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World -- July 30, 2006
- Annan calls meeting on international force in southern Lebanon
- Cold War-era U.S. "nerve center" to be left standby
- Coalition capture four suspected al-Qaida operatives
- Coalition capture four suspected al-Qaida operatives
- Israeli forces kill 26 Hezbollah guerillas in south Lebanon
- Israel rejects UN call for 72-hour ceasefire for humanitarian aid
- Israel increases air raids on Lebanon
- Japanese business leaders hope PM refrain from war shrine visits
- Lebanonese parliament speaker urges Arab leaders to support ceasefire
- More air raids in Sri Lanka rebel positions
- Pakistan to host donors' conference on earthquake-hit areas
- Protesters attack Australian PM's car
- Six nations circulate draft resolution urging Iran to halt uranium enrichment
- Security Council to vote on Iran resolution if no amendment suggested
- Spain willing to take part in possible peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
- U.S. troop levels in Iraq to climb to 135,000
- U.S. govt asks for 10 million dollars to aid Lebanese army
- U.S.-led anti-Taliban Operation Mountain Thrust to be ended: NATO
- U.S. to sell F-16 jets to Pakistan