Yemen
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Yemen: 18 civilians killed in bombing by Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition
World | May 18, 2017, 08:27 AM ISTThe airstrike carried out by the Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition in southwestern Yemen on Wednesday claimed lives of around 18 civilians.
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Sushma Swaraj coordinates rescue mission on Twitter, Navy reveals warship’s rough location
National | Feb 22, 2017, 11:21 PM ISTExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday coordinated a rescue mission with Indian Navy on Twitter today.
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66 killed in Yemen as rebels and pro-govt forces battle for land
World | Jan 23, 2017, 04:49 PM ISTViolent clashes continue to cause destruction in Yemen with at least 66 people losing their lives in the last 24 hours, medics and security sources said today. The conflict between the Saudi-led coalition and Shiite
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45 soldiers killed, 50 wounded in suicide bombing attack Yemen army base
World | Dec 11, 2016, 09:46 AM ISTA suicide bomber blew himself up inside an army base in the southern city of Aden on Saturday, killing 45 soldiers and wounding another 50
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Six Pakistani sailors killed after Saudi jets attack Pakistani boat off Yemen
World | Dec 06, 2016, 04:32 PM ISTAt least six Pakistani sailors are reported to have been killed after Saudi jets launched airstrikes against their boat off the Yemeni coast on Sunday.
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U.S.-backed air campaign embroiled in controversy over war crimes in Yemen
World | Nov 18, 2016, 12:29 PM ISTOn an August morning, a taxi driver in northwestern Yemen hugged his kids and jokingly told his family, “Forgive me if I don’t come back.” It was his way of laughing off the danger of
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Yemen: Saudi-led strikes on Houthi rebels-controlled prisons kill 60
World | Oct 30, 2016, 09:54 PM ISTNearly 60 people, including prisoners and security personnel, were feared dead after Saudi-led airstrikes battered two prisons inside a security headquarters in a western port city.
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US military fires missiles at Yemeni rebel sites
World | Oct 13, 2016, 01:43 PM ISTPentagon today said that its military has fired a series of ‘limited self-defence strikes’ in Yemen.
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Over 140 killed in airstrikes on funeral in Yemeni capital, Houthi rebels blame Saudi-led coalition
World | Oct 09, 2016, 07:01 AM ISTAn airstrike on Saturday hit a funeral ceremony in Yemen’s capital Sanaa killing at least 140 people and injuring 525 others, a United Nations official said with Houthi rebels blaming the Saudi-led coalition for the attack.
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60 killed in suicide attack at Yemen army camp
World | Aug 29, 2016, 02:02 PM ISTAt least 60 people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack on an army training camp in Yemen's second city of Aden on Monday, security officials said in a new toll. One official told
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Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missiles fired from Yemen
World | Aug 10, 2016, 04:20 PM ISTSaudi Arabia said that its Air Force has intercepted two ballistic missiles fired at the kingdom by Yemen’s armed Houthi movement on Wednesday.
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Saudi Arabia pledges to provide education to 10 lakh Yemenis
World | Jun 22, 2016, 09:22 PM ISTRiyadh: Saudi Arabia has announced a distance education programme for 10 lakh Yemenis from the beginning of the new academic year, the media reported on today. Launched by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre,
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Suicide bombings outside police base in Yemen kill 45
World | May 23, 2016, 01:17 PM ISTTwo suicide attacks have killed at least 45 people in army and injured dozens more in the southern Yemeni city of Aden.
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Abducted Kerala priest Tom Uzhunnalil safe in Yemen
India | May 18, 2016, 10:15 AM ISTA Kerala priest abducted in Yemen is safe and efforts to secure his release are in last leg, a government official said on Wednesday.
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Suicide bombing in Yemen kills 37 police recruits, IS claims responsibilty on Twitter
World | May 15, 2016, 06:23 PM ISTAden: A suicide bomber on today detonated his explosives among policemen standing in line outside a police base in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla, killing 37 recruits. The bomb attack occurred near the gate
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No proof whether 41 Indians held by ISIS in Iraq, Yemen are dead or alive: Govt
National | May 09, 2016, 08:52 AM ISTMoS for External Affairs General VK Singh on Sunday said that his Ministry has no confirmation whether the 41 Indians, including a Catholic priest from Kerala, held hostage by ISIS in Iraq and Yemen are dead or alive.
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900 children killed in Yemen conflict in 2015: UN
World | Mar 30, 2016, 08:39 AM ISTUnited Nations: More than 900 children were killed and over 1,300 injured in 2015 due to conflict in Yemen, said a report released by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef). "Unicef verified more than 1,560
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An infant's 5-month life points to hunger's spread in Yemen
World | Mar 29, 2016, 12:53 PM ISTHazyaz,Yemen : The baby was born in war, even as planes blasted his village in Yemen. Five months later, Udai Faisal died from war: his skeletal body broke down under the ravages of malnutrition, his
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Vatican, FBI working to rescue Kerala Catholic priest in Yemen
India | Mar 26, 2016, 09:41 PM ISTVatican, FBI working to rescue Kerala Catholic priest in Yemen
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Explosions hit Yemen's Aden, 25 killed
World | Mar 26, 2016, 06:56 AM ISTSanaa:Three explosions rocked Yemen's temporary capital of Aden on Friday evening, leaving 25 people killed and several others injured, a security official told Xinhua. The huge blasts were caused by suicide bombers attempting to attack