JERUSALEM (Reuters): Israel rejected a call by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan yesterday to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon, saying it would end the seven-week-old siege only when all aspects of a ceasefire were in place.
DAMASCUS, (Reuters): Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pledged solidarity yesterday with Syria in its struggle against Israel and the United States and predicted the demise of U.S. "imperialism".
VIENNA (Reuters): Iran faces the risk of sanctions after a U.N. nuclear watchdog report today likely to find that Tehran has ignored a deadline to halt an atomic fuel programme Western leaders say could lead to bombs.
