CAIRO/ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian protesters defied an overnight curfew in restive towns along the Suez Canal, attacking police stations after Isla mist President Mohamed Mursi imposed emergency rule to end days of clashes that have left at least 52 people dead. At least two men died in overnight fighting in the canal city of Port Said, the latest unrest in a wave of violence unleashed last week on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 revolt that brought down autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Political opponents spurned a call by Mursi for talks on Monday to try to end the violence. … Philips fourth quarter earnings hit by regulatory fines; sells entertainment arm to Funai
AMSTERDAM – Royal Philips Electronics NV says it will sell the entertainment division which contains many of the consumer products for which it is best known -- including audio and video equipment -- to Funai Electric Co., Ltd., of Japan for EUR150 million ($202 million) plus licensing fees.
Poisoning feared in mysterious deaths of 10 Borneo pygmy elephants in Malaysian forest reserve
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Ten endangered Borneo pygmy elephants have been found dead in a Malaysian forest under mysterious circumstances, and wildlife officials said Tuesday that they probably were poisoned.
Suicide bomber kills 2 inside Somali presidential palace compound
MOGADISHU, Somalia – An official says a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside the presidential palace compound in Somalia, killing two people.
Karzai: Afghan government should lead peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan's president says all efforts at peace negotiations with the Taliban need to go through the government if the country is to have any hope of emerging from a decade of fighting as a strong and unified nation. Policeman escorting Pakistani polio team killed
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Police say gunmen have shot and killed an officer who was escorting a team of polio workers during a vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan.
Murdoch apologies for "offensive" Netanyahu cartoon
LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch apologised on Monday for a "grotesque" c artoon in his London-based Sunday Times newspaper depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu building a bloody wall trapping the bodies of Palestinians, after complaints from Jewish groups. The image, which shows Netanyahu holding a trowel dripping blood, was published on Holocaust Memorial Day and carried the caption "Israeli elections. … New South Africa mine massacre video pressures police
(Please note strong language in paragraph 10) JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A new cellphone video of the police shooting of 34 miners in South Africa in August has piled more pressure on the security forces, showing officers bragging about the killings and undermining claims they fired in self defense. Reuters television footage of some of the killings at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine showed a dozen striking miners being cut down in a hail of police gunfire. …
Confirming NKorean N-test almost impossible
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea appears all set to detonate an atomic device, but confirming the explosion when it takes place will be virtually impossible for outsiders.
Smog thick enough to cancel flights hits Beijing
BEIJING (AP) -- Extremely high pollution levels shrouded eastern China for the second time in about two weeks Tuesday, forcing airlines in Beijing and elsewhere to cancel flights because of poor visibility and prompting government warnings for residents to stay indoors.
Focus turns to Brazil club safety after fire
SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) -- There was no alarm, no extinguishers, no sprinklers and almost no escape from the nightclub that became a death trap for more than 200 Brazilian college students. Suicide bomber strikes near Somali presidential palace: guard
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Somali presidential palace on Tuesday, killing at least one soldier and wounding two, a palace guard at the scene said. “The bomber killed one soldier and injured two others,” the guard told Reuters. “The man blew up himself near a wall between the Ethiopian embassy and the Somali PM’s residence.” The two buildings are inside a sprawling compound that also houses the presidential palace. (Reporting by Abdi Sheikh; Writing by James Macharia; Editing by John Stonestreet)
Australian floods peaking; thousands in shelters
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Rescuers helped drivers escape swift floodwaters and used helicopters to pluck stranded people from rooftops in northeast Australia on Tuesday after torrential rains flooded thousands of homes and businesses, killed four and forced thousands to huddle in shelters. Anglo American to take $4 billion writedown on Minas-Rio project
LONDON (Reuters) – Anglo American said on Tuesday it would take a $4 billion writedown on its Minas-Rio iron ore project in Brazil after having to increase its spending on the project. "Following its November 2012 guidan ce and the completion of the review, capital expenditure for the Minas-Rio project is projected to increase to $8.8 billion," the company said in a statement. "On the basis of the revised capital expenditure requirements and its assessment of the full potential of phase one of the project…Anglo American will record an impairment charge of $4. … Indonesia rescues 22 Sri Lankan asylum seekers after ship strands; 2 people dead and 1 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia has rescued 22 Sri Lankans after their ship stranded off southern Java Island while apparently sailing for Australia to seek asylum. Two died and one is missing.
Thousands of Australian homes flooded by torrential rain, causing 1,000 helicopter evacuations
BRISBANE, Australia – Thousands of Australians huddled in shelters Tuesday as torrential rains flooded cities and towns in the northeast, killing four people and prompting around 1,000 helicopter evacuations.
Israel angered over Argentina-Iran bombing probe
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel is angered by an agreement between Iran and Argentina to jointly investigate the bombing of a Jewish center that killed 85 people in Buenos Aires 19 years ago and will summon the Argentinian ambassador to demand an explanation.
RBS close to Libor settlement with U.S., UK authorities: WSJ
(Reuters) – Royal Bank of Scotland Group is close to a 500 million pounds ($785.32 million) settlement with U.S. and British authorities over claims that some of its employees submitted false Libor rates, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people briefed on the negotiations. The settlement would involve the British bank pleading guilty to criminal charges in addition to paying a penalty. However, RBS executives are resisting any guilty plea, the Journal said. The deal is expected to close within the next two weeks, the Journal reported. (http://link.reuters. … 
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