"There is a crisis today">today in Tunisia. The Tunisians have succeeded in
bringing down
the tor">dictator, but they have a long way to">to go before they can bring down his
legacy
to
dismantle
a dictatorial edifice, to dismantle the system of one-party state which ruled over the country for 50 years."
The former US President Jimmy Carter says the week-long referendum on the separation of southern Sudan from the north has been a success. Mr Carter, who's leading an observer mission during the vote which ended today, said it had been very orderly. Peter Martell reports from the southern capital Juba.
Reports from international observers have been almost
universally
optimistic, saying that so far the vote has been credible. That has come as a huge relief to the south, for whom this vote means so much. Turnout has been high with over 83% of registered voters in the south heading to the polls.
Counting begins tonight, but final official results are not expected until early next month.
Riot police in Greece have used tear gas to
break up
clashes in Athens between anti-immigrant demonstrators and a rival group of anti-racist activists and immigrants. Several hundred people had gathered in one of the city squares to protest against plans announced by the Greek government earlier this month to build a fence along part of its border with Turkey to keep out illegal immigrants. Violence broke out when an opposing group, including many right-wing activists waving the Greek flag, tried to break through police lines.