as far as sanaa we're hearing numbers as high as 40. now, tribesmen there are saying at least 20 of their tribesmen have been killed in fighting in the past couple of days. government forces are saying at least 15 soldiers and one army general have been killed. what we don't know is the correct number of civilians killed. it's very hard to get a handle on that number. everybody i speak with there is concerned this casualty figure is really going to go up once it calms down enough so an assessment can be made and real casualty figures can be counted. in taiz where there are government clashes, the u.n. put out a number in the last couple of days saying as many as 50 were killed by government forces in the past few days while they were peacefully protesting. there's been a lot of international condemnation at yemen's president because there's a fear the people that are out there trying to protest peacefully and demand the ouster of the president are being fired upon and getting killed. the yemen government of course denies these allegatio

from sanaa, this rorlt. -- this report. [gunfire] rebels in the streets of sanaa, their positions are well defended. they are advancing, and their aim is to push president saleh out of power. the cost in lives is high. many of the rooms in this building hold the bodies of fighters. the pictures are too graphic to show. tonight, just four miles away in the center of the city, you can feel the fear. soldiers are on the street. hoping to hold the rebels back. the army and security are out in force in sanaa. there are checkpoints everywhere. the president and many people here are nervous about what will happen next. saleh has ruled yemen for 32 years. he is with the west in fighting al qaeda but the country he leads is unstable and a breakdown in yemen could mean trouble for powerful neighbors. in the square, calling for president saleh to go for months. they want real democracy. now the violence in the city is drowning out their voices. and instead of the peaceful change they want, yemen could be facing a different war. bbc ne

but that jubilation we're seeing on the streets of sanaa wouldn't be continuing if that's the case. >> we've gotten reports from eye witnesses where there had been such jubilation in the streets that the president saleh had departed. and it's real really dampened the mood, that people starting to realize that perhaps they had celebrated too early. the yemenis had been insisting that the president would return. and the saudis are saying that the president saleh will return as well. that's affecting the mood. yesterday i spoke to a lot of anti-government demonstrators that have been coming out consiste

at least five have been reportedly killed in the capitol of sanaa. hillary clinton has reiterated her call for the embattled president to step down, but so far there is no end in sight for the conflict. from sanaa, we have this. >> the flames are still burning as people tried to go about their lives. there is no avoiding the debris. a sign peace is still some way off. the fighting raged over night, government forces determined to crush the opposition. but many civilians are being forced to face the consequences. >> they were attacking the special areas. i came here yesterday, and two of the ones who came with me died. >> the hospital is full of people injured, seeking medical assistance. some are in critical condition. some were attacked earlier this morning by president saleh's forces >> they tell me they are fleeing the war. they are afraid of war. some are blaming the chief of the biggest yemeni tribe. they say -- others say it is fault.ent saleh's this is university square. it is now called change square. many people are praying. those who remain

reporter iona craig joins us from sanaa, the capital of yemen. good morning.pital city sanaa where i am, there's a tenuous cease-fire that was brokered by saudi arabia in the past couple of days to try and bring to a halt the fighting that we've seen in the city over the past two weeks between tribesmen and the president's troops. that cease-fire seems to have collapsed a bit last night when there was heavy fighting in the north of the city and gunfire for several hours. actually so far today, since the sun has come up, it's certainly quiet now in sanaa at least. >> reporter: yesterday you tweet someday video inside yemen, on the streets. people celebrated as president saleh was taken to saudi arabia for medical treatment there. do you believe that the president will return? >> i think it's unlikely because saudi arabia will certainly try and prevent that from happening, i'm sure, as well as u.s. diplomats. it's an opportunity now while he's gone for the transfer of power that's been on the table for two weeks to be initiated and for some sort of change to be

because we have seen scores of families fleeing zanjibar and fleeing taiz and sanaa as well. that's creating pressure on the already-strained humanitarian situation in the country. in terms of food prices, fuel, et cetera. >> i'm glad you brought that up. i think this is a real concern. this is a country that is a very poor country. especially even though, even though it is the 32nd largest oim e oil exporter in the world. even though the revenues will be coming from that, it is still an extremely poor country. people don't have enough water or food. when we're talking about human rights in the country, give us an idea of what exactly we're seeing. >> this is part of the problem is that we have seen the people fled to their villages. we're not able to find out exactly what they're suffering from. but we know the situation has already been dire prior to this. so we can only imagine that the situation has deteriorated further. in relation to people who fled from zanjibar. we know that local activists, international organizations have been trying to step in to help them. and the

