Roundup: Yemen's STC accuses Saudi Arabia of "detaining delegation" as tensions escalate in S. Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia of "arbitrarily detaining a senior delegation" sent to Riyadh for political consultations, amid a sharp escalation in southern Yemen's volatile military and political situation.

Anwar Al-Tamimi, spokesman of the Aden-based STC, told Xinhua that more than 50 STC officials and "southern political figures w