At least 30 killed when militants attack Yemen's Defense Ministry By Hakim Almasmari, for CNN December 5, 2013 -- Updated 1234 GMT (2034 HKT) NEW: Death toll in Defense Ministry attack includes four foreign doctors An assailant drives a vehicle packed with explosives into the building Gunmen fight with security forces The initial blast is powerful enough to damage surrounding structures Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Militants staged a deadly attack on Yemen's Defense Ministry on Thursday, ramming the building with an explosives-laden vehicle, followed by gunmen who battled security forces inside. At least 30 people, including four foreign doctors, died in the attack in Yemen's capital of Sanaa, a Defense Ministry official said. Earlier, Defense Ministry officials had said 10 soldiers and nine militants were among the dead. The initial blast was powerful enough to damage surrounding structures. It took several hours for security forces to regain control of the building after the 9 a.m. ET) attack. No group immediately claimed responsibility. Yemen is home to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, believed by many analysts to be the most dangerous affiliate of the terror network. The impoverished Middle Eastern nation also faces a growing separatist movement in the south and is frequently wracked by violence. December 5, 2013 -- Updated 0009 GMT (0809 HKT) North Korea is showing no signs of scaling back its fearsome labor camp system, with torture, starvation, rape and death a fact of life for tens of thousand of inmates, according to human rights group Amnesty International. December 5, 2013 -- Updated 0501 GMT (1301 HKT) A yellow jumpsuit worn by martial arts legend Bruce Lee in one of his final fight scenes goes on sale in Hong Kong on Thursday.