reports of three people killed not confirmed yet after this car bomb in the moldovan capital of sanaa thank you very much for that let's get to some other international news now we're covering this hour here on r.t. and syria's minister is promising a strong response after reports that one hundred twenty policemen were killed in a gun battle in the north of the country state t.v. reports the officers came under attack in a town near the turkish border while responding to residents calls for protection from armed groups government forces are trying to quell the month long protest against president assad's rule which has left over twelve hundred people dead. and the violence in two yemeni provinces has left nineteen people dead including three children a tank shell exploded in a residential area during clashes in the country's second largest city but most of the deaths happened at an army post in the south in an attack by gunmen earlier the u.s. secretary of state said that president saleh. to move for a transition of power flew to saudi arabia for treatment after being wounded in a roc

"bbc news", sanaa. >> german health officials have confirmed that locally green bean sprouts are theource of the e. coli outbreak that has killed 30 people and made thousands ill. they say people who ate the surprise were nine times more likely to have fallen sick than those who haven't. the advice not to eat tomatoes, cucumbers and greens has been lifted. >> the teenage girl who carried out an attack was a niece. the girl had visited the home several times in recent days. the guards didn't carry out the security check. >> as the unrest across the arab world, the u.s. defense secretary, robert gates, has strongly criticized some nato alleys. he said operations in libya and afghanistan have exposed some shortcomings in the capabilities and will of some. he says the u.s.'s capacity to shoulder the burden is limited. >> if current capabilities are not halted and reversed, future u.s. political leaders, those for whom the cold war was not the formative experience it was for me may not consider america's return on investment in nato worth the cost. >> still ahead, bone dry. farmers hold u

fighting raged through the night in yemen's capital, sanaa.litias and troops loyal president ali abdullah saleh traded artillery and gunfire, forcing the city's international airport to close for a time. 30 miles to the north, at amran, thousands of tribal fighters skirmished with saleh's forces, and waited for word to march on sanaa. there were new killings in central syria as heavy guns again blasted a town that's been a center of protests. activists said 15 more people were killed in rastan for a total of 58 in the last three days. the latest victims included a four-year-old girl. the killings of children have fueled new public anger toward president bashar al-assad and his regime. opposition leaders have called for a new round of nationwide demonstrations tomorrow. china today denied any involvement in or support of recent computer hacking. it came a day after google reported attacks on g-mail accounts used by senior u.s. government and military officials. the company said the attacks originated in china, but in beijing, the chinese foreig

. >> brown: it was a major escalation of the fighting in sanaa. rockets blasted the presidential compound in the yemeni capital, wounding president ali abdullah saleh and killing at least six guards. saleh was reportedly moved to a military hospital for treatment. but a government spokesman said the injuries were light. >> ( translated ): his excellency is in good health. he will be well, god willing, in the near future, and he will appear in front of the people. >> brown: saleh was heard, but not seen, late today in a taped audio address to his countrymen. he saluted his forces fighting what he called an "outlaw gang" unrelated to the "so-called youth revolution." the u.s. denounced what it called senseless violence, and urged restraint, but there was little of that in evidence. members of the hashed tribe, yemen's largest, have been fighting openly with the saleh regime for most of the last two weeks. today's rocket attack was the first time the fighters directly targeted his palace. it followed assaults by government forces that flattened the h

. >> now, protesters have gathered in the yemeni capital of san awe -- sanaa to demand an interim governmenthe president is being treated in hospital in saudi arabia for injuries sustained in an explosion during an attack on his palace last week. the man seen as al qaeda's second in command has warned that the united states faces a muslim rebellion following the death of bin laden. in a video posted on youtube he says the former leader terrified america during his lifetime and will continue to do so in death. bin laden was killed in a raid by u.s.çó special forces in pakistan last month. an influential committee of american senators is warning afghanistan risks sliding into economic depression when foreign troops withdraw in 2014, saying taffering -- afghanistan has become almost entirely dependent on foreign aid. >> well, essentially what the report does is the report makes an allegation that the u.s. is wasting money in afghanistan and we're talking about billions and billions of dollars. the report says that there is high impact development programs that the u.s. has been carrying out in

