Monday, August 28, 2006

8/28/06

UN chief on Lebanon truce mission UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for talks aimed at shoring up the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Israel, PA consider int'l force at Karni Israel and the Palestinian Authority are deliberating over an international observers force that may be stationed at the Gaza Strip's Karni Crossing.

Lebanese army boosting forces along Syrian border Lebanese newspaper reports that five units have started deploying along border with Syria.

Would Turkish troops in Lebanon be neutral? With relative quiet prevailing in Lebanon, the question now is which countries will send peacekeepers to enforce order in the country.

Annan to visit Iran amid dispute UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is to visit Iran next Saturday.

Iran test-fires sub-to-surface missile A A day after Ahmadinejad inaugurated a heavy-water plant that could be used to produce plutonium, Iran test-fired a sub-to-surface missile in the Persian Gulf.

Amnesty warns of potential catastrophe in Darfur The build up of Sudanese troops in the war-torn western Darfur region could lead to a human rights catastrophe unless UN peacekeeping troops are sent to the region soon.

'Gaza caught in anarchy and thuggery' "When you walk in the streets of Gaza City, you cannot but close your eyes because of what you see there: unimaginable chaos, careless policemen, and young men carrying guns.

Car bomb targets Iraq interior ministry A bomber in a car has blown himself up outside Iraq's interior ministry in Baghdad.

Nasrallah: I would not have kidnapped troops had I known the outcome Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a TV interview Sunday that he would not have ordered the capture of two Israeli soldiers had he known it would lead to such a response.