Car bombs, explosives discovered and defused: Libya PM
Tripoli. Libyan security services defused several car bombs and other explosives that were found in the past two days, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on Sunday, AFP reports.

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.