What Happened on 07 July 2012

A Syrian general close to President Bashar al-Assad has defected, dealing "a hard blow for the regime", according to French… Read More.

Libyans are voting in their first free election for more than 50 years. They are selecting a temporary assembly, which… Read More.

A global investigation into the manipulation of interbank lending rates has widened across Europe with Britain's fraud office and Germany's… Read More.

Roger Federer has become the first man to reach eight Wimbledon singles finals, beating defending champion Novak Djokovic at Center… Read More.

Yahoo and Facebook have settled their patent row and formed an advertising alliance. Yahoo sued the social networking site in… Read More.

A former personal assistant to U2 bassist Adam Clayton who embezzled $3.5 million of his money has been sentenced to… Read More.