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Reality bites as Yemen begins life after Saleh
SANAA - Yemen began a new era without Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday after an uncontested election that gave his deputy a mandate to launch reforms in a country facing an economy in meltdown, a tenacious al Qaeda wing and rebellions in the north and south.
Violence as Yemen elects candidate to replace toppled leader
SANAA/ADEN - Separatist violence in the south loomed over a presidential election in Yemen that had just a single candidate, but Washington praised the vote ending three decades of rule by its ally Ali Abdullah Saleh. | Video
Saleh's deputy takes power in Yemen vote as sole candidate
SANAA/ADEN - A general took power in Yemen Tuesday as the sole candidate in a presidential election after a year-long uprising that ousted long-serving ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh but left the poor Arab country still teetering on the brink of chaos. | Video
Violence hits Yemen on eve of presidential vote
ADEN/SANAA - An explosion tore through a polling station and gunfire nearby killed a soldier in Yemen on Monday, the eve of a presidential vote to replace Ali Abdullah Saleh after a year of mass protests and spreading anarchy. | Video
Yemen's Hadi emerges from shadows to lead divided country
DUBAI/SANAA - Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is being thrust into the spotlight as Yemen's next president, yet little is known about a man who has languished in the shadow of the Arabian Peninsula's iron ruler of the past 30 years.
Yemen's Saleh faces music after 33 years in power
SANAA - Ali Abdullah Saleh, who once compared his 33-year rule of Yemen to "dancing on the heads of snakes," formally steps down this week after Yemenis anoint a new president in an election many hope will give Yemen a chance for democracy.
Factbox: Key political risks to watch in Yemen
DUBAI - Political unrest and economic deterioration continued to plague Yemen ahead of the February 21 presidential election many hoped would give Yemen a chance to bring about reforms that could help the country recover from a year of protests.
Yemen army split casts shadow over elections
SANAA - As Yemenis prepare to vote in a poll many hope will give them a new start, a rift in the armed forces between outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh's relatives and a defected army general threatens to spoil political transition and tip Yemen into war.
Blast rocks Yemeni polling station ahead of vote
ADEN - An explosion tore through a polling station in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Monday, followed by gunfire that killed one soldier, a day before a presidential vote to replace Ali Abudllah Saleh. | Video
U.S. sees signs of Iran activity in Yemen
* U.S. ambassador says Iran helping Shi'ite militants and others


