Evening News Roundup (from Israel, Lebanon, Swiss Info, Iran, Pakistan

Ynet

Venezuela fines two US oil services companies, forces temporary closure of one
(00:49 , 08.29.06)
UN agency says Gaza facing food crisis under Israeli offensive
(23:49 , 08.28.06)
Ministers Pines-Paz, Cabel oppose Olmert’s proposed commissions
(23:24 , 08.28.06)
Terrorist killed in Ramallah behind murder of Israeli in 2004
(23:03 , 08.28.06)
U.S. State Department: surprised by Nasrallah's statement on hostage-taking
(22:39 , 08.28.06)
Palestinians: IDF kills activist al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades activist in Ramallah
(22:23 , 08.28.06)
U.S. Says Khatami will get visa to visit U.S.
(22:22 , 08.28.06)
Palestinians: IDF injures wanted Palestinian in Ramallah
(22:03 , 08.28.06)
Muslim states urged to send 7,000 troops to Lebanon
(22:02 , 08.28.06)
Likud: Unreasonable that PM will appoint commission to investigate him
(21:58 , 08.28.06)
Israel Our Home: We'll act to set up official commission of inquiry
(21:51 , 08.28.06)
Rev. Jesse Jackson discusses prisoner exchange with Hamas leader
(21:09 , 08.28.06)
Lebanon's Aoun to cabinet: Resign in peace or else
(21:07 , 08.28.06)
Soldier injured from anti-tank missile in Gaza
(21:06 , 08.28.06)
MK Yatom: Ministers must reject Olmert’s proposal
(21:02 , 08.28.06)
MK responses: Left and right demand bash gov’t commission of inquiry
(20:46 , 08.28.06)
PM: 2 inquiry committees on Lebanon war
(20:25 , 08.28.06)
Video of Ron Arad apparently handed over by Shiite party
(20:18 , 08.28.06)
Olmert: State commission of inquiry – not what the nation needs
(20:14 , 08.28.06)
PM: I promise you- we’ll bring the soldiers home
(20:07 , 08.28.06)

Arutz

14:30 Aug-28-06 Hizbullah Raised Money in Lebanon for Weapons

14:12 Aug-28-06 Health Ministry Fears Terrorist Plot Against Hospitals

14:01 Aug-28-06 Interior Minister Bar-On Slams Northern Arab Leaders

13:48 Aug-28-06 Hizbullah Al Manar Budget More Than Israel´s PR Outlay

13:35 Aug-28-06 Canadian Minister: Hizbullah Like Nazi Party

13:12 Aug-28-06 Annan Arrives in Beirut

13:05 Aug-28-06 Anti-Outpost Attorney Labels Residents 'Criminals'

12:55 Aug-28-06 Report: Hizbullah Retreating From Sheeba Farms Border

12:38 Aug-28-06 Uncertain Knesset Support for Gov't Inquiry

12:27 Aug-28-06 New Karni Crossing Plan In Exchange for Release of Shalit

12:06 Aug-28-06 Hamas Terrorists Kill Arab Driver

11:57 Aug-28-06 Annan On Way To Lebanon, Syria and Iran

11:43 Aug-28-06 No Guards For 700 Schools and Kindergartens

11:24 Aug-28-06 Lebanese Minister: ´France A Friend of Hizbullah´

11:02 Aug-28-06 Finance Committee Chairman Blocks Budget Vote

10:58 Aug-28-06 More Labor Criticism of Government

10:44 Aug-28-06 Lebanon Demands Fatah Give Up Arms

10:23 Aug-28-06 MK Shalom: EU Worried Over Price of Oil More than 'Price of Life'

10:02 Aug-28-06 Labor Ganging Up On Peretz

09:52 Aug-28-06 Reservists Begin March, Demand State Probe on War

09:35 Aug-28-06 Report: Freeing Fox News Reporters Harms Shalit's Chances

09:20 Aug-28-06 Israel Wants Friendly Muslim Nations in UNIFIL

09:04 Aug-28-06 IDF Holding Nine Positions in Southern Lebanon

08:52 Aug-28-06 Olmert Denies Comptroller´s Charges

08:40 Aug-28-06 6 Suspects in Custody as a Result of Counter-Terror Measures

08:16 Aug-28-06 IDF Kills Four Hamas Terrorists

08:08 Aug-28-06 Budget Cuts Expected to Pass Finance Committee

07:46 Aug-28-06 Shalit’s 20th Birthday

07:19 Aug-28-06 Soldiers Uninjured in Shooting Attacks

06:59 Aug-28-06 Olmert Accused of Political Appointments

JP

Wounded Palestinian taken to Israel for treatment
[ 29/08 02:13 - ISRAEL ]

500,000 pack west London for Notting Hill Carnival
[ 29/08 01:10 - INTERNATIONAL ]

