Tunisia calm after government reshuffle
TUNIS — Calm returned to Tunisia's capital on Saturday a day after a new transition cabinet was sworn in and interim Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi vowed a transition to democracy and an economic revival. After violent clashes with police Friday, only a few youths were out protesting against the "brutality" of police treatment after soldiers sealed off the city's Medina market area where much of the violence took place. Still there was no palpable tension on the streets nearby, two weeks after nationwide demonstrations ousted strongman president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power. The country has since witnessed ongoing protests to eradicate every vestige of his regime. The main Habib Bourguiba Avenue, hub of many of the rallies, also appeared largely back to normal apart from small groups of demonstrators. In northwestern Tunisia, two policemen and a soldier were hurt in clashes with demonstrators who set fire to a local police headquarters late Friday, the TAP n...