Tunisia's president urges new unity gov't to tackle challenges

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on Thursday called for negotiations among political parties, unions and independents to form a new unity government to help advance economic reforms. Essebsi's call came as Tunisia's current ruling coalition is struggling to create more growth and jobs after a series of militant attacks battered the North African state's tourism industry and economy. Tunisia has emerged as a political model for democratic change since its 2011 uprising against Zine El-Abidine