A protester throws a tear gas canister back at riot police after they broke up a demonstration against Tunisia's new coalition government in downtown Tunis on Jan. 18. Four ministers quit Tunisia's day-old government on Jan. 18, undermining its hopes of quelling unrest by sharing power with members of the opposition to the old regime. Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Riot police officers hit a protester after a demonstration against the Constitutional Democratic Rally party of Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 18. Christophe Ena/AP
Protesters brandish bread as they face riot police officers during a demonstration against the Constitutional Democratic Rally party of Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 18. Christophe Ena/AP
Protesters hold a banner reading 'Ben Ali get out,' calling for the resignation of Tunisia's President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis on Jan. 14. Thousands of angry demonstrators marched through Tunisia's capital a day after president Ben Ali appeared on TV to try to stop deadly riots that have swept the North African nation. AP
Protesters chant slogans against President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 14. Christophe Ena/AP
Protesters chant slogans against President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 14. Christophe Ena/AP
A masked demonstrator holds a metal bar in Regueb, Tunisia, on Jan. 9. Abu Omar/AP
Youths react during a demonstration in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on Jan. 10. AP
A soldier drives an armored vehicle through Ettadhamoun, Tunisia, on Jan. 12. Hedi Ben Salem/AP
People walk past a burned building after riots in Ettadhamoun, Tunisia, on Jan. 13. Hedi Ben Salem/AP
A resident photographs a burned bus in Ettadhamoun, Tunisia, on Jan. 13. Hedi Ben Salem/AP
Tunisia's President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, seen in this video grab taken from Tunisian television, makes a televised address in Tunis on Jan. 10. President Ben Ali blamed 'foreign parties' for the three weeks of unrest. Tunisian Television/Reuters
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In response to hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters angered by the assassination of a prominent opposition leader, the ruling party in Tunisia called on supports to stage their own pro-government demonstration.
Supporters of Tunisia's ruling moderate Islamist party were urged to mass for a pro-government rally a day after the funeral for an assassinated leftist politician drew hundreds of thousands of mourners chanting anti-government slogans into the capital's heavily policed streets.
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