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Lebanese troop deployment in south to be studied by IsraelIsrael’s prime minister Ehud Olmert has reacted positively to the offer of 15,000 Lebanese troops… 08/08/06 12:08 CET
Israeli leaders to discuss expanding operations in LebanonAs more Israeli tanks prepare to cross the country’s northern border Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has… 08/08/06 12:08 CET
UN prepares to discuss draft resolution on LebanonThe UN Security Council is meeting again to discuss a draft resolution aimed at ending the war… 08/08/06 12:08 CET
Portugal raises alert amid raging forest firesA fresh alert has been called in Portugal as fire-fighters battle five major infernos. With rising… 08/08/06 12:08 CET
Humanitarian aid halted by bombingContinuing air strikes on Israeli port cities have all but ended brought humanitarian relief… 08/08/06 12:08 CET
Southern Beirut bombarded again overnightRescue workers say more than a dozen people have died and almost 30 have been injured after an… 08/08/06 07:08 CET
Olmert points the finger at Iran and SyriaIsrael’s Prime Minister has given his country’s troops his full support and backing for the… 08/08/06 07:08 CET
Cuban leaders move to calm fears over CastroA leading Cuban intellectual and politician has caused a stir by using the world “succession” with… 08/08/06 07:08 CET
Fires cause havoc in northern SpainDozens of forest fires raging across parts of northern Spain have left at least three people dead… 08/08/06 07:08 CET
Lebanon “ready to send troops”The Lebanese government has decided to send 15,000 troops to the war-torn south of the country. The… 08/08/06 07:08 CET
Air strikes hamper aid effortAid agencies are struggling to get supplies into southern Lebanon, prompting fresh warnings from … 08/08/06 07:08 CET
UN security council inches closer to Lebanon resolutionDiplomats at the UN are discussing a draft resolution to end the fighting between Israel and… 08/08/06 06:08 CET
Fighting continues as diplomacy push goes onThere has been more bombing and more fighting as diplomatic efforts continue to end the war between… 08/08/06 06:08 CET
Tyre residents warned to stay indoorsShells continue to fall around Tyre in southern Lebanon as it awaits its fate. Most of the 100,000… 08/08/06 06:08 CET
Government aid to help Israelis leave danger zoneAs Hizbollah rockets continued to land on northern Israel, the government has said it will help… 08/08/06 06:08 CET
Belgium remembers worst mining accidentBelgium has been commemorating the 50th anniversary of its worst mining accident. The Bois du… 08/08/06 06:08 CET
Baghdad bomb blasts kill at least 19The Iraqi capital has been shaken by a series of bomb blasts that have killed at least 19 people… 08/08/06 06:08 CET
Lebanese army to step into the unknownLebanon’s proposal to deploy 15,000 troops in the south of the country alongside an international… 08/08/06 06:08 CET
War crimes inquiries opened after Serb murder videoA video allegedly showing the murder of a Serb man by Croatian soldiers has been sent by Serbian… 08/08/06 06:08 CET
