 Arab foreign ministers appeal for Lebanon ceasefire
| CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab foreign ministers, holding an emergency session on Sunday, appealed for an immediate ceasefire between Lebanon's political rivals to end the country's worst civil strife since... (photo: AP Photo / Gustavo Ferrari) The Star
Arab League Hezbollah Lebanon Photos War |
 Surging food prices bite across Asia
| From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring prices of food are breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the specters of hunger and unrest, experts warn. | A billi... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Manila Times
Asia BIo Fuel Food Inflation Photos |
 Beirut calm but violence spreading
| AT least 12 people were killed in fresh sectarian clashes in Lebanon's second-largest city of Tripoli late yesterday as violence that erupted in Beirut on Thursday spread east and north of the capit... (photo: AP) The Australian
Hezbollah Lebanon Photos Politics War |
 Deadly power of 'delicate daffodil'
| NARGIS, the name of the killer cyclone that has devastated Burma, was revealed by Indian officials yesterday to be an Urdu language word meaning "delicate daffodil". | BP Yadav, director of the Indi... (photo: AP Photo / Pavel Rahman) The Australian
Climate Disaster Nature Photos Society |
 US help could save thousands of lives
| ONE April day in 1991, the world awoke to the news that a devastating cyclone and tidal wave had struck the coast of Bangladesh. As bodies washed ashore by the thousand and the death toll rose to 13... (photo: US Navy file/PHAN Nicholas Morton) The Australian
Aid Disaster Photos Society US |
 Israelis uneasy about nation's next 60 years
| JERUSALEM - Sixty years after its founding, Israel boasts a powerful military, vibrant economy, modern cities and 62 colleges and universities. It is home to more than 7 million people - 5.5 million... (photo: AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) Palm Beach Post
Israel Mideast Palestine Peace Photos |
