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Deaths in Beirut funeral shooting
Armed men open fire on hundreds of mourners attending funeral procession.
Al Jazeera – May 10, 2008 12:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Armed men open fire on hundreds of mourners attending funeral procession.
Al Jazeera – May 10, 2008 12:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Many killed in Baghdad battles
Women and children are among 116 wounded in Sadr City clashes in the past 24 hours.
Al Jazeera – May 10, 2008 12:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Women and children are among 116 wounded in Sadr City clashes in the past 24 hours.
Al Jazeera – May 10, 2008 12:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Beirut: Hezbollah forces 'withdraw'
Governing coalition strongly condemns Hezbollah takeover of west Beirut.
Al Jazeera – May 10, 2008 05:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Governing coalition strongly condemns Hezbollah takeover of west Beirut.
Al Jazeera – May 10, 2008 05:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Gaza mortar attack kills Israeli
Israeli air strikes kill five Hamas members after a mortar attack from the Gaza Strip kills an Israeli civilian.
BBC News – May 10, 2008 03:42 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Israeli air strikes kill five Hamas members after a mortar attack from the Gaza Strip kills an Israeli civilian.
BBC News – May 10, 2008 03:42 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Opposition Seizes Most Of Beirut
BEIRUT, May 9 -- Supporters of Lebanon's opposition Hezbollah movement seized control of most of Beirut Friday, roaming shuttered streets with guns and grenade launchers and provoking broad domestic condemnation for deploying their weapons against fellow Lebanese.
Washington Post – May 10, 2008 03:06 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
BEIRUT, May 9 -- Supporters of Lebanon's opposition Hezbollah movement seized control of most of Beirut Friday, roaming shuttered streets with guns and grenade launchers and provoking broad domestic condemnation for deploying their weapons against fellow Lebanese.
Washington Post – May 10, 2008 03:06 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Frustration and Deceit on U.S.-Iraqi Patrol in Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq -- An hour before sunrise, under a star-studded sky, 1st Lt. Michael Baxter's soldiers packed their gear into Bradley Fighting Vehicles, heading out to patrol neighborhoods where fighting insurgents often seems like warring with shadows.
Washington Post – May 10, 2008 02:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
MOSUL, Iraq -- An hour before sunrise, under a star-studded sky, 1st Lt. Michael Baxter's soldiers packed their gear into Bradley Fighting Vehicles, heading out to patrol neighborhoods where fighting insurgents often seems like warring with shadows.
Washington Post – May 10, 2008 02:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Sadr aide criticises Iraq's Sistani
Fifteen people killed in clashes between US military and al-Mahdi Army fighters.
Al Jazeera – May 10, 2008 02:07 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Fifteen people killed in clashes between US military and al-Mahdi Army fighters.
Al Jazeera – May 10, 2008 02:07 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Fighting in Beirut Threatens a Top Bush Administration Priority
On the eve of his trip to the Middle East next week, President Bush faces the collapse of one of his three top priorities in the region -- stabilizing Lebanon, a rare Arab democracy -- amid new fighting that once again pits the United States against Iran and Syria through surrogates, according to...
Washington Post – May 10, 2008 02:07 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
On the eve of his trip to the Middle East next week, President Bush faces the collapse of one of his three top priorities in the region -- stabilizing Lebanon, a rare Arab democracy -- amid new fighting that once again pits the United States against Iran and Syria through surrogates, according to...
Washington Post – May 10, 2008 02:07 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Hizbollah rules west Beirut in Iran's proxy war with US
Another American humiliation. The Shia gunmen who drove past my apartment in west Beirut yesterday afternoon were hooting their horns, making V-signs, leaning out of the windows of SUVs with their rifles in the air, proving to the Muslims of the capital that the elected government of Lebanon has lost.
The Independent – May 9, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Another American humiliation. The Shia gunmen who drove past my apartment in west Beirut yesterday afternoon were hooting their horns, making V-signs, leaning out of the windows of SUVs with their rifles in the air, proving to the Muslims of the capital that the elected government of Lebanon has lost.
The Independent – May 9, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Hospital that heals division
If this were any family, there would be nothing remarkable about the way six-year-old Adham Takatka gently tickles the palms of his baby brother Mohammed before, unprompted, planting a kiss on one of his cheeks. But the bond between these two brothers will always be special. It isn't everyone who can say his first achievement as a new-born infant was to save someone's life, but Mohammed will certainly be able to make that unusual boast when he grows up.
The Independent – May 9, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
If this were any family, there would be nothing remarkable about the way six-year-old Adham Takatka gently tickles the palms of his baby brother Mohammed before, unprompted, planting a kiss on one of his cheeks. But the bond between these two brothers will always be special. It isn't everyone who can say his first achievement as a new-born infant was to save someone's life, but Mohammed will certainly be able to make that unusual boast when he grows up.
The Independent – May 9, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
