World Briefing | Middle East: Kuwait: Emir Calls for New Elections

The emir of Kuwait dissolved Parliament on Wednesday and called for new elections within two months, saying some lawmakers had abused democracy and become a threat to stability.

World Briefing | Middle East: Lebanon: Suspect in Plot to Bomb Hudson Tunnels Is Free on Bail

A Lebanese man arrested three years ago on terrorism charges in connection with a plot to blow up New York City commuter tunnels was released on bail last year, Lebanese officials said.

4 South Koreans Die in Bombing at Fort in Yemen

A suicide bomber attacked a group of South Korean tourists in southern Yemen on Sunday, killing four of them, officials said.