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After increasng chaos in Egypt the army arrests President Morsi, legitimately elected, and takes control
Andy Murray wins the Men's Singles at Wimbledon, becoming the first Briton to do so since Fred Perry in 1936
A jury in Florida sparks nation-wide outrage by their acquittal of George Zimmerman on the charge of murdering a black teenager, Trayvon Martin
Egyptian troops begin using live ammunition against Muslim Brotherhood demonstrators
