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| Jul.1 |
London |
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Williams sisters reach semifinals |
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Argentina |
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Mercosur condemns EU migrant law |
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European Union |
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EU trade chief lambasts Sarkozy Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has accused French President of undermining him and Europe's position at world trade talks
| Jul.2 |
London |
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UK ban for Hezbollah military arm |
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European Union |
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EU plans cross-border healthcare |
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London |
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Federer, Safin, Nadal reach semifinals |
| Jul.3 |
London |
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Venus reaches seventh Wimbledon final |
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Paris |
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Five to face Concorde crash trial |
| Jul.4 |
Paris |
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Betancourt joy at French return Freed hostage has expressed her joy to be in France, 2 days after her dramatic release from captivity in the Colombian jungle
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Slovenia |
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13 feared dead as canoes run over dam
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London |
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Nadal secures final spot against Federer
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Italy |
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Italy declares Pompeii emergency |
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London |
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Police arrest man in students' slaying
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Iran |
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Iran ready to discuss EU's nuclear offer |
| Jul.5 |
Berlin |
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Waxwork Hitler beheaded in Berlin 41-year-old man has been arrested after tearing the head off a wax figure of Adolf Hitler at a newly opened branch of Madame Tussauds
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London |
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Venus retains her title in straight sets Defending champion Venus Williams has won her 5th Wimbledon title after beating younger sister Serena 7-5 6-4 in a hard-fought final
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France |
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Valverde wins Tour de France opening |
| Jul.6 |
England |
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Hamilton triumphs in British Grand Prix |
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London |
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Nadal stuns Federer in Wimbledon final Rafael Nadal has won his first Wimbledon singles title after holding off a stunning fightback from 5-times champion in an epic 5-set final
| Jul.7 |
Equatorial Guinea |
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British ex-soldier sentenced for plot
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Poland |
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Poland firm on missile defense opposition |
| Jul.8 |
Czech Republic |
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US and Czechs sign defence deal Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed a deal to base part of Washington's missile defence system in the Czech Republic | |
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Germany |
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Siemens plans to cut 16,750 jobs |
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Paris |
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French head will attend Olympics French President Sarkozy has confirmed that he will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on 8 August
| Jul.9 |
London |
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Man charged with student murders |
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Yemen |
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Pirates release German cargo ship |
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United Kingdom |
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Half of UK forces 'ready to quit' |
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Paris |
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Betancourt: FARC captivity 'was hell' |
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France |
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French firm 'quits Iran gas deal' |
| Jul.10 |
Spain |
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15 dead as migrants to reach Spain |
| Jul.12 |
Paris |
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Sarkozy welcomes Assad |
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Spain |
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Boat migrants die, bodies cast into sea |
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Paris |
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Syria, Lebanon to open embassies At a joint news conference, Sarkozy affirmed that the establishment of embassies in Beirut and Damascus was in the works | |
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Paris |
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France hosts Mediterranean summit Leaders of EU and Mediterranean rim 42 countries are gathering to launch a Union for the Mediterranean | |
| Jul.13 |
Paris |
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Olmert: Peace deal never been closer A Mideast peace deal has never been closer to fruition, Israel's prime minister said Sunday, ahead of a summit to launch the French-brokered...
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France |
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Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins |
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London |
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Protest disrupts bishop's sermon |
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Missouri |
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Anheuser-Busch agrees to InBev sale |
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Paris |
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Nations work for WMD-free Mediterranean |
| Jul.14 |
Paris |
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Leaders mass for parade
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Basque |
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5 hurt during Pamplona bull run finale
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Northern Italy |
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15 officials jailed over G8 protest |
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London |
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UK looks to EU for Zimbabwe sanctions |
| Jul.15 |
Madrid |
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Del Bosque named coach by Euro champs |
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Milan |
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AC Milan acquires Ronaldinho |
| Jul.16 |
Greece |
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Second quake hits near sland of Rhodes
| Jul.17 |
Madrid |
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Four Madrid bomb convicts cleared
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France |
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Tour de France has 3rd drug scandal |
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European Union |
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EU hits Intel with fresh charges European regulators have filed fresh charges against the world's biggest computer chip maker over alleged abuse of its dominant market posi...
