1.   Australia has joined an international chorus calling for a truce and peace negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah.

2.   China -- a long-time ally of Pakistan -- also Tuesday joined the growing international chorus calling for restraint.

3.   UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday joined a mounting international chorus to save two Buddhist statues in Afghanistan under threat of destruction by radical Taliban militia.

4.   With fears of an all-out war between the nuclear rivals sending jitters through local bourses, China Tuesday joined the growing international chorus calling for restraint.

5.   With fears of an all-out war between the nuclear rivals sending jitters through local bourses, China joined the growing international chorus calling for restraint.

6.   Opponents in India on Monday joined a growing international chorus against a world tour by pop superstar Michael Jackson.

7.   Ottawa on Saturday added its voice to the international chorus questioning the decision a day earlier by India to test a nuclear missile.

8.   The European Union on Wednesday joined a growing international chorus urging wider debate on moves to remove presidential term limits in Malawi.