World News

BEIRUT - Gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine-guns early Monday in intense street battles in the Lebanese capital, wounding six people as fears mounted that the conflict in neighbouring Syria was bleeding across the border.

TOKYO - Millions across Asia are watching as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse is crossing their skies.

CHICAGO - A group of demonstrators are clashing with Chicago police at the end of a NATO summit protest march, pushing against a line of officers who are trying to keep them from the meeting site.

BEIRUT - A gunbattle has erupted in Beirut as fears mounted that the conflict in neighbouring Syria is bleeding across the border.

CHICAGO - A group of demonstrators are engaging in a confrontation with Chicago police at the end of a NATO protest march, pushing against a line of officers who are trying to keep them from the meeting site.

TRIPOLI, Libya - He was the embodiment of one of modern Libya's darkest chapters - a man synonymous with horrifying scenes of wreckage, broken families and a plane that fell out of the sky a generation ago. His name, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, was little known compared to the single word that his deeds represented: Lockerbie.

CHICAGO - Thousands of demonstrators upset with the war in Afghanistan, climate change and the erosion of union rights marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday, taking their discontent on a wide range of world issues to leaders assembled for a NATO summit.

VIENNA - The head of the U.N. nuclear agency flew to Tehran on Sunday on a delicate mission that - if successful - could finally lift the veil on whether Iran is seeking atomic arms while strengthening the Islamic Republic's negotiating hand in crucial nuclear talks with six world powers later in the week.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - "The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new releases.