The head of the Muslim Brotherhood is now in custody – The main newspaper reporting leaks from Edward Snowden says the UK forced it to destroy classified information – Manila is flooded – And a beloved TV and Movie star has a close brush with disaster on an L.A. Freeway.

Egypt has arrested the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, after days of deadly unrest.  Authorities were tipped off that 70-year old Mohamed Badie was hiding in an apartment in Nasr City northeast of Cairo.  He was already charged with inciting the murder of anti-Muslim Brotherhood protesters, which occurred before the military deposed president Mohammed Morsi. 

While the US and European Union flirt with cutting off aid to Egypt to protest the harsh crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, Saudi Arabia says it and other Arab nations are more than willing to step up.  Aside from the unspoken influence over the country that controls the Suez Canal that gifts of money would bring, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said the Saudis are motivated by maintaining stability and fighting terrorism.

The UK Guardian newspaper says the British government forced it to destroy hard drives containing classified documents provided by fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.  After the newspaper had published several stories based on Snowden's material, Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger said an unnamed British official delivered this warning:  “You've had your fun. Now we want the stuff back.”  A source familiar with the event said Guardian employees destroyed the computers as government security experts looked on.

UK Police claim the detention of Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald’s partner was legally sound, even though the law used to justify the detention was specifically written to combat imminent terrorism.  Critics say the 9-hour hold on 28-year old David Miranda is proof of what Greenwald had been reporting all along:  That the security state is out of control.  PM David Cameron is on the spot, with more and more voices demanding he explain why police targeted the domestic partner of a journalist.

The US says it was given a “heads up” before Brazilian citizen David Miranda was detained, but claims it played no role in the actually detention and 9-hour interrogation.  Brazil issued a statement in which it expressed its "grave concern" over the detention of one of its citizens and the use of anti-terror legislation.

The trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is set for March next year.  That’s the result of the hearing in a Pretoria court today, what would have been the 30th birthday of Reeva Steenkamp.  Prosecutors say the shooting death of Steenkamp was premeditated murder.  Pistorius admits he shot her through a bathroom door, but claims he mistook her for a burglar.

Spain is agreeing to allow a European Union team to monitor its suddenly-stringent security measures at the border crossing with British-held Gibraltar, which just happened to follow the territory installing a concrete artificial reef in the Straits that Spain claims hurts is fishing rights.  The UK says Spain’s actions are over the top and “politically motivated”, and violate the EU’s free movement rules.

Senior Russian and Japanese diplomats held consultations in Moscow over a peace treaty and territorial disputes.  Russia inherited four small Japanese islands that the USSR seized at the end of World War II.  It’s believed that President Vladimir Putin is dead-set against giving the territory back to Japan.  So, enjoy the borscht, but don’t expect much.

A second day of severe flooding in and around Manila forced the Philippines to shut financial markets, government offices, and schools.  At least three people are dead, 11 are hurt, and four are missing after a tropical storm dumped too much rain on Luzon.  Transportation is a mess because cars, trucks, and Manila’s famed Jeepneys are unable to traverse the flooding in the worst affected areas

87-year old actor Dick Van Dyke and his wife are unharmed after being pulled from a burning car in Los Angeles.  No, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’s self-destruct mode wasn’t accidentally triggered.  The couple was driving on an L.A. Freeway when their Jaguar caught fire.  Arlene Van Dyke shared images of what used to be a white Jag via social media.  Van Dyke is the star of his classic, game-changing eponymous TV show, and a zillion movies including “Mary Poppins”, “Bye Bye Birdie”, and just check his IMDB page.