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Police patrol the streets of Kaduna in 2011. Gunmen in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state on Monday shot dead a Lebanese man and his Nigerian driver and abducted another Lebanese national, the state police spokesman said.

Bulletin: Gunmen shoot dead, abduct Lebanese in Nigeria: police

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A member of the Lebanese civil defence carries a section of the wing of an Ethiopian airliner on the shores of Beirut in January 2010, after it crashed into the sea. Pilot error and inexperience were behind the 2010 crash in which all 90 people on board died, according to a report issued Tuesday by Lebanese authorities.

Bulletin: 'Pilot error' behind Ethiopian jet crash in Lebanon

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Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa (left), who was jailed in 2010 for the murder of Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim (right), will be retried next month as sought by prosecutors who complained his 15-year sentence was too lenient, a court said Monday.

Bulletin: Mubarak era tycoon to be retried for diva's murder

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Syrians flee on foot into Wadi Khaled in northern Lebanon after unrest broke out in the Syrian border town of Tal Kalakh. Syrians who have fled brutal persecution by the regime of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to Lebanon live in fear that Assad's allies in Lebanon will hunt them down.

Bulletin: Syrian exiles seeking refuge in Lebanon live in fear

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Some of the 86 Madagascan women repatriated from Lebanon arrive at the airport in Antananarivo. The women were flown home amid concerns over the deaths of 17 Madagascan maids in Lebanon in the past year.

Bulletin: Madagascar flies home maids abused in Lebanon

Madagascar's government early Thursday flew home 86 women domestic workers from Lebanon who had...

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Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah (R) and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) wave Iranian flags during a mass rally organised in Beirut. Nasrallah will give a televised speech on Sunday to address a deepening political crisis in Lebanon, the powerful Shiite party said in a statement.

Bulletin: Hezbollah chief to address Lebanon crisis

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah will give a televised speech on Sunday to address a deepening...

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A handout picture distributed by the Lebanese Forces shows Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea during a press conference in Maarab. Geagea called on Saturday for caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri to be re-appointed as government leader as the country's political groups jockeyed for power.

Bulletin: Christian leader backs Hariri for Lebanon PM

Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea called on Saturday for caretaker Prime Minister Saad...

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Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt gives a press conference. Jumblatt threw his weight behind Hezbollah on Friday, becoming potential kingmaker in Lebanon's political crisis by giving the Shiite party an edge in deciding who will be the next premier.

Bulletin: Lebanon rivals braced for showdown

Rival parties on Friday appeared headed for a showdown as each side hardened its position in...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, seen here in 2008, has said Riyadh has abandoned efforts to mediate in Lebanon's political crisis. Faisal warned of a "dangerous" situation as all eyes turned to a Turkish-Qatari bid to defuse tensions.

Bulletin: Saudi Arabia quits Lebanon mediation efforts

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday abandoned efforts to mediate in Lebanon's political crisis, warning of...

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People on the beach in Cotonou, in Benin, walk past the wreckage of a Lebanese plane in December 2003. A Lebanese court has sentenced to 20 years in prison the pilot of the Beirut-bound UTA Flight 141, which crashed off the West African coast killing at least 136 people.

Bulletin: Lebanon sentences pilot over fatal 2003 crash

A Lebanese court on Tuesday sentenced to 20 years in prison the pilot of Beirut-bound UTA Flight...

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Bulletin: Gunmen shoot dead, abduct Lebanese in Nigeria: police

Bulletin: 'Pilot error' behind Ethiopian jet crash in Lebanon

Bulletin: Mubarak era tycoon to be retried for diva's murder

Bulletin: Syrian exiles seeking refuge in Lebanon live in fear

Bulletin: Madagascar flies home maids abused in Lebanon

Bulletin: Hezbollah chief to address Lebanon crisis

Bulletin: Christian leader backs Hariri for Lebanon PM

Bulletin: Lebanon rivals braced for showdown

Bulletin: Saudi Arabia quits Lebanon mediation efforts

Bulletin: Lebanon sentences pilot over fatal 2003 crash

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