The leader of Shiite movement Hizbullah, Hassan Nasrallah, called on the parliamentary leader of the coalition bloc that leads the Lebanese government to meet him for reconcilation talks, in comments published on Monday.

Kuwait's premier has accepted an invitation to visit Iraq, in what would be a first since ousted leader Saddam Hussein's forces invaded the Gulf country 18 years ago.

Angry residents of a Cairo shantytown Sunday hurled stones and insults at authorities for "inefficient" rescue efforts after a massive rockslide flattened homes and buried whole families under the rubble.