Yemen Shi'ite rebels say 16 dead in Saudi airstrikes

Yemeni Shi'ite rebels who have launched a rebellion in the north of the poorest Arab country said on Monday Saudi Arabian warplanes killed 16 Yemenis in a barrage of strikes over two days in the Yemen-Saudi border area.

The Houthi rebels -- named after their leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi -- said on their website six people were killed and six more wounded when strikes destroyed two houses on Sunday. Strikes killed 10 and wounded 13 in a market in another area on Saturday, the rebels said in a separate website statement. (Reuters))