Italy sends troops to "long, risky" Lebanon mission
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The first 800 troops of an  Italian contingent in a major U.N. peacekeeping force for  Lebanon set sail on Tuesday on a mission that Rome warned would  be "long and risky."
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Italian, Lebanese and Syrian intelligence services have thwarted a planned car bomb attack against the Italian embassy in Beirut, Italy's Defense Minister Antonio Martino said.
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ROME, Italy -- Italy&#39;s foreign minister has flown to the Middle East in an attempt to secure the release of two female aid workers taken hostage in Iraq.
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The Security Council calls for foreign troops to leave Lebanon -  a move aimed at reducing Syrian influence.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops fought al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp and clashed with Islamists early on Monday as a 16-day conflict threatened to plunge Lebanon into long-term instability.
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European Union nations will make a renewed attempt Wednesday to raise troops for a U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, but many remain wary of committing soldiers without safeguards to ensure they don't get sucked into the Middle East conflict.
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A United Nations peacekeeping patrol is hit by an explosion in southern Lebanon, reports say.
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BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the U.N. force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles and an array of...
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon -- Advancing under a barrage of artillery and tank fire, Lebanese troops overran positions held by Al Qaeda-inspired militants on the outskirts of a Palestinian refugee camp yesterday, leaving at least 19 people dead.
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China plans to send a contingent of  peacekeeping troops to Lebanon and is consulting the United  Nations on the details, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman  said on Monday.
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Italy was on high alert as a group linked to Al-Qaeda reportedly threatened to attack, singling out Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as a target, after the expiry of a deadline for Rome to pull its troops out of Iraq.
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The U.N. force in Lebanon will soon receive the first real boost in weapons and manpower: one battalion each of Italian and French troops with heavy armor, including tanks and artillery, officials said Thursday.
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Italian forces ended their mission in  Iraq on Thursday, handing over the southern province they  patrol to Iraqis, while the United Nations said the country has  become deadlier than ever.
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Syria has agreed in principle to allow  unarmed European Union personnel to patrol its border with  Lebanon to prevent arms shipments to Hizbollah guerillas,  Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said on Saturday.
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Italy wants the rest of the Continent to stiffen border patrols and asylum guidelines.
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Italy launched a fresh diplomatic drive to save the lives of two women hostages threatened with execution in Iraq, with Foreign Minister Franco Frattini due in Kuwait on the first leg of a Middle East tour.
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Two Italian soldiers have been kidnapped while on patrol in western Afghanistan, Italy's defence ministry said on Sunday.