Yemen peace talks collapse as fighting intensifies

UN-sponsored talks for establishing peace in Yemen have ended without a breakthrough, as fighting continues between government forces and rebels near the capital Sanaa. The adjourning of the talks on Saturday came after Houthi rebels and the party of ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh rejected a UN peace plan and announced the appointment of a 10-member governing body to run Yemen. UN envoy on Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed on Saturday announced a month-long suspension of the talks, held in Kuwait for more than 90 days, but denied their failure. "We will be...