He also approved $1bn for the Central Bank of Lebanon to support the economy.

There are piles of rubble leading up to the hole in Hazem Ali’s house.

Israel will enforce a “security zone” in southern Lebanon until such time as a multinational force moves in to control the Lebanese border area, the minister directly responsible for the two-week-long military offensive said yesterday.

But when it comes to “shuttle diplomacy,” it’s hard to remember any previous mission that came with so many obstacles and burdens.

“Obviously the violence in Baghdad is still terrible,” Bush said during a joint White House news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Bush had

The U.N. initially reported that four peacekeepers were dead, but later said there were two dead and two missing.

ATHENS (Reuters) – In a move harking back to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Greek leftists pulled down a statue of former U.S. President

Rice pitched the plan Tuesday to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem, then traveled to

BERLIN (Reuters) – The prospect of German soldiers heading to the Israeli border region as part of an international force has sparked a

The plan initially would involve putting an international force of up to 10,000 Turkish and Egyptian troops under a NATO or U.N. commander into southern Lebanon following a cease-fire.