US law enforcement agents have arrested 127 alleged mafia members in a sweep across New York City, New Jersey and Rhode Island. More than 800 officers took part in Thursday's operation.
The French government blocked the export of riot-control equipment to Tunisia just hours before the fall of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, reports say.
Violent anti-government protests broke out in the Tunisian capital on Thursday afternoon. Gunshots were heard in Tunis as several hundred demonstrators were dispersed by security forces.
