meanwhile, yemen's embattled president has fired his entire cabinet. that comes after members of his own tribe demanded his resignation yesterday over the government's recent attacks on unarmed protesters. around 100 people have been killed so far in that country's month-long uprising. this morning, tanks and armored vehicles are reportedly being deployed in the capital. human rights groups are accusing syrian authorities of using excessive force on a crackdown in anti-regime protesters that killed at least five people. known as one of the region's most repressive countries, demonstrators in syria are angry about mass arrests, calling for officials involved in the violence to be fired. and in bahrain, opposition groups are asking for united nations and american intervention in that country's clashes with shiite protesters. speaking yesterday, bahrain's king said a foreign plot against his kingdom had been foiled. and he thanked his troops