YEMEN

55 die in clashes with Shi’ite rebels

SANA — Fighting between Shi’ite rebels and forces loyal to the internationally recognized government of Yemen killed at least 55 people on both sides, medical officials said Saturday. The clashes took place Friday in the Nihm district, about 30 miles northeast of the capital, Sana. (AP)

SLOVAKIA

Italians detained in killings are freed

BRATISLAVA — Police in Slovakia have released seven Italians who were detained as suspects in the slayings of an investigative journalist and his girlfriend. The seven men were taken into custody Thursday when police raided houses allegedly linked to members of an Italian crime syndicate. Journalist Jan Kuciak was working on a story about the influence of the Italian mafia in Slovakia. (AP)

MALAYSIA

Four years later, jet search to end

KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian official said Saturday that the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 by a US company will probably end in June, as families of passengers marked the fourth anniversary of the plane’s disappearance. Ocean Infinity of Houston had agreed to resume the hunt for the plane in January, a year after the official search was called off by Malaysia, Australia, and China. (AP)

SYRIA

Turkey tightens grip on enclave

DAMASCUS — Turkey’s prime minister said Saturday that Turkish troops have captured a strategic village in the Kurdish-held enclave in northwestern Syria, tightening their grip on Kurdish militia in the sixth week of its offensive on the area. (AP)

INDIA

Modi’s party wins key state election

NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party on Saturday ended the 25-year uninterrupted rule of a communist party in a northeastern state and consolidated its position in two other states in key provincial elections. (AP)