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18 January 2011 Last updated at 21:38 ET

Tunisia leaders quit ruling partyA protester faces up to a policeman in Tunis, 18 January 2011

Tunisia's interim president and prime minister quit the RCD party, in an apparent bid to defuse anger over its continued involvement in running the country.

Election officials empty ballot boxes in Juba. Photo: 15 January 2011 UN praises south Sudan referendum

The UN Security Council welcomes the mostly peaceful and orderly referendum in Southern Sudan that is widely expected to result in secession.

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