National and International News-Saturday August 5th

PARIS (AP) - Tour-de-France champion Floyd Landis now faces months of appeals and arguments as he fights to clear his name and retain his hard-won title after a second positive urine test for excessive testosterone. Cycling's governing body today confirmed the results of the "B" test.

UNDATED (AP) - As Israel and Hezbollah continue to fight in Lebanon, American diplomat David Welch is in Beirut for talks with Lebanese officials about ways to end hostilities. In Britain, Prime Minister Tony Blair is spending the day in telephone diplomacy, as protesters march on Parliament.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - They have no money, no guns and no leader, but around 150 young Muslims in Indonesia today signed up to fight Israeli troops in Lebanon. Anger over the Middle East crisis is gaining momentum in the world's largest Muslim nation.

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) - Police in California say a substitute elementary school teacher charged with molesting a ten-year-old girl has no criminal background. Police say they are investigating a claim by Eric Olsen that he molested as many as 200 students since becoming a teacher three years ago.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An entertainment reporter says Mel Gibson's business interests probably won't suffer despite his anti-semitic comments during a California traffic stop. On the social side, the Hollywood Reporter's Gregg Kilday says if Gibson follows up on his apologies, Tinseltown will eventually forgive.