the new cabinet has three former opposition leaders, but mohamed ghannouchi remains prime minister. the defense, finance and interior ministers among others are also keeping their positions. ghannouchi said the new government will protect human rights and freedom of speech and cooperate with all factions. however, about 1,000 people rallied in the capital tunis on monday and called for the overthrow of ben ali's rcd party members. observers say it's uncertain if the tunisian people will trust the caretaker government with so many ministers from the former government. >>> u.n. secretary-general ban ki moon has call for the rule of law in the north african country 37 ban was speaking at a news conference in abu dhabi in the united arab emirates on monday. >> while i feel encouraged by the ongoing dialogue between the caretaker government and the large array of political parties and civil society validations, i remain extremely concerned about the continued violence and resulting loss of lives property. this is a moment for the tunisian people to strengthen the country's long-standing

ghannouchi is also in frame. people are encouraged to speak out. one writer who was jailed for wantsing the government' much freer governments than this one. >> we want a general amnesty ended the release of all political prisoners. that would really be a strong gesture that would give us a trust in politicians. >> at least one large trade union has expressed its support for the changes in the government. they hope -- mr. ghannouchi hopes that the actions now will help him stay in office. >> routine tests in johannesburg are being conducted on nelson mandela. friends and family say he has become increasingly frail. here's the reports from johannesburg. >> they have been streaming into the hospital all day long. france, grandchildren, and winnie nelson mandela. it is hard to tell what type of gathering this is, but the health of this frail 92 year-old is on the minds of everyone. >> you have seen it all. we say god will be done. >> south africa's president attending a conference in switzerland is urging the public not to get carried away by rumors a

ghannouchi assumes power after ben ali fled the protests against him. mr.en ali was flown to saudi arabia. dozens of people have died in recent weeks as protests have swept the area. british tour companies have set up emergency evacuation plans. adam minute reports. -- ads am minot reports. >> young people in tunisia decided today was the day to overthrow a corrupt government. after weeks of sickening violence by police, the protests reached a crescendo. the day had started with a mass peaceful demonstration in front of the revialed ministry of interior building. they had been promised concessions by president ben ali allowing greater freedom of speech. they used their new rights not to support him but to demand that he go. >> we should not let this last chance go. we have to make it happen. >> people want change. and i guess -- change is happening. >> security forces were ordered to show restraint. the gamble by the government to loosen its vice like grip was back firing. >> this is a very public demonstration of what the tunisian people think of what thei

on wednesday, fouad mebazaa and mahmoud ghannouchi. left the governing party to share their resolve to break with the past administration. ghannouchi is consulting with the opposition parties about convening the meeting on thursday. tunisia's security authorities say they've released political prisoners arrested by the ben ali administration and detained the former president's guards for allegedly assaulting civilians and police officers. the country aims to hold a democratic presidential election within two months, but it's not clear if stability can be achieved under the caretaker government. following the upheaval in tunisia, arab league leaders have agreed to implement emergency economic measures. the leaders met in the egyptian resort of sharm al-sheikh on wednesday. arab league secretary-general amr moussa called for regional cooperation. [ speaking foreign language ] >> the leaders said they would aim to create 1.8 million jobs a year and attract $80 billion of investment by 2010. >>> at least eight people have been killed and 1

prime minister mohamed ghannouchi kept his post along with the defense, finance and interior ministers among others. four ministers who opposed former president zine el abidden ben ali resigned on tuesday. about 300 people in tunis protested against the new government on the same day. police used teargas and batons to break up the demonstration. >>> the downfall of tunisia's dictator president ben ali was triggered by the protest of a young unemployed man who set himself on fire. similar acts are spreading to other arab countries. in egypt three men have set themselves on fire since monday. one of the men has died. his family said he had repeatedly criticized the government. in algeria four people have burned themselves in the past week. they were protesting the government's failure to fix chronic unemployment. arab leaders plan to meet on wednesday in egypt to discuss emergency economic measures. they'll attempt to ease people's frustrations over price rises and high unemployment. >>> in biz news, japan airlines is predicting a profit one year after it began a state-backed business tu

mohammed ghannouchi is a politician that's respected by most of the people in tunisia. and the important thing is whether he is going to go for elections rapidly, whether there will really be free and fair elections. it will depend on how he behaves. >> woodruff: tell us pore about who these protestors are. are they a broad cross-section of society? what w what do they represent? >> they're young people. the majority, the vast majority are students, school students, high-school students and university students. they are women, they are lawyers. the interesting thing here is they're not islamists. they're not fighting on an islamic platform which is new in a way. they're also using blogs, facebooks to communicate. they are making demands that are purely economic and political. they are completely secular. and in a way, that is new. it's different from what happened in the past decade. >> woodruff: so are you saying completely secular. they wanted the removal of this president. they seem to have gotten that. >> absolutely. >> woodruff: what else do they want, they want fa

this is mohammed ghannouchi who's currently the... because he's seen as part of the old regime, part of the old structure that people want to put aside. so my feeling is that probably would the next step and maybe some other personality will emerge. >> rose: some of their argument is that those most responsible for the corruption in the past have been removed. >> right. >> rose: is there any... does that have credibility to you? >> it doesn't have enough credibility. people are totally aware of who of the opposition was given which ministry which they think are actually not significant. so the minister of interior... the important ministers, especially the minister of the interior is still the same. >> rose: and defense and... >> defense and foreign affairs, yes. >> rose: those are all the same? >> these are freedom the old regime. >> rose: sos where the army in all of this? >> well, the army, you know is interesting because it has become extremely popular because it has supported the demonstrators against the police in particular and

mohammed ghannouchi said he would quit in the shortest time frame. so far a date hasn't been set.avid reports. >> another day in the capital of tunisia, bringing more protests, demanding the prime minister's resignation. bring the government down, they chant. those gathered here say the interim administration still contains too many members of the old regime. the prime minister was a key alley of the ousted president, who fell and fled after weeks of unrest, spurred by anger over poverty, unemployment and repression. in all, 78 people have been killed since protests began last december. the transition government has promised to release around 1,800 political prisoners, but only a minority of them have been set free. this protestor is waiting to united with his son. >> the tunisian government says he has been released, but so far he has not been released, he said. the hunger for change here appears to be gathering momentum. earlier in the day, tunisian transport workers staged their own protest, demanding the removal of company members who they accuse of being corrupt. >> we are th

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