Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A Yemeni soldier was killed and two others wounded Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in a drone attack launched by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in the war-torn country's south, a government official told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

A military source in the besieged government-held city of Taez confirmed the casualties, the latest in renewed fighting in Yemen despite diplomatic efforts to halt the long-running conflict.

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