Syria fights UN's Hariri probe

Syria is fighting back hard against the UN inquiry into the killing of a Lebanese politician, touting a witness who now says his testimony against Syrian officials was false. But some in Lebanon say Syria is just manoeuvring to discredit an investigation that could lead to its doorstep.

Syria and its allies in Lebanon say the recanting witness is a blow to the inquiry’s credibility, and Damascus has put him on state television three times in four days – including today – to tell his story.