Rumsfeld: terrorists 'manipulating the media'
[ 29/08 01:02 - INTERNATIONAL ]

13-year-old girl falls from 4th floor window
[ 29/08 00:57 - ISRAEL ]

Oil drops as Ernesto expected to miss Gulf fields
[ 29/08 00:41 - INTERNATIONAL ]

US reaffirms pursuit of sanctions on Iran
[ 29/08 00:33 - MIDDLE EAST ]

Israel's Pe'er cruises into 2nd round of US Open
[ 28/08 23:42 updated 23:42 - SPORTS ]

State Dpt. surprised by Nasrallah's comments
[ 28/08 22:51 - INTERNATIONAL ]

IDF soldier lightly wounded by anti-tank rocket
[ 28/08 22:34 - ISRAEL ]

IDF troops kill Aksa terrorist in West Bank
[ 28/08 22:16 updated 23:10 - ISRAEL ]

World's oldest woman dies at 116
[ 28/08 21:37 - INTERNATIONAL ]

Arad's identity in LBC video confirmed by family
[ 28/08 20:24 - ISRAEL ]

Olmert compares war in Lebanon to Six-Day War
[ 28/08 19:56 - ISRAEL ]

Lebanese MP Jumblatt promises to fight Syria
[ 28/08 19:12 - MIDDLE EAST ]

Italy: Hizbullah banners outrage peace marchers
[ 28/08 18:41 - INTERNATIONAL ]

Lebanese station to show footage of MIA Arad
[ 28/08 18:33 updated 18:44 - MIDDLE EAST ]

4 Israelis lightly hurt in Antalya blast
[ 28/08 17:48 updated 19:50 - INTERNATIONAL ]

NASA scrubs Tues. launch due to hurricane Ernesto
[ 28/08 17:18 - INTERNATIONAL ]

J'lem gay parade to be held on September 21
[ 28/08 17:00 - ISRAEL ]

Turkey decides to send peacekeepers to Lebanon
[ 28/08 16:49 - MIDDLE EAST ]

Danish lawmaker: Detain Livni for war crimes
[ 28/08 16:54 - INTERNATIONAL ]

Ahmandinejad claims allies invented the Holocaust
[ 28/08 16:39 - IRAN ]

IDF forces kill Palestinian civilian in Jenin
[ 28/08 16:29 - ISRAEL ]

Saudi Arabia beheads guards for drug trafficking
[ 28/08 15:53 - MIDDLE EAST ]

IDF arrests senior Tanzim fugitive in Jericho
[ 28/08 15:44 - ISRAEL ]

Father held for turning 8-year-old into sex slave
[ 28/08 14:56 - ISRAEL ]

Chirac calls on Israel to lift Lebanon blockade
[ 28/08 13:40 - INTERNATIONAL ]

Spain may send up to 1,000 troops to Lebanon
[ 28/08 13:38 - INTERNATIONAL ]

Annan arrives in Beirut for talks on cease-fire
[ 28/08 13:05 - MIDDLE EAST ]

Shalit family holds birthday party at Kerem Shalom
[ 28/08 12:53 - ISRAEL ]

PM to meet with ministers over inquiry commission
[ 28/08 12:33 - ISRAEL ]

Germany: Syria must stop sending arms to Hizbullah
[ 28/08 12:29 - INTERNATIONAL ]

Int'l force may deploy at Gaza's Karni Crossing
[ 28/08 11:39 - ISRAEL ]

Lebanon Daily Star

» OIC boss stresses need to preserve Lebanese unity

» Olmert appoints panel to probe war debacle

» Hizbullah evacuates posts as Lebanese Army moves in

» Iran dismisses threat of new US sanctions

» Chirac warns of more fighting if lasting solution isn't found

» Sudanese president refuses to meet US envoy seeking Darfur deal

News from Swiss Info:

Aug 28, 2006 - 8:53 PM

Olmert orders inquiry into war

By Luke BakerJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a low-level inquiry into the Lebanon war on Monday,...

Aug 29, 2006 - 1:08 AM

Dozens killed in fierce Iraqi clashes

By Imad al-KhozaieDIWANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 20 Iraqi soldiers were killed in street fighting with Shi'ite militiamen in the town...

Aug 28, 2006 - 6:40 PM

Annan urges handover of soldiers

By Jonathan WrightBEIRUT (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday he wanted the two Israeli soldiers whose capture by...

Aug 29, 2006 - 12:52 AM

Calderon near victory as Mexican court backs vote

By Chris Aspin and Kieran MurrayMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's top electoral court threw out allegations of massive fraud in last month's...

Aug 29, 2006 - 12:37 AM

Unlit runway may have confused Kentucky plane's pilots

By Steve RobrahnLEXINGTON, Kentucky (Reuters) - The pilots of a commuter jet who turned onto the wrong runway may have been confused by an...

