Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 944 Wed. January 24, 2007       International Strike paralyses life in Lebanon A Lebanese soldier clears a road at Nahr al-Mot area at the northern entrance of Beirut yesterday. Five people were wounded by gunshots at dawn Tuesday as militants blocked roads across the country at the start of a one-day strike called by the opposition in its latest bid to topple the Western-backed government. PHOTO: AFP