| Serena Williams beats Venus to clinch Wimbledon title | | Serena Williams clinched her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam crown with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 victory over sister Venus on Saturday. |
| California man sets new record for hot dog eating contest | | By devouring 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes, Joey Chestnut from California defended his world championship in this year's hot dog eating contest. |
| Crown of Statue of Liberty reopen to visitors | | Starting from July 4, visitors to the Statue of Liberty in New York were once again allowed to visit her crown. |
| Rainstorms continue to lash south China | | Rainstorms continued to wreak havoc in south China, leaving more people dead or missing and displacing hundreds of thousands. |
| U.S. Alaska governor Palin to resign | | Sarah Palin, governor of the U.S. state of Alaska, announced on Friday that she will resign from her post later this month and will not run for re-election as governor. |