Aug 28, 2006 - 5:53 PM

Dozens killed in Iraq clashes

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Fifty gunmen and 20 Iraqi soldiers have been killed in clashes in the town of Diwaniya south of Baghdad, the Ministry of...

Aug 28, 2006 - 8:53 PM

Iran dismisses U.S. threat of sanctions coalition

By Hossein JassebTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday a U.S. threat to form an independent coalition to impose sanctions if the U.N....

Aug 29, 2006 - 12:37 AM

Ernesto douses Cuba en route to Florida

By Anthony BoadleHAVANA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ernesto drenched eastern Cuba on Monday and headed for the Florida Straits, where it...

Aug 28, 2006 - 10:38 PM

Sudan ignores pressure over U.N. troops for Darfur

By Opheera McDoomKHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan ignored U.S. pressure to accept U.N. troops in Darfur, snubbing Washington's top diplomat on...

Aug 28, 2006 - 10:22 PM

World's oldest person dies at 116

By Alonso SotoQUITO, Ecuador (Reuters) - The world's oldest person, a 116-year-old Ecuadorean woman who drank donkey milk for health, died...

Aug 28, 2006 - 2:08 PM

Afghan market blast kills 17

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber killed at least 17 people and wounded almost 50 in a crowded bazaar in...

Aug 28, 2006 - 7:08 PM

Biloxi struggles to rebound

By Matt DailyBILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - The clean-up is mostly complete and business is brisk at the beachfront casinos, but a year...

Aug 28, 2006 - 6:08 PM

Guyanese head to polls

By Patrick MarkeyGEORGETOWN, Guyana (Reuters) - Braving bursts of tropical rain, Guyanese voted on Monday in the former British colony's...

Aug 28, 2006 - 2:37 PM

Austrian girl mourns captor's suicide

By Alexandra ZawadilVIENNA (Reuters) - An Austrian girl traumatised by an eight-year kidnap ordeal said in her first public statement on...

Aug 28, 2006 - 5:08 PM

Fresh trouble in Pakistan's Baluchistan over killing

By Gul YousafzaiQUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Violence flared in Pakistan's turbulent Baluchistan province on Monday and at least one person...

Aug 28, 2006 - 5:24 PM

Lebanon holds another suspect in Germany bomb plot

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese authorities on Monday arrested another suspect believed to be involved in a failed attempt to detonate bombs on...

Aug 28, 2006 - 4:23 PM

Deadly floods in India turn desert area into "sea"

JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Monsoon rains and flooding have killed at least 130 people in India's western state of Rajasthan, officials said...

Aug 28, 2006 - 12:52 PM

Israeli strike kills 4 Palestinians

By Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed two members of a Hamas-led security force and two presidential guards in clashes...

Aug 28, 2006 - 2:53 PM

Storm grounds U.S. space shuttle

By Irene KlotzCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA on Monday said it plans to pull the space shuttle Atlantis off its seaside Florida...

Aug 28, 2006 - 3:24 PM

CORRECTED-Somali Islamists send senior delegation to talks

Corrects source in third paragraph to an Islamist delegate instead of head of Sudan's foreign officeMOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's powerful...

Aug 28, 2006 - 3:24 PM

Rebels say Sri Lanka air raids kill 20 civilians

By Peter AppsCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers said at least 20 civilians were killed and 26 wounded in air force raids on Monday...

Aug 28, 2006 - 3:08 PM

S.Lanka rebels say 20 civilians killed by air force

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said at least 20 civilians were killed and 26 wounded in air force raids on Monday in the...

Aug 28, 2006 - 1:39 PM

Saudi "corrects" ideas of 700 Qaeda sympathisers

By Andrew HammondRIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has released over 700 suspected militants after clerics "corrected" their thinking in a...

Aug 28, 2006 - 3:08 PM

Hippie town under pressure in Copenhagen

By Rasmus Nord JorgensenCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - "Do you want hash?" the young man asks passers-by on Pusher Street, once a thriving open-air...

Aug 28, 2006 - 1:39 PM

U.N. ready for return of Ugandan rebel captives

By Daniel WallisKAMPALA (Reuters) - The United Nations and aid workers prepared on Monday to receive hundreds of children who are supposed...

Aug 28, 2006 - 1:22 PM

"Mother" of Nepal's anti-monarchy protests dead

By Gopal SharmaKATHMANDU (Reuters) - The face of Nepal's popular anti-monarchy protests -- a diminutive, 88-year-old village woman who...

Aug 28, 2006 - 12:39 PM

Sri Lanka troops move on rebel-held villages in east

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops moved forward towards Tamil Tiger territory in the northeast, trying to seize villages near a...

