Have a nice trip, Hillary? Mrs Clinton takes a tumble as she boards plane

As one of the most powerful women on the planet, Hillary Clinton travels thousands of miles on planes to meet world leaders.

But the U.S Secretary of State's latest trip was a rather unidignified one - losing her footing as she boarded a plane in Yemen.

She slipped to her knees at the doorway and was only saved from further embarrassment when an aide gave her a helping hand.

Clinton didn't suffer any injuries - apart from a bruised ego - but someone was on hand to quickly turn the lights off before a photographer could take any pictures.

However, it was too late. Her fall from grace had already been captured on film.
Earlier, Clinton spent three hours with Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh at his presidential palace in Sanaa discussing the fight against an al Qaeda wing based in the country.

The last time President Saleh hosted a US secretary of state was 20 years ago. James Baker came asking for Yemen's support for a UN resolution backing the use of force to remove Iraqi forces occupying Kuwait. He was rebuffed.