New clashes kill two

Heavy clashes rocked northern neighbourhoods of Yemen's capital Sanaa at dawn yesterday, killing two people and breaking a truce aimed at ending the worst violence since a popular revolt against President Ali Abdullah Saleh began eight months ago.
A Reuters reporter at the scene said shelling and gunfire had engulfed three areas in north Sanaa as troops battled armed followers of powerful tribal leader Sadeq al-Ahmar.
Many residents fled their homes as the fighting intensified, shattering three days of calm in the capital after Saleh ordered a cease-fire upon his surprise return to Yemen on Friday.