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Yemen's army says recaptured rebel positions

ADEN - The Yemeni army battled al Qaeda-linked militants deep inside Zinjibar on Saturday, recapturing key positions in the rebel-held southern city and killing at least 62 Islamist fighters, a military official said.

Saudi envoy kidnapped in Yemen begs king for help

DUBAI - A Saudi Arabian diplomat kidnapped by al Qaeda militants in Yemen urged the Saudi king to meet his captors' demand for the release of women prisoners, in a video message posted on the Internet on Saturday.

World, Saudi Arabia, 6:51am EDT

Yemen's army says recaptured rebel positions

ADEN - Yemen's army has recaptured rebel positions inside the southern city of Zinjibar, killing at least 62 Islamist fighters linked to al Qaeda, including Somalis, a military official said.

World, 6:18am EDT

Qaeda-linked suicide bomber kills 12 in Yemen

SANAA - Two al Qaeda-linked suicide bombers targeting Shi'ite Muslims blew themselves up at a school and a protest march in northern Yemen on Friday killing at least 12 people, the defence ministry said. | Video

World, 25 May 2012

Qaeda-linked suicide bomber kills 12 in Yemen

SANAA - Two al Qaeda-linked suicide bombers targeting Shi'ite Muslims blew themselves up at a school and a protest march in northern Yemen on Friday killing at least 12 people, the defence ministry said.

World, 25 May 2012

Suicide bomber kills 12 in northern Yemen

SANAA - A suicide bomber drove into a school in northern Yemen's al-Jawf province where members of a Shi'ite Muslim rebel group had gathered for Friday prayers and killed 12 people, the defense ministry said.

World, 25 May 2012

Pakistani interrogator says bin Laden wives gave little away

ISLAMABAD - Osama bin Laden's three wives were fiercely loyal to him and gave little away when they were interrogated after the al Qaeda chief was killed in a U.S. raid over a year ago, a Pakistani intelligence agent who questioned them said.

World, Osama bin Laden 25 May 2012

Yemeni army kills 33 militants in south

ADEN - Yemeni troops fought Islamist militants in southern cities on Thursday, as the government pressed ahead with a U.S.-backed offensive to help stabilize the impoverished Arab state that has turned into a base for al Qaeda.

World, 24 May 2012

Yemen LNG reopens after latest pipe repair

DUBAI, May 24 - Yemen LNG resumed operations on Wednesday after completing its latest gas feed pipeline repair, the company said in a statement.

Energy, 24 May 2012

Yemeni troops advance; donors pledge $4 bln aid

ADEN/RIYADH - Yemeni government troops battled Islamist militants in two southern cities on Wednesday as international donors met in Saudi Arabia to pledge $4 billion to help stabilize a state that has become a base for al Qaeda.

World, Saudi Arabia, 23 May 2012

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