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Fresh Saudi attacks on Yemen kills 7 in Sana'a

Monday, 25 January 2016 5:17 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 25 January 2016 5:17 AM ]

Yemeni policemen search for victims under the rubble of a police headquarters after the building was struck overnight by Saudi airstrikes in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, on January 18, 2016. ©AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

Saudi Arabia’s fresh attacks on Yemen have killed at least seven people, including a judge, in the capital Sana’a. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters and allied army units killed several Saudi troops inside the kingdom. The Saudi onslaught has left at least 8,300 Yemenis dead since last March.
Bahrain’s prosecutor has summoned the jailed leader of the main opposition group Sheikh Ali Salman to question him over alleged violations in his online messages. The prosecutor’s office said there will be no new charges against Salman. He was sent back to prison to serve the rest of his four-year sentence.
Israeli warplanes have pounded areas in southern and central besieged Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources say the air raids struck targets near the cities of Khan Yunis and Dayr al-Balah in the coastal enclave. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Israel claims the attacks were in response to a rocket fired from Gaza.
The head of the UN refugee agency says EU members could have taken-in more genuine Syrian refugees, had they cooperated more with each other. Filippo Grandi, who is newly appointed, is urging EU states to do more for Syrian asylum seekers outside the continent.
Fresh clashes have erupted between Haitian police and the protesters demanding the resignation of President Michel Martelly. The violence in Port-au-Prince was triggered by the postponement of the presidential runoff for a third time. Opposition candidate Jude Celestin has called for a boycott, alleging fraud in the first round.
There are still warnings of more flooding in the US East Coast after massive blizzard blanketed the region. The snow storm killed at least 29 people after it walloped 24 states on Friday and Saturday. It affected some 85 million residents prompting officials to declare a state of emergency.
A majority of state and territory leaders in Australia have signed a document calling for the country’s monarchy to turn into a republic. The signatories, however, remain divided over when to begin the cause. British Queen Elizabeth is Australia’s official head of state and is represented by a governor general.

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