Yemen Crisis Deepens As Dozens Are Killed In Street Battles -- The Guardian
Foreign Office urges all Britons to leave at once with diplomats describing the situation as 'worse than Libya'
The crisis engulfing Yemen deepened on Wednesday with dozens of people killed as President Ali Abdullah Saleh reinforced his troops after heavy clashes with gunmen loyal to an influential tribal leader.
Overnight street battles left at least 41 people dead, some trapped in burning buildings. Fighting raged until dawn as presidential guard units shelled the headquarters of an army brigade responsible for protecting government institutions.
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MIDDLE EAST
Fatah has never recognized Israel and will never do so.
Bahrainis call for protests as King lifts emergency law. Protests dispersed after Bahrain lifts emergency law.
Iran's parliament votes to take Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to court. Iranian MPs say Ahmedinejad broke law in oil ministry takeover.
Yemen: 37 killed in Sanaa clashes. Street battles in Yemeni capital leave 41 dead.
Syrian troops bomb southern town, killing at least 8 people as regime crackdown continues. Syrians protest at night as President Assad’s amnesty offer is rejected. Syria's opposition dismisses amnesty gesture. Syria amnesty "hasn't changed anything".
Amid talk of democracy, Iraqi activists decry detentions.
Bahrain martial law ends, military trials continue.
Turkish nationalists held in pre-poll tension.
ASIA
US seeks to work with China in SE Asia.
Pakistan general rules out N. Waziristan offensive.
Seven security force personnel killed in NW Pakistan. About 200 "launch cross-border attack" on Pakistan post.
Pakistan forms commission to probe bin Laden raid.
India, Pakistan glacier talks yield no progress.
IAEA team says Japan underestimated tsunami threat. IAEA criticizes Japan's Tepco for underestimating tsunami threat.
China steps up drilling, intimidation.
Is Three Gorges Dam making China's worst drought in decades worse?
AFRICA
NATO formally extends Libya mission for 90 days. Col Gaddafi plots retaliatory strikes if forced from leadership. In Tripoli, support for Gaddafi is shallow.
Libya's oil chief Ghanem defects, in Rome now.
Is Compaore's reign in Burkina Faso coming to an end?
Ethiopia offers peacekeepers for Abyei in Sudan.
US says Somalia needs governance to defeat piracy.
Egyptians outraged over 'virginity tests' on female protestors.
EUROPE
Italy feels alone in African immigrant crisis.
Belarus appeals to IMF for $8bln rescue loan.
CIA now thinks Greece military coup possible.
Greece to complete bailout talks by Thursday: paper.
War crimes suspect Mladic to be charged on Friday.
European food outbreak soars; mystery deepens. Another 365 new E. coli cases found in Germany.
Georgia passes law to destroy Soviet-era monuments and street names.
AMERICAS
Bolivia apologises to Argentina for Iran minister visit.
FBI: Russian mob overshadows Italian Mafia in South Florida.
Chavez condemns US sanctions, jokes about missiles.
U.S. debt-limit hike fails in House in symbolic vote. 150 economists back Republicans in debt fight.
Mexicans turn to social media for news about drug crimes.
Another narco tank seized in Mexico.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
U.S. economic recovery is faltering.
Obama counterterrorism adviser on trip to Sudan and Middle East.
Glimpse of bin Laden techniques in captured records of al-Qa'ida in Iraq.
New charges for 9/11 suspects held at Guantanamo.
Iraqi refugees in Kentucky charged with planning to help arm Al Qaeda.
What Pakistan's ISI doesn't want the world to know about Osama bin Laden's couriers.
Report: al Qaeda infiltrated Pakistani navy.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
America's hidden unemployment problem.
U.S. govt to lose $14B of auto bailout funds. Treasury yet to determine price and timing of GM share sale.
Wall Street baffled by slowing economy, low yields: Trader.
Netflix prepared to pay more for movie, TV deals.
Eric Schmidt admits he 'screwed up' over Facebook's networking power.
Australian economy suffers worst GDP decline in 20 years.
China factories feel credit squeeze as expansion slows.
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