Yemeni president objects to power transfer deal

SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's embattled president is now objecting to key points of a U.S.-backed deal that calls for him to step down in return for immunity from prosecution, a member of his ruling party said Thursday. The official said President Ali Abdullah Saleh spoke during a meeting with his top ...

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