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Your world in pictures: February 4 — 8

Slideshow | Your world in pictures: February 4 — 8

07 Feb 2013 18:06
From the Vatican City to Yemen, we showcase some of the best photographs shot around the globe this week.
Five militants killed in fresh clashes in Yemen

Five militants killed in fresh clashes in Yemen

25 Dec 2012 13:42 - Mohammed Ghobari
At least five militants have been killed and three soldiers wounded in Yemen in fighting near a damaged oil pipeline east of the capital, Sana'a.
Yemen overtakes al-Qaeda strongholds

Yemen overtakes al-Qaeda strongholds

12 Jun 2012 15:13 - Sapa-AFP
Yemen's army has seized the al-Qaeda strongholds of Jaar and Zinjibar, more than a year after the jihadists captured most of Abyan province.
Yemen's rebel who threw his Games

Yemen's rebel who threw his Games

20 Apr 2012 01:37 - Joe Sheffer
Ali Khousrof -- judo fighter -- has been training for the London Olympics, even though he was shot in the abdomen during Yemen's Arab Spring uprising.

US air raids kill al-Qaeda fighters in Yemen

10 Mar 2012 15:28 - Staff Reporter
US drone attacks have killed at least 20 al-Qaeda-linked fighters including some of their leaders, say tribal sources.
Yemen's new president takes office

Yemen's new president takes office

27 Feb 2012 16:07 - Staff Reporter
Yemen's new president has been inaugurated, saying the impoverished Arab state faced a "complex and difficult phase" ahead.
Yemen elects Saleh replacement amid violent boycott

Yemen elects Saleh replacement amid violent boycott

22 Feb 2012 07:59 - Staff Reporter
Violence has marred Yemen's presidential election, which ended three decades of rule by the US's key ally in the region, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Free of Saleh, Yemen votes -- with just one candidate

Free of Saleh, Yemen votes -- with just one candidate

21 Feb 2012 11:38 - Staff Reporter
Yemen has gone to the polls with the sole candidate to succeed ousted President Saleh looking for a strong mandate from voters to rebuild the country.

Al-Qaeda base in Yemen hit by mystery air raid

31 Jan 2012 11:07 - Staff Reporter
An air raid by "unknown forces" has struck an al-Qaeda outpost in Yemen, killing about 15 people -- including a long-hunted regional leader.

Arab artists flourishing as uprisings embolden a generation

18 Jan 2012 10:45 - Staff Reporter
Innovative and edgy work attracts attention around the world -- and record prices at auction
Kruger Park enlists 150 new rangers to protect rhinos

Kruger Park enlists 150 new rangers to protect rhinos

15 Jan 2012 13:37 - Giordano Stolley
The Kruger National Park will get 150 additional rangers to combat poaching, following news that 11 rhino have been already been killed in SA in 2012.

Al-Qaeda militants seize Yemen town

15 Jan 2012 09:42 - Staff Reporter
Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen have seized a town close to Yemen's capital Sana'a, seizing an ancient citadel and mosque.

Yemen's Cabinet gives president immunity from prosecution

09 Jan 2012 09:11 - Staff Reporter
Yemen's Cabinet has approved a law granting President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and anyone who has worked under him, immunity from prosecution.
Johnson-Sirleaf wants more female world leaders

Johnson-Sirleaf wants more female world leaders

10 Dec 2011 14:40 - Staff Reporter
Liberia's President and Africa's first female head of state, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has said that she was eager to see a woman in the White House.
Yemen's President Saleh quits amid uprising

Yemen's President Saleh quits amid uprising

23 Nov 2011 20:44 - Abdullah Al-Shihri
President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down after a nine-month fierce uprising calling for his ouster and an attempted assassination.
One more time: Yemen's Saleh poised to step down

One more time: Yemen's Saleh poised to step down

23 Nov 2011 08:47 - Staff Reporter
After backing down three times from a deal to step down, Yemen's embattled President Saleh is in Saudi Arabia to sign a deal to transfer power.

Al-Qaeda frees French hostages in Yemen

14 Nov 2011 07:32 - Staff Reporter
France has announced that al-Qaeda released three French aid workers kidnapped in Yemen in May after negotiations with a tribal chief.
Yemen truce fails, 19 die as Saleh says he will resign

Yemen truce fails, 19 die as Saleh says he will resign

26 Oct 2011 12:17 - Staff Reporter
At least 19 Yemeni civilians, state troops and dissident soldiers have died in the wake of President Saleh's latest pledge to resign.
Death and injuries in Yemen after renewed protests

Death and injuries in Yemen after renewed protests

23 Oct 2011 07:44 - Mohammed Sudam
At least 10 people have been killed in fighting as demands mount for an end to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year tenure.
Fierce clashes erupt in Yemeni capital

Fierce clashes erupt in Yemeni capital

22 Oct 2011 15:09 - Staff Reporter
At least five people died in fierce clashes in Yemen's capital between President Ali Abdullah Saleh's troops and rival forces.

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