Yemen - An American working as a teacher has been shot.

Published on Mar 18, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ An American working as a teacher in Yemen has been shot. He was killed in an attack by two men on a motorcycle in the city of Taiz, 200 kilometres south of the capital Sanaa.

Governor of Taiz province Hamoud al-Sufi says the killers and motive are unknown, but an investigation is being carried out.

There has been an increase in violence, particularly linked to al-Qaeda, since the uprising in Yemen.

Following 33 years in charge, Ali Abdullah Saleh handed power over to new president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who has vowed to be tackle al-Qaeda.

Militant groups took advantage of the leadership problems, seizing control of some of the country's provinces.

Germany - 25,000 people gathered in Bochum to protest against an award to be given to Turkish prime minister Recep Tayipp Erdogan

Published on Mar 18, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ Up to 25,000 people gathered in Bochum in West Germany to protest against an award meant to be given to Turkish prime minister Recep Tayipp Erdogan. 

The demonstration was organised by Germany's Alevi community, who claimed Erdogan's cancelled trip was a victory.

However, Erdogan officially did not visit Germany because of the Turkish helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Saturday.

One demonstrator described her feelings: "Here in Germany we are foreigners, we are foreigners in our own country. We do not know where to go as Kurds and as Alevites," she said.

Gathered at a local football stadium, the minority groups displayed banners showing why they did not think Germany should award Erdogan a prize for tolerance.

Posters accused Erdogan of being anti-democratic and portrayed him with a Hitler moustache.

India - Italian tourists 'abducted by Maoist rebels' in the state of Orissa in the east

Published on Mar 18, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ Two Italian tourists have reportedly been kidnapped by Maoist rebels in India. TV reports say they were taken in the state of Orissa in the east of the country.

The group holding them said their safety would depend on how the state goverment responded to the Maoists' demands submitted last year.

The area around Kandhamal is inhabited by vulnerable tribes. The state government had recently sought to restrict access to tourist groups by making them obtain advance permission.

The men are said to have been taking photos of Indian women bathing in a river.

Maoist rebels have been active in the region for more than 40 years. They claim to defend minority rights.

Serbia - Belgrade demo to support Serbs in Kosovo

Published on Mar 18, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ Several hundred ultra-nationalist Serbs rallied in Belgrade to give support to ethnic Serbs living in Kosovo.

The march was on the eighth anniversary of attacks in the north of Kosovo, when nine Serbs were killed and properties burned down.

In 2008 Kosovo broke away from Belgrade, which does not recognise its independence.