Yemen Rebels Take Control of Strategic Port City

Yemen's Shi'ite rebels have seized control of a strategic port city on the Red Sea, hours after the president appointed a new prime minister in an effort appease rebels and ease years of political turmoil. Security officials say Houthi rebels overran Hodeida Tuesday, meeting little resistance and quickly erecting checkpoints and sending forces to the airport, military bases and other key parts of the city. The takeover of Hodeida, located 200 kilometers west of Sana'a, came...

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