Morning News Headlines

• Jesse
  Jackson says Syria backs prisoners' release Reuters


• French
  troops aid in Lebanon rebuilding AP


• Italy
  seeking role in Mideast prisoner swap Reuters


• Israel
  detains Palestinian Hamas MP in West Bank AFP


• Syria
  will talk peace 'when Israel is ready' AFP
  
  


• Israeli
  FM flies to Germany for Mideast talks AFP


• Tearful
  Western journalists freed after Gaza kidnap ordeal AFP
  
  


• Israel
  PM faces tough choices on Lebanon war probe AFP


• Fox
  reporters freed in Gaza Reuters


• Kidnapped
  journalists forced to convert to Islam AFP


• Hezbollah
  survey of bombed Beirut suburbs almost complete AFP


• Kidnapped
  Western reporters freed in Gaza AFP


• Israelis
  still occupy nine positions in south Lebanon: military AFP
  


• Key
  US legislator says will block aid to Lebanon Reuters


• Video
  of kidnapped journalists released AP


• Western
  hostages in Gaza convert to Islam in new tape: Fox News AFP
  


• Egypt
  daily reports deal on Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap AFP
  ET


• Israeli
  airstrike hits Reuters vehicle AP


• Two
  Palestinian militants killed by Israeli fire in Gaza AFP
  


• Italy's
  Prodi restores diplomatic credentials with Lebanon tour de force AFP
  


• Israelis
  kill 2 Gaza gunmen, wound 7 Palestinians Reuters


• Iran
  tests submarine-to-surface missile AP


• Iran
  determined to make nuclear fuel despite UN ultimatum AFP
  
  


• Iran
  to pursue atom work despite deadline Reuters -


• Iran
  plans new light water nuclear reactor AFP


• Iran
  test-fires 'long-range' naval missile AFP


• Egypt
  in fresh crackdown against Muslim Brothers AFP


• Egypt
  daily reports deal on Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap AFP
  
  


• British
  soldier, 10 Taliban killed in Afghanistan attacks AFP


• Afghanistan
  fighting kills NATO soldier AP


• British
  soldier killed in Afghan attack Reuters


• Pakistan,
  Afghanistan need a common approach to unrest AFP


• One
  NATO soldier killed, one wounded in Afghanistan AFP
  
  


• China
  reduces oil shipment to N. Korea AP
  
  


• NKorea
  warns of 'counter-measures' against US financial sanctions AFP


• NKorea's
  Kim calls China and Russia unreliable: report AFP


• Rumsfeld,
  Ivanov to discuss North Korea, Middle East in Alaska meeting AFP



• Ynet


• IDF
  blows up Hizbullah bunker near border
  
  (20:13 , 08.27.06)
  
  
  Palestinian arrested near Nablus with knife
  
  (20:00 , 08.27.06)
  
  
  Nasrallah: UN force won't disarm Hizbullah
  
  (19:46 , 08.27.06)
  
  
  Olmert: Home Front command should appoint officer for each city
  
  (19:32 , 08.27.06)
  
  
  Jesse Jackson says Syria backs prisoners' release
  
  (19:16 , 08.27.06)
  
  US
  congressman calls for withholding aid to Lebanon until Syrian border
  sealed
  
  (18:29 , 08.27.06)
  
  
  Peres: New weapons systems must be developed to maintain our advantage
  
  (18:06 , 08.27.06)
  
  
  Custody of secretary-general of Palestinian parliament extended by 15
  days
  
  (18:03 , 08.27.06)
  
  
  Italy: We're not involved in secret talks on captive exchanges
  
  (17:54 , 08.27.06)
  
  
  Palestinians: IDF arrests member of Palestinian Legislative Council
  
  (17:44 , 08.27.06)