这个计划宣布的前几天，经过民众数月抗议要求下台，也门老资格总统Ali Abdullah Saleh最终签署辞职协议。但抗议活动还未结束，周五数千人走上街头，表示担心Saleh的心腹仍留在权力层。副总统曾出人意料地宣布，选举将在三个月内举行，这或许在一定程度上缓解了人们的担忧。这就深化了这样的看法，即：目前在沙特的Saleh，经过30年的在位时间，最终会离开的，尽管看来他还有用不完的能力继续执掌大权。

The security forces in Colombia say left-wing Farc rebels have shot dead four hostages. The captives - all members of the security forces - were killed during a rescue attempt. All had been held for more than 10 years after being captured in rebel attacks. Here's Arturo Wallace.

哥伦比亚安全部队称，Farc左翼叛军射杀4名人质。这些俘虏都是安全部队成员，他们在一次营救中被杀。他们在叛军袭击后被捕，已被劫持10年。Arturo Wallace报道。

The Colombian Minister of Defence Juan Carlos Pinzon described it as cold-blooded murder. The Colombian military had been closing in on the Farc rebels that were guarding the hostages in the southern region of Caqueta. After a brief clash, the soldiers found the chained bodies of four men wearing hostage uniforms. The minister said three had been shot in the head from very close range and the other one had been shot in the back.