Al Qaeda No. 2 in Yemen denies reports of his death - audio
DUBAI - The top Saudi in al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing has apparently released an audio message denying reports he was killed last month, a group that monitors Islamist websites said on Monday.
Gunmen, soldiers fight in Lebanon in spillover from Syria
BEIRUT - At least seven people were killed and dozens wounded in gunbattles in the Lebanese capital Beirut and coastal Tripoli on Monday in further unrest linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria, security and hospital sources said.
Kurdistan begins international oil exports, defying Baghdad
LONDON - Kurdistan has begun selling its oil into international markets in independent export deals that further challenge Baghdad's claim to full control over Iraqi oil after first signing independent exploration deals with foreign oil majors last year.
Iran hangs 10 drug smugglers - report
DUBAI - Iran hanged 10 people convicted of drug trafficking on Monday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, less than a week after Amnesty International urged the Islamic state to end executions.
On Turkey's Syrian frontier, fears of a sectarian spillover
ANTAKYA, Turkey - An influx of Syrians fleeing President Bashar al-Assad's military onslaught is stoking tension in an area of Turkey known for religious tolerance and setting Turks who share the Syrian leader's creed against their own government.
Iran's Ahmadinejad denied visit to Evin prison
DUBAI - Iran's judiciary has blocked a request by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit Tehran's Evin prison, where a top presidential aide is being held, the latest sign that his influence is waning in his last year in office.
Killing of security chief raises fears for Lebanon
BEIRUT - The Beirut car bomb that killed a top Lebanese security official will probably prove to be the most destabilising attack in Lebanon since the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri.
Watchdog condemns Turkey's crackdown on press freedom
ISTANBUL - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government has waged one of the world's biggest crackdowns on press freedom in recent years, jailing more journalists than Iran, China or Eritrea, a leading media watchdog said on Monday.
Army says Lebanon in critical phase, will act firmly
BEIRUT - Lebanon's army said on Monday the nation faced a critical time after violent demonstrations against the killing of a senior intelligence officer, saying it would act decisively to curb tension and calling for calm from politicians and protesters.
Instability grips Libya a year after Gaddafi's fall
BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI - Insecurity blights Libya, where militias still call the shots a year after they toppled Muammar Gaddafi, keeping foreign investors wary and clouding the oil-producing country's future.
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