The protesters need many more people on the streets and help from inside the regime if they are to get the result they want, and so far they don't have enough of either.
Libya's Internet links to the outside world appeared to have been
sever
ed. Firms that monitor Internet security and traffic flow say the service interruption appeared to be
more than
just a blip, of which there have been many since the unrest began.
The new interim Prime Minister in Tunisia, Beji Caid-Essebsi, says he'll announce a new government within the next two days. He also accused the former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of
treason
. It was Mr Ben Ali's overthrow in January that began the wave of protests demanding change that have swept the Arab world.
Thirteen soldiers in Mexico have been charged with drug trafficking after they were allegedly found
in possession of
almost a tonne of the synthetic drug methamphetamine and 30kg of cocaine. A local military commander said the men had been transporting the drugs from the capital Mexico City to Tijuana, on the US border. President Felipe Calderon has deployed about 50,000 soldiers to help fight the war on drugs. Since he came to power, more than 34,000 people have died in drug-related violence.
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The highest court in South Africa has ruled that miners with lung disease can sue their employers. An estimated 280,000 gold miners from across southern Africa suffered from lung disease brought on by dust. Here's Martin Plaut.