Heavy fighting has been taking place in Yemen, as pro-government forces take on the country’s Houthi rebels, whose recent attacks on neighbouring Saudi Arabia have seized the world’s attention.

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Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has threatened a 'serious' response to the deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh's international airport. Flights remain suspended and are expected to remain so for days.

Navi Pillay, the South African-born jurist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week, told The Associated Press in an interview on Monday that, as a judge, she did not believe the news until she saw the evidence for hersel