Template:In the news
- The government of Ecuador grants political asylum to Julian Assange (pictured), founder and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks.
- Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab is sentenced to three years for instigating and participating in "unauthorised protests".
- British bank Standard Chartered agrees to pay the US state of New York a $340 million fine to settle money laundering charges.
- The closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics is held in London.
- Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy wins the PGA Championship by a record eight strokes.
- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi orders Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi to resign and cancels military-declared constitutional amendments.
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