Rebels are holding Yemen's president captive in his home

Two Yemeni presidential advisers said that President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi "cannot leave his house," because Shiite rebels have taken him captive at his home. The news comes a day after rebels seized the presidential palace, stoking fears of a coup.

One of the advisers told The Associated Press that the situation in Yemen has reached the "point of no return." Hadi can't resign as president, because the Houthis have threatened to prosecute him, AP reports. The Houthis apparently gave Hadi a list of demands, including control of the vice presidential post and several other government offices.

AP notes that the situation "raises the danger of al-Qaeda in Yemen," as the group claimed responsibility for the Paris attack on Charlie Hebdo.

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