Negotiations are underway for cricket-mad sprint king Usain Bolt to play in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League, with Shane Warne leading the campaign to bring him to Melbourne. Shares steady, growth worries limit gains
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares steadied on Monday but gains were limited by further evidence of slowing global growth, while the bleaker economic outlook kept hopes alive that authorities around the world will embark on more stimulus measures. After a deluge of weak data from several countries last week, topped by Friday's dismal Chinese trade figures, investors will be eyeing July U.S. retail sales and consumer prices as well as the euro zone's second quarter gross domestic product reading on Tuesday, which is expected to show a contraction. … China, Koreas are big winners in London
China proved they've arrived as a genuine Olympic super-power, and both Koreas impressed — but Japan were top of the flops among Asian countries at the London Games. UK's G4S makes military donation after Games failure
LONDON (Reuters) – Security firm G4S will donate 2.5 million pounds ($3.9 million) to British military sports and welfare organisations to thank troops who stepped in to secure Olympic venues after it failed to provide enough guards, the government said on Monday. Media coverage ahead of the London 2012 Games was dominated by G4S's admission it could not supply all of a promised 10,400 guards for the two-week sporting festival, which closed on Sunday. … EYES ON LONDON: London Olympics close with pomp and pop, eyes turn to Rio
LONDON – Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavour and details of the games to you:
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Egypt president purges military leaders - Los Angeles Times
CAIRO -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday purged the nation's military leadership in a provocative move to expand his power and push aside generals who epitomized the inner circle of deposed leader Hosni Mubarak. The dismissals, including the … 
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