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An industry fortified by Mexico's drug war

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 07:29 PM PDT

Companies that bulletproof cars are thriving amid the violence. Touting their own success is a delicate affair.

ECATEPEC, Mexico — As the country is driven deeper into despair, their industry coasts to success.

Lebanon struggles to keep order as many blame Syria for bombing

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 05:15 PM PDT

Protesters block roads in Beirut and around Lebanon, and gunmen roam Tripoli amid fear that the conflict is spilling across the border.

BEIRUT — Lebanon's military was out in force Saturday as authorities struggled to maintain order amid outrage about a deadly bombing here that many Lebanese blamed on the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Some see Syria role in Beirut bombing

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:00 AM PDT

A car bombing in Beirut kills eight people, including a top Lebanese intelligence official who was allied with a bloc opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad.

BEIRUT — A top intelligence official was among eight people killed when a powerful car bomb exploded in the Lebanese capital, evoking memories of this nation's brutal civil war and igniting fears of major violence spilling over from Syria.