Clashes have erupted between protesters calling for an overhaul of the political system and supporters of the main Shia groups Hezbollah and Amal amid reports of gunfire in some parts of Lebanon, according

Sri Lanka has put airports on alert to stop police detectives leaving without permission after a top officer who had reportedly received death threats fled the island nation, police said. The alleged threats

Egypt's government is using a secretive security agency responsible for investigating national security threats to detain peaceful protesters, journalists and critics on false charges without trial, Amnesty