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Tears, prayers as 1.4 million Muslims mark peak of hajj

Tears flowed and prayers filled the air as the annual Muslim hajj by about 1.4 million believers from around the world reached its zenith on a vast plain in western Saudi Arabia Friday. "I am now a newborn baby and I don't have any sin," Nigerian pilgrim Taofik Odunewu told AFP,...

Syria blasts at school kill 32, including 10 kids

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Twin bombings near an elementary school in Syria killed at least 32 people on Wednesday, including at least 10 children, with the second blast going off as screaming parents frantically searched for their sons and daughters in a street littered with school...

Anxiety grips Lebanon following blasts, arrests

  The roadblocks and sandbags are back, cafes and hotels are nearly empty and many of the tourists are gone. Anxiety is gripping Lebanon following a spate of suicide bombings, and an ongoing security sweep targeting militants - some of them who...