Jill LangloisJuly 31, 2012 11:12

Interior Ministry officials said the gunmen had been surrounding the ministry since Monday and attempted to storm it early Tuesday.

French Red Cross official freed in Yemen

Jill LangloisJuly 14, 2012 17:54

Malbrancke was abducted by gunmen earlier this year while on his way to the airport in the northern port city of Hudaida.

Yemen: Al Qaeda landmines kill 73 civilians in a week

Jill LangloisJune 26, 2012 09:20

The governor's office in Abyan province's capital of Zinjibar said engineering teams have removed around 3,000 landmines around the city and near the southern town of Jaar.

Yemen army commander killed in suicide attack

Luke BrowneJune 18, 2012 11:33

Gen Salem Ali Qatan was travelling through the port city of Aden in a three-car convoy when a suicide bomber threw himself onto the commander’s SUV and triggered his explosives, killing Qatan and four security staff.

At least 20 militants killed in southern Yemen clashes

Luke BrowneMay 30, 2012 17:08

More than 350 people, including 250 militants and 50 soldiers, are believed to have died since the Yemeni army launched a major aerial and ground offensive in the south to take back several militant-controlled towns.

US hacked Al Qaeda websites in Yemen, says Hillary Clinton

News DeskMay 24, 2012 07:11

"We can tell our efforts are starting to have an impact because extremists are publicly venting their frustration and asking supporters not to believe everything they read on the internet," Clinton said.

Yemen vows to continue fighting 'war on terror'

Amanda MorrowMay 22, 2012 04:06

The UN, Europe and Washington have condemned the bombing, in which a man posing as a Yemeni soldier blew himself up.

Jessica PhelanMay 21, 2012 06:23

Chatter: Suicide bomber strikes Yemen's soldiers

At least 20 people were killed in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, when a suicide bomber struck soldiers rehearsing for a military parade.

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Graphic. (Antler Agency/GlobalPost)

A suicide bomb attack in Yemen, aftershocks in Italy, the Lockerbie bomber's funeral, and a rare treat for sky watchers.

Dozens killed in Yemen suicide attack

Luke BrowneMay 21, 2012 04:54

The attacker, who was dressed in military uniform, blew himself up in the middle of a battalion of soldiers as they were rehearsing for a parade to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 1990 unification of Yemen’s north and south.

Yemen: At least two militants killed in suspected US drone strike

Luke BrowneMay 17, 2012 15:57

The two militants were killed in a strike on their car in Shibam, a historic city in Yemen’s Haramawt province.