Lebanon's PM Hariri shelves resignation, easing crisis

By Ellen Francis and Laila BassamBEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri on Wednesday shelved his decision to resign as prime minister at the request of President Michel Aoun, easing a crisis that had deepened tensions in the Middle East.Hariri made his announcement after returning to Beirut for the first time since he quit abruptly on Nov. 4 in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia.Top Lebanese officials have said Riyadh forced him to quit and held him in the kingdom.