Egypt’s army is preparing to step into their country’s political crisis is giving the Presidents Mohammed Morsi and his opponents 48 hours to resolve the differences. Or it will directly intervene with its own political roadmap. Thousands of anti-government protesters have once again poured into Cairo Tahrir square. 60 people have died in the unrest.

  

The United States this morning the death of 19 fire fighters killed while battling wildfires in Arizona. It’s the highest death toll of fire fighters since the September 11 attacks. The fire is still burning out of  control.

 

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is preparing for his first meeting with business since returning to the top job. Mr. Rudd says he wants to improve relations with the business community and he’ll be meeting the business council this morning. Business groups are urging the government to scrap the carbon tax and move immediately to admission’s trading scheme.

 

And the immigration department has confirmed a 16-year-old boy has ended a 5-day hunger strike at Point Ville detention center near Hobart. The department says the boy was succeeding eating food yesterday evening. The case has reignited debate over holding children in detention.