Vietnam faces worrying increase in bird flu

news @ nature.com-Vietnam faces worrying increase in bird flu-Nurse may have caught the virus from patient.: "Reports that a 26-year-old Vietnamese male nurse has tested positive for bird flu have added to concerns that the virus may gain the ability to pass between humans. But health officials have yet to determine exactly how the man contracted the illness."

Israel and Jordan Reject Assad Speech

VOA News - Israel and Jordan Reject Assad Speech: "Israel and Jordan have rejected the speech by Syrian President Bashar Assad, who said he will move his country's troops in Lebanon to the country's eastern region, to be followed by a withdrawal to the Syrian-Lebanese border. The two neighboring countries say Syria has to do much more."

Syria will start a much-awaited pullback of troops

Channelnewsasia.com: "BEIRUT : Lebanon's outgoing Defense Minister Abdel Rahim Mrad said Syria will start a much-awaited pullback of troops in Lebanon after a Lebanese-Syrian summit due in Damascus on Monday"