A small group of Americans and Australians have made a perilous journey to safety from a tiny village near the Lebanese border.
Crisis talks on Lebanon have been held at a conference on the Middle East in Rome, but no agreement was reached on an immediate ceasefire. The meeting was co-chaired by Italy and the United States.
An agreement under which the United States would sell nuclear technology and fuel to India took a major step forward Wednesday with approval of legislation by the House of Representatives. The bill is one of several legislative steps required before the U.S.-India agreement can be implemented.
The effort to identify the remains of missing American troops from past wars is very technical, involving anthropology, forensic analysis, and DNA. But behind it all are thousands of families that are sometimes eagerly waiting for news, and other times surprised that their long lost child, parent or spouse has been found.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he appreciates the sacrifice U.S. troops are making in his country. The prime minister and President Bush had lunch with American soldiers at a base outside the capital.
The United States Wednesday urged Somalia's neighbors to avoid actions that would complicate efforts to create a functioning government there. The appeal followed news reports that Eritrea and Ethiopia may be backing rival factions in the war-ravaged country.
Arabic television stations are reporting at least nine Israeli soldiers were killed in fighting with Hezbollah guerrillas in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbail.
Israeli warplanes blasted Beirut Tuesday as troops from the Jewish state continued to battle Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon two weeks into the conflict with no immediate end in sight. The fierce fighting has claimed the lives of hundreds of Lebanese, almost all civilians, and dozens of Israelis.
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have arrived in Rome to take part in a meeting of key Middle East players. One of the main aims of the conference is to try to arrange a cease-fire between Israeli troops and Hezbollah guerrillas.
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice arrived in Rome for an international conference on Lebanon on Wednesday, after two days of meetings in the Middle East with Lebanese, Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The meetings were a signal that diplomacy is being stepped up, but they did nothing to end the violence.
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