Yemen’s Saleh Signs Power Transfer Deal

After rejecting four previous deals over minor quibbles -- an obvious stalling tactic -- Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh has finally signed a Gulf countries-brokered deal transfering power to his Number Two, Gen. Abd-Rabbu Mansour al-Hadi. Hadi is charged with...

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Yemeni Troops Kill 7 ‘al Qaeda Militants’

Yemeni troops killed seven alleged al Qaeda-linked militants – including an Iranian, a Pakistani and two Somali nationals – in fighting in a southern province, an anonymous security official said Wednesday. The official claimed the seven were killed when the Yemeni...

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