Clinton promotes education for girls

NAIROBI, Kenya – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is in Kenya promoting equal opportunities for girls in education.

Clinton said Friday that while intelligence is equally distributed across the world, opportunities are not.

Clinton is visiting Kenya with his daughter Chelsea on a nine-day tour of Clinton Foundation projects in Africa.

Chelsea says the world has made tremendous progress in getting girls into primary schools because there are now 96 girls for every 100 boys in primary school, but enough has not been done to help girls transition from primary school to secondary schools.

Bill Clinton says individuals should avoid doing things that will keep girls out of secondary schools and restrict their opportunities.

Yemeni rebels attack Saudi Arabian forces

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A cross-border attack on Saudi Arabia by Yemeni rebel forces resulted in late-night clashes that left three Saudi soldiers and “dozens” of Yemeni rebels dead, according to the Saudi Defense Ministry.

A ministry statement said that a group of Yemen’s Shiite rebels attacked “border posts and control points” in the southern Saudi province of Najran late Thursday night. Saudi forces, backed by air force fighter jets, repelled the attack, the statement said.

A Saudi-led coalition of mostly Sunni Arab nations has been conducting airstrikes inside Yemen for more than a month, seeking to blunt the advance of rebel forces who have overrun the capital, Sanaa, and were advancing deep into southern Yemen.

Associated Press