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Yemen: 5 soldiers, 2 al Qaeda militants killed

Officials said the soldiers died when the al Qaeda militants attacked a military checkpoint in the town just southeast of Sanaa.

Al Qaeda blamed for Yemen suicide attack on pro-government militia

At least 12 people are dead after a suicide car bomb exploded Monday at a pro-government Yemeni militia headquarters.

On Location Video: Yemeni cyclists fight for a chance to race

Sanaa, Yemen — Yemen’s national cycling team is facing an uphill struggle. They ride ageing bikes and train with a shoestring budget. But their biggest challenge has nothing to do with money.  On the cyclists’ morning rides in Yemen’s Highlands, people shout insults and throw stones. A passing land cruiser ran down a training group down as they prepared for a race in the fiercely tribal Lahj province in the country’s south.  And the Ministry of Sport doesn't even recognize cycling. But the cyclists still train every day, and for the first time in five years, they're preparing to race abroad.

Yemen: Protesters killed in pro-secession rallies

Three activists "were killed by police gunfire as they were trying to reach the place where the rally was being held," said Ben Lazraq.

Yemen fighter plane crashes in Sanaa, killing at least 12

Eyewitnesses told Reuters that emergency workers emerged carrying "completely burned bodies, they were all unrecognizable."

How Yemen’s dictator got away

Yemen’s former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was never properly investigated for killing of protesters, report finds.

CIA operating secret drone base in Saudi Arabia

The CIA has been running a secret airbase in Saudi Arabia to launch deadly drone attacks against Al Qaeda in Yemen, various media outlets reported today.

Obama’s cautious foreign policy has proved right so far

Commentary: Events, not intentions, will shape his record in the second term.
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US President Barack Obama waves to supporters after his victory speech at McCormick Place on election night Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago, Ill. The president was sworn in for his second term in office on Jan. 21, 2013, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
President Obama’s first term failed to live up to the expectations of the left wing of his party, which hoped for a more radical change in domestic policy. His second term is likely to disappoint another important constituency — the media and foreign policy elites in Washington, D.C.
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Yemen: US drone strike kills 3 al Qaeda militants

A local tribesman said the car hit had been "completely obliterated" and the bodies inside were charred.
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