Protests in Yemen, new signs president may quit
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Yemen Friday demanding the resignation of the president, a day after the US State Department said it hoped a power transfer deal could be signed within a week.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been hanging on to his post despite local, regional and international pressure to leave office. Al-Qaeda linked militants have been taking advantage of the turmoil to overrun parts of southern Yemen. (AP)
