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DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria was not targeted in any attack by Israel on Saturday, a Syrian information official said. "No Syrian installation, military or civilian, has been targeted in any part of the country," the official told Reuters. The Israeli military said earlier it had only carried out bombing raids on Lebanese territory and not inside Syria after reports of attacks very close to the Sy ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The fighting that erupted in Lebanon has prompted the Pentagon to develop scenarios for evacuating American citizens, estimated to number around 25,000, military sources told CNN. The rapid widening of the Mideast conflict this week has created great concern in the U.S. government, which doesn't want Americans in Lebanon caught in the middle of a shooting war. Such moves wou ...

MASNAA, Lebanon (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes fired four rockets at a border crossing point between Lebanon and Syria on Saturday, witnesses said. No further details were immediately available. A Syrian army position is located in the area.

By Robert Birsel KABUL (Reuters) - U.S., British and Canadian troops launched a pre-dawn offensive against Taliban guerrillas in Afghanistan on Saturday, taking control of a southern district from militants and their drug-gang allies. The attack was part of a big offensive foreign troops have launched in response to the most intense phase of violence by a resurgent Taliban across the south. The surge in violence comes as a NATO peacekeeping force prepares to take over in the south from a U.S. ...

Ferrari will occupy the front row of the grid for the French Grand Prix after Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa clinched the top two positions. Schumacher took pole after Saturday's qualifying at Magny-Cours, with championship leader Fernando Alonso down in third spot in his Renault. It was another disappointing day for Britain's Jenson Button, who will start the race from 18th in his Honda.  ...

By John Mehaffey LONDON (Reuters) - Mohammad Yousuf stabilised the Pakistan first innings on Saturday after night watchman Mohammad Sami was dismissed for a duck in the second over on the third day of the first test against England at Lord's. Yousuf, known as Yousuf Youhana before he converted to Islam last year, recorded his 25th test half-century, to steer the tourists from their overnight 66 for three in reply to England's 528 for nine declared, to 165 for four at lunch. At the interval he ...

BOMBAY, India (AP) -- The bombers who targeted Bombay's rail system had support from inside Pakistan, India's prime minister said, warning that the nuclear-armed rivals' peace process could be derailed unless Islamabad reins in terrorists. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's unusually blunt comments on Friday appeared to signal an abrupt shift in relations between India and Pakistan, whose ties had warmed over the past two years. Initial fallout came quickly, with high-level India-Pakistan talks  ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan were 165 for four in reply to England's 528 for nine declared at lunch on the third day of the first test at Lord's on Saturday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people, including politicians, celebrities and well-known sporting figures, ran, jogged or walked a mile on Saturday to raise millions of pounds for charity. The mile run is the focal point of activities taking place in aid of Sport Relief, set up by Comic Relief and BBC Sport, which aims to tackle poverty in Britain and abroad. Among those who donned their running gear and trainers at hundreds of venues across the country were Olympic gold medal winners ...

By Caren Bohan and Christian Lowe ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - The United States and Russia announced on Saturday moves to avert nuclear terrorism and halt the spread of atomic weapons as they sought to give a boost to a big-power summit. U.S. President George W. Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin unveiled the initiatives before other Group of Eight leaders arrived for a summit that will be challenged by violence in the Middle East, Iran's nuclear ambitions and global trade worries. Despit ...