in neighboring libya could take advantage of the unrest. our correspondent reports from the south of the country where the protests began. >> reporter: they expected their lives to be better by now and blamed the government for the fact they're not. it has been five years since protests forced the president to leave tunisia after 23 years in power, starting what became known as the arab spring. tunisia still has some of the same problems that created the revolution, issues like unemployment and poverty. the president has urged the country to respect a nationwide curfew that has been put in place following a wave of protests across the country. in an address to the nation, he acknowledged the high unemployment rate as a factor for the protest, but he also said foreign groups were deliberately destabilizing tunisia. >> translation: we have more than 700,000 unemployed, among them 300,000 youth who have qualifications and cannot find a job. they are being targeted by outside forcers, i.s.i.l. and others. >> reporter: the protests started after

fighters could take advantage of unrest and sneak in from neighboring libya. i'm sphaw fauziah ibrahim in al jazeera's global headquarters. presidential runoff elections have been delayed once again in haiti. >>> millions of people in the path of an enormous u.s. blizzard. teuntunisia's president has prod to address the iej abou are the, facing wide curfew was declared on tri night which ended just over an hour ago. yuck people are frustrated and disappointed by what they say is the failure of the arab spring revolution. figures show that one in four tunisians age between 15 and 24 don't have a job, training or education. total unemployment is 15.3%, that's up from 12% in 2010. before the revolution. hashem ahelbarra reports now from keserine when where the protests first began. >> reporter: they expected their lives to be better by now and blamed the government for the fact they're not. it's been five years, starting what became known as the arab spring but tunisia still has some of the same problems that's created the revolution. issues like unemployment and

fighters could take advantage of unrest and sneak in from neighboring libya.auziah ibrahim in al jazeera's global headquarters. presidential runoff elections have been delayed once again in haiti. >>> millions of people in the path of an enormous u.s. blizzard.

fighters in neighboring libya could take advantage of the unrest. in syria activists and medical sources say dozens of civilians have been killed by russian air strikes. areas understand i.s.i.l. control were targeted in raqqa and in another area. there are at least 40 people, including women and children, are believed to have died in the bombardment. four people have been killed by gunmen at a high school and a second location in canada. the suspect has been arrested. the president says the country's heart is breaking for the people of la loche. the world economic forum is drawing to a close. low oil prices and the china's economic slump have dominated the meeting of world leaders. there has been an air of pessimism after a plunge in stock markets. >> reporter: as it draws to the close, a big issue dominated has got a lot to go. that is the price of oil and the knock-on effect it has across the world. we speak to the director to the national energy agency. have people been coming up to you all week and wanting to know your thoughts on the oil situa

they're not going to be able to take over libya easily, but they can spread their influence, and they can use the area that they control to really destabilize neighborsypt, which would be a disaster, but also sub-saharan africa, all of the african countries and we've seen trouble in the hotels that the groups are going and there's europe. this is not a good development. >> it just feels like it keeps spreading. >> it is spreading. it is, indeed, because, in fact, i should just say, the isis group in libya is directly directed, sorry about the english there, by there -- by raqqah and mosul. the islamic state in syria have sent fighters into libya, so this is not just a group that's affiliated by ideology. these are actually part of the structure. >> mr. ambassador, thanks for the insight. the sonic booms that have been shaking parts of the east coast, we just got off the phone with norad and the mystery has gotten stranger. what boomed so loudly it knocked the snow off the roofs of our new jersey bureau? new information coming next. ♪ oh remotes, you've had it tough. watching tvs get... ...sharper... ...bigger... ...smugger. and you? rubbery buttons.

libya rat benefits. >> you're very well taken care of. housing, food needs. if you don't have money, then society will take care of you. it's the same across -- and neighboringweden as well. they've taken per capita -- like sweden, denmark has taken a huge number of refugees per capita, but what they're finding right now is they're reaching a breaking point where a host of issues, whether it's housing, financing, social issues, that's going to become a big question this year. those issues are now becoming big political issues. they can't stand by and watch. angela merkel in germany said she would open the doors to all the migrants who want to come. over 800,000 came. some are living in old school houses. they're literally physically struggling. they thought they would slow down over the winter. but they haven't. they're coming in by the thousandser week. >> it's not year by year. it's month by nikt. nic, thank you so much for that. >>> fox news blasting trump's decision to boycott the republican presidential debate. what they're now saying about the front-runner. >>> donald trump refusing to participate in the next presidential debate. we're breaking down th