Hezbollah, allies defeat cabinet of Lebanese govt

In the wake of indictments over an assassination, unease prevails

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's government collapsed on Wednesday after Hezbollah and its allies resigned from the Cabinet in a dispute with Western-backed factions over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.

A UN-backed tribunal investigating the truck bombing that killed Hariri and 22 others is widely expected to name members of the Shiite militant group, which many fear could re-ignite sectarian violence that has erupted repeatedly in the tiny nation.