Yemen protesters clash, police unable to regain calm

Government loyalists wielding batons and daggers clashed with anti-government protesters in the Yemeni capital on Wednesday as unrest inspired by Egypt's uprising spiraled out of police control.

Police were unable to keep the two sides apart as protesters gathered for a demonstration at Sanaa University to demand the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a US ally against al Qaeda who has ruled the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state for more than 30 years. (Reuters)