Hezbollah Topples Lebanon's Government
BBC News reports:
Lebanon's national unity government has collapsed after 11 ministers from Hezbollah and its allies resigned.
Energy Minister Gibran Bassil said the decision was prompted by a dispute over the UN tribunal investigating former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's murder.
The announcement came as Prime Minister Saad Hariri, his son, was meeting US President Barack Obama in Washington.
Tension has been high in Lebanon, amid indications that Hezbollah members could be indicted by the UN tribunal.
On Tuesday, officials said efforts by the Syrian and Saudi Arabian governments to reach a political compromise had failed. The opposition has claimed that a potential deal was blocked by the US.
There are widespread fears that a collapse of the government could spark an outbreak of sectarian violence, last seen in Beirut in 2008.
