The UN sponsored talks between Yemen's government and Houthi rebels opened in  Rimbo (Sweden) today. <br />''  <br />''The talks in Sweden are the first in two years in a conflict which has pushed impoverished Yemen to the brink of mass starvation.<br />''  <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">While the days leading up to the talks looked promising, with the government and rebels agreeing on a prisoner swap deal and the evacuation of wounded insurgents for medical treatment in Oman, the atmosphere between the two sides was tense as the talks opened.</span><br />