Unrest And Revolution In Tunisia -- News Updates January 27, 2011

Tunisians Loot Villas Of Deposed President's Family -- Voice Of America

Two weeks after nationwide protests ousted long-time Tunisian dictator President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali from power, the country's interim government has issued arrest warrants against the former president and his family for theft and other financial offenses. Ordinary Tunisians have settled accounts by looting and burning the property of a fabulously rich and corrupt ruling family.

Drivers slow down to stare at the once-sumptuous villa of Belhassen Trabelsi, the billionaire brother-in-law of Tunisia's ousted president Zine El Abidine Ali. From the outside, there isn't much to look at - just a whitewashed wall with Arabic graffiti.

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More News On The Unrest In Tunisia

Tunisian PM names independents to key gov't posts -- Yahoo News/AP
Tunisia unveils new cabinet in bid to end protests -- Yahoo News/AFP
Labor union backs Tunisian government purge: source -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Tunisia Replaces Defense, Interior Heads in Bid to Defuse Anger -- Bloomberg
Tunisian interim prime minister announces new government make-up -- CNN
Ben Ali allies dropped from cabinet -- Al Jazeera
Tunisian FM Resigns From Interim Government -- Voice of America
Tunisian union refuses role in interim government -- AP
Tunisian PM Names Independents to Key Gov't Posts -- ABC News
Tunisia announces major cabinet reshuffle after protest -- BBC

Canada: Residency of Tunisian leader's relative revoked -- CBC
Canada revokes Tunisian billionaire’s residency status: reports -- Globe And Mail
Tunisia Pursues Deposed President -- Wall Street Journal
Tunisia seeks arrest of former President Ben Ali and entourage -- L.A. Times
Tunisia issues intl warrant for ousted president -- AP
Tunisians in Montreal protest Ben Ali family -- CBC
Tunisia to Seek Arrest of Ben Ali, Family Through Interpol Amid Protests -- Bloomberg
Tunisia issues arrest warrant for deposed dictator -- The Telegraph

Tunisia finds its voice with the fall of Ben Ali -- The National
Freed into a new Tunisia -- BBC