The head of the Christian Lebanese Forces party (LF) denied late on Friday his group had planned street violence in Beirut that killed seven people, and said a meeting held the day before was purely political. Thursday’s violence, which began as people were gathering for a protest...

The death toll from a bomb blast that hit a Shia mosque in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province during Friday prayers rose to 47, according to local officials. Murtaza Zarifi, a security officer at the Fatimiya mosque, claimed the attack was carried out by two suicide bombers....

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A hospital official says the death toll from a bombing at a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan has climbed to 37, with more than 70 people wounded. Suicide bombers attacked the mosque as hundreds had gathered for Friday prayers. The attack came a week after an...

 Schools, banks and government offices across Lebanon shut down Friday after hours of gun battles between heavily armed militias killed seven people and terrorized the residents of Beirut. The government called for a day of mourning following the armed clashes, in which gunmen used...