Eurasia Press & News
LOS ANGELES — Peace reigns at least at the Miss Universe 2006 contest, where beauties Miss Lebanon and Miss Israel are the “best of friends” despite the bloody fighting between the two countries back home, their companions said.
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July, 2006
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23 July
Ethiopian soldiers enter second Somali town, witnesses say
BAIDOA (AP) — Hundreds of Ethiopian troops moved into a second Somali town on Saturday to protect the country’s weak, UN-backed government, as talks aimed at easing tensions fell apart when the government did not turn up and Islamist delegates walked out.
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23 July
For few dollars, anyone can be Iraqi policeman
BAGHDAD — A disreputable crew of unshaven men wearing police uniforms pounces on a businessman before the horrified eyes of his wife as he leaves his home in an upscale Baghdad neighbourhood.
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22 July
Gaza groups agree to stop firing at Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Senior Palestinian officials said militant groups in the Israel at midnight Saturday, if Israel launches no new raids into Gaza. But two main guerrilla groups denied that any agreement had been reached.
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22 July
Israel lets aid in as Lebanese flee north
BEIRUT, Lebanon – With fears of a humanitarian crisis growing, Israel opened up its blockade of Lebanon’s ports to allow the first shiploads of aid to arrive, and tens of thousands of Lebanese fled north to escape Israeli army incursions.
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22 July
Israeli army continue Lebanon offensive
ON THE ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER – Israeli tanks and hundreds of troops moved in and out of Lebanon on Saturday, taking over a village and battling Hezbollah militants by land, sea and air as part of a limited ground campaign.
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22 July
Israel calls up 3,000 reservists to prepare for ground invasion
Israel has called up 3,000 reservists as it prepares for a possible full-scale ground invasion of southern Lebanon
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22 July
Aid trucks stuck at border
At the duty-free zone on the Syria-Lebanon border, the Dunkin’ Donuts is deserted. No donuts, no muffins, no coffee — not even a single employee.
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22 July
Radical Shiites in Baghdad Rally for Hezbollah
BAGHDAD — Hundreds of radical Shiite Muslims, some wielding assault rifles and rocket launchers, marched Friday in support of the Hezbollah movement and its leader,
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22 July
Afghan suicide attacks kill eight
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Eight people were killed, including two foreign soldiers, in a two-pronged suicide attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Saturday, police and a coalition spokesman said.
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