Syrian Rebels Storm Lebanese Border Town, Killing 4

Rebel gunmen in Syria crossed the border into Lebanon Saturday and seized a police station in the town of Arsal, killing at least two soldiers and two civilians. It was one of the most serious incursions into Lebanon in the three-year-old Syrian civil war. Lebanese officials say the violence began when security officers arrested a member of the Nursa Front rebel group at a checkpoint. Authorities say rebel gunmen stormed into the town demanding his release and kidnapping several...

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