1.   Beeler then takes her group trekking in the Western Highlands to visit with local Yemeni tribesmen.

2.   A British family held hostage by Yemeni tribesmen will be released soon, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said late Thursday.

3.   A Belgian official in Brussels also confirmed Thursday that Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped two Belgian tourists on Tuesday.

4.   A British oil worker kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen was released unharmed Wednesday, a British diplomat said.

5.   A German oil expert was released a day after being kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen, security officials said Thursday.

6.   A French diplomat abducted by Yemeni tribesmen last week was kidnapped for a second time Sunday after briefly winning his freedom, a French Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

7.   A German diplomat kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen was released on Monday after spending nearly two months in captivity, the German Embassy said.

8.   A group of Yemeni tribesmen lynched a man after convicting him of murder in a kangaroo court, the daily Al-Ayam reported Wednesday.

9.   A Dutchman freed by Yemeni tribesmen after more than two weeks in captivity said that his kidnappers had intended to abduct American diplomats.

10.   An American kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen has started a hunger strike and his health is deteriorating, a member of the tribe holding him said Wednesday.