Current events of 22 July 2006 (2006-07-22) (Saturday) edit history watch

A group of Colombian farmers has won a multimillion pound settlement from BP after the British oil and gas company was accused of benefiting from a regime of terror carried out by Colombian government paramilitaries to protect a 450-mile pipeline.(Independent) 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict: The European Union sends experts to Cyprus to help coordinate provision of emergency humanitarian aid to Lebanon. (Reuters) Israel has carried out air strikes and small-scale incursions into Lebanon, as troops and tanks gather on the border.(BBC NEWS) Thousands of people across the UK demonstrate against Israeli attacks on Lebanon. (BBC News) Israel has massed soldiers and tanks on the border with Lebanon and called up thousands of reserve troops, in a possible prelude to a ground offensive. (BBC News) The New York Times reports that the United States is speeding up a delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel. Israel apparently requested the weapons to use against targets in Lebanon. (New York Times)(BBC NEWS) An earthquake measuring 5.1-5.2 in magnitude hits a mountainous region of Yunnan Province in south China killing at least 18-19 people and injuring at least 60 more. (CBS)