AP – It started with a dispute over a parking space and erupted into a four-hour street war between Hezbollah and a rival militia, with masked snipers running through alleyways and rocket-propelled grenades exploding in the middle of a Beirut neighborhood. Read more

AP – A Venezuelan farmer who staged repeated hunger strikes to protest a government-sanctioned takeover of his farm has died in a military hospital in Caracas. Read more

AFP – Rwanda’s new government must urgently review their “vague ‘genocide ideology’ and ‘sectarianism’ laws”, which are being used to suppress political dissent, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Read more

Roger Clemens put his right hand on the lectern, leaned down toward the microphone and made what might be the most important pitch of his life: “Not guilty, your honor.” Those words, uttered Monday in a strong, confident voice by the seven-time Cy Young Award winner sporting a black blazer and blond highlights in his [...]

Playing for the first time in two months after spraining her left kneecap, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams beat Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4, 6-1 Monday to reach the U.S. Open’s second round. Williams landed awkwardly on her recently injured leg after hitting a swinging volley and grimaced. Read more