Regional Conflicts

Group urges gov't to ready evacuation of Pinoys in Lebanon (GMA News)

16 May 2008

Keeping off Lebanon"s streets to avoid being hit by flying bullets is obvious and not enough.

Lebanon Steps Back from the Brink War (Middle East Online)

16 May 2008

Lebanon is a tragic victim of American blunders, Israeli aggression, and regional struggles. Its main hope for a return to calm lies in the enhanced role of the Lebanese army, which has become arbiter of the internal conflicts, and accepted as such by all, says Patrick Seale .

Food prices focus at Peru summit (BBC News)

16 May 2008

The rise in world food prices dominates a meeting of world leaders from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.