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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Minister of Foreign Affairs Stavros Lambrinidis signed a Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Hellenic Republic Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological and Byzantine Ecclesiastical Ethnological Material through the 15th Century A.D. of the Hellenic Republic.

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passes the United Nations colors to U.S. Army Gen. James D. Thurman, commander, U.S. Forces Korea, at a change-of-command ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul, South Korean, July 14, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

Lisa Buttenheim, Special Representative to the Secretary-General for Cyprus

De-miners at work in Afghanistan

A liberal advisor in Australia has been sacked for posting anti-Islamic comments online, including a description of the Prophet Muhammad as "the first terrorist of Islam".

A man armed with a toy pistol tried to hold up Brazil Vice President Michel Temer in Sao Paulo city, the weekly Veja magazine reported.

The artifacts include these vases and range in age from 2,500 to 4,000 years old.

Thousands of people have fled Kurram Agency on trucks, vans, tractors and other vehicles as the new offensive continues

This morning in the Vatican, the Holy Father greeted faithful from the Italian diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, which is currently celebrating its diocesan synod. The group was accompanied by their bishop, Msgr. Mario Paciello.

Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that Caricom governments should heed the call from embattled West Indies opener Chris Gayle, and intervene in the impasse between him and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).