Islamist gunmen seize police station in Lebanon town near Syria
Arsal has frequently seen spillover from Syria's more than three-year-old civil war
Sunni insurgents, Kurds battle over north Iraq town
A Kurdish police official in Zumar says Islamic State fighters in pickup trucks mounted with weapons have attacked the town from three directions
Syrian Islamist gunmen seize Lebanese border town police station
LEBANON-SECURITY/ARSAL:Syrian Islamist gunmen seize Lebanese border town police station
Over 50 rebels killed in Syria region near Lebanon -activists, sources
SYRIA-CRISIS/QALAMOUN:Over 50 rebels killed in Syria region near Lebanon -activists, sources
U.S. struggles in Middle East, with fewer allies and less influence
MIDEAST-GAZA/USA:U.S. struggles in Middle East, with fewer allies and less influence
Saudi king labels Israeli offensive in Gaza a war crime
MIDEAST-GAZA/SAUDI (URGENT):Saudi king labels Israeli offensive in Gaza a war crime
Iraqi foreign minister blames Maliki for Islamist insurgency
IRAQ-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-Iraqi foreign minister blames Maliki for Islamist insurgency
Islamic State imposes media controls in Syrian province
SYRIA-CRISIS/MEDIA:Islamic State imposes media controls in Syrian province
A man affected a gas attack in the town of Latamna breathes through an oxygen mask as he is treated inside a field hospital
A man affected by what activists said was a gas attack in the town of Latamna, in Hama province, breathes through an oxygen mask as he is treated inside a field hospital July 31, 2014. Picture taken July 31, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khleif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A boy affected by a gas attack in the town of Latamna holds an oxygen mask as he is treated inside a field hospital
A boy affected by what activists said was a gas attack in the town of Latamna, in Hama province, holds an oxygen mask as he is treated inside a field hospital July 31, 2014. Picture taken July 31, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khleif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)