Egyptians protestors demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

Egyptians protestors demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei is surrounded by reporters

Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at Cairo airport

Locals pray in the street in front of The l-Istiqama Mosque

Locals pray in the street in front of The l-Istiqama Mosque watched by riot police in Giza  in Cairo, Egypt.

A Tunisian demonstrator holds his breadstick like a weapon in front of riot police

A Tunisian demonstrator holds his breadstick like a weapon in front of riot police during a protest against the country's new government in Tunis

Tunisian president Ben Ali fires government amid violent clashes, state media reports

Tunisian president Ben Ali fires government amid violent clashes, state media reports

Tunisia : Protesters burn furniture during a clash with riot police

Protesters burn furniture during a clash with riot police in Cite Ettadhamen near the Tunisian capital Tunis. Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fired his interior minister on Wednesday after a deadly wave of violent unrest, the biggest in decades, reached the capital for the first time. People taking part in the unrest say they are angry about unemployment, corruption and what they say is a repressive government. Officials say the protests have been hijacked by a minority of violent extremists who want to undermine Tunisia.

Rioters hurl stones and bottles during clashes with police following the Schanzenfeststreet festival

Rioters hurl stones and bottles during clashes with police following the Schanzenfeststreet festival 

Riot police spray water on a high school student during a protest in Valparaiso city

Riot police spray water on a high school student during a protest in Valparaiso city

A riot policeman falls as he chases after garment workers to disperse them

A riot policeman falls as he chases after garment workers to disperse them during a protest against a new minimum wage in Ashulia

Riots in Belfast

Nationalist demonstrators take cover from a police water cannon behind a mailbox after rioters attacked officers with bricks, bottles and other missiles

Associated Press