“The situation remains severe but we are doing everything we can to win the release of the two Japanese hostages.”

Rival rallies are held in Sana after the resignation of President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi and his Cabinet.

Man claims officers “stormed into” his home and pepper-sprayed him and his mother.

“It’s not border security if anyone can recite the magic words and get waved right on in.”