Rival camps in student elections at Universite Saint Joseph (USJ) claimed victory Wednesday, as leading politicians put their own spin on the results.While USJ failed to post the official results on its website, the newspaper An-Nahar claimed that March 14-affiliated

A newly created league bringing together ancient Canaanite, Phoenician and Punic cities held its second-ever convention last week in Byblos [Jbeil], pledging closer ties between member countries.The League of the Canaanite, Phoenician and Punic Cities was founded by Maha al-Khalil

The Internal Security Forces (ISF) rescued a 28-year-old woman who tried to commit suicide in Dbayye on Tuesday, said a security source close to the ISF. The woman was trying to throw herself off the Dbayye bridge in Beirut when

Eighteen wanted suspects were arrested and two car thieves were caught red-handed by the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the judicial police on Wednesday, said a security source. The suspects were wanted for various crimes such as theft, smuggling weapons,

The Sixth Francophone Games did not receive widespread media coverage, said the media analysis company Comtrax Solutions on Wednesday. The international games, which were held in Lebanon in September, didn't receive heavy coverage in news reports of local media outlets,

A campaign to highlight motorcycle safety and stress the importance of wearing helmets has been launched by the Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA), as road tragedies continue to claim the lives of young people at an alarming rate.On Tuesday,

United Nations Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro on Wednesday urged Lebanon and the other Western Asian Arab nations to stand by their commitments to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MGDs).Speaking at a regional meeting at the UN Economic and Social

The recent bout of stormy weather that hit the country has broken up parts of one of the country's worst eyesores, the Sidon dump, and left city officials fuming about the state of neglect. But for others, making their living

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Associated Press - November 4, 2009 3:45 PM ET DALLAS (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry says the elections of Republican governors in New Jersey and Virginia this week signal a dissatisfaction with...

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A suspected East Texas bank robber has been arrested.

Tyler police are investigating a report of a man that has attempted to pick up an 11-year-old child from Hogg Middle School as he was walking home from school.

For the second time, Winona residents have decided if alcohol will be sold inside city limits.

An East Texas woman says she made a gruesome find in her bag of greens she bought at Wal-Mart.

Elsie Griffith says the day she stops learning is the day she'll die. At 84, the Lewisville resident attends the University of North Texas' new Emeritus College and takes classes on everything from Christian-Muslim relations to the history of the

ArmInfo. We sincerely welcome the current positive breakthrough in Armenia-Turkey contacts, deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin said in an interview with Respublika Armenia newspaper. According to him, Moscow considers signing of Protocols between Armenia and Turkey on October

ArmInfo. We see our role in supporting the Karabakh conflict settlement, searching of decisions on the key problems, but without imposing any formulas from outside to its participants. We are stemming from the fact that Azerbaijanis and Armenians themselves should