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Belgium |
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King rejects PM's resignation
| Jul.18 |
European Union |
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EU's 'spare 1bn euros' for Africa
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Southern France |
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French search for stolen Semtex
Anti-terrorist officers are searching for 28kg of explosive missing from a depot in the suburbs of the city of Lyon
| Jul.19 |
Geneva |
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Iran describes nuke talks as 'constructive'
Map of Geneva Switzerland Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, called talks with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana constructive
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Iraq |
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Suicide claim over UK hostage In the video obtained by the Sunday Times: One of the five British hostages held captive by militants in Iraq has killed himself
| Jul.20 |
Paris |
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Betancourt in plea to FARC rebels The recently freed French-Colombian politician has urged her former captors, the Marxist rebels, to release all hostages
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Northern England |
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Brilliant Harrington retains Open
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Germany |
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Hamilton wins again to lead F1 standings |
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Northern Italy |
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Schleck seizes Tour lead. Pereiro crashes |
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West Bank |
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Brown demands end to Israel settlements
| Jul.21 |
Portugal |
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Madeleine case 'will be shelved' The investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is to be shelved
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Italy |
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Outrage over Gypsy drowning photos
| Jul.22 |
European Union |
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EU agrees to tougher Mugabe sanctions
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London |
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UK troops to start Iraq withdrawal by 2009
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Sweden |
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Powell beats world's fastest man |
| Jul.23 |
European Union |
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EU suspends funding for Bulgaria
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France |
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Sastre wins on Alpe d'Huez to lead Tour |
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London |
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UK move to fight online music piracy 6 of the UK's biggest net providers have agreed a plan, negotiated by the government, with the music industry to tackle piracy online
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Toronto |
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Simon shocks Federer at Rogers Cup |
| Jul.24 |
London |
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Mosley wins court case over orgy
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Berlin |
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Obama arrived in Germany
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Berlin |
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Obama seeks stronger Europe ties 
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has told crowds that the US and Europe have drifted apart and it is time for them to come together again | |
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Scotland |
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SNP stuns Labour in Glasgow East
| Jul.25 |
Paris |
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Obama heads to Paris after Berlin Barack Obama said that persuading NATO to contribute more troops to Afghanistan could lead to U.S. troops cuts and help improve the U.S. eco...
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Helmand |
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UK, Danish soldiers killed
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Moscow |
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UK warns of damage in TNK-BP row
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Cyprus |
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Cyprus sets date for peace talks
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Greece |
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Fire causes mass evacuations from resorts
Map of Rhodes Greece Police evacuated more than 2,000 European vacationers from a strip of holiday resorts as fierce forest fires swept through the island
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Paris |
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Obama links NATO troops to U.S. tax cuts Barack Obama said that persuading NATO allies to contribute more troops to Afghanistan could lead to U.S. troops cuts and help improve the e...
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France |
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France arrests Basque ETA suspects
| Jul.26 |
France |
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Sastre retains overall Tour lead |
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Germany |
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Women try to open door mid-flight
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Germany |
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Obama missed 'injured US heroes'
| Jul.27 |
Paris |
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Sastre wins Tour de France crown Carlos Sastre seals his first Tour de France title and becomes the third Spaniard in a row to win. At at 33 he's the oldest maiden winner of the Tour
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Toronto |
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Nadal romps to Rogers Cup win |
| Jul.28 |
California |
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Branson unveils space tourism jet
| Jul.29 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
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3 held in honeymoon murder case
| Jul.31 |
Netherlands |
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Karadzic appears in war crimes court Former Bosnian Serb leader appeared in court for the first time Thursday to face charges that include genocide and war crimes. Karadzic was indicted on 11 counts of war crimes in connection with the... | |