pitched battles in the center of the capital sanaa and other cities have killed nearly 200 people in the past two weeks. the president was wounded when his palace was shelled and is reported to be seeking medical treatment in saudi arabia. protesters in syria continue to face fearful repression to demand the same of their president. videos posted on social networking sites, which cannot be verified because foreign reporters are band from sirria, claim hundreds of thousands turned out across the country on friday and were met with tear gas and live ammunition. anger has been fueled by video of the mutilated body of a 13-year-old boy who had been held by security police, and in egypt, protesters are back on the streets demanding a second revolution, more reforms, and a speedy trial for former president hosni mubarak and his top aides. mubarak has already been charged with graft and the premeditated killing of protesters, but here in libya, colonel moammar qaddafi remains entrenched. russ. >> mitchell: let's talk about that, alan. you say he remains entrenched. how long do people expect

in the capital sanaa, anti-government demonstrators, mainly young people, gathered for a rally dubbed million man march on ttdz afternoon. they say they will block saleh's return to yemen. saleh is receiving medical treatment in neighboring saudi arabia for injuries sustained in a rocket attack on his presidential palace last week. a report says the president sustained burns over 40% of his body. but he's said he will stay in power and go back to yemen soon. saleh also faces growing international pressure to step down. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said on monday that a swift transfer of power is in the best interests of the yemeni people. >>> a russian soyuz spacecraft has successfully lifted off carrying japan's satoshi furukawa and two other astronauts. >> liftoff. >> we have liftoff of the soyuz 27 rocket and spacecraft carrying mike fossum, satoshi furukawa and sergei vokoff into orbit. it was launched from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan. the ship jet issonned rockets on its ascent. the soyuz is due to arrive at the international space station on friday. this is

militants who support shakes maher had a lot of the most powerful families in the country the fighting in sanaa is raged for two weeks after the opposition turned to violence following unsuccessful attempts to oust the president peacefully. nato forces have unleashed more strikes in libya targeting the country's capital and areas in the north west government sources claim two policemen were killed and the bombardment nato strikes also hit a tribal gathering camp near girlhood alfie's compound in zia meanwhile the u.s. house of representatives is set to vote on resolutions. damning american military involvement in the league and conflict. the us president legally needs the approval of congress to fight a war for more than sixty days but levy is proving the exception so are there any limits to obama's actions there and is this a one off case or the beginnings of an empire complex joint crossed up or the answers later today. the security council resolution for the united nations certainly means that the libyan intervention is legal under modern international law but that doesn't change the constit

security forces and rival true tribal groups militants have taken over several government buildings in sanaa including the headquarters of the ruling party and these three hundred twenty people have been killed since protests against the president president saleh a rather began three months ago. here in inspectors say japan underestimated the risk of a tsunami hitting the fukushima nuclear power plant they're calling for experts worldwide to learn from the crisis to avoid a repeat of the disaster however japan's response to the worst nuclear catastrophe since your noble was described as exemplary experts say the health of workers and the public still needs to be monitored closely. runners farmers are demanding compensation after it was proved they were not responsible for producing cucumber is contaminated with a lethal strain of e. coli germany which has been worse hit is still trying to find the source of the outbreak which continues to in fact people over three hundred fifty new cases have been reported by german officials here the one hundred are suffering severe symptoms sixteen people

security forces and groups along to rival tribes militants and taken over several government buildings in sanaa including the headquarters of the ruling party over three hundred being killed since protests against president sunday three months ago. spanish farmers of the money compensation after it was proven they weren't responsible for producing q companies contaminated with a lethal strain of e. coli which has been worst hit still trying to find the source of which continues to seventeen already died and hundreds suffering pretention fatal symptoms. of all. this is r.t. from moscow. hello and welcome to your business update here on our we start with an r.t. exclusive the government is once again turning to the gas industry to help balance the books but finance ministry says the tax burden on the sector will grow by more than seventeen billion dollars in the next three years greece is causing concern for gazprom as alexander medvedev the deputy chairman of russia's biggest company explained this. is a company with. control. of the go. get the right. tool for the request. of the company. but f

