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Yemen's Ansarullah bloc sets up governing council

Two dominant political movements in Yemen unveil a governing council, tasked with running the country, as UN-mediated talks fail to end a Saudi-led war there.

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • Two dominant political movements in Yemen unveil a governing council, tasked with running the country, as UN-mediated talks fail to end a Saudi-led war there.
  • Victims of a chemical attack by US-backed militants in the Syrian city of Aleppo arrive at a local hospital for treatment.
  • Washington announces plans to upgrade its nuclear arsenal as Japan marks the anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima which killed some 140 thousand people.
  • Demonstrators in Chicago protest against the fatal police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old African-American.
  • South Africa's ruling African National Congress suffers a historic loss to the opposition Democratic Alliance in local elections.