off the Lebanese coast damaged the ship severely.
IAF strikes bridge in central Gaza
The IAF hit Al-Bureij bridge in the central Gaza Strip early Saturday, reports said.
Thousands of Iraqis demonstrate for Lebanon
Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated in Baghdad on Friday praising the leader of Lebanon's Hizbullah group and denouncing Israel and the United States for attacks against Lebanon.
Syria 'ready for anything'
SYRIA is bracing itself for "any eventuality" as the regime nervously eyes a relentless Israeli operation over the border in Lebanon and faces up to increasingly hostile US rhetoric.
Israel: New Hezbollah rockets can reach Tel Aviv and Be'er Sheva
Israel believes Hezbollah has missiles that can hit most of Israel, and which could even strike Be'er Sheva under optimum conditions.
Israeli forces clashed with militants in Gaza on Sunday as tanks moved back into the north of the Strip on an offensive that has continued even as fighting with Lebanese Hizbollah guerillas opened a second front.
Foreign companies buy U.S. roads, bridges
Roads and bridges built by U.S. taxpayers are starting to be sold off, and so far foreign-owned companies are doing the buying.
Royal Navy ships head for Lebanon
Defence Secretary Des Browne has given orders for HMS Illustrious and HMS Bulwark to "make ready" for operations off Lebanon.
Lebanon Calls on U.N. to Broker Truce
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora called for a cease-fire under U.N. auspices Saturday, as Israeli warplanes hit central Beirut for the first time and smashed the Hezbollah leadership's main strongholds.
Bush Blocks WTO Entry for Russia
In a chilly summit prelude, President Bush blocked Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization on Saturday and President Vladimir Putin mockingly said Moscow doesn't want the kind of violence-plagued democracy the United States has fostered in Iraq.
Russia to use authority in Middle East to stop conflict - aide
Russia is not intending to propose initiatives on resolving the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, but will use its authority in the Arab world to stop the violence, a presidential aide said Friday.
Crisis seen as chance to reshape Mideast
The escalating Hezbollah-Israeli confrontation is just one of several political and military showdowns playing out simultaneously as competing players vie to reshape the Middle East according to their own interests.
Arab League chief: Peace process 'dead'
"The Middle East peace process has failed. The whole process should now be sent back to the Security Council for a complete overhaul," said Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa.
Report: Israel gives Syria ultimatum
The London-based Arabic language newspaper Al-Hayat reported Saturday that “Washington has information according to which Israel gave Damascus 72 hours to stop Hizbullah’s activity along the Lebanon-Israel border and bring about the release the two kidnapped IDF soldiers or it would launch an offensive with disastrous consequences.”
Israel: Iran aided Hezbollah ship attack
A missile fired by Hezbollah, not an unmanned drone laden with explosives, damaged an Israeli warship off Lebanon, the army said Saturday. Elite Iranian troops helped fire the missile, a senior Israeli intelligence official said.
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Bridges, Gas Stations, Kill 18 Lebanese
Israeli warplanes pounded Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold and struck roads around the country Saturday, killing at least 18 Lebanese fleeing the onslaught. Hezbollah rockets continued to pour into Israel, where officials warned citizens that Tel Aviv could be hit.
Israeli Jets Continue Airstrikes on Lebanon in Fourth Day of Fighting
Israeli warplanes renewed attacks on Lebanon early Saturday, targeting bridges and fuel storage tanks and gas stations in the east and south, security officials said.
IAF strikes Syria-Lebanon border crossing, suburbs of Beirut
Israel Air Force planes fired rockets near the Lebanese-Syrian border on Saturday, heightening fears that it could hit Syria, as well as Lebanon, in a campaign to dislodge Syrian-backed Hizbollah fighters from its northern border.
Thanking Jesus in Court Lands Man in Jail
Junior Stowers raised his hands and exclaimed, "Thank you, Jesus!" in court last month when he was acquitted by a jury of abusing his son.
Calif. Desert Wildfires Merge
Thousands of firefighters struggled in fierce desert heat Friday to keep a newly merged pair of wildfires from gaining a foothold in the populated San Bernardino Mountains, where millions of trees killed by drought and bark beetles could provide explosive fuel.
Gunmen kidnap Iraqi Olympic chief, aides
Gunmen kidnapped about 30 Iraqi sports officials, including the head of the national Olympic committee, as they met in Baghdad on Saturday, just hours after parliament voted to extend a state of emergency.
At G-8, world leaders focus on Mideast
World leaders tore up a carefully prepared summit agenda Saturday and turned their attention to a growing crisis in the Middle East, hoping to reach common ground on ways to stop the fighting.
Hezbollah rockets strike Israeli city
Four Israeli civilians have been killed in rocket attacks that began Wednesday after Israel launched the offensive after Hezbollah militants captured two soldiers and killed eight.
Ecuador volcano spews rocks, villages evacuated
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spewed ash, gases and molten rocks on Friday, forcing authorities to evacuate four nearby villages after the crater registered its most volatile activity since a 1999 eruption.
Insurers to Test Implantable Microchip
In a new test program, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey plans to implant patients suffering from chronic diseases with a microchip that will give emergency room staff access to their medical information and help avoid costly or serious medical errors, the insurer said on Friday.
US 'could be going bankrupt'
The United States is heading for bankruptcy, according to an extraordinary paper published by one of the key members of the country's central bank.
IAF strikes north Lebanese city of Tripoli
IAF jets attacked targets in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Saturday morning, some 90 kilometers north of Beirut, marking the deepest Israel has struck inside Lebanon since the onset of Operation Just Rewards.
Venezuela's Chavez says US backing of Israel is taking world toward 'Holocaust'
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that US Backing of Israel is responsible for flaming tensions in the Middle East and putting the world on course toward another "Holocaust."
Lebanese sources predict provocation from Damascus
While Israeli military sources in the Golan Heights are reporting Syrian military gunfire directed inside the Jewish state, Lebanese political sources are telling WND they expect a provocation of some kind from Damascus.
Syria says supports Hizbollah against Israel
Syria will support its allies Hizbollah and Lebanon against Israel's attacks on the country, the ruling Baath Party said on Friday.
4 IDF sailors missing from damaged warship
A Hizbullah strike on an IDF warship off the Lebanese coast damaged the ship severely.
IAF strikes bridge in central Gaza
The IAF hit Al-Bureij bridge in the central Gaza Strip early Saturday, reports said.
Thousands of Iraqis demonstrate for Lebanon
Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated in Baghdad on Friday praising the leader of Lebanon's Hizbullah group and denouncing Israel and the United States for attacks against Lebanon.
Syria 'ready for anything'
SYRIA is bracing itself for "any eventuality" as the regime nervously eyes a relentless Israeli operation over the border in Lebanon and faces up to increasingly hostile US rhetoric.
Israel: New Hezbollah rockets can reach Tel Aviv and Be'er Sheva
Israel believes Hezbollah has missiles that can hit most of Israel, and which could even strike Be'er Sheva under optimum conditions.
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