Curfew extended as Baghdad bleeds A daytime curfew on Baghdad has been extended in an apparent effort to cut violence after one of the bloodiest weeks this year.
Lebanese defense minister: Army will fight ground invasion Lebanon's army, which so far has sat on the sidelines of the violence raging in the country, will fight an Israeli ground invasion.
Nasrallah: Nazereth kids are martyrs Hizbullah leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, spoke on Thursday for the first time since the beginning of the week.
3,000 Americans emigrate to Israel As rockets slam into Israel and Israeli reprisals force Lebanese to flee the border region and parts of Beirut, more than 3,000 American citizens are leaving the comfort and security of the United States to make war-torn Israel their home.
Report: Olmert-Abbas meeting in works Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is "actively" planning for a long-delayed meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Saudi fatwa: Don't support Hizbullah Leading Wahhabi cleric in Saudi Arabia issues scathing fatwa against Hizbullah.
UN calls for immediate ceasefire UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan faces opposition from Israel and the United States to an immediate ceasefire in the escalating Israeli-Lebanon conflict.
Somali militia threaten Ethiopia Islamic militia leaders in Somalia have threatened to wage what they called a holy war against Ethiopia unless it withdraws its troops from Somalia.
Ra'anan Gissin: It's Iran, stupid Ra'anan Gissin, prime minister Ariel Sharon's recently sidelined, gravel-voiced spokesman, had advice Thursday for how Israel should be waging the public relations campaign: "Emphasize Iran, Iran and Iran."