Yemeni women hold demo in Taizz

Yemeni women have staged a demonstration in the southern city of Taizz to protest against foreign interference in the country's internal affairs.

Thousands of women took to the streets in the flashpoint city on Saturday, shouting slogans against the United States and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah.
They also called for support of Yemen's popular revolution and condemned the return of Ali Abdullah Saleh to the country from Saudi Arabia, where he had been receiving treatment for injuries he sustained in an attack on his palace in June.
Yemen has been the scene of deadly violence in recent days, with about 70 anti-government protesters killed and many more injured since Saleh's return on Friday.
Reports say over 50 people have been killed in Sana'a over the past 24 hours.
Earlier in the day, a military commander for the revolutionary forces said Saleh had returned to start a civil war.

Late on Saturday, US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland expressed "deep concern" about the deepening crisis in Yemen, asked all parties in the country to end the clashes, and called on Sana'a to respond to the people's demands.

"We urge all parties to cease violence and exercise maximum restraint," Nuland said. "The Yemeni government must immediately address the democratic aspirations of its people," she added.