PROTESTERS, angered by the Israeli air strike in Qana that killed up to 50 refugees, broke into the main UN building in Beirut yesterday, burning UN and American flags.

Humanitarian officials say an estimated 500,000 people have fled Kandahar.

Explosions have shaken the Afghan capital overnight with two more jets reported attacking the northern part of the city in the early hours.

Fearing widespread starvation in Afghanistan if America attacks, the United Nations has sent its first food shipments there since the September 11 terrorist attacks.