French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo was attacked

French police say that, “the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo have been destroyed by a petrol bomb”. Its cover carried a picture of the Prophet making a facetious comment. The magazine said the move was intended to "celebrate" the victory of an Islamist party in last month's Tunisian elections.

Charlie Hebdo's editor is quoted as saying: "We no longer have a newspaper. All our equipment has been destroyed. A witness at the scene, Patrick Pelloux, told AFP news agency that a Molotov cocktail was hurled through an office window and that it set fire to the computer system.

"Everything was destroyed," he said.

There have been no reports of injuries. Charlie Hebdo's website has also been hacked with a message in English and Turkish attacking the magazine.

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Moderate Islamist party wins the election

Moderate Islamist party wins the election in Tunisia (Africa). The EU observer charge gave elections in Tunisia a clean bill of health.

Tunisia's moderate Islamist party, Ennahda, is claiming victory in Sunday's elections, the first free poll of the Arab Spring.

Official results are expected on Tuesday, but provisional results suggest that Ennahda will win most votes while falling short of a majority. Its main rival, the secular centre-left PDP party, has admitted defeat. International observers praised the conduct of the vote as free and fair.

Former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown nine months ago after mass demonstrations - he had been in power for 23 years. However, unlike its eastern neighbor Libya, Tunisia's transition from authoritarian rule has been largely peaceful.

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