Yemen
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Chhetri doubtful for India's friendly against Yemen
Football | Nov 05, 2012, 09:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 5: Star striker Sunil Chhetri is doubtful for the Indian football team's international friendly against Yemen, according to chief coach Wim Koevermans who was in Guwahati on Monday to take stock of
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Protesters storm US embassy in Yemen over blasphemous film on Prophet Mohammed
World | Sep 13, 2012, 05:46 PM ISTSanaa, Sept 13: Chanting “death to America,” hundreds of protesters angered by an anti-Islam film stormed the US Embassy compound in Yemen's capital and burned the American flag on Thursday, the latest in a series
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Yemen minister survives al-Qaeda car bomb attack
World | Sep 13, 2012, 02:52 PM ISTSanaa (Yemen), Sep 13: Yemen's defense minister narrowly escaped assassination Tuesday when a powerful car bomb ripped through his motorcade as it traveled in the nation's capital, killing at least 13 people in an attack
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Two men accused of being Al-Qaeda members in Nigeria violence
World | Jul 06, 2012, 08:35 AM ISTAbuja (Nigeria), Jul 6: Prosecutors in Nigeria have charged two Nigerian men with being members of al-Qaida and recruiting new members to train in Yemen.Olaniyi Lawal, 31, and Luqman Babatunde, 30, pleaded not guilty Thursday
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U.S. drone strikes kill 11 al-Qaeda militants
World | May 13, 2012, 12:32 PM ISTSanaa, May 13: Two suspected U.S. drone strikes killed 11 al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Saturday, Yemeni military officials said.The first attack took place near the border of Marib and Shabwa provinces southeast of
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US vows to target al-Qaeda terrorists wherever they hide
World | May 11, 2012, 01:36 PM ISTWashington, May 11: Days after declaring that it had foiled an attempt by al-Qaeda terrorists in Arabian Peninsula to blow up an American passenger plane, the US has vowed to go after them “wherever they
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64 killed in clashes with al-Qaeda fighters In Yemen
World | Apr 10, 2012, 07:54 AM ISTSanaa, Apr 10: An al-Qaeda attack on a Yemeni army post in the south set off clashes that left 64 people dead Monday and prompted local civilians to take up arms alongside the military to
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US Drone Strike Kills 4 Al-Qaida Militants In Yemen
World | Mar 31, 2012, 10:35 AM ISTSanaa, Mar 31: An airstrike killed four al-Qaida militants on Friday in a southern district of Yemen that has been under the group's control for around a year, officials said. They said a gas pipeline
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Ewan McGregor And Emily Blunt Go Fishing
Hollywood | Mar 09, 2012, 01:15 PM ISTLondon, Mar 9: “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” may bring people to the movies just to see what the title is all about.“At least everyone's talking about it,” said actress Emily Blunt, who co-stars in
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Yemen's Saleh Urges Vote, Boycott Turns Deadly
World | Feb 21, 2012, 07:54 AM ISTSanaa, Feb 21 : Yemen's outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh called on Monday for a high turnout in a vote to elect his successor after a year of unrest as a southern-led boycott campaign turned
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Gunmen Attack Polling Stations In South Yemen
World | Feb 20, 2012, 10:12 PM ISTSanaa, Feb 20: Gunmen attacked two polling stations and killed one soldier in Yemen's restive south Monday, one day before the country is to go to the polls to rubber stamp its vice president as
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Yemen President Saleh Says Farewell, Leaves Sanaa For US
World | Jan 23, 2012, 08:45 AM ISTSanaa, Jan 23 : Yemen's veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh said he will head to the United States for medical treatment as he asked his people for forgiveness in a farewell speech delivered as he
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Al-Qaida In Yemen Captures Town South Of Capital
World | Jan 16, 2012, 02:47 PM ISTSanaa, Jan 16: Al-Qaida militants seized full control of a town south of the Yemeni capital on Monday, overrunning army positions, storming the local prison and freeing its inmates, security officials said.The capture of Radda
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Yemenis Rally, Demand President Face Trial
World | Jan 02, 2012, 11:33 AM ISTSanaa, Jan 2: Yemen's opposition on Sunday accused outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh of trying to torpedo a power transfer deal by sparking a new crisis, as troops loyal to him clashed with opposition forces,
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Yemen President Saleh Says He Plans A Stay In US
World | Dec 25, 2011, 08:44 AM ISTSanaa, Dec 25 : Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is set to stand down in February, told reporters on Saturday he is planning a stay in the United States in the coming days.“I
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Yemen Unity Govt Sworn In
World | Dec 10, 2011, 06:50 PM ISTSanaa, Dec 10: Yemen's national unity government, led by the opposition, was sworn in today in the presence of Vice President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, an official statement said.The statement, carried by the official Saba news
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Yemen To Hold Presidential Vote On Feb 21
World | Nov 27, 2011, 08:23 AM ISTSanaa, Nov 27 : Yemen is to hold a snap presidential election on February 21 in line with an accord which led to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's resignation after three decades in power, his deputy
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Fierce Clashes Rock Yemen Capital Despite Deal
World | Nov 25, 2011, 06:29 PM ISTSanaa, Nov 25: Fierce clashes broke out between rival security forces in the Yemeni capital today, two days after President Ali Abdullah Saleh inked a power transfer deal which sponsors had hoped would end the
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Yemen's Saleh Finally Signs Deal To Quit Power
World | Nov 24, 2011, 09:07 AM ISTRiyadh, Nov 24: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday signed a deal to hand over his powers after 33 years in office, ending months of delay that had seen protests that erupted in January
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Yemen Truce Fails, 19 Die As Saleh Says He Will Resign
World | Oct 26, 2011, 07:52 PM ISTSanaa, Oct 26: At least 19 Yemeni civilians, government troops and dissident soldiers were killed in continuing violence in the wake of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's most recent pledge to resign, medics said today. The