Beirut  - A newly-established Lebanese foundation has offered a 5-million-dollar reward to anyone, including citizens of Israel, who can provide information on Arab militants missing or buried in Israel.

The Horiah Foundation was set up to help families of some Lebanese and Arab militants who are still missing in Israel, founding member Hadi Bikdash said.

According to Bikdash, the foundation is supported financially and logistically by many international organizations. He declined, however, to disclose their identities.

Washington, Mar 17: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned President Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif that American lawmakers might balk at sending Pakistan more aid if the crisis over the reinstatement of the deposed Chief Justice persisted.

“She warned them that Congressional appropriations would be at risk,” said one US official, who asked not to be named.

Washington  - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Pakistan's political leaders must continue to make compromises to stabilize democratic rule and prevent unrest.

Clinton telephoned over the weekend with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif to help diffuse a political crisis after mass demonstrations brought Pakistan to the brink of widespread turmoil.

New York - An inquiry into damage inflicted to UN properties and people who may have been killed there during the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip is expected to be completed later this month, a UN spokeswoman said Monday.

The investigation by the UN board of inquiry was ordered by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon after the UN suffered extensive damage to its offices and schools for Palestinian children in Gaza as a result of Israeli airstrikes.

Washington  - The world's wealthiest nations should pay for China to cut its pollution coming from exports, Chinese officials said Monday amid sensitive talks with the United States on how to reach a new deal to combat global warming.

China - the world's largest polluter together with the United States - has a plan in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming even as its economy grows rapidly, said Li Gao, director of China's department of climate change.

Washington - European demands for the closure of the Guantanamo prison should translate into helping the United States shutter the facility by accepting some of the detainees, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday.

President Barack Obama has issued orders to close Guantanamo by January but needs European help because many of the detainees cannot be returned to their native countries out of fear they will be mistreated, Clinton said.