epa04604550 Heavily armed Yemenis guard the entrance to the hotel where representatives of warring factions in Yemen are attending closed-door talks under UN auspices in Sana’a, Yemen, 05 February 2015. Reports state warring factions in Yemen are still holding UN-brokered talks to end the country’s political crisis, including the formation of a presidential council after Yemeni President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi stepped down on 22 January. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB