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Kevin Pietersen's world cricket career ends in ashes The international career of Kevin Pietersen, the most talented and flamboyant England batsman of his generation, ended in untypically quiet fashion on Tuesday. The 33-year-old South African-born right... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith) Mail Guardian South Africa Ashes Cricket England Photos Wikipedia: Kevin Pietersen |
Investors nervous as Dow slides 0.9pc US stocks slid, capping their biggest monthly sell-off in more than a year, as Amazon.com and Mattel took hits and investors cast a nervous eye to sell-offs in emerging markets. The Dow Jones Industri... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The Australian Amazon.com Dow Jones Markets Photos Wikipedia : Wall Street |
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Google makes the world a playboard for Legos Google has brought Lego into the digital age with an app that allows people to build with virtual colour blocks in its Chrome web browser. Picture: THINKSTOCK | Google's ... (photo: Creative Commons / Alan Chia) Business Day Apps Denmark Google Chrome Photos Wikipedia: Lego |
Nikkei falls, most Asia markets shut for holidays BANGKOK — Japan's Nikkei stock index fell Friday as the yen strengthened, but the handful of other Asian markets open during Lunar New Year holidays gained after U.... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi) The News & Observer Asian Markets Nikkei 225 Photos S&P;/ASX 20 Wikipedia : Nikkei 225 |
52 Olympians urge Russia to repeal gay laws On the eve of the Sochi Winter Games, more than 50 current and former Olympians have called on the Russian authorities to repeal recently introduced anti-gay laws and cri... (photo: AP Photo / Bernd Kammerer) South China Morning Post Gay Laws in Russia Photos Sochi Winter Games Thomas Bach Wikipedia : Sochi Winter Games |
Ukraine 'on brink of civil war' UKRAINE'S President has tried to placate demonstrators by accepting his Prime Minister's resignation and repealing new anti-dissent laws, but the heat remained on him as ... (photo: AP / Efrem Lukatsky) The Australian Anti-Protest Law Civil War Kiev Police Photos Wikipedia: 2014 Hrushevskoho Street riots |
Tony Abbott attacks ABC for ‘taking everyone's side but Australia's’ Prime minister takes issue with national broadcaster’s reporting on asylum seeker claims and ‘traitor' Edward Snowden | Tony Abbott wants the ABC to show some 'basic ... (photo: AP / Saeed KHAN, Pool) The Guardian Asylum Seekers - Australia Australia Immigration Photos Tony Abbott Wikipedia: Asylum in Australia |
Revealed: The world's new top 10 hottest cities for international tourists HONG Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, London. If you've travelled overseas, chances are, you've been there - and so has the rest of the world. | They're the world's most popular... (photo: WN / Periasamy) The Australian Market Photos Tourism Travel Wikipedia: Tourism World |
Barack Obama ready to stamp his authority in State of the Union address BARACK Obama's State of the Union address tomorrow will seek to shift the public's souring view of his leadership, a challenge the White House sees as critical to shaping... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) The Australian Barack Obama Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Barack Obama |