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• Tunisia: A mock funeral and protests against Government

  Protesters staged a mock funeral in the centre of Tunis on Sunday in honour of the man whose suicide triggered the popular uprising that overthrew Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.Mohamed Bouazizi, 26, died after he set himself on fire in the central city of Sidi Bouzid last month to protest against official harassment under Ben Ali's reg...

• Violence-scarred Tunisia announces new government

  Tunisia's prime minister announced a national unity government on Monday, allowing opposition into the country's leadership for the first time in a bid to quell simmering unrest following the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali amid huge street protests.Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, a longtime ally of Ben Ali, and several top ministers...

• Power again changes hands in Tunisia as chaos remains

  Power in Tunisia changed hands for the second time in 24 hours on Saturday morning, and street fighting continued in the aftermath of former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali's flight from the country, raising new questions about the shape of the next government here and who might lead it. The uprising that toppled Mr. Ben Ali continued after his e...