Reuters - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue and income rose more than expected as companies upgraded their networks.

The Israeli military dropped leaflets today over the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, warning of stepped-up operations and urging people not to drive. One leaflet said, "All cars and of any type will be shelled if seen moving south of the Litani River."

The Israeli military dropped leaflets today over the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, warning of stepped-up operations and urging people not to drive. One leaflet said, "All cars and of any type will be shelled if seen moving south of the Litani River."

AP - The United Nations suspended attempts Tuesday to send relief to southern Lebanon because of heavy shelling in the area, a spokeswoman said, though aid shipments were arriving elsewhere in the country.

The Israeli military dropped leaflets today over the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, warning of stepped-up operations and urging people not to drive. One leaflet said, "All cars and of any type will be shelled if seen moving south of the Litani River."

AFP - Environmentalists led a protest against air pollution in Hong Kong with a lights-out campaign that didn't shroud the city in darkness but added to the debate on the worsening problem.

The UN calls off the day's attempt to get aid to south Lebanon, as Israel imposes a curfew on southern residents.

The Israeli military dropped leaflets today over the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, warning of stepped-up operations and urging people not to drive on roads. One translated leaflet said, "All cars and of any type will be shelled if seen moving south of the Litani River."

The Israeli military dropped leaflets today over the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, warning of stepped-up operations and urging people not to drive. One leaflet said, "All cars and of any type will be shelled if seen moving south of the Litani River."

The Israeli military dropped leaflets today over the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, warning of stepped-up operations and urging people not to drive on roads. One the translated leaflet said, "All cars and of any type will be shelled if seen moving south of the Litani River."

Reuters - Apart from a lone grocer and a handful of cars rushing through the deserted city center, there were few signs of life in Lebanon's southern port city of Tyre.

Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz Tuesday reiterated that Jerusalem will not be party to any ceasefire along its northern border that does not result in the return of two abducted Israeli soldiers and the disarming of Hezbollah's fighting force in southern Lebanon. Peretz made the remarks...

Lebanon's cabinet Monday unanimously approved a plan to deploy up to 15,000 Lebanese army troops to the south of the country, provided Israel first withdraws its forces. Israel currently has 10,000 soldiers in southern Lebanon battling against Hezbollah forces there....

AP - The new U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special session this week in a move initiated by Muslim countries to condemn Israel for its military offensive in Lebanon, officials said Tuesday.

An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier was killed and five more were wounded during intense clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon Tuesday morning. Seven terrorist gunmen were also killed, and five more were taken prisoner by the Israelis....

Residents of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee Panhandle are filled with fear and despair over the prospect of returning to their homes, which continue to take a pounding from Hezbollah gunners in nearby southern Lebanon. Kiryat Shmona has been one of the hardest hit communities in northern Israel...

Israel accuses Hezbollah of using United Nations observer posts in southern Lebanon as cover for attacks on northern Israel, and an increasing number of former UN peacekeepers are corroborating that claim.

Reuters - Insurgents in Russia's volatile southern region of Dagestan blew up a local prosecutor on Tuesday and then ambushed the regional police chief as he rushed to the scene, police said.

AP - Israel is studying Lebanon's offer to deploy some 15,000 Lebanese troops along the Israel-Lebanon border to take control of the Hezbollah stronghold, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday.

Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday that Lebanon's decision to deploy 15,000 Lebanese troops in southern Lebanon was an "interesting step" which would be reviewed.