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Maria Sharapova, No. 1 seed, defeated at WimbledonMaria Sharapova lost lost to Germany's Sabine Lisicki Monday at Wimbledon. But Maria Sharapova was outspoken on equal pay for women this week.
Syrian opposition rejects plan for transitional governmentTurmoil will likely continue after Syrian opposition groups rejected a compromise plan for a new transitional government.
Mass protests in Hong Kong as new leader is sworn inTens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators gathered to protest 15 years of Chinese rule as Hong Kong's third chief executive was being sworn in.
Iceland: The president who said no gets record fifth termIceland's聽President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson refused to sign legislation that would put taxpayers on the hook for $5 billion in banking losses. Yesterday, he won a record fifth term in office.
Kenyan police: 15 killed, 40 wounded in two church shootingsSomali Islamist militants are suspected of being behind two bloody attacks on 海角大神 church-goers in Kenya.
Again: Islamists destroy monuments, this time in TimbuktuAl Qaeda-backed Islamists in Mali destroyed centuries-old UNESCO sites Saturday, recalling the 2001 destruction of Buddha statues in Afghanistan by the Taliban.聽
UNESCO designates Church of the Nativity as endangered sitePalestinian leaders consider the designation a political victory.
Turkey reinforces border: Assad's helicopters hammer northern SyriaTurkey reinforced its border with missile batteries Thursday. Syrian tanks massed 20 miles from the border with Turkey. Helicopters attacked Saraqeb, Syria.
Why Rafael Nadal lost so early at WimbledonRafael Nadal was eliminated in the second round of Wimbledon. It's the first time since 2005 that Rafael Nadal has left a major tournament in the second round. What happened?聽
South Korea puts off Japan military pact at last minuteShortly before the signing was postponed, Japan's foreign minister had called the military intelligence agreement with South Korea a 'historic event.'
Airline passengers and crew foil hijackers in ChinaChinese passengers and air crew subdued six people who attempted to hijack a flight from western China. Were the hijackers Uighur separatists?
Turkish troops head to Syrian borderAs several nations prepare for an emergency meeting of the Action Group for Syria, Turkey deploys troops to defend its border. The international community has so far been unable to come to consensus about next steps as the crisis continues.
Euro 2012: Italy victorious over Germany, now faces Spain in finalEuro 2012: Italy beat Germany, 2-1, in the semifinals of the Euro 2012 soccer tournament. Mario Balotelli scored twice. Italy will face Spain on Sunday the European Championship finals.
Sharapova, Serena advance at WimbledonBoth ladies top seed Maria Sharapova and former champion Serena Williams won 2nd round matches on Thursday to advance. On the men's side, American Andy Roddick also won.
China starts 'combat ready' patrols in disputed South China SeaThe move comes amid rising tensions between China and its neighbors over disputed islands in the resource rich area.
UN to hold emergency meeting on Syria as violence continues to rageThe United Nations will once again meet to try to broker a peace deal as the situation in Syria continues to deteriorate.- 130 rescued from boat of asylum seekers headed to AustraliaAfter a boat trying to reach Australia capsized, 130 survivors, most of them women and children, were rescued near Indonesia. It's the second boat of asylum seekers to capsize in a week.
Taliban video shows grisly aftermath of attack on Pakistani soldiersThe bloody attack showed the threat still posed by the Pakistani聽Taliban, despite army offensives.聽
Greece names new finance ministerYannis Stournaras, a prominent economist who has been working on the country's efforts to join the euro, has been tabbed by the government to head up its finance ministry.
Venus Williams suffers 1st round defeat at WimbledonFor the first time in 15 years, former Wimbledon ladies' singles champion Venus Williams tasted defeat at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on the tournament's first day.
