11 police, 3 protesters hurt in Tunis clashes: ministry
Tunis. Clashes between police and Salafist protesters in a Tunis suburb on Sunday injured at least 14 people, including 11 policemen, the interior ministry said in a statement, AFP reported.

Obama rides high in US poll, despite scandals
Washington. President Barack Obama was riding high in a new opinion poll released Sunday showing that 53 percent of Americans approve of the way he's doing his job, despite a flurry of recent scandals, AFP reported.

Liberal MRF not to back ex-ruling in forming new govt in Bulgaria
Dzhebel. “The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) will not back the mandate of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) for the formation of new government,” said MRF Chairperson Lyutvi Mestan during his visit to the town of Dzhebel, the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) reported.