Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali partially reshuffled his cabinet, tapping half-a-dozen new ministers for youth, economics, agriculture and cultural portfolios, his prime minister said Friday.

Oussama Mellouli has won Tunisia's first Olympic swimming gold medal since 1968, denying Aussie Grant Hackett's bid for a third consecutive title in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

Tunisian authorities have launched a search operation after two Austrian tourists missing and believed kidnapped by Al Qaeda.