State-run National News Agency says fire is at warehouse storing tires and oil, but police say unknown what was in facility; no initial reports of injuries

15 tons of fireworks, jugs of kerosene and acid, thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate, a system of corruption and bribes let the perfect bomb sit for years, New York Times reports

Hopes of miracle following port blast are snuffed out as civil defense chief says nobody was found, dead or alive

Volunteers, non-governmental groups and entrepreneurs try to salvage at least part of the tonnes of debris that littered the streets after devastating explosion

3 days after heartbeat apparently detected beneath collapsed building, civil defense officer vows 'we are not leaving the site until we've finished going through the rubble'

While chances of finding someone alive after so long are remote, frantic search reveals raw anger and grief that persists in Lebanese capital since the August 4 port explosion

While extremely unlikely that anyone could still be alive beneath wreckage of port blast, Chilean team says equipment found signs of human life under a building that housed a bar

Military says it is dealing with latest cache of volatile chemicals discovered in Lebanese capital since massive explosion, as former PM testifies to inquiry

August 4 explosion shattered vast section of Beirut port and surrounding areas, exacerbating the country's already dire economic crisis

Amid political chaos following Beirut blast, Mustapha Adib named as favorite for job by 4 former premiers; Hezbollah chief says willing to mull changes to governance system