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As fighting between Israel and Hezbollah rages on in Lebanon, Don Gonyea talks with former U.S. ambassador to Syria Theodore Kattouf. They discuss the role Syria might still play in brokering a deal.

President Bush is asking Congress to approve his rules for military commissions to try detainees accused of war crimes. He says court-martial rules are not appropriate for what he terms "illegal combatants." Some legal analysts are concerned that the president's rules leave defendants without enough rights.

In the late 1960s, just as San Francisco was having its own Summer of Love, a rustic canyon at the heart of Los Angeles was also in bloom with songs that defined the moment, written and performed by the bands that defined a generation.

Israel said it targeted known Hezbollah strongholds or areas used to launch rockets. But a former Israeli prison may have been hit to erase evidence of what happened there during an earlier Israeli occupation.

Hezbollah's leader says his goal is not to hold the villages of south Lebanon, but to inflict as many casualties as possible on Israeli troops. Hezbollah fighters are present throughout the region. But, like guerrillas in previous conflicts, they are largely invisible.

The European Court of Human Rights has found Russia responsible for the presumed death of a young Chechen man who disappeared six years ago. Thursday, the court leveled a $44,000 fine on Moscow. The landmark case may give hope to families of thousands of people abducted during Moscow's brutal war in Chechnya.

A record-breaking wave of African migrants is inundating the Canary Islands. So far this year, more than 22,000 have reached the Atlantic archipelago that belongs to Spain. Nearly 800 poured in Tuesday, one of the busiest days ever. The migrants know that when they reach the Canary Islands, they are effectively in Europe.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair faces pressure from junior members of his government to follow their lead and resign. Blair says he won't seek election again, but has set no date to leave office.

Demonstrations against the Israeli military campaign in Lebanon have been growing on the streets of Arab capitals. Pro-American Arab leaders are recalibrating their positions. U.S. hopes of keeping them on board for a wider Middle East initiative may be eroding.

Computer maker Hewlett-Packard confirms it ousted a board member for media leaks. But HP's internal probe of directors' phone records has prompted another board member to quit in protest, and the SEC is investigating.