Riot-torn Tunisia’s interim leaders today announced a new national unity government following the overthrow of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali amid massive street protests.

There is further unrest in Tunisia where protestors are demanding the ruling party of the ousted president give up power.

Riot-torn Tunisia was poised today for the announcement of a new government and hopes of a peaceful fresh start for the nation.

SEVERAL people died in election violence in Nigeria’s oil-rich delta as President Olusegun Obasanjo’s party stretched its lead in results of parliamentary polls.