Three Lebanese soldiers have been captured by gunmen near the border with Syria, sources have told Al Jazeera, days after the Nusra Front, a Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, executed a Lebanese policeman i t was holding captive . The three soldiers were reportedly taken on Monday...

(Reuters) - The Pyongyang government's state-run media said the cyber attack on Sony's Hollywood studio may have been the work of pro-North Korean supporters in a report on Sunday that dismissed charges that the country itself was to blame as "wild rumor." "The hacking into...

At least 18 people died and 76 others were rescued Friday when an Italian coast guard discovered a raft packed with illegal migrants 100 miles (160 kilometers) off the coast of Lampedusa, officials said. One survivor remains in critical condition. “We mourn these...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published on Thursday he expected his country's conflict to be long and difficult but vowed to defeat the insurgents battling to oust him and said he would not be driven from power....