A DOZEN students could sit the Leaving Certificate in Ireland instead of Libya this week because of the continuing unrest in the north African country.

Western forces have carried out another night of attacks in Libya, including one raid which destroyed a building inside the compound where Colonel Gaddafi lives, but authorities say the dictator is not a target.

Tunisia’s foreign minister announced his resignation today, state media reported, as authorities sought to quell unrest by street protesters who want to oust other allies of deposed former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.