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Israel, bent on halting any transfer of weapons to Lebanon's Hezbollah, has bombarded a position of the powerful Shiite group on the Lebanese-Syrian border, sources say. On Monday night, "two Israeli raids hit a Hezbollah target on the border of Lebanon and Syria," a Lebanese security source told AFP. Lebanon's National News Agency confirmed the report, adding that the raids struck the countryside of the Lebanese border town of Nabi Sheet. Local residents said the raid took place inside Lebanon, and a Lebanese military source said this was "most likely" the case. Lebanon's army did not confirm there had been any strikes, but it reported violations of the country's airspace by Israel. Hezbollah is an arch-enemy of Israel, and has sent thousands of fighters across the border to aid Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime as it battles Sunni-led rebels. Syria has long provided arms and other aid to Hezbollah, and served as a key c

(Nigeria) The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, said in Abuja on Tuesday that it would take necessary measures to protect the nation from being a dumping ground for fake cell phones. The NCC Public Relations Officer, Mr Reuben Muoka, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. Muoka said the commission was conscious of the health implications of fake cell phones on the populace. He, therefore, said the commission would ensure that only certified phones and phone accessories found their way into the nation’s markets. NCC was partnering with the Nigerian Customs Services, NCS and the Phone and Allied Dealers Association of Nigeria, PADAN to that effect. ``Checks have revealed that major dealers in the Nigeria ICT market also engaged in the sale of unapproved phones. The NCC condemns this in complete terms because of its health implication and effects in the quality of services delivery. ``Worried by the ugly trend, the regulatory authority in partners

A South African Court on Tuesday authorised the partial live broadcasting of the trial of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, which his defence had tried to prevent. The trial of the 27-year-old Paralympic track star charged with killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp opens in Pretoria on Monday. South African news channel eNCA and the media houses MultiChoice and Eyewitness News had applied for permission to broadcast live the country's "trial of the century,’’  which would be followed around the world. Judge Dunstan Mlambo said the entire audio of the trial could be broadcast, but television coverage would be limited. Television coverage may include the opening and closing argument of the trial and evidence given by police and experts, but will exclude testimonies by witnesses and by Pistorius himself. Pistorius’ lawyers opposed the broadcasting of the trial, arguing that it could influence witnesses and alter their testimonies. Mlambo said that argument was

Pakistani fighter jets bombarded Taliban hideouts in the troubled northwest Tuesday, killing at least 30 in the fourth airstrikes since peace talks stalled, in what analysts say is a surgical operation to reassert the military's dominance. The morning attacks on hideouts in the North and South Waziristan tribal districts were the latest in a series of airstrikes by the Pakistan Air Force, PAF, since February 20 that have killed more than 100 alleged militants. Experts say the strikes are designed to give the military the upper-hand if peace talks, which were suspended last week, resume and do not believe the army is prepared to launch a full-fledged operation in the area. Independent verification of the death tolls in the strikes has not been possible since it is difficult for journalists to enter the area and civilian administrators are reluctant to comment. The focus of Tuesday's attacks, which also involved helicopter gunships, was mostly the mountainous Shawal vall

At least 10 workers died and 17 others were injured when a large concrete beam collapsed Tuesday at a construction site just outside Bangkok, police said. Television footage showed rescue workers using sniffer dogs and a digger to reach bodies stuck beneath large chunks of broken concrete and twisted metal at the sprawling site in Samut Prakan province, which borders Bangkok. Two of the injured were in a critical condition in hospital, according to provincial police. "There are 10 dead and 17 injured who are in hospital," police commander Thatchai Hongthong told AFP, revising down an earlier toll of 11 dead. Volunteer rescue teams scoured the building site for bodies but by Tuesday afternoon had stopped their search. "There were 40 workers on site at the time of the collapse, now we have stopped searching as I'm confident we have retrieved all of the bodies," said rescue worker Anyawut Pho-ampai. Labour groups have warned about lax safety standards

Israeli police Tuesday entered the sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City to disperse stone-throwing Palestinian protesters, a police spokesman said. The clashes came as parliament was to debate a bill calling for Israeli sovereignty over the compound, Islam's third-holiest site, which is currently administered by Jordan. Police used stun grenades to disperse the Palestinians, Micky Rosenfeld told AFP, adding that there was "high tension" ahead of discussions expected in the Israeli parliament later Tuesday of a plan to annex the site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount. He added that stones thrown by the Palestinians injured two policemen while three protesters were arrested. Palestinian medics said 15 protesters were injured by rubber bullets. "Police remain deployed at the Temple Mount and visits by tourists are continuing," Rosenfeld said. The Israeli Knesset, or parliament, is due to debate in the evening a bill introduced

(Nigeria) Suspected Boko Haram Islamists on Tuesday opened fire on secondary school students as they slept in a dormitory in Nigeria's troubled northeastern Yobe state, the military said. Casualty figures from the attack in the town of Buni Yadi, roughly 60 kilometres (40 miles) from the state capital Damaturu, were not immediately available but scores of students have been killed in similar attacks in the state in the last year. The military spokesman in Yobe, Lazarus Eli, said the raid occurred at 2:00 am (0100 GMT) at the town's Federal Government College, a school for students aged 11 to 18. The gunmen "opened fire on student hostels", Eli said. "Details are still sketchy due to lack of telephone access and it is still not clear how many students were affected in the attack", he added. The name Boko Haram means "Western education is forbidden" and the Islamist rebels have carried out waves of attacks at schools across the north du