Nearly 70 killed in fresh Yemen fighting

Clashes in Yemen killed at least 66 people in 24 hours, medics and security sources said on Sunday, as pro-government forces pushed to oust rebels from a key stretch of coastline.

Air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition and fighting near the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait killed at least 52 fighters among Shiite Huthi rebels and allied troops loyal to ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, the sources said.

Fourteen members of the pro-government forces were also killed.