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New clashes break out in Lebanese border town

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese state media say clashes have broken out in a border town held by Islamic extremists from neighboring Syria after a negotiated truce collapsed overnight. The cease-fire, mediated by Muslim clerics, was meant to help end four days of fighting in the town of...

Lebanese army agrees to 24-hour truce in town

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army agreed to a 24-hour cease-fire in a border town held by Islamic extremists from Syria Tuesday to allow for negotiations for the release of captive soldiers and evacuate casualties, a senior Lebanese security official said. The agreement appears...