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Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover

Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years.

US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table.

Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality

Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely immigrant areas near Stockholm this week.

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect seen in video after British soldier killed in London

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect seen in video after British soldier killed in London A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday.

Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone

Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday.

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