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

2.   The tribesmen abducted the mother with her son and daughter but released the daughter last Saturday to deliver a message to the German Embassy.

3.   Tribesmen abduct foreigners to press the government for development projects in their area or the release of detained tribal members.

4.   Armed tribesmen have abducted the six-year-old son of a Yemeni official after the government ignored their request for financial aid, police said Tuesday.

5.   Touayman tribesmen abducted the diplomat Sunday after seizing his car in a residential district near the embassy in Sanaa, police said.

6.   Touayman tribesmen abducted the diplomat after seizing his car in a residential neighborhood near the embassy in Sanaa, police said.

7.   Touayman tribesmen abducted the diplomat after seizing his car in a residential neighborhood of the capital Sanaa, police said.

8.   Two elderly German couples abducted by tribesmen in Yemen last week are in good health and being treated like guests, a police official said Monday.

9.   Two elderly German couples became the latest victims when they were abducted by tribesmen last week as they visited the Maarib area.