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Israeli ground troops enter Lebanon
Jul 18 2006 10:59PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel declared Tuesday it was ready to fight Hezbollah guerrillas for several more weeks, raising doubts about international efforts to broker an immediate cease-fire in the fighting that has killed more than 260 people and displaced 500,000. The military said early Wednesday it sent some troops into southern Lebanon searching for tunnels and weapons.
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Israeli tanks move into Gaza refugee camp
Jul 18 2006 10:41PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli tanks moved into the Mughazi refugee camp in central Gaza early Wednesday under cover of machine gun fire from troops, the latest incursion in its three-week military push in the seaside territory.
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U.S. mom, ailing son to leave Lebanon
Jul 18 2006 10:38PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - A Los Angeles mother stranded in Lebanon pleaded with American authorities for days to evacuate her family because her son was running out of medication vital to his transplanted liver. Late Tuesday, she finally got her wish.
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Iraq civilian toll spikes to nearly 6,000
Jul 18 2006 10:24PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Nearly 6,000 civilians were slain across Iraq in May and June, a spike in deaths that coincided with rising sectarian attacks across the country, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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U.S. Mideast evacuation effort criticized
Jul 18 2006 10:15PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - A cruise ship sailed into Beirut late Tuesday, delayed by an Israeli naval blockade amid fierce criticism that the U.S. effort to evacuate 25,000 Americans fleeing Mideast fighting had lagged behind Europe's. The commander of the Fifth Fleet said the ship would begin boarding evacuees at dawn.
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Annan backs bigger U.N. force in Lebanon
Jul 18 2006 7:13PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called Tuesday for ending the latest Middle East crisis by establishing an international force in Lebanon, saying it would have to be stronger than the largely ineffectual U.N. peacekeeping force that has been there for nearly three decades.
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Israeli tanks move into Gaza refugee camp
Jul 18 2006 7:02PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli tanks began moving into the Mughazi refugee camp in central Gaza early Wednesday under cover of machine gun fire from troops.
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Sectarian violence out of control in Iraq
Jul 18 2006 3:50PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A Sunni driver lures Shiites into a van by promising jobs _ then blows it up, killing 53 people. Sunni gunmen spray bullets and grenades at shoppers, not caring that they include women and children. Shiite death squads roam Baghdad streets, singling out and slaughtering Sunnis.
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Arabs divided on Hezbollah over Israel
Jul 18 2006 3:40PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - When Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon six years ago, the Arab world showered Hezbollah with praise. Today, Arabs are deeply divided about the guerrilla group, with many vilifying it for provoking Israel's attack on Lebanon.
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Syria isolated but busy with refugees
Jul 18 2006 3:04PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria's capital bustled Tuesday with wealthy Arabs forced to flee Beirut _ quite a contrast to the icy diplomatic treatment the country is getting from Arab governments angry about Syrian-backed Hezbollah's attack on Israel.
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Israelis seek refuge on isolated beach
Jul 18 2006 1:44PM (CT)
NITZANIM BEACH, Israel (AP) - Revital Aburmad jerked from her sleep Tuesday morning to find herself lying on a strange beach. She had just had an awful nightmare; she was running to a bomb shelter, carrying her 2-year-old daughter in her arms, as the sounds of explosions echoed around her.
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Hundreds of Americans evacuate Lebanon
Jul 18 2006 1:32PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - At least 320 Americans left Lebanon by sea and air Tuesday, but hundreds more waited in frustration for a cruise ship hired by the U.S. to take them to Cyprus. The U.S. Embassy tried to calm their fears, saying everyone who wanted to leave will eventually get out.
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Olmert: Offensive to continue 'til release
Jul 18 2006 12:44PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli officials said Tuesday their offensive in Lebanon could last several more weeks and involve large numbers of ground forces, casting doubt on diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire.
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1 Israeli dead in Hezbollah rocket attack
Jul 18 2006 12:30PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Hezbollah guerrillas pounded northern Israel with rocket fire Tuesday afternoon, killing one Israeli in the town of Nahariya, Israeli officials said. Rockets also hit the city of Haifa, where air raid sirens repeatedly sounded, as well as the towns of Safed, Acre and Kiryat Shemona.
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Iran official: No part of Israel safe
Jul 18 2006 12:18PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The speaker of Iran's parliament warned Israelis on Tuesday that no part of their country is safe from Hezbollah attack.
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Former Iraqi elections officials arrested
Jul 18 2006 11:58AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The director general of the Independent Electoral Commission in Iraq and 10 other employees have been arrested on charges of corruption, the head of the government's anti-corruption body said Tuesday.
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At least 53 dead in latest Iraq bombing
Jul 18 2006 11:56AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide car bomber struck amid a crowd of laborers across from a major Shiite shrine in southern Iraq Tuesday, killing at least 53 people and wounding 105, officials and witnesses said.
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Livni: Time for diplomacy is at hand
Jul 18 2006 9:38AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli officials said Tuesday their offensive in Lebanon could last several more weeks and involve large numbers of ground forces, casting doubt on diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire.
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Egypt's Rafah crossing opens after 3 weeks
Jul 18 2006 8:19AM (CT)
RAFAH, Egypt (AP) - Egypt and Israel reopened the Rafah border crossing Tuesday for the first time in three weeks, triggering a rush to the border by thousands of Palestinians who had been waiting in Egypt.
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Jordanian who killed 2 U.S. soldiers dies
Jul 18 2006 7:49AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A Jordanian who killed two U.S. soldiers last month was fatally wounded in a clash with security forces, a senior Iraqi official said Tuesday. Diyar Ismail Mahmoud, known as Abu al-Afghani, was identified as the killer of the two soldiers, National Security Adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie told reporters.
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Lebanese army seen as key to Mideast peace
Jul 18 2006 7:47AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's national army has been largely a spectator in the bloody confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. Its troops are taking casualties in Israeli airstrikes and standing by as guerrillas fire rockets at northern Israel, provoking punitive reprisals.
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Sunni party seeks reconciliation meeting
Jul 18 2006 5:33AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The country's largest Sunni Arab party called Tuesday for a conference of all religious and political leaders to end sectarian killing and save the country from sliding into civil war.
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Israeli airstrike kills 11 Lebanese troops
Jul 18 2006 4:27AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israeli fighter bombers killed 11 Lebanese soldiers and wounded 35 others in an overnight strike on a Lebanese army base, the military said Tuesday, as Israel renewed its attacks on Beirut and northern Lebanon.
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Car bombing in Iraq kills 43
Jul 18 2006 2:15AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide car bomber drove up to a crowd of Shiite day laborers, lured some into his minivan with a promise of jobs, then blew the vehicle up, officials said. At least 43 people were killed and 64 wounded in Tuesday's attack in southern Iraq.
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Poll: Israelis back campaign in Lebanon
Jul 18 2006 12:57AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Nearly nine out of 10 Israelis say the country's aerial campaign in Lebanon is justified and almost 60 percent say Israel should fight until Hezbollah is destroyed, according to a poll published Tuesday.
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