Tunisian president: Stop using firearms against protesters

Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, facing a wave of violent unrest, said on Thursday he would not change the constitution to allow him to run again when his term expires in 2014.

Ben Ali, who became president in 1987, also ordered his security forces to stop using firearms against protesters and said prices for sugar, milk and bread would be reduced. "I have decided on total liberty for the press and to no longer close internet sites," he said. (Reuters)