UN Considers Yemen Resolution

The U.N. Security Council is considering a resolution on Yemen that would urge the Shi'ite Houthi rebels to step down, release ousted President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi and his Cabinet, and engage "in good faith" in U.N.-led peace talks. Diplomats said the resolution fell short of evoking Chapter Seven of the U.N. Charter allowing for military enforcement. Since seizing power earlier this month, the Houthis have dissolved parliament and set up their own ruling body. They...

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