Arabs slam Israel over Gaza
Arab foreign ministers roundly denounced Israel's
campaign in Gaza at an emergency meeting in Cairo Saturday, as Egypt
tried to mediate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The Arab
ministers decided that Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi would head a
delegation to Gaza in a show of solidarity, and to review the
“usefulness” of their past diplomacy towards Israel.
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Rights pact, breakthrough for region – ASEAN leaders
Southeast Asian leaders on Sunday endorsed a
human rights declaration which they called a breakthrough for the
region but critics said it fell well below global standards. Leaders
of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopted the
joint declaration at their annual summit in Phnom Penh, saying it
would enshrine human right protections for the bloc's 600 million
people.
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School bus tragedy kills 47
Forty-seven schoolchildren were killed on
Saturday when a train smashed into their bus in central Egypt after
a railway signal operator fell asleep, officials said, prompting
protests and resignations. Transport Minister Rashad al-Metini
stepped down after the tragedy saying he “accepts responsibility.”
President Mohamed Morsi also accepted the Egyptian Railway Authority
chief's resignation.
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