World Jan 02 Interpol issues wanted notice to Lebanon for ex-Nissan executive Interpol issued a wanted notice Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon rather than face trial on financial misconduct charges in an escape that has baffled and embarrassed authorities.
World Dec 24 Syrian army captures village and a missile kills 8 civilians Government forces also captured a key village held by al-Qaida insurgents in the last rebel stronghold in the war-torn country.
World Dec 23 Residents of Syria’s Idlib province flee new government offensive Syrian government forces pressed ahead Monday with a new military assault on the country's last rebel stronghold that began last week. The offensive has triggered a mass exodus of civilians fleeing to safer areas near the Turkish border.
World Dec 22 Syrian troops push toward Turkish observation post in Idlib Syrian government forces pushed deeper in their offensive on the last remaining rebel stronghold in the country’s northwest on Sunday, getting very close to a Turkish observation post in the area, opposition activists said.
World Dec 16 Lebanon delays talks on new prime minister amid protests The postponement followed a violent weekend in the tiny Mediterranean nation that saw the toughest crackdown on demonstrations in two months.
World Nov 29 Gas station strike paralyzes Lebanon as crisis deepens Nationwide protests that began Oct. 17 over widespread corruption and mismanagement have worsened Lebanon’s worst economic and financial crises.
World Nov 27 Overnight clashes in Lebanon injure dozens as tensions rise The nationwide uprising against the country’s ruling elite has remained overwhelmingly peaceful since it began Oct. 17, but as the political deadlock for forming a new government drags on, tempers have risen.
World Nov 02 Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 13 A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing 13 people, Turkey's Defense Ministry said.
World Oct 24 Syria says Turkish-led forces attacked its troops Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and they also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, the state news agency in Damascus and a war monitoring group said.
World Oct 20 Kurds begin evacuation from besieged Syrian border town Kurdish fighters and civilians began evacuating from a besieged Syrian town on Sunday, the first pullback under the U.S.-brokered cease-fire deal, opening the way to a broader withdrawal of the Kurdish-led forces from parts of the Turkish border.