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	last updated: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:16:52 GMT

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:04:59 GMT Israel troops 'ignored' UN plea

UN observers in Lebanon urged Israeli troops 10 times to stop shelling before four were killed, a UN report says.

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:12:16 GMT Paedophile case police criticised

A watchdog criticises police for their slow response to the kidnap of a toddler by paedophile Craig Sweeney.

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:58:01 GMT Iraq families win inquiry bid

The families of British soldiers killed in Iraq make a legal breakthrough in their bid for a full public inquiry.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:00:05 GMT

Maliki's mission in the US

Worsening violence clouded the Iraqi leader's meeting with Bush Tuesday.

In Mideast, Rice stresses civilian relief

The US has pledged $30 million in humanitarian aid to hard-hit Lebanon.

Housing market slowdown rippling across the economy

All four US regions have now seen existing-house sales drop since a year ago.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:00:05 GMT

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT Israel Suffers Bloodiest Day of Fight With Hezbollah

At least eight soldiers were killed as thousands of them reportedly fought house to house, and village to village, in an attempt to create a buffer zone that they hoped would be filled by a multinational peacekeeping force some time in the future.

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT All in Queens Have Power Now, Con Ed Says

Customers endured a blackout in an eight-square-mile chunk of northwest Queens for more than a week.

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT White House Bill Proposes System to Try Detainees

The legislation would preserve military tribunals with new protections, but some lawmakers prefer to grant more rights.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:16:52 GMT

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:00:00 EST GM earnings beat market expectations

General Motors blew away Wall Street's low expectations with second-quarter earnings figures buoyed by its new line of high-price luxury SUVs, but some industry observers warn that the world's largest automaker is not out of peril.

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:00:00 EST FEMA gets guff about policies designed to curb financial waste

Officials from at least two Gulf Coast states plan to ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency to rescind a recently announced set of reforms designed to rein in waste, fraud, and abuse in the agency's disaster assistance programs. State officials contend the reforms, which were announced Monday – a full month and a half into hurricane season – caught them off guard. FEMA has scheduled a conference call today with the states on the proposed reforms.

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:00:00 EST Giving the 'smart mob' a voice in the media

Jay Rosen has spent 20 years teaching journalism at New York University. He's written a well-received book on civic journalism –What Are Journalists For?– and even hosted a New York City radio show for a spell.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:16:53 GMT

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:17:17 GMT No agreement on Mideast cease-fire plan (AP)

AP - U.S., European and Arab officials holding crisis talks on Lebanon failed to agree Wednesday on an immediate plan to halt the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:57:30 GMT PM says Iraq is front line of terror war (AP)

AP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki insisted Wednesday that his country is a front line in the war on terrorism and said those behind the rampant violence there are perverting the Islamic faith.

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:11:49 GMT Hezbollah kills up to 14 Israeli troops (AP)

AP - Hezbollah inflicted heavy casualties on Israeli troops as they battled for a key hilltop town in southern Lebanon for a fourth day Wednesday, with as many as 14 soldiers reported killed. Lebanese officials, meanwhile, confirmed that four U.N. observers were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their post Tuesday night.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:58:04 GMT

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:28:43 -0400 Iraqi Prime Minister Addresses Congress

Iraqi Prime Minister Tells Congress Not to Doubt That Iraq Is Key Part of War on Terrorism

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:11:28 -0400 Hezbollah Kills Up to 14 Israeli Troops

14 Israeli Troops Killed in Fierce Fighting With Hezbollah; Israeli Strike Kills 4 U.N. Observers

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:40:40 -0400 Saddam Hussein: If I'm Convicted Shoot Me

Saddam Asks Court to Be Executed by Firing Squad if Sentenced to Death

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:58:04 GMT

2006-07-26T15:11+00:00 Israel 'bombed UN for hours'

· UN chief proposes joint inquiry· No ceasefire agreement

2006-07-26T13:13+00:00 Soldiers' families win Iraq review

Families of dead British soldiers gain right to challenge government's refusal to hold a public inquiry.

2006-07-26T13:41+00:00 Saddam opts for firing squad

World: Former leader does not want to be hanged like "a common criminal" if sentenced to death in genocide trial.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:00:06 GMT

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:25:49 EDT Andrea Yates not guilty

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Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:00:56 EDT Stormy Mideast talks end with no deal

Key Mideast players fail to agree cease-fire planU.S. pitted against European, Arab leadersLebanon PM says country being "cut to pieces"Violence intensifies in 3rd week of conflict

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:42:08 EDT U.N. outraged by 'apparently deliberate' airstrike

U.N. says 4 observers killed in Israeli attackIsrael upset by U.N. claim that post was targetedWestern diplomats debate peace plansHezbollah threatens strikes "beyond Haifa"

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