Aug 28, 2006 - 12:39 PM

Kenyan police kill 17 suspected Ethiopian bandits

NYERI, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan police battled 300 suspected Ethiopian gunmen, killing 17 after a cross-border raid in Kenya's remote and...

Aug 28, 2006 - 3:07 AM

Kentucky plane crash kills 49

By Robert AdamsLEXINGTON, Kentucky (Reuters) - A Comair jet crashed and burnt in a Kentucky pasture on Sunday after a failed takeoff on a...

Aug 28, 2006 - 10:08 AM

Israel's Olmert hit by new scandal

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's top government watchdog raised new suspicions of impropriety by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in excerpts of a...

Aug 28, 2006 - 10:23 AM

Judges to settle Mexico's bitter presidential vote

By Kieran MurrayMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's electoral court on Monday will settle a fierce legal battle over last month's disputed...

News from Fars News Agency

Iranian foreign ministry: London meeting statement may not deter Iran from pursuing its legal rights TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian foreign ministry stressed that the imperative tone of the 5+1 meeting in London is in clear violation of the technical and legal independency of the Agency and is detrimental to the rights of the member states, the Board of Governors, and even the other members of the UN Security Council. Detainee dies at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A 62-year-old prisoner at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison died of an apparent heart attack, the U.S. military said on Friday. Evaluation of 24 Days of Zionists' Invasion of Lebanon TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An observation of war incidents and an assessment of the political, social and economic status of Lebanon and Israel as well as the international developments during the last... (ادامه)

Supreme Leader Praises Government's Performance TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei lauded Ahmadinejad's administration for the relentless efforts it has made to provide service for the public, stressing that economic justice should be the center of all government's activities and orientations. ( 19:19:18 - 2006/08/28)

Full Text of Pres. Ahmadinejad's Letter to German Chancellor TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recently forwarded a letter to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. ( 18:03:08 - 2006/08/28)

Iranian, Afghan DMs Issue Joint Statement TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian and Afghan Defense Ministers stressed the need for the formation of a joint commission to specify the fields proper for mutual cooperation by the two countries. ( 17:11:21 - 2006/08/28)

War Games to Be Continued by Air Force TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Spokesman of Iran's extensive war games codenamed 'Blow of Zolfaqar' Admiral Habib Sayyari said that the maneuvers of the Iranian army would soon be continued in the form of special operations by the air force. ( 17:09:02 - 2006/08/28)

Government Spokesman: US Not Qualified for UNSC Membership TERHAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Government Spokesman condemned the United States' bullying attitude towards world community and UN Security Council, and called on the UNSC to prove that it is not under the hegemony of Washington. ( 15:39:22 - 2006/08/28)

Lebanese Resist Disarmament of Hezbollah TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Representative of Hezbollah Movement in Tehran said that both Lebanese government and nation are strongly opposed to the disarmament of the Shiite group. ( 15:14:04 - 2006/08/28)

Afghanistan Wishes Eternal Bonds with Iran TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak expressed hope that Kabul's consolidated, cordial ties with Tehran would continue forever. ( 19:15:56 - 2006/08/27)

Khomeini Calls for Enhanced Solidarity of Lebanese TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Imam Khomeini, said enhanced solidarity of different Lebanese groups would serve interests of the entire region. ( 18:16:33 - 2006/08/27)

FM Spokesman: Arak Heavy Water Plant Established for Peaceful Purposes TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi stressed that establishment of Arak Heavy Water Plant comes in full compliance with international rules and regulations, saying that the product of the nuclear facility is used for peaceful purposes. ( 17:07:08 - 2006/08/27)

Iran Tests Super Modern Missile Successfully TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian navy Sunday tested a super modern, smart, long-range missile named 'Thaqeb' successfully. ( 15:09:16 - 2006/08/27)

Annan Due in Iran TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi announced that the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is due to visit Iran on Saturday. ( 10:49:12 - 2006/08/27)

Submarines to Join 'Blow of Zolfaqar' War Games TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Spokesman of Iran's extensive naval maneuvers codenamed 'Blow of Zolfaqar' on Sunday said that the next stage of the war games comprises operations by the Iranian submarines. ( 10:38:21 - 2006/08/27)

Mottaki: US Misusing Democracy for Imposing Policies TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that the US aggrandizes such deceitful notions as democracy and human rights so as to impose its hegemonic policies. ( 19:07:50 - 2006/08/26)

FM Meets Outgoing Belgian Ambassador TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Saturday met with the outgoing Belgian Ambassador to Tehran. ( 18:58:05 - 2006/08/26)

News from Pak Tribune

No foreign country has any rights to comment on Bugti’s death: Pak ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday strongly protested and cautioned any foreign country against commenting on the death of renegade Balochi leader Akbar Khan Bugti.

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