Violence continues after Yemeni ruler hands over power

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President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s agreement to step down failed to halt antigovernment demonstrations or prevent violence yesterday as regime supporters killed five protesters demanding that the ousted leader be put on trial for crimes ranging from corruption to bloodshed during the current uprising. Saleh signed the US-backed power-transfer deal, brokered by neighboring countries, Wednesday in the Saudi capital Riyadh in exchange for immunity from prosecution. It sets in motion a number of changes designed to stop the uprising that has battered Yemen’s economy

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