In Yemen, at least 19 civilians were killed when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a house in western Yemen, according to residents, medics and a local official. Yesterday a raid hit a house in a neighborhood populated by workers adjacent to the palace killing 19 civilians and wounding dozens, according to Hashim Azazi, deputy governor of Hodeidah province. <br/><br/>Yesterday's attacks were the latest in a series of strikes that have hit schools, hospitals, markets and private homes. A coalition spokesperson was not immediately available to comment. Saudi officials say aircraft of the Arab alliance only target military facilities in Yemen.<br/><br/>UN-sponsored talks to try to end the fighting, killed more than ten thousand people, collapsed last month. The Houthi movement and allied forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh resumed shelling into neighboring Saudi Arabia. According to the UN World Food Programme nearly half of Yemen's 22 provinces are on the verge of famine as a result of the war.