Bush launches Mideast diplomacy
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters): UNITED STATES President George W. Bush yesterday launched a round of diplomacy on the crisis in southern Lebanon, saying the United States would urge Arab leaders to help pressure Hezbollah as well as Syria and Iran.
Abuse of Iraqi detainees was routine
WASHINGTON (Reuters): IRAQI DETAINEES were routinely subjected to beatings, sleep deprivation, stress positions and other forms of abuse by U.S. interrogators, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Sunday that offers first-hand accounts...
Developments on 11th day of Israel's bombardment
ISRAELI AIRCRAFT knock out mobile phone and TV masts north of Beirut. More than 40 rockets fired by Hezbollah hit towns across northern Israel, injuring more than two dozen people.
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