Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld denies that the ongoing attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq represent a "quagmire" resembling the situation the United States faced in Vietnam.
In what appears to be an widespread attack on part of the militant group’s communications system, the explosions took place in Beirut’s southern suburbs where Hezbollah has offices and in the south of the country.
Uncertainty about the future, safety fears and concerns over the government's handling of the war in Gaza are leading some Jewish Israelis to leave their country and start new lives elsewhere.