The Hague, Aug 5, 2006 - Dutch inspectors found last year numerous safety problems on planes rented by NATO transiting the country, including those transporting troops, the ANP news agency reported Saturday.
United Nations, Aug 5, 2006 - Russia and China said Saturday that the new UN resolution on the Middle East war drawn up by France and the United States would have to be accepted by Israel and Lebanon to achieve any success.
Lisbon, Aug 5, 2006 - Hundreds of firefighters were battling 18 wildfires, 12 burning out of control, in central and northern Portugal on Sunday in blistering heat, emergency services said.
Las Vegas, Aug 5, 2006 - Organized crime is winning the Internet security war, specialists warned at the world's foremost gathering of computer hackers in Las Vegas on Saturday. The online peril is no longer brilliant young social outcasts penetrating networks for notoriety; it is international crime rings swiping billions of dollars with keystrokes and malicious computer codes, cyber cops agreed.
Beirut, Aug 4, 2006 - Israeli warplanes hit southern Beirut, stronghold of the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement, for the second consecutive night, police said early Friday.
Beirut, Aug 4, 2006 - Three civilians were killed early Friday when Israeli warplanes hit several regions of Lebanon including southern Beirut, stronghold of the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement, targeted for the second consecutive night, police said.
Manila, Aug 4, 2006 - At least 20 international flights to Hong Kong have been diverted to airports in the Philippines due to bad weather, air transport officials said here Friday.
Islamabad, Aug 4, 2006 - Landslides and floods triggered by monsoon rains are creating thousands of new refugees in parts of Pakistan that were devastated by last October's earthquake, the UN refugee agency warned.
Beijing, Aug 4, 2006 - A ship carrying more than 200 tons of concentrated sulfuric acid ran aground in east China, contaminating a 10th century canal, state media reported Friday.
Beirut, Aug 4, 2006 - Israeli warplanes early Friday for the first time pounded the Uzai district of south Beirut near the airport while carrying out a series of raids in the east of Lebanon, police said.
Beirut, Aug 4, 2006 - Israeli warplanes early Friday pounded the Hezbollah stronghold of south Beirut despite a threat by militia chief Hassan Nasrallah to strike at Tel Aviv, as the United States said a UN resolution aimed at ending the conflict in Lebanon was close.
Moscow, Aug 4, 2006 - Two earthquakes registering over 6 on the Richter Scale shook the north Lake Baikal region of eastern Siberia overnight Friday, the Russian authorities said.
Singapore, Aug 4, 2006 - Oil prices were lower in Asian trade Friday on easing concerns over the threat of hurricanes hitting the US Gulf Coast and hopes of an agreement to stop the conflict in Lebanon, dealers said.
Hong Kong, Aug 4, 2006 - Thousands of angry passengers remained stranded at Hong Kong airport Friday even though Typhoon Prapiroon was moving away from the southern Chinese territory.
Hanoi, Aug 4, 2006 - The remains of several Americans killed in Laos during the Vietnam War have been handed over to US authorities for repatriation and identification, the US embassy in Vientiane said Friday.
Sydney, Aug 4, 2006 - Australia's defence minister said Friday the government was likely to deploy more troops to Afghanistan, where Taliban rebels have stepped up their insurgency.
