CAIRO - Lebanese security forces fought remnants of an al-Qaida inspired extremist group Sunday in northern Lebanon, killing more than 30 militants and capturing at least 15 others.  
After more than three months of intermittent battles, Lebanese forces say they have routed remnants of the Fatah al-Islam group from the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared.
Security […]

By Stan Wilson
Special to ASSIST News Service 
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (ANS) – The Ministry of Tourism of the state of Israel recently invited publishers of 10 American Christian newspapers to tour Israel in the first week of June, and I was fortunate enough to be one of the visitors. I’ve heard many people say, “Visit Israel and […]

WHITE HOUSE - President Bush reports to Congress this month on the results from his decision to send more troops to Iraq. Opposition Democrats say his strategy is not working and it is time to start bringing U.S. troops home. 
President Bush says his September 15 report to Congress will assess what is going well in […]

WASHINGTON - A Republican senator has resigned just days after it was revealed he had been arrested in an airport for soliciting sex in a men’s restroom.  
At a news conference in the Idaho state capitol of Boise, Senator Larry Craig said he would give up his senate seat at the end of this month, ending […]

WASHINGTON - The Labor Day holiday in the United States falls annually on the first Monday of September. It is meant to commemorate the hard work and dedication of individuals in the American workforce.  Since it became a national holiday in 1894, it has become a large part of the American culture.  
Labor Day means many […]

NEW YORK - The U.N. Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Margareta Wahlstrom, says the humanitarian situation in Sudan’s western Darfur region is worsening. 
Wahlstrom says 4 million people in the Darfur region rely on humanitarian assistance.  She says the region has been the scene of the world’s largest humanitarian operation […]

GENEVA - A senior United States envoy says he is hopeful progress will be made toward scrapping North Korea’s nuclear arsenal during bilateral U.S.-North Korean talks over the weekend. 
The bilateral meeting is in preparation of the six-party talks that are to resume later this month.   The members include the North Korea and South Korea, China, […]