A jobless man who set fire to himself in Tunisia’s capital has died, a development which could provoke renewed anger against the government.

Tibetans in a north-west part of China, which has been the focus of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule, have marked a grieved New Year.

Ahead of a Communist Party congress in China where a transition of power will occur, an 18-year-old Tibetan protestor has burnt himself to death.

The US was told not to interfere in China’s affairs after it voiced concern over the spate of self-immolations by Tibetan monks in the area.