Serena Williams Wins 21st Grand Slam Title At Wimbledon
For Williams, it leaves her one shy of Steffi Graf and at third place for the all-time women's Grand Slam record.
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Stocks Manage To Bounce, But Commodity Prices Are Swooning
Prices for raw materials, such as iron ore, copper and oil, are down dramatically from last year. The price plunge helps contain inflation for consumers, but is tough on mining and drilling companies.
Roger Rees, Welsh-Born Stage, Screen And TV Actor, Dies At 71
American audiences came to know him as the star of the adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Life and Times of Nicholas Nickleby on Broadway. He won a Tony Award in the title role.
Greeks And Tourists Living In Cash-Economy Limbo
As Greeks wait anxiously to hear if their government's latest plan to win a third bailout has been accepted by European lenders, they are struggling to get by with banks closed and credit cards blocked.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Divides Over Response To Killings
A split has sharpened in the Muslim Brotherhood. Some members are calling for violence against the state after Egyptian security forces killed nine people in the outlawed group.
Running Low: U.S. Grocers' Supplies Of Greek Olives And Feta
Imagine: salads without Kalamata olives and bread without Greek olive oil. NPR's Wade Goodwyn talks with Costas Mastoras, owner of a Greek import store in New York, about how turmoil in Greece is affecting his business.
Strong Typhoon Slams Shanghai, Second In A Week For China
Chan-hom, packing winds of 100 mph, made landfall just south of Shanghai, forcing the evacuation of more than a million residents.
20 Years After Srebrenica, Anger Over Genocide Still Runs Hot
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who was attending a ceremony in Bosnia and Herzegovina to mark the 1995 massacre, was driven away by a crowd throwing rocks and bottles.
Boy Band Joins The Masses To Take A Stand For Global Development
One Direction is one of many supporters of today's "global day of action," when citizens will make demands of their leaders. The goal: to send a message to the Financing for Development summit.
Sri Lanka's War Is Long Over, But Reconciliation Remains Elusive
The civil war is now six years in the past, but thousands of Tamil families are still looking for loved ones who disappeared during the conflict.