Yemen truce declared after week of US pressure

A Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen declared a ceasefire from midday (0900 GMT) Saturday, after the beleaguered government finally agreed to a US peace push. The government, which has deep reservations about a UN peace blueprint it believes undermines its authority, had previously rejected a ceasefire plan announced by US Secretary of State John Kerry after talks with the rebels earlier this week. The announcement of the ceasefire came not from the government but from the