Ashish Kumar Sen

Syrian rebels gather to fight at key border town Hundreds of Syrian rebels have poured into a besieged town near the border with Lebanon in preparation for a “ great battle” against President Bashar Assad ’s forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah militant allies, the Syrian opposition said Friday.

Tunisian government displeased with punishments for Embassy attack The Tunisian government is “not happy” about a decision by a court in Tunis to hand suspended two-year sentences to 20 people who attacked the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia last year, a Tunisian official said on Friday.  

Two years after Arab Spring, Tunisia struggles with security, economic challenges Tunisia is grappling with immense security and economic challenges more than two years since pro-democracy Arab Spring protests toppled the government of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, leader of the Tunisia’s ruling moderate Islamist party said on Friday.  

Myanmar, rebels agree to cease-fire Myanmar has reached a preliminary cease-fire agreement with Kachin rebels fighting near the border with China and India , raising hopes for an end to two years of conflict that has overshadowed reforms taking place in the Southeast Asian nation.

Syrian rebel leader cites Hezbollah in attack on town The Syrian rebels’ top military commander says more than 12,000 Lebanese Hezbollah militants have infiltrated Syria and are now fighting alongside President Bashar Assad’s forces.

Pakistan: Drone strike kills key Taliban terrorist The deputy leader of Taliban militants in Pakistan was killed in a U.S. drone strike Wednesday, Pakistani officials said, but the Taliban denied he had died.

Libyan leader resigns under new anti-Gadhafi law The president of Libya ’s General National Congress resigned Tuesday, becoming the most-senior casualty of a new law that bans officials who had served under late dictator Moammar Gadhafi from holding public office.