Tunisia Islamist party rejects gov't dissolution

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The Islamist party dominating Tunisia’s ruling coalition on Thursday rejected its own prime minister’s decision to replace the government to try to appease critics, signaling that the political crisis brought on by the assassination of a prominent leftist politician is far from over.

A few dozen protesters also tried to demonstrate in front of the Interior Ministry several times but were driven off by tear gas, avoiding an apparent attempt to reprise the riots that convulsed the heart of the capital Wednesday.