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Sun, 9 Mar 2014 08:50 AM

The country, which has been hit with lawlessness since mass protests in 2011 forced longtime leader Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, is also grappling with an offensive by the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement to extend its control over the north

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 16:50 PM

Mother of Manal Assi reacts as relatives carry a picture of her and banners during a march against domestic violence against women, marking International Women's Day in Beirut March 8, 2014. Assi was bludgeoned to death by her husband with a pressure cooker last month, the latest in a series of highly publicised domestic violence cases in the country long regarded as the most progressive Arab state. Local media widely reported the killing of 33-year-old Assi at her home in a working class district of Beirut. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 16:40 PM

Riot police stand guard in front of regional government building as pro-Russian demonstrators take part in a rally in central Donetsk March 8, 2014. Ukraine's ambassador to Russia and a deputy Russian foreign minister held a "cordial" meeting on Saturday, Moscow said, without giving details of any discussion of Russian-occupied Crimea. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 15:03 PM

REFILE - CORRECTING DATE Riot police stand guard in front of a regional government building as pro-Russian demonstrators take part in a rally in Kharkiv March 8, 2014. A convoy of hundreds of Russian soldiers in about 50 troop trucks drove into a base near Crimea's capital Simferopol on Saturday, a Reuters reporting team in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian province said. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 14:52 PM

Crimean Tatars flags and shout slogans during an anti-war rally at Independence Square in Kiev March 8, 2014. A convoy of hundreds of Russian soldiers in about 50 troop trucks drove into a base near Crimea's capital Simferopol on Saturday, a Reuters reporting team in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian province said. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)