• Diplomatic Rifts in South America After Colombia Troops Enter Ecuador
• Israel Pulls Out of Gaza
• UN Security Council Approves More Sanctions for Iran
• Russia's New President: Caretaker of Freethinker?
• Kucinich Fighting to Keep Congressional Seat
• Rezoning Threatens Harlem's Culture

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• Suicide Attacks in Pakistan
• Canada Resumes Detainee Transfers to Afghanistan
• Armenian Capital Calm
• Miami Students Demonstrate
• Street of Dreams a Nightmare

Hezbollah is criticizing the deployment of the USS Cole to Lebanon's coast – as Lebanon denies it asked the US to employ the vessel. Saudi Arabia urged nationals to leave Lebanon the day after the warship was dispatched, and increased instability in the region is stirring rumors of yet another war. Meanwhile in Gaza, Israeli tanks and ground troops left the northern part of the strip after three days of a wide scale offensive that left at least 120 Palestinians dead. FSRN's Ghassan Bannoura reports.

As 4 states get ready for Tuesday's presidential primary, some crucial local races are being fought. One of those is former Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich – and he could loose the Ohio Congressional seat that he's held since 1996.  Candidates have raised nearly 2 million dollars in this high stakes campaign in the economically depressed region of Ohio.  For his west Cleveland district, he's facing 4 Democratic challengers.  FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports from Ohio.

A debate is underway in Harlem about whether a proposed rezoning plan will turn the center of black culture and business into a canyon of luxury high rises. While real estate developers dream of lavish homes, many Harlemites worry that the massive redevelopment of 125th Street could change their neighborhood forever. Renee Feltz reports.

The UN Security Council approved a third set of sanctions against Iran today. Iran's nuclear program is at the center of the sanctions, but critics say UN and US intelligence officials have no basis to believe Iran's nuclear program is a threat. FSRN Correspondent Matt Laslo reports from Washington.

Russia has a new president: Dmitry Medvedev, hand-picked by Valdimir Putin to succeed him, garnered more than 70 percent in Sunday's election, with a high voter turn-out. Yet Russia's opposition, protesters and Western Observers say that the election was neither free nor fair – comparing it to a stage show. International elections observers complained that Russia placed extremely tight restrictions on the process, and a Russian monitoring group says it received constant complaints. Nevertheless, Medvedhev has been officially declared the winner. Ben Seeder is FSRN's correspondent in Moscow…

Colombia's army raided a rebel camp in Ecuador Saturday and killed the spokesman for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – or FARC, for its Spanish acronym. While the assassination of alias Raul Reyes marks the Colombian government's biggest military triumph against these insurgents, the fact that Colombia proceeded without permission from the Ecuadorian government has caused serious diplomatic rifts – with both Ecuador and Venezuela. FSRN's Nicole Karsin has more from Bogotá.