World Service

The Yemeni government says it has begun an offensive against the Houthi-held capital, Sanaa. Turkey and Pakistan have agreed to rapidly deploy forces to Saudi Arabia, under a defence pact signed in August. Our correspondent speaks to people inside Yemen. In Russia, several hospitals in Irkutsk region are reported to be under quarantine after a laboratory woker died from suspected pneumonic plague. The South Pacific nations are meeting to find ways to deal with climate change ahead the UN climate conference to be held in Turkey. We'll speak to Fiji's environment minister. (Photo: Pro-Saudi-backed Yemeni government fighters sit in the back of a vehicle during what government forces say was an advance against the Iran-backed Houthis; Credit: Reuters)