UN Chief to Meet Friday With Syrian President

"U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is due to meet Friday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in hopes of shoring up an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. Mr. Annan is expected to push Mr. Assad to end Syria's support for Hezbollah. Syria is suspected of funneling arms to the...

Nicotine Withdrawal Occurs in Just 30 Minutes (HealthDay)

" 2 hours, 3 minutes ago TUESDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Within about 30 minutes of a smoker's last cigarette, the first signs of nicotine withdrawal appear, a U.S. study finds. The study included 50 people who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day. Half of them were told to...

Olmert suspends West Bank withdrawal plan

" Olmert was elected on a platform of leaving parts of the West Bank Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has suspended his plans for a unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank, a government minister says. Housing minister Meir Shetreet said the plan had not been abandoned...

Israel begins Lebanon withdrawal - International Herald Tribune

" JERUSALEM Israel began to pull many of its reserve troops out of southern Lebanon on Tuesday and hopes to be out of Lebanon altogether in the next week or 10 days, according to the Israeli chief of staff, Lieutenant General Dan Halutz. The Lebanese Army, which, with an...

Sixty percent of Americans oppose Iraq war: poll

 But what do AMERICANS really want "Sixty percent of Americans oppose the U.S. war in Iraq and a majority would support a partial withdrawal of troops by year's end, a CNN poll said on Wednesday. It was the CNN poll's highest number opposing the war since fighting began...

Majority of Americans want withdrawal plan for Iraq (USA Today)

"Majority of Americans want withdrawal plan for Iraq  —  WASHINGTON — A clear majority of Americans say Congress should pass a resolution that outlines a plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday...

Kerry extends troop withdrawal date (Rick Klein/Boston Globe)

"Kerry extends troop withdrawal date  —  Pushes 2007 deadline in proposal to remove US soldiers from Iraq  —  WASHINGTON — Senator John F. Kerry is pushing back by six months the deadline he wants to set for removing combat troops from...

War Opponents Protest Around the Globe

Tens of thousands of protesters around the globe, from hurricane-ravaged Louisiana to Australia.

Across Florida, protesters march against war in Iraq

On the 3rd anniversary of the conflict, groups rally in several areas to urge troop withdrawal.