TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court has sentenced six radical Islamists to five years in prison for burning a Sufi Muslim shrine in one of a spate of attacks that have highlighted rising militancy in the country that ignited the Arab Spring. Full story
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian rapper who was sentenced to two years in jail in absentia in March for insulting the police was handed the same punishment on Thursday after he surrendered to the authorities. Full story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union said on Thursday jail sentences handed down to three European feminist activists who staged a topless protest in Tunisia were too severe and urged the Islamist-led government to reform its laws on freedom of expression. Full story
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court sentenced three European feminist activists to four months in jail on Wednesday after they demonstrated topless in central Tunis last month against the Islamist-led government, one of their lawyers said. Full story
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $1.74 billion loan for Tunisia to ease the country's economic strains more than two years after the revolution that toppled the former regime. Full story
TUNIS (Reuters) - Two Tunisian soldiers were killed and four wounded in a landmine explosion near the Algerian border where security forces are pursuing Islamist insurgents, an army spokesman said on Thursday. Full story
Police and mourners clashed at the funeral of secular opposition leader Chokri Belaid, whose assassination has plunged Tunisia deeper into political crisis. NBCNews.com’s Alex Witt reports.
Activists from the women's rights group FEMEN shout slogans during a protest against the arrest of their Tunisian member named Amina, in front of Tunisia's Ministry of Justice in Tunis, in this May 29, 2013 file photo. The European Union said on June 13, 2013 jail sentences handed down to three Euro
Police officers detain an activist from the women's rights group FEMEN during a protest against the arrest of their Tunisian member named Amina, in front of Tunisia's Ministry of Justice in Tunis May 29, 2013. REUTERS/Anis Mili
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zaidan speaks next to his Tunisian counterpart Ali Larayedh during a news conference in Tunis June 12, 2013. Tunisia will import 450,000 barrels of oil per month from Libya between August and December and 650,000 barrels each month next year, Tunisia's industry ministry s
Tunisia's Prime Minister Ali Larayedh gestures during a news conference with his Libyan counterpart Ali Zaidan in Tunis June 12, 2013. Tunisia will import 450,000 barrels of oil per month from Libya between August and December and 650,000 barrels each month next year, Tunisia's industry ministry sa
