“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
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U.N.: Israeli airstrike hits U.N. observer post
The U.N. initially reported that four peacekeepers were dead, but later said there were two dead and two missing.
Read More »Greek protesters topple Truman statue in anti-war
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
Read More »Rice floats peace plan, sources say
Rice pitched the plan Tuesday to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem, then traveled to
Read More »Germans split over taboo of Mideast deployment
BERLIN (Reuters) – The prospect of German soldiers heading to the Israeli border region as part of an international force has sparked a
Read More »Sources: Rice proposes international forces in Lebanon
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.
Read More »Hezbollah rockets strike northern Israel
One Katyusha rocket killed a 15-year-old girl in the village of Meghar in the Galilee region, Israeli police and medical service officials said.
Read More »Israeli forces close in on key Hizbollah stronghold
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces battled to take over a second Hizbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon on Tuesday
Read More »Rice says need to keep focus on Palestinian state
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday there was a need to remain focused on establishing a Palestinian state alongside Israel despite the crisis in Lebanon.
Read More »“Russian roulette” with rockets in northern Israel
SAFED, Israel (Reuters) – Eliezer Asulin lives alone in the remains of his home, half-destroyed by a direct hit from a Hizbollah rocket fired from Lebanon.
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