Majors Atallah Issa Al Manaseer and Ashraf Ali Al Jaiousi and Corporal Ra'ed Faraj Al Khawaldeh from the Jordanian peace-keeping force were killed in the strong earthquake that hit the headquarters of the UN mission in Haiti.

Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has secured a fifth term in office by a massive win, near-complete results from the presidential election showed on Monday.

Tunisian police have reportedly arrested nine Tunisian nationals suspected of planning attacks on visiting military officers from the United States.