YEMENI President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 32-year rule seems near collapse. His exit would spell uncertainty for his broken country and discomfiture for US and Saudi friends, still backing their “ally” against al-Qaida.

TWO more high-level resignations and a change of ownership have rocked high-profile public relations company Carr Communications.

A man was being questioned tonight about the murder of a lodger found dead at the house where he was staying.