CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – The 14,000 jobs on the line in an Anglo American plan to bring profits back to its South African platinum arm are the just the first of many the sector is about to bleed. Once an engine of job creation, South Africa's mining industry faces soaring costs, labor unrest and falling production that is threatening other mines with closure. The social consequences will be huge as much of the mine labor force, drawn from rural areas far from the shafts, is illiterate and will be hard pressed to find work elsewhere. … Concordia disaster hurt cruise industry last year but recovery under way
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Cruise watchers looking back at the industry’s past year say the Concordia disaster affected everything from prices to safety drills to first-time cruisers, but bookings appear to be picking up as the 2013 cruise booking season gets under way.
Congo, M23 rebels sign preliminary agreement
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Representatives of the Congolese government and the M23 rebels have signed a preliminary agreement in which both parties accept responsibility for the failure of an earlier peace deal.
Tired in Vienna? Nap for a price at new studio
VIENNA (AP) -- One sleepy little side street in Vienna just got sleepier. Italy's Bersani faces choice between Monti and leftist ally
ROME (Reuters) – The leader of Italy's center-left Democratic Party is facing pressure to ditch his leftist allies and seek a pact with outgoing premier Mario Monti as a resurgent Silvio Berlusconi threatens to spoil an election victory that once seemed assured. With national elections due on February 24-25, Berlusconi's mix of German-bashing rhetoric and promises to scrap the hated IMU housing tax is causing growing alarm on the center-left, which has seen its impregnable-seeming opinion poll lead chipped away. … Construction boss' credibility comes under attack at Quebec inquiry
MONTREAL – A construction boss who pinned the blame for a collusion on a mid-level Montreal municipal functionary admits companies rigged contracts without the help of civil servants.
In beer antitrust case, U.S. puts successful theory to a new test
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In challenging beer company Anheuser-Busch InBev SA's proposed deal with Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo , the U.S. government is a pplying a powerful legal theory it has used to stop other mergers. The government alleges in a lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., federal court that even though Modelo beers only account for 7 percent of the U.S. … Impunity feeds Egypt's sexual assaults, group says
CAIRO (AP) -- An international rights group warns that mob-led sexual assaults targeting Egypt’s female protesters could increase if perpetrators are not punished.
Germany warns of 'consequences' for Hezbollah if link to Bulgaria attack confirmed
BERLIN – Germany has warned of “consequences” for Hezbollah if allegations the group was behind an attack that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year are confirmed.
Desperate Greeks scuffle at free food handout
ATHENS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Greeks scuffled for free vege tables handed out by farmers on Wednesday, leaving one man trampled and injured and prompting an outcry over the growing desperation created by economic crisis. Startling images of Greeks struggling to seize bags of tomatoes and leeks thrown from a truck dominated Greek television, triggering a bout of soul-searching over the new depths of poverty in the debt-laden country. "These images make me angry. … Egypt court orders retrial for 2 Mubarak officials
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's official news agency says the country's top appeals court has granted retrials for two senior officials under former President Hosni Mubarak. Alicia Keys to sing for NBA All-Star; John Legend, Fall Out Boy, Ne-Yo also on tap for weekend
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Next stop for Alicia Keys? NBA All-Star weekend.
Clarification: Denmark-Shooting story
COPENHAGEN – In a Feb. 5 story about a shooting incident in Denmark, The Associated Press reported that the writer who was targeted, Lars Hedegaard, was convicted of hate speech in 2011 and fined 5,000 kroner ($1,000). The story failed to mention that Hedegaard appealed that ruling and was acquitted by Denmark’s Supreme Court in 2012.
Dual citizens who commit terrorist acts should lose Canadian status: Kenney
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says the government should consider changing the law so that Canadians with dual citizenship who commit terrorist acts abroad can be stripped of their Canadian status.
1865 baseball card found at Maine yard sale to be sold at auction; only 2 known to exist
BIDDEFORD, Maine – Six-figure bids are expected when a rare 148-year-old baseball card discovered at a rural Maine yard sale is auctioned.
Palestinian President Abbas chides leaders over Gaza visits
CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hit out at leaders who make official visits to the Hamas -run Gaza Strip, telling an Islamic summit on Wednesday such trips deepened the schism among Palestinians. The remarks by the West Bank-based leader of the Palestinian Authority follow recent visits to Gaza by the Emir of Qatar and the prime minister of Malaysia. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, a major sponsor of Hamas, said this week he too would like to visit the territory. … Islamic summit opens with calls for Syrian dialogue
CAIRO (Reuters) – Leaders of Islamic nations called for a negotiated end to Syria& #039;s civil war at a summit in Cairo that began on Wednesday, thrusting Egypt's new Islamist president to center stage amid turbulence at home. The summit of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation opened on a day when the assassination of a leading Tunisian opposition politician highlighted the fragility of "Arab Spring" democratic revolutions in North Africa. … 
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