Overnight shelling takes death toll in north Yemen to 100

Overnight shelling has taken the death toll from fighting between rival Shiite and Sunni Muslim groups in a northern town in Yemen to at least 100 people, a spokesman for one of the groups said on Monday.

Sectarian fighting in the town of Damaj has cast a shadow over national reconciliation efforts in Yemen, a neighbor of oil exporter Saudi Arabia and home to one of al-Qaeda's most active wings where Washington is keen to foster stability. (Reuters)