Voices from the conflict

Civilians in Lebanon and Israel are being hit very hard as the conflict continues for a third week.
Here are some of their stories.

"I support Hezbollah now"

Execution of a teenage girl

A television documentary team has pieced together details surrounding the case of a 16-year-old girl, executed two years ago in Iran.

Ghada Mitri answers readers' questions

Ghada Mitri was on a visit to Lebanon from the UK to look after her elderly parents when the country came under attack.

Despite being able to return back home to safety, she decided to stay and try to help Lebanese people caught up in a desperate situation.

"Israel has created a lot of hate in the hearts of the young generation of Lebanon, and vindicated the older generations who still remember the past. This young generation born after the war would probably have had a different point of view towards Israel than its elders. But in one fell swoop - Israel has destroyed that."

From Our Own Correspondent

The reality in Afghanistan, and in Israel-Palestine.

"Hey, what a neat planet. We're thinking of staying to see what happens next."

If you dream of owning your own house, then trading a red paper clip over the internet might not be the obvious way of doing it.

A wager and a swim

I just made a bet with a friend of mine. The loser's gonna take the other guy out for dinner!

The BM bet of the summer:

----------------- Me ----------- He

Wimby Ladies -- Justine ------- Amélie
Wimby Mens --- Vamos Rafa -- Fed Express
World Cup ------ Gli Azzurri --- Les Bleus

Who I wanna see win:

Wimby Ladies -- Amélie
Wimby Mens --- Vamos Rafa
World Cup ------ Les Bleus

Who I see winning:

Wimby Ladies -- Justine
Wimby Lems --- Fed Express
World Cup ------ c'est difficile, si je ne sais pas

Also, just now, I went swimming! Haven't swum for nearly two months now. I felt as wet as a shag on the rock in the pool.

Le Mythe de Sisyphe

Je laisse Sisyphe au bas de la montagne ! On retrouve toujours son fardeau. Mais Sisyphe enseigne la fidélité supérieure qui nie les dieux et soulève les rochers. Lui aussi juge que tout est bien. Cet univers désormais sans maître ne lui paraît ni stérile ni futile. Chacun des grains de cette pierre, chaque éclat minéral de cette montagne pleine de nuit, à lui seul, forme un monde. La lutte elle-même vers les sommets suffit à remplir un cœur d'homme. Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux.

ALBERT CAMUS

Dan, I love you!

World Cup fans visit Dachau / Crossing Continents

From the BBC, a World Cup to remember.


A beautiful small town's story in Poland.