PARIS – President Jacques Chirac announced Thursday that France will send 2,000 soldiers to southern Lebanon and hopes to retain command of the U.N. peacekeeping force, as a top European Union official said international troops could start deploying within days. The offer by France, Lebanon’s former colonial ruler and key …

PORTLAND, Ore. – Grass that was genetically engineered for golf courses is growing in the wild, posing one of the first threats of agricultural biotechnology escaping from the farm in the United States, a new study says. Creeping bentgrass was engineered to resist the popular herbicide Roundup to allow more …

CINCINNATI – Travelers stripped of carryon toiletries because of heightened airport security will find a consolation gift when they pick up Avis Rent A Car vehicles in the nation’s major airports. Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble (PG) has donated “smile packs” with its Crest toothpaste, mouthwash and floss that Avis will …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” August 9, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Right now, Israel’s invasion is growing, Israel’s army has a new strategy, and there is a huge down side to this new strategy — much more bloodshed. Let’s …

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – Fashion model Beverly Peele was sentenced Tuesday to three years probation and 300 of hours of community service for stealing a woman’s credit card information and charging thousands of dollars in merchandise. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lloyd Nash also ordered Peele to pay nearly $4,000 …

CASHIERS, N.C. – Facing a strong re-election challenge from Democrat Heath Shuler, veteran Republican Rep. Charles Taylor is going after a candidate who gets an “F” from the National Rifle Association and a perfect score from a leading abortion-rights group. But that’s not Shuler, a former NFL quarterback who hopes …

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Saturday praised the work of a U.S. Army brigade whose one-year tour in Iraq was extended just as they prepared to return home, and said he saw no reason for the soldiers or their families to be angry at him. “I …

BEIRUT, Lebanon – This is the 20th installment of an ongoing blog written by American Spencer Witte, a native or New York who is studying and living in Beirut, Lebanon. Aug. 23, 2006 The Question of Closure This is supposed to be my final blog for FOXnews.com. My first installment …

PARIS – France’s foreign minister said Wednesday that Iran must suspend uranium enrichment if it wants to return to the negotiating table and try to end the international dispute over its contested nuclear program. Philippe Douste-Blazy declined to make any specific comments about Iran’s counterproposal to a Western nuclear incentives …

BRUSSELS, Belgium – In a major step toward new penalties against Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Europe’s antitrust regulators voted unanimously Monday in favor of fining the world’s largest software company for flouting a 2004 ruling, two people close to the case said. The regulators backed European Union plans to penalize the …