49 children killed in Egypt bus tragedy

AT least 49 nursery school children have been killed when a train smashed into their bus in central Egypt after a railway signal operator fell asleep, officials say, prompting protests and resignations. Transport Minister Rashad al-Metini stepped...

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ASEAN urges China 'hotline' over sea row

SOUTHEAST Asian nations will propose opening a "hotline" with China aimed at defusing tensions over the South China Sea, ASEAN's chief says. Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said after...

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Obama heads for Asia with stop in Myanmar

PRESIDENT Barack Obama heads to Asia for a tour of three countries on his first foreign trip since winning re-election that will see him make a once unthinkable stop in Myanmar (Burma). The first trip by a US president spent entirely in Southeast...

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Hamas chief in Cairo for talks

HAMAS chief Khaled Meshaal is in Cairo to confer on ending the Gaza conflict, but the Islamist group is reluctant to agree a ceasefire without guarantees Israel will honour it, a senior Hamas official says. Meshaal was scheduled on Saturday...

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UN to hold emergency talks on DR Congo

THE UN Security Council will meet in an emergency session after UN attack helicopters launched missions against rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, diplomats say. France's UN mission announced on its Twitter account on Saturday that...

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Arabs to demand Gaza ceasefire: diplomat

ARAB foreign ministers meeting in Cairo are expected to demand that Israel immediately halt its campaign in Gaza, and to discuss sending a delegation of ministers there, an Arab diplomat says. The pan-Arab body announced on Wednesday its decision...

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Israel air raids kill 10, destroy Hamas HQ

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Nov 17 AFP - Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed 10 Palestinians and destroyed the Hamas government headquarters as Israel called up thousands more reservists for a possible ground war. After Palestinian militants...

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