The French Navy on patrol in The Gulf of Aden has prevented the hijacking of a Panamanian registered cargo ship. The pirates fled at first sight of the warship, but were brazen enough to attempt a second attack.

The mother of an 8-year-old girl filed for divorce on behalf of her daughter, but a Saudi court rejected it. They said the daughter must file for divorce on her own, and only after she hits puberty. Until then, her marriage to a 58-year-old man is valid.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today that at least 20 people drowned off the coast of Yemen on Monday and two others were reported missing after smugglers forced them overboard.

This young child bride fought against tribal customs and successfully got a divorce from a man in his thirties. For her bravery, Glamour Magazine chose her as “Woman of the Year."

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is assisting Chinese authorities with a melamine-contaminated powdered food crisis.

According to officials, 16 people are dead after the U.S. Embassy in the Yemen was attacked. Among the dead are six of the attackers who were armed with automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and at least one suicide car bomb.

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