people dead overnight in the capital tribal fighters have taken over several government buildings in sanaa including the headquarters of the ruling party at least three hundred twenty people have been killed since protests against the president started months ago. japan underestimated the risk of a tsunami hitting the fukushima nuclear power plant in march that's according to un safety inspectors the country's proud to plan for a wave that would overrun the great water at the plant despite multiple forecasts that such a risk was likely top nuclear experts are visiting the country to highlight weaknesses that contributed to the worst nuclear disaster since trying noble japan has also been advised to closely monitor the health workers and the public. it was one russian chiles dying wish to see a president to a. rather to see a new hospital goal for kids to ease the pain youngsters like him have to go through cancer patients never live to see his dream become reality but with the doors of the center now about to officially open his memory will live on on a boycott as more. it was supposed to

maher they had of one of the most powerful families in the country the fighting in sanaa has raged for two weeks after the opposition turned to violence following unsuccessful attempts to oust the president peacefully. nato forces have unleashed more strikes on media targeting the country's capital and areas in the north west government sources claim two policemen were killed in the bombardment and nato strikes also hit a truck tribal gathering camp near girlhood obvious compound and bob. while the u.s. house of representatives is set to vote on resolutions condemning american military involvement in the libyan conflict. well today marks a year since six plucky volunteers set off on an unprecedented seventeen month mission to mars of course the crew never really left earth but morris five hundred simulation is a scientific mission confined to a scale mock up of a space ship but as peter all reports the pressures faced by the astronauts are very much real. nine hundred sixty seven the space race is in full swing three men enter a secret simulation in moscow to determine the effects of l

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support shaikh sadik mark the heart of one of the most powerful families in the country the fighting in sanaa has raged for two weeks after the opposition turned to violence following unsuccessful attempts to oust the president peacefully. today marks a year since six plucky volunteers set are on an unprecedented seventeen month mission to mars of course the crew never really left earth and mars five hundred simulation is a scientific mission confined to scale mark up of a space ship but as peter all reports the pressure is faced by the astronauts are very much real nine hundred sixty seven and the space race is in full swing three men enter a secret simulation in moscow to determine the effects of long duration spaceflight on humans get a man might not serve was one of those who took part. in the jury should orbit the monotony it's hard i mean the regimen little things get to you in the beginning we have a steady temperature all the time and later the temperature was fluctuating making it incredibly uncomfortable go to man and his two crew mates spent one year in a metal box twelve meters sq

such as iran and afghanistan to work on common threats and challenges that our city is in the capital sanaa for us. they are going to be reflective to begin with they're going to look back at the past ten years look at that collaboration the cooperation and see if they've actually achieved something that they want to assess that and then come up with the objectives you have collective for the future now the six number states including of course china russia will kick off the a summit more that's wednesday and joining them will be the heads of state of iran that india and pakistan that have of server status here at the summit now it's interesting because all three of them do want to become full members but there are some hurdles to be overcome in iran's case for example it has u.s. sanctions against it and the c.e.o. is looking forward to adopting a u.n. resolution improving the relationship between the u.s. and the s.d.o. having more cooperation so this could be an obstacle but nevertheless iran is here as an observer and they are also involved in the dialogue afghanistan is also here but i

people dead overnight in the capital tribal fighters have taken over several government buildings in sanaa including the headquarters of the ruling party at least three hundred twenty people have been killed since the protests against the president started. japan underestimated the risk of a tsunami hitting the fukushima nuclear power plant in march according to u.n. safety inspectors the country failed to plan for a wave that would overrun the breakwater at the plant despite multiple forecasts that such a risk was likely top nuclear experts are visiting the country to highlight weaknesses that contributed to the world's worst nuclear disaster since trying to plan has also been advised to closely monitor the health of workers and the public . the bellers government along with the national bank have asked the international monetary fund for yet another financial lifeline the size of the requested some remains unknown over the past few years the i.m.f. has already given the country three point five billion dollars the organization is now open to mission there to check whether the country is

our senior international correspondent nic robertson is in the capital of sanaa on the phone right now. what is the situation in yemen right now? it has been slowly coming apart at the seams for weeks and then the president was injured. what's happened since? >> since the president left the country to saudi arabia to get treatment there's been a sort of uneasy calm over the capital san sanaa. there are two protests going on here. there's the anti-government protests, by far the largest protest and a small pro-government protest today. people are marching, this anti-government protesters, descended on a square. it is very peaceful. it's a small city, very much like people in ta fir square in cairo. they call it king square here. today security is up, it's high, it's been heightened in the capital because of the anti-government supporters are going on the march. what else is happening here, the price of gas is going up. there are massive fuel lines at the gas stations. people park there cars there for days because there's a shortage for gas. hospitals are being forced to close, they say,

but that jubilation we're seeing on the streets of sanaa wouldn't be continuing if that's the case. >> we've gotten reports from eye witnesses where there had been such jubilation in the streets that the president saleh had departed. and it's real really dampened the mood, that people starting to realize that perhaps they had celebrated too early. the yemenis had been insisting that the president would return. and the saudis are saying that the president saleh will return as well. that's affecting the mood. yesterday i spoke to a lot of anti-government demonstrators that have been coming out consiste consistently. and many of them were telling me yesterday that they thought the celebrations were a bit too premature. because even though president saleh had left, he had not left as a result of the pressure being put on him by the demonstrators, he left because of his wounds. and even though president saleh has gone, a lot of power is still concentrated within the hands of his son, who runs the republican guard and his nephew, who runs the counterterrorism unit. so even those who were aw

for example, in sanaa, yemen, i'll get the decision on the record for that. >> thank you. >> and no one is going to interrupt you in your four minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have a couple of quick yes or noes. >> in the comment i made earlier. i know in your response to our recommend datheses, you make reference to waivers for core certifications. that tells me maybe you've made use of waivers. so for that list of the contracts you have put out, would you include waivers in that listing as well. second thing is as you know o.m.b. circular requires each chief acquisition officer to review a its acquisition function. so i'll ask you first, have you done that evaluation? and secondly, if so, is it possible for us -- could we use them in that present record as well? >> that is an internal document. let me check with our lawyers because of the unique nature. the executive branch of this -- i think i've given you everything you've asked for up to date. i'll just have to -- >> there's talents requirement that you monitor your activity. >> we do that. >> that might be another way to get

there were celebrations in the capital of yemen in sanaa over the weekend because of the sudden departure of the president, but it's not an end to the -- even in sala decides not to return, there is an active branch of al qaeda that is looking to take advantage of the chaos. >> we'll have more on all of this uprising in a few machines. >>>. >>> all of them were taking aim. >> this presidency has been a failure. what does he have to say? i'm just getting started. it's now our turn. we're the ones just getting started. >> unfortunately we have a president whose policies have failed and he won't tell the people of the united states of america the truth about what it will take. >> if we don't make a change at the top, we're going over the ledge. >> the way we defeat the liberals and the stupid people is to outwork and outvote them. that's how we defeat them. >> we have a lot more on decision 2012 later in the program. there was a lot that happened this weekend. >>> medding overseas, where we may be on the verge -- michelle kaczynski is live outside the organic farm where contaminated sprouts

opposition tribesmen marched through sanaa's main square, carrying the bodies of 41 of their fighters allegedly killed by government forces. elsewhere, saleh's supporters held their own rally outside the presidential palace. afghan president hamid karzai has begun a visit to neighboring pakistan. he was welcomed today at an airbase in rawalpindi. karzai wants pakistani leaders to encourage taliban rticipation in peace talks. also today, cia director leon panetta met in pakistan with the army and intelligence chiefs. they focused on easing tensions over the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: a three-month-long military effort in libya is highlighting tensions in the nato alliance. nato continued its bombing campaign in libya today, with the u.s. in a support role after initially taking out libyan air defenses. but in brussels, the soon-to-retire defense secretary robert gates issued a blunt rebuke to many of america's european allies. >> while every alliance member voted for the libya mission, less than ha

joining me now from the capital city of sanaa by phone is abdul alvaradi, he is a member of the democratic awakening movement in yemen. thanks for joining us. >> caller: thank you. >> the president spoke today. is there any progress in reaching a resolution ever what is increasingly being viewed as a violent civil war? >> caller: the speech that the president delivered just a few moments ago did not indicate that he intends to resolve to peaceful negotiations and the supplement of the situation, although it's very clear to me that if he chooses to go, the country will go into civil war. >> and if the alternatives are civil war and chaos on the one hand and a peaceful resolution on the other, several times there appear to have been resolutions that were insipient and were close. what is the stumbling block that is preventing a resolution of this by peaceful means. >> caller: he never accepted the idea that he will leave office and therefore, he refuses to sign at the very last moment an initiative which would have given him honorable exit and protection from prosecution afterwards. right no

ten people were killed and 35 others injured in attacks yesterday in the city of sanaa. strike came after yemen's president was wounded after an attack at the presidential compound. the prime minister was seriously wounded in that attack. earlier today i asked our cnn correspondent who has spent time working in yemen why americans should pay attention to the trouble there's. >> the united states has been worried about yemen for quite some time. al qaeda and the arabian peninsula, which is the boldest branch of al qaeda right now, which is considered to be the biggest threat for americans and westerners in the world. the most active wing of al qaeda, they have a hub in yemen. they have been able over the past couple year ts to launch spectacular attacks. the nightmare sunar no has been for the u.s. that al qaeda kicks up in yemen and tries to take advantage of the political unrest and tries to take over parts of that country. >> anti-government demonstrations have been going on in yemen for months now. >>> turn to libya now and the civil war there. for the first time, nat

of saleh's plans came as vast crowds-- several hundred thousand people-- filled a main boulevard in sanaa, the capital. they chanted appeals to the saudis to keep saleh away from yemen. a new round of friday protests swept across syria, and activists said security forces killed at least 16 demonstrators. thousands of syrians marched in city after city following friday prayers. they waved banners and called again for the downfall of president bashar al-assad. meanwhile, troops and tanks poured into maaret al-numan, near the turkish border. it was part of a drive to crush dissent in the region. the u.n. appealed today for $200 million immediately in relief for southern sudan. the south is three weeks away from gaining independence, but continued violence has displaced at least half a million people. much of the trouble is along the border with northern sudan. in the latest fighting, the north's army shelled a town today in the disputed area. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: there's another kind of stirring going on in the arab world on behalf of wom

there is an uneasy truce at the moment in the capital of sanaa.a and has been attacking saleh and was actually blamed for that attack that injured him, they have agreed to a cease-fire for the moment. everyone sort of holding their breath waiting to see how long that's going to hold. >> stephanie gosk live for us in tripoli. thank you, stephanie. >>> and republican presidential candidate tim pawlenty is am coulding out swinging today. he's bashing president obama's handling of the economy in the president's hometown. during an event at the university of chicago, pawlenty said obama's stimulus and bailouts did not work and now pawlenty says americans are worse off. >> gas is $4 a gallon, home prices are in the gutter, our health care system thanks to obama care is more expensive and less efficient, unemployment is back over 9%. now, if that was recovery, then our president needs to enter economic rehab. and the american people need to stop his policies cold turkey. >> joining me now nbc news deputy political detector mark murray. again, mark, when

there are tens of thousands of people celebrating throughout different cities of yemen, shrewding sanaa and they're very happy president saleh has left, i'm hearing from more and more outspoken members of the youth revolution movement who are saying it is still too early to celebrate. we don't know what's going to happen with the transfer of power. the vice president is technically in charge but in yemen president saleh's son basically runs the republican guard there and his nephew runs the central security forces, that is the anti-terrorism forces. so still a lot of power held in the direct family members of president saleh. they're not sure how this is going to shake out or if he'll remain outside of the country. one very interesting development -- two yemeni government officials have told us in the last ten minutes that now al qaeda is one of the primary suspects in the attack on the presidential palace on friday that injured president saleh. so how that's going to play out we're not sure either but it is certainly increasing worries that al qaeda will be trying to take more advantag

intense fighting spread across more of yemen's capital, sanaa, today. at least 41 people were killed. tribal militias exchanged gun and artillery fire with troops loyal to president ali abdullah saleh. the violence moved into new sections of the city. in washington, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton warned again that saleh is the main obstacle to peace. >> we cannot expect this conflict to end unless president saleh and his government move out of the way to... to permit a... the opposition and civil society to begin a transition to political and economic reform. >> reporter: president obama has dispatched counterterror advisor john brennan to the region. he'll be in saudi arabia and the united arab emirates later this week for talks on yemen. in syria, government troops killed nearly 50 more protesters in the last 24 hours, even as the regime freed about 500 political prisoners. troops opened fire tuesday and again today in rastan, killing 41 people. and in the south, shelling in hirak claimed eight more lives. elsewhere, protesters marched in hom