A Spanish child holding a passport is waiting to be evacuated in Lebanon, July 16, 2006.  (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

A Spanish girl holding a passport is waiting with her mother to be evacuated in Lebanon, July 16, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

    Australia considers how to evacuate citizens from Lebanon

    CANBERRA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government is considering how to evacuate citizens from Lebanon, either by road or sea, according to Foreign Minister Alexander Downer.

    Downer told Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio on Monday that there will be no Australian military option to evacuate citizens from the Middle East Country. Full story>>

    EU FMs to discuss Mideast crisis, nationals' evacuation

Evacuees from Lebanon disembark from a Spanish plane at the Torrejon military airbase, just outside of Madrid, Saturday July 15, 2006. A plane with 116 Spaniards and ten foreigners _ four Italians, two Dutch, one Briton, one American, one Moroccan and one Egyptian_ evacuated from Lebanon arrived at Madrid's military Torrejon airport.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

    BRUSSELS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) are to meet here Monday to discuss the Middle East crisis and nationals evacuation.

    During the meeting, Javier Solana Madariaga, EU's foreign policy and security chief, would brief the ministers on his talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Saniora in Beirut over the situation in the region.

    Over 100 Lebanese, mostly civilians, have been killed and hundreds more injured in Israeli attacks since Israel launched a massive assault in Lebanon after Hezbollah militia kidnapped two Israeli soldiers and killed eight during cross-border clashes on Wednesday. Full story>>

¡¡¡¡2 British warships set off for Lebanon to evacuate citizens

Smoke rises from the Jiyeh power station in southern Beirut as Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon entered its fifth day on Sunday and more than 100 Lebanese people, mostly civilians, have been killed. Israel continued a five-day-old assault in Lebanon on Sunday, July 16, 2006. Israel forces continue their strikes in Lebanon, many foreign countries have started to evacuat their citizens from Lebanon.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

    LONDON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Two British warships were dispatched toward the Middle East on Sunday to evacuate up to 10,000 British nationals from war-struck Lebanon.

    Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells told BBC radio on Sunday that the navy ships would reach the Britons in Lebanon by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest, noting that Britain was moving as fast as possible to rescue its nationals.

    Britain's Foreign Office has urged citizens not to attempt to leave the country, citing the dangerousness of the situation. Full story>>

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