Explosions and gunfire have been heard around the US Embassy in the Yemeni capital San'a, officials said today.

Reconciliation talks between rival Palestinian factions will continue tomorrow, as Hamas' top leaders seek approval for the final draft of a Yemeni-sponsored agreement, Yemen's foreign minister said tonight.

Torrential rain and flash floods in Yemen have killed three people and injured seven.

A man on trial in Yemen for last year's bombing of the British Embassy has testified that he confessed to the attack out of fear of being tortured.

A US ambassador was aboard a hijacked Yemeni aeroplane.