The Syrian army and security forces are responsible for the majority of the serious rights abuses committed since March, U.N.-appointed investigators say.

A Lebanese man is sentenced to three years prison for collaborating with the Israeli state, judicial sources say.

The U.S. embassy in Beirut warns American citizens to be aware of prevailing "tensions" and "violent incidents" in Lebanon.

Iran threatens to scupper efforts to defuse the crisis over its nuclear program in the final hours of crunch talks in Baghdad after world powers stop short of offering sanctions relief.