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Israeli airstrikes target southern Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, on the fourth day of fighting between Israeli and Hezbollah forces. Lebanon's diverse communities are divided over Hezbollah's actions and the Israeli response.

The leaders of the eight leading industrial countries blame "extremists" for the escalating crisis in the Middle East. But a joint G-8 statement offers no diplomatic solutions. Britain's Tony Blair and the U.N.'s Kofi Annan call for an international peacekeeping force to end the violence. The G-8 summit wraps up Monday.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick is in Nigeria, hoping to mediate a peace deal between rebels and government leaders in Sudan's Darfor region. The African Union has extended a deadline for talks to midnight Tuesday. The three-year conflict has led to nearly 200,000 deaths and 2 million refugees.

Although some foreigners are escaping Lebanon by boat, many people have been forced to evacuate over land into Syria. Damascus has opened its borders -- waiving visa fees and relaxing strict border controls. The evacuees are traveling by bus, taxi, truck -- even on foot.

Israeli politicians and commentators, for the moment at least, clearly support the country's military operations in Lebanon. But the goals -- and the final result -- of that operation are less clear.

Israeli warplanes attack Lebanon for the sixth consecutive day, killing at least 17. Hezbollah responds by sending rockets deeper into Israel. Hezbollah rockets killed eight people Sunday in Haifa. In Lebanon, foreigners are fleeing the war zone.

The United Nations Security Council is delaying its formal response to North Korea's July 5 missile tests, as diplomats give China time to persuade its longtime ally to cooperate. The tests are challenging China's credibility as an effective diplomatic broker.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Edmond, a thriller starring William H. Macy and Julia Stiles, with screenplay by David Mamet.

Mumbai native, and author, Suketu Mehta talks with Steve Inskeep about his home town. With 16 million people, it's the cultural and financial capital of India. Mehta describes the jammed trains in the densely populated city as a "great social laboratory." He also details how the city's name came to be changed from Bombay to Mumbai.

Melissa Block talks with Dr. Marvin Ott about the relationship between the military and the CIA in light of Gen. Michael Hayden's nomination to be the next CIA director. Dr. Ott is a professor of national security policy at the National War College.