 6. Yemen protests Yemen’s human rights minister Huda al-Baan said she has resigned in protest from the government and ruling party after at least 52 people were killed in a sniper* attack on demonstrators. Baan demanded in a statement on Sunday the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in power since 1978. Baan became the third Yemeni minister to resign these days. Nabil al-Faqih, minister of tourism, resigned on Friday, while Hamoud al-Hattar, minister of religious endowments, resigned earlier last week.  7. Clinton doesn’t want second term U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on last Wednesday she has no desire to continue in the job if U.S. President Barack Obama wins a second term in 2012. When Clinton was asked in a CNN interview during a trip to Cairo if she wanted a second stint as America’s top diplomat, she was clear. “No,” she answered — and then moved on to rule out* future jobs as defense secretary, vice president or even president of the United States. (SD-Agencies) |