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After Yemeni Air Strike, Little Girl Is Family's Only Survivor
Her bruised eyes still swollen shut, Buthaina Muhammad Mansour, believed to be four or five, doesn't yet know that her parents, five siblings and uncle were killed when an air strike flattened their home in Yemen's capital.
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India Ascertaining Reports Of 4 Nurses Being Gunned Down In Yemen
Government today said it was trying to ascertain reports of at least four Indian nurses being gunned down in Aden city in strife-torn Yemen. "We have seen the reports and are trying to ascertain the details," External Affairs Ministry Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
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Indian Killed in Houthi Shelling in Saudi Arabia
An Indian national was killed and three Indians were injured in shelling by Houthi rebels in Saudi Arabia's Jizan province, a media report said.
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Moroccan F-16 Fighter Jet from Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen Goes Missing
A Moroccan F-16 warplane taking part in the Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting in Yemen went missing on Sunday, the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces said in a statement.
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Yemen Crisis Spills into New Iran-US Nuclear Talks
US top diplomat John Kerry met his Iranian counterpart Monday hoping to push forward tough nuclear negotiations as they reach the final phase, but also aiming to ease unrest in Yemen.
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John Kerry Urges Yemen Rebels and Their Allies to Enter Talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry called Friday on Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen and those who have "influence over them" to come to the negotiating table and end the unrest in the Gulf nation.
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Yemen tribesmen blow up major oil pipeline: officials
Tribesmen on Saturday blew up a major oil pipeline in southeastern Yemen operated by foreign companies, bringing production to a halt, government and industry officials said.
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Japan diplomat wounded in Yemen stabbing
Assailants stabbed a Japanese diplomat repeatedly on Sunday after dragging him from his car in the Yemeni capital.
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Maldives crises: The Dregs of Dictatorship
The following opinion piece was authored by the recently ousted president of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed. The Dregs of Dictatorship: Dictatorships don't always die when the dictator leaves office. The wave of revolutions that toppled autocrats in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen last year was certainly cause for hope. But the people of those countri...
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US again says no decision yet on Saleh entry
The United States insisted on Tuesday it had not yet decided whether to allow Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh into the country for medical treatment.
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Yemen air force jet bombs bus by mistake; 4 dead
A Yemeni air force jet mistakenly bombed a bus in a southern city controlled by Islamic militants and suspected Al Qaeda members on Wednesday, killing four people, while clashes between militants and soldiers on the ground left 23 dead on both sides.The bombing came as part of daily government attacks on militants who last month seized Zinjibar, th...
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Yemeni clerics call for presidential elections
More than 100 influential religious clerics and tribal leaders called for the Yemeni President's ouster and elections to choose a new leader, adding their weight to the Opposition movement seeking to end nearly 33 years of autocratic rule by Ali Abdullah Saleh.The President, who has clung to power despite four months of protests, is undergoing trea...
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Yemen protests: 41 killed in clashes between security forces and tribal fighters
Government forces and tribal fighters exchanged gun and artillery fire in Yemen's capital early Wednesday, sending the crackle of gunfire and resounding booms over the city in fresh fighting that killed at least 41 people. The fighting spread to new areas, with tribesmen from the powerful Hasid confederation seizing buildings in neighbourhoods in t...
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Yemen unrest: President Saleh to step down by year end
Yemen's embattled U.S.-backed president pledged to step down by year's end but vowed not to hand power to military commanders who have joined the opposition in defections that he branded as an attempted coup, a spokesman said Tuesday.There was no immediate response from the opposition, which has won the loyalty of influential clergy and tribal lead...
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Yemen: One killed, over 100 injured in anti-government protests
More than 100 people were injured and one was killed in Yemen on Sunday as police and government supporters attacked protesters in the capital Sanaa, a day after security forces killed at least seven demonstrators in protests around the country.The protesters were camping near Sanaa University, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down,...
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After Yemeni Air Strike, Little Girl Is Family's Only Survivor
Her bruised eyes still swollen shut, Buthaina Muhammad Mansour, believed to be four or five, doesn't yet know that her parents, five siblings and uncle were killed when an air strike flattened their home in Yemen's capital.
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India Ascertaining Reports Of 4 Nurses Being Gunned Down In Yemen
Government today said it was trying to ascertain reports of at least four Indian nurses being gunned down in Aden city in strife-torn Yemen. "We have seen the reports and are trying to ascertain the details," External Affairs Ministry Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
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Indian Killed in Houthi Shelling in Saudi Arabia
An Indian national was killed and three Indians were injured in shelling by Houthi rebels in Saudi Arabia's Jizan province, a media report said.
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Moroccan F-16 Fighter Jet from Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen Goes Missing
A Moroccan F-16 warplane taking part in the Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting in Yemen went missing on Sunday, the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces said in a statement.
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Yemen Crisis Spills into New Iran-US Nuclear Talks
US top diplomat John Kerry met his Iranian counterpart Monday hoping to push forward tough nuclear negotiations as they reach the final phase, but also aiming to ease unrest in Yemen.
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John Kerry Urges Yemen Rebels and Their Allies to Enter Talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry called Friday on Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen and those who have "influence over them" to come to the negotiating table and end the unrest in the Gulf nation.
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Yemen tribesmen blow up major oil pipeline: officials
Tribesmen on Saturday blew up a major oil pipeline in southeastern Yemen operated by foreign companies, bringing production to a halt, government and industry officials said.
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Japan diplomat wounded in Yemen stabbing
Assailants stabbed a Japanese diplomat repeatedly on Sunday after dragging him from his car in the Yemeni capital.
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Maldives crises: The Dregs of Dictatorship
The following opinion piece was authored by the recently ousted president of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed. The Dregs of Dictatorship: Dictatorships don't always die when the dictator leaves office. The wave of revolutions that toppled autocrats in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen last year was certainly cause for hope. But the people of those countri...
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US again says no decision yet on Saleh entry
The United States insisted on Tuesday it had not yet decided whether to allow Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh into the country for medical treatment.
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Yemen air force jet bombs bus by mistake; 4 dead
A Yemeni air force jet mistakenly bombed a bus in a southern city controlled by Islamic militants and suspected Al Qaeda members on Wednesday, killing four people, while clashes between militants and soldiers on the ground left 23 dead on both sides.The bombing came as part of daily government attacks on militants who last month seized Zinjibar, th...
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Yemeni clerics call for presidential elections
More than 100 influential religious clerics and tribal leaders called for the Yemeni President's ouster and elections to choose a new leader, adding their weight to the Opposition movement seeking to end nearly 33 years of autocratic rule by Ali Abdullah Saleh.The President, who has clung to power despite four months of protests, is undergoing trea...
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Yemen protests: 41 killed in clashes between security forces and tribal fighters
Government forces and tribal fighters exchanged gun and artillery fire in Yemen's capital early Wednesday, sending the crackle of gunfire and resounding booms over the city in fresh fighting that killed at least 41 people. The fighting spread to new areas, with tribesmen from the powerful Hasid confederation seizing buildings in neighbourhoods in t...
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Yemen unrest: President Saleh to step down by year end
Yemen's embattled U.S.-backed president pledged to step down by year's end but vowed not to hand power to military commanders who have joined the opposition in defections that he branded as an attempted coup, a spokesman said Tuesday.There was no immediate response from the opposition, which has won the loyalty of influential clergy and tribal lead...
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Yemen: One killed, over 100 injured in anti-government protests
More than 100 people were injured and one was killed in Yemen on Sunday as police and government supporters attacked protesters in the capital Sanaa, a day after security forces killed at least seven demonstrators in protests around the country.The protesters were camping near Sanaa University, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down,...
