Embattled Yemeni president still clinging to power

Yemen’s defiant president addressed his troubled nation for the first time since returning to the country after an assassination attempt, making no promise to immediately step down but saying he is committed to a deal to end months of spiralling violence.

Ali Abdullah Saleh appeared in improved health after nearly four months of treatment in neighbouring Saudi Arabia for severe burns and other injuries he suffered in a June 3 attack on his compound in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa.