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Updated on: Saturday 19 August 2006, 3:40 Makka Time, 0:40 GMT   Lebanon army reaches Israel border The Lebanese army has reached the country's southern border with Israel for the first time, sending a sole jeep on patrol through Kfar Kila, a village from which Israeli forces withdrew in 2000 and ended an 18-year occupation. FULL STORY •  Israeli jets fly over Lebanon •  South Lebanon buries war victims •  Paris, Berlin defend modest troop offers •  Al-Hariri: Syria worse than Israel •  Timeline: Lebanon conflict South Africa blasted on Aids policies Pinochet to face tax fraud charges Crackdown on Nigeria's oil kidnappers Congo ups security before election results Arab World more •  Fatah rejects Hamas coalition terms •  Israeli troops kill three Palestinians •  US says weapons seized in Baghdad •  Saddam court 'incapable' of fairness •  CNN to air documentary on bin Laden •  Somali activists face Islamists' ire •  Bush rejects calls for early Iraq pullout •  US officer charged in Iraq assaults Global more •  Pakistan arrests six in car bomb case •  Bomb scare prompts plane diversion •  Olmert ally to quit over sex charges •  ETA says peace talks failing •  Rwanda mulls genocide law change •  'Mystic dwarves' judge loses job •  US bombs Afghan police convoy •  US aid policy hits Bangladesh women Economy more •  Chile strike causes copper price hike •  Saudi signs defence deal with UK •  Moscow's $27million makeover •  Budget airlines feel security pinch Science & Technology more •  Scientist: Dolphins are stupid •  Australia to vote on stem cell research •  Crucial human brains gene discovered •  Scientists claim bird flu breakthrough Culture more •  Nobel laureate Mahfouz seriously ill •  Priceless Peruvian treasure found •  Asian psychologists talk terrorism •  Using sex to halt the spread of Aids Crisis in Lebanon more •  Cautious relief greets ceasefire •  Both sides claim victory •  Timeline: Lebanon conflict •  Have your say on Lebanon crisis Cartoons MAPS MAPS Drawing by Shujaat 15/08/2006 See more cartoons Opinion America adrift by Sandy Shanks •  Sunni, Shia and US ME politics •  US has to choose: Israel or the ME •  Watching American TV in Beirut

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