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Yemen violence 'leaves 944 dead, 3,487 injured'

The violence raging in Yemen since late March has left 944 people dead and 3,487 injured as of April 17, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The UN health agency said the numbers came from health facilities in Yemen, but the true numbers are likely higher since many people are not...

U.S. Navy sends more warships near Yemen in security move

The U.S. Navy has sent an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile cruiser into the waters near Yemen, officials said on Monday, heightening the U.S. maritime security presence as concerns mount over Yemen's escalating conflict. The U.S. Navy sent the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and its...

Yemen government rejects Iranian peace plan

 Yemen's government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the United Nations, a spokesman said on Saturday. Saudi Arabia and its Sunni Arab coalition partners have been bombing Iranian-allied Houthi rebels for three weeks in order to halt...