Israel asks Italy to head UN 'peacekeeping force'

Israel has now asked Italy to head the UN 'peacekeeping force' in Lebanon.Prime Minister Ehud Olmert also asked Italy to deploy troops to oversee Lebanon's border with Syria, which Israel says is smuggling arms to Hezbullah.A statement issued by Olmert's office said that in a telephone conversation with Olmert, Italian Premier Romano Prodi said his country intended to send a "significant military