If such a thing as a functional, loving and contented family exists in the modern age, it seldom graces the big screen.

A man has claimed on Syrian state TV that he was bribed to accuse top Syrian officials of the murder of Rafik Hariri in his testimony to the UN commission into the former Lebanese premier’s assassination.

The chief UN investigator into the assassination of a former Lebanese premier has summoned six senior Syrian intelligence officers, including President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law, for questioning, a Lebanese official said today.

THE UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution last night demanding Syria's full co-operation with a UN investigation into the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister and warned of possible "further action" if it doesn't.

THE brother-in-law of Syria’s president has been implicated in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, according to a UN inquiry.