Wednesday, July 12, 2006

7/12/06

PM Olmert declares Hizbullah attack 'act of war' by Lebanon Three IDF soldiers were killed in the Hizbullah attack on IDF forces on the Lebanese border Wednesday morning.

Rumsfeld flies in to Iraq Security in Iraq depends as much on the Iraqi government's political success as it does on beating the insurgency.

Likud MK: Hamas, Hizbullah sense Israel's weakness Opposition MKs call on government to launch full-scale attack in north.

Iran vows not to back down, warns of 'long road' in nuclear standoff Iran vowed on Tuesday not to cave in to international pressure.

Faiths in Jerusalem United Over Gay March Christian leaders condemned it. Jewish radicals put a bounty on participants. Muslim clerics threatened to flood the streets with protesters.

Peretz: Israel holds Lebanon responsible Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reacted for the first time to Hizbullah claims that it abducted two Israeli soldiers in the north on Wednesday morning.

Putin rebuffs 'colonialist' West Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Western critics of Russia's record on democracy of using "colonialist" rhetoric.

Report: Abbas threatens to resign Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to resign.

Mumbai bombs: Police follow leads Police investigating the highly coordinated bombings on Mumbai's rail network that killed 185 people say the attacks bear the hallmarks of a Kashmiri militant group.

'Israel may have to take alarming force' "Israel may have to take alarming force as an outcome of the latest attacks".