Saudi Arabia denied on Friday that its officials had discussed with US Defence Secretary Robert Gates putting pressure on China to back a new round of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear ambitions. An "official source" quoted by the official SPA news agency said reports that Riyadh said it was willing to use its influence to get Beijing to support ...

A U.K. man says he plans to make the first round-the-world trip in a customized rotorcraft known as an autogyro. Norman Surplus says he hopes to kick off his 27,000 mile (43,000 kilometer) circumnavigation from the seaside town of Larne in Northern Ireland. The Switzerland ...

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni forces launched an attack Thursday to recapture a government building occupied by separatists in the south of the country, setting off a gunfight that killed two people, a local official and witnesses said. Two protesters were shot dead as security forces tried to quash a separatist demonstration in another southern province. Elsewhere in Yemen, thousands gathered for ...