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Tunisia death toll rising after weeks of protests over jobs
11/01/2011 - TUNISIA

Tunisia death toll rising after weeks of protests over jobs

The Tunisian government reported that four more people were killed on Monday in continuing unrest over unemployment, bringing the death toll to at least 20. Human rights groups estimate the number of deaths in weeks of protests to be at least 35.
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Death toll in Tunisian unrest continues to rise, says NGO
11/01/2011 - TUNISIA

Death toll in Tunisian unrest continues to rise, says NGO

The number of fatalities due to the riots that erupted over the weekend has increased to at least 35, a human rights group has reported. Protests began last month after a 26-year-old graduate set himself on fire after police seized his farm produce.
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A moment of silence
11/01/2011 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

A moment of silence

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tuesday, 11th January 2011: the world’s press leads on memorial events following the Arizona shooting in the United States. President Obama and his wife, Michelle, led the nation in paying their respects to the victims.
Tunisian crisis - leader’s speech: a missed opportunity?
11/01/2011 - TOP STORY

Tunisian crisis - leader’s speech: a missed opportunity?

Unemployment is at the heart of the protests that have convulsed Tunisia for several weeks. At the weekend rioting left at least 14 people dead. Tunisia's president Ben Ali has given a defiant speech in the face of the worst clashes to have rocked his country in decades. He also promised to launch a programme to create jobs…
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Punjab governor's suspected killer confesses
01/10/2011 - PAKISTAN

Punjab governor's suspected killer confesses

Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri (pictured), the man arrested for fatally shooting Punjabi Governor Salman Taseer, confessed on Monday to killing the liberal politician for opposing Pakistan's blasphemy laws and said that he acted alone.
France 'deplores' Tunisian violence, calls for dialogue
10/01/2011 - TUNISIA

France 'deplores' Tunisian violence, calls for dialogue

France on Monday joined the US and the EU in condemning the weekend’s social unrest in Tunisia, in which at least 14 people were killed.
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Ben Ali slams Tunisia unrest, but pledges more jobs
10/01/2011 - TUNISIA

Ben Ali slams Tunisia unrest, but pledges more jobs

Following a weekend of social unrest that killed at least 14 people, Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali blasted the recent violence as “terrorist acts” in a televised address Monday. But he also pledged to create 300,000 new jobs.
Clashes sparked by stock market dive in Bangladesh
10/01/2011 - BANGLADESH

Clashes sparked by stock market dive in Bangladesh

Bangladesh suspended trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange Monday when stocks fell a record 9.25 percent causing security officials to use batons and tear gas to disperse angry investors upset over the market plunge.
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Alleged killer of liberal governor hailed hero in Karachi
02/03/2011 - PAKISTAN

Alleged killer of liberal governor hailed hero in Karachi

Ten of thousands of protesters marched through Karachi Sunday to show their support for the alleged murderer (photo) of liberal Punjab governor Salman Taseer, who campaigned for the reform of a strict blasphemy law which permitted the death sentence.
Government confirms civilian casualties during unrest
10/01/2011 - TUNISIA

Government confirms civilian casualties during unrest

Protests sparked by high youth unemployment and rising food prices escalated further over the weekend in Tunisia leaving at least 14 people dead and several others wounded, the government has confirmed.
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