Egypt prison break:

Nearly 5,000 escape

Some 5,000 Egyptian prisoners broke out of a penitentiary in Faiyum Governorate, located about 130 kilometres southwest of Cairo, early Sunday, DPA reported. A top official holding the rank of general was killed in the incident.

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Settler violence by Israel:

PA writes to UN

Palestinian delegate to the UN Riyad Mansour wrote a letter to the Security Council Friday, calling for “urgent attention and serious action” to curb settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, the Ma’an news agency reported.

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Pakistan rebuffs US call for gunman’s release

Pakistan Sunday rebuffed a call from the United States for the immediate release of an American man who shot dead two men in a Lahore street, saying its legal process must be respected.

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AU seeks to resolve African crisis

African leaders sought consensus Sunday on a fresh strategy to tackle continental trouble spots at a summit in the Ethiopian capital. The leaders were expected to thrash out a deal on how to end the two-month old crisis in Ivory Coast where incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo has clung to power despite November polls giving victory to his rival Alassane Ouattara.

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