Arab Spring unrest: 49 dead in Yemen, Syria

11-year-old Syrian girl is shot dead by troops, human rights activist says 

Shelling by Yemen's Republican Guard and pre-dawn street battles between government forces and rival tribal fighters killed at least 41 people in the capital Wednesday. 

Meanwhile in Syria, at least eight people, including an 11-year-old girl, were killed over two days when Syrian troops shelled a town in the country's south, a human rights activist said.

Fighting in Yemen raged until 5 a.m. local time Wednesday (10 p.m. ET Tuesday). Witnesses said Presidential Guard units shelled the headquarters of an army brigade responsible for guarding sensitive government institutions.