A16 Unesco's embattled leader, whose tenure has divided the organization, came closer to winning a new term.

This would at best have been a major irritant for an embattled leader of the opposition But it became worse than that.

"You have the impression of a group of embattled leaders and an army that still remains responsive to these leaders."

Yemen's opposition rejected Saleh's promise, accusing the embattled leader of stalling.

The offer is the second by the embattled leader since a reformist uprising erupted in March last year.

"I've never enriched myself," the embattled leader said in his address.

House Republicans said the action against their embattled leader has served only to reinvigorate their support for him.

Crowds gathered outside the seat of power, waiting, after a series of epic plot twists, for the embattled leader to fall on his sword.

It was the biggest demonstration to date against the embattled Philippine leader, who faces allegations that she cheated in last year's election.

Instinctively, an embattled leader fell back on a time of relative national consensus.