Beirut has declared that military action going on in Nahr Al-Bared refugee camp has ended. Minister of Defence of Lebanon Elias Murr said that the Lebanese army had destroyed all positions of Fatah Al Islam in the camp.

The White House has refused to confirm a report that it is close to a decision to shut down the prison at Guantanamo Bay. The Associated Press had reported that the Bush administration was close to a decision to shut down the prison and move detainees to military prisons on …

Lebanese troops said they had largely defeated Islamist rebels in a northern refugee camp, but continued their siege amid sporadic shelling and gunfire.