51.   Sanaa leaders have hit out at the US State Department for calling on northern Yemeni forces to stop their attacks on the port of Aden.

52.   Rival northern and southern Yemeni forces fought fierce street battles in the northern suburbs of Aden Wednesday.

53.   Southern Yemeni forces are bombarding northern troops in the blinding heat of this sandswept plain in a bid to block their advance on Aden.

54.   Southern Yemeni forces may ask Saudi Arabia to send troops to help fight rival northern forces, the appointed vice president of the breakaway southern state told AFP Saturday.

55.   The diplomats, who gave no details on any casualties, said Yemeni forces prevented the two ships from landing on the island.

56.   The diplomats, who gave no further details, said Yemeni forces prevented the boats from landing on the island early on Tuesday.

57.   The dispute began last December when Eritrea took over Grand Hanish island after fighting with Yemeni forces.

58.   The diplomats said Yemeni forces ripped down the flag but the tribesmen remained camped in the area.

59.   The new measures come after the defeat of southern Yemeni forces by northern troops loyal to President Ali Abdallah Saleh in a civil war from May to July.

60.   The northern Yemeni forces were advancing in the south following the reported collapse of the breakaway southern Yemen state.