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Suicide Sparks Sporadic Protests Across Tunisia

Protests have been spreading across parts of Tunisia during the past week, after a young unemployed man committed suicide. The wave of popular unrest appears to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the ouster of President Zine al Abidine Ben Ali. Clashes among small crowds of young protesters and police continue to rock the eastern Tunisian town of Kassrine, along with half a dozen other towns and cities. Protests broke out Saturday after 27-year-old Rida Yehyawi...

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