Fighting in northern Lebanon enters third day

    BEIRUT, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The fighting between the Lebanese troops and militants around a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon entered the third day on Tuesday, after clashes left at least 79 dead in the previous two days, local daily The Daily Star reported.

    The paper quoted security sources as saying that by Monday night, 25 militants had been killed and 40 were in custody. Full story 

Lebanon army battles Islamic militants in north, 4O dead

    BEIJING, May 21 -- In Lebanon, fighting continues in the north of the country between local security forces and Islamic militants. That's already killed close to forty people.

    At least thirteen soldiers and seventeen militants have been killed in clashes that continue unabated on the streets of Tripoli and in a nearby Palestinian refugee camp. Full story

Lebanon seeks Interpol's help in probing car with Beirut blast

    BEIRUT, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese government has asked the Interpol to help find out the origin of a car used in Sunday's Ashrafiyeh blast that killed a woman and wounded 18 people, local paper The Daily Star reported online on Tuesday.

    The government is seeking the Interpol's help because the car used in the blast was a Japanese-made Suzuki but was not registered in Lebanon, security sources were quoted as saying.  Full story

Huge explosion rocks Christian area of Beirut

    BEIRUT, May 20 (Xinhua) -- A bomb planted under a car bomb in central Beirut's Christian neighborhood exploded late Sunday, killing one woman and wounding a dozen other people.

    The explosive device, which was placed under a car in a parking lot near an upscale shopping mall in Achrafye, destroyed dozens of cars and sent black smoke billowing over the area.  Full story