Fighting erupts in Yemen's Hodeida

DUBAI, Dec 01 (AFP): Renewed violence in Yemen's vital port city of Hodeida has left 10 fighters dead, despite a UN push for peace talks, an official and medical sources told AFP on Saturday.An official with pro-government forces said fighting erupted in the east and south of the Red Sea...

West Papuans join rally for independence

SURABAYA, Dec 01 (AP):- About 300 West Papuan demonstrators calling for independence for the restive Indonesian region faced off with counterprotesters on Saturday in the country's second-largest city.The demonstrators in Surabaya chanted "Freedom Papua" and held banners demanding a referendum for independence to mark Dec. 1, which many West Papuans...