AP - The executive who was appointed to lead mortgage giant Fannie Mae in 2009 after the federal government seized the company plans to step down as its CEO.

Reuters - Religiously motivated attacks killed 13 people in Nigeria on Tuesday, as tens of thousands took to the streets in a second day of nationwide protests against the scrapping of a fuel subsidy that has nearly doubled petrol prices.

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp's (7203.T) North American operations are looking to become a big exporter as the automaker gets hit by a strong yen that has eroded profits on vehicles shipped from Japan, a top executive said on Tuesday.

AP - Mild weather and pre-Christmas discounting helped Britain's retailers survive the holiday season but customers are not likely to keep shopping at the same pace, figures released Tuesday show.