two days later, we checked up on afei. he seemed to be doing all right and has decided what to tell his parents about the tournament. graduates from the kung-fu academies typically go on to become police officers, movie actors, military personnel and bodyguards. these youngsters from poor, chinese villages are hoping that martial arts will pave the way to a more prosperous future. ♪ >>> hello there. welcome to "newsline." it's thursday march 26th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the saudi ambassador to the u.s. says his country has begun military operations in yemen. abdel al jabber revealed the development to reporters in washington. armed shia rebels in yemen continue to advance across the country. they seized the capital sanaa last month and are now moving toward the port city of aden, the stronghold of president abdul rabi mansour hadi. reports say rebels from the