BEIRUT, Sept 29 — Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Saturday a three-day national mourning after the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, which has sparked fears of a wider conflict in the region, Anadolu Agency reported.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Sept 26 — Israel rejected global calls on Thursday for a ceasefire with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, defying its biggest ally the United States (US) and pressing ahead with strikes that have killed hundreds in Lebanon and heightened fears of an all-out regional war.