Man admits Vienna killing of Lebanon envoy employee (AsiaOne)
VIENNA, AUSTRIA (AFP) – A man confessed on Wednesday to killing the Philippine housekeeper of the Lebanese ambassador’s residence in Vienna who was found dead in the building’s cellar, police said.
Explosion rocks Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut (Park Hills Daily Journal)
BEIRUT (AP) — Three bombs planted under a car exploded south of Beirut on Saturday, wounding two people in an attack that apparently targeted an official from the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the state-run news agency said.
Wrangling continues over Hezbollah weapons (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 31 (UPI) — Lebanese political leaders continued their debate over Hezbollah’s right to maintain an armed resistance to deter an Israeli threat.
Lebanon Fires On Israeli Jets (OfficialWire)
Lebanese military forces fired on Israeli jets flying over the southern part of the country in a possible sign of renewed border tensions. The Lebanese military said it fired on four Israeli planes flying over southern Lebanon on Tuesday.
Qais al-Khazali: from kidnapper and prisoner to potential leader (Guardian Unlimited)
Qais al-Khazali in 2004; he is not allowed a direct role in the political process, for now. Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP Iraq ‘s Shia Islamic groups and political blocs are casting Qais al-Khazali as a resistance hero with a big political future, despite American insistence that the soon-to-be-freed cleric plays no direct role in politics.
Lebanon fires on Israeli jets (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 30 (UPI) — Lebanese military forces fired on Israeli jets flying over the southern part of the country in a possible sign of renewed border tensions.
Successful Closing of Cylinder II transaction by Bemo Securitisation (Zawya)
The deal is a $14,356Million securitization of the company’s portfolio of auto loans and constitutes the largest asset backed issuance in the local market and the second issuance for the company.
Filipino confesses to murder in Vienna—DFA (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
A Filipino has confessed to the murder of the stay-in housekeeper of the Lebanese Ambassador to Austria Ishaya El-Khoury, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Esteban Conejos told INQUIRER.net in a phone interview.
20 rulers whose killers remained untraced (Pakistani Newspaper)
by Sabir Shah LAHORE: Although, the December 31, 2009 deadline given by the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to the panel investigating Benazir Bhutto’s murder is expiring on Thursday (tomorrow), the former Pakistani premier continues to feature in the list of 20 unfortunate heads of government or state in the last 500 years, whose murders either remain unsolved todate or whose …
