US isolated over Lebanon crisis
The US, holding the line against a quick ceasefire deal in the Middle East, is increasingly isolated as world powers and the United Nations demand an immediate end to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was meeting last night with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who earlier in the day denounced both Israel and Hezbollah and called for both sides to stop fighting immediately.
