| UN Secretary General To Meet Haiti's New Leaders Updated:3 August 2006 |
| United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has landed in Haiti for a short visit to meet Haiti's new political leaders. U.N. presence is still strong in the poor Caribbean nation as its 9,000 troops provide assurance in the ensuing gang violence.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Christian Villages Spared Israeli Wrath Updated:4 August 2006 |
| Christian villages across southern Lebanon have been left largely untouched as Israel battles to destroy the Hezbollah infrastructure embedded in Shiite communities between the Israel-Lebanon border and the Litani River some 18 miles to the north. That is due primarily to the Christian population's disdain for Hezbollah, and refusal to allow the terror group to operate from within its communities.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Asian Terrorists Threaten Israel And It's Supporters Updated:4 August 2006 |
| Hundreds of Muslims from Southeast Asia have been trained and dispatched to carry out suicide bomb attacks against the vital interests of Israel and those nations that most support the Jewish state, said a top Islamic leader Friday. Suaib Didu, chairman of the Jakarta-based ASEAN Muslim Youth Movement (AMYM), said the operations were meant to avenge what he called "Israel's aggression in Palestine and Lebanon."
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| EU Seeks Syrian Help On Ceasefire Updated:4 August 2006 |
| A European Union envoy and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos visited Damascus Thursday in an effort to enlist Syrian support for a ceasefire along the Israel-Lebanon border. Moratinos later told reporters that he managed to secure Syrian President Bashar Assad's backing for a seven-point truce deal proposed by Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, as well as a promise to use Syria's influence with Hezbollah to press the terror group to sign on to the agreement.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Israel Has No Problem With German Peacekeepers Updated:4 August 2006 |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he has no problem with German soldiers participating in a robust multi-national military force tasked with keeping the peace in southern Lebanon after Israel finishes with Hezbollah. Last week the German-language media fiercely debated the appropriateness of deployed German soldiers within proximity of Israeli Jews.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| New Storm Forces Hundreds Of Thousands To Evacuate In Southern China Updated:4 August 2006 |
| Typhoon "Prapiroon" is expected to hit southern China on Thursday as government disaster preparedness team ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of residents to avoid its onslaught. The typhoon, which left six people killed and forced thousands to flee their homes in northern Philippines, was spotted 180 miles southwest of Hong Kong and is expected to travel at about 8.68 miles per hour towards China's Guangdong province.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Egyptians: Cancel Peace Deal With Israel Updated:4 August 2006 |
| A group of Egyptian judges issued a statement Thursday calling on their government to dissolve its peace agreement with Israel and expressing support for the Hezbollah terrorism that sparked the current regional crisis. They also slammed America over perceived efforts "to rearrange the Middle East, based on the 'Greater Middle East' plan, via Israeli pride and American hegemony, in whose eyes the lives of hundreds of Arab children are not worth the wounds of one Israeli child."
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Llamas Play Crucial Role In Israeli Offensive Updated:4 August 2006 |
| Israel's mighty and technologically-advanced military has shunned more sophisticated means of supplying its special forces operating in Lebanon for a more unassuming supporting character - the South American pack llama. Recent photos in local newspapers have shown elite infantry units waiting to cross the Lebanon border with their supply-laden furry beasts of burden.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Update: 2 Soldiers, 12 Terrorists Killed In Lebanon Updated:4 August 2006 |
| Two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were killed and two others wounded after coming under attack during an operation in the southern Lebanon village of Markaba overnight Friday. Twelve Hezbollah men were killed during battles across a narrow strip of Lebanese land now largely under Israeli control.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Hamas Says Israel Agrees To Prisoner Exchange Updated:4 August 2006 |
| A top Hamas official said in remarks published Friday that Israel had agreed in theory to conduct a prisoner exchange with the Palestinian terror group, despite an earlier refusal to do so. Hamas-affiliated terrorists are holding Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Corporal Gilad Shalit in the Gaza Strip, and are demanding the release of at least 1,000 Palestinian security prisoners from Israeli jails in return for his freedom.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Wife Of Abducted Soldier Asks For Help From Hezbollah Wives Updated:4 August 2006 |
| In a touching press conference, the wife of a kidnapped Israel Defense Forces soldier Ehud Goldwasser issued a public appeal Thursday to the spouses of Hezbollah fighters asking then to to help her trace the whereabouts of her husband. During the press conference Karnit Goldwasser said, "I am asking, as a wife to a Hezbollah wife, that she can help me to get the message from my husband to me - as a wife to a wife,"
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| U.S. Sanctions N. Korea, Russian Firms Updated:4 August 2006 |
| A U.S. State Department official said Friday that the United States has imposed sanctions against seven companies from North Korea, Russia, India and Cuba for their alleged arms dealings with Iran. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, says the sanctions were imposed after the United States obtained "credible information" that the companies had transferred equipment or materials to Iran since January 1, 1999.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Northern Indian State Bans Soft Drinks After Pepsi, Coke Get Toxic Labels Updated:4 August 2006 |
| he northern Rajasthan state in India has banned the sale of soft drinks, as the country's highest court told the US beverage giants Pepsico and Coca-Cola to reveal the ingredients of their products. An administration spokesman said, "The ban will be in force in all educational institutes, including medical and technical colleges and universities and offenders would be punished."
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Ugandan Rebels Declare Immediate Ceasefire Updated:4 August 2006 |
| The leading rebel group in Uganda has announced an immediate and unilateral ceasefire. The Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army's (LRA) deputy leader Vincent Otti tells the BBC he had ordered all field commanders to cease all hostilities against Uganda's army.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Heavy Rain Kills 100 In Southern India Updated:5 August 2006 |
| At least 100 people were killed and thousands evacuated as torrential rains continued in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The Metrological Department of India has forecast more rains over the next 12 hours in the entire region.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Gas Leak in Chinese Coal Mine Kills 18 Miners Updated:5 August 2006 |
| Eighteen miners killed following a gas leak at a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi province, reports say on Saturday.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Cuban Health Minister: Fidel Castro Recovering Updated:5 August 2006 |
| Cuban Health Minister Jose Ramon Balaguer informed Friday that President Fidel Castro is recovering well from surgery to curb intestinal bleeding. Mr. Balaguer says that, "the Cuban regime has received best wishes for Fidel Castro's health from the most remote corners of the world."
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Japan Snubs China Offer To Resume Summit Talks Updated:4 August 2006 |
| A top Japanese diplomat expressed it as "beyond comprehension" regarding China's deal to go back to summit talks if Japanese leaders cease visiting the controversial Yasukuni shrine. Foreign Minister Taro Aso stated that the Chinese stipulation implied as if Japan was the only one to blame for strained relationships between the two countries.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Poisonous Mushrooms Kill 2 More People In Mexico Updated:4 August 2006 |
| Poisonous mushrooms kill two more people in Mexico, bringing the total number of people who died after ingesting the fungus to 10. All 10 victims are from the same family in a Tenejapa community, in Chiapas state. The Indians ate a soup made with wild mushrooms found in the mountains.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Russia's Putin Speaks Out Against American Sanctions Updated:4 August 2006 |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin is speaking out against sanctions imposed by the U.S. on two Russian companies. Putin calls the sanctions an "illegitimate attempt to make foreign companies work by internal American rules," after the U.S. banned all American companies from dealing with two Russian firms that sold hardware to Iran.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Two Bombs Injure 17 People In Southern Turkey Updated:4 August 2006 |
| Seventeen people are injured, one seriously, when two bombs go off in the southern Turkish city of Adana. Adana police chief Mehmet Cebe tells The Associated Press the first explosion detonated in front of a bank on a busy road in Adana.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Muslims Show Support For Hezbollah In Demonstrations Updated:4 August 2006 |
| As Israel's offensive against militants in Lebanon, Shiite Muslims across the Middle East are showing support for Hezbollah. In Iran, a predominantly Shiite country that has long been seen as a major financial and material supporter of Hezbollah, a violent riot erupted outside the British Embassy in Tehran.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Raul Castro in Firm Control Updated:5 August 2006 |
| Leadership in Cuba is reassuring residents that Fidel Castro's brother, Raul Castro, is in firm control of the country and that the government is operating normally
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| 152 Rebels Killed In Sri Lanka Updated:5 August 2006 |
| At least 152 Tamil rebels were killed in air attacks by Sri Lankan air force in northeastern region of the island. Upali Rajapakse, military spokesman confirmed Friday that, "We have an estimated 152 Tigers killed and 124 injured, mainly in the air attacks carried at their key base of Foul Point."
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| 7 Drown As Boat Capsized In Northern India Updated:6 August 2006 |
| At least seven people drowned and many were missing when an overcrowded boat capsized in Yamuna River, in northern Indian state of Haryana on Sunday.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Full Recount Rejected By Mexican Court Updated:5 August 2006 |
| On Saturday, Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was denied a ballot by ballot recount by Mexico's top electoral court. Thousands of Obrador's supporters gathered in Mexico's central plaza and watched the court session on a huge screen.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Palestinians Celebrate Israeli Losses Updated:6 August 2006 |
| Palestinian residents of the West Bank town of Nablus erupted in celebration Sunday after learning of the deaths of 10 Israeli soldiers in a Hezbollah missile strike on northern Israel. It was the single largest loss of life in a Hezbollah attack on Israeli soil since the start of the current crisis more than three weeks ago.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Elian Gonzalez Wishes Castro Speedy Recovery Updated:6 August 2006 |
| One of Cuba's most well known residents is sending get well wishes to recovering Cuban President Fidel Castro. Elian Gonzalez reportedly sent Castro "Get Well" wishes.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Ethiopian Flood Kills 100 Updated:6 August 2006 |
| At least 100 people are dead and officials fear several hundred could be after a river burst its banks in eastern Ethiopia. The flooding happened in the middle of the night when most residents were sleeping.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| China, Papua New Guinea Pledge Improved Ties Updated:6 August 2006 |
| The governments of China and Papua New Guinea on Sunday pledged to strengthen bilateral ties during the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing attended the celebration held in Papua's capital Port Moresby where he was welcomed by Prime Minister Michael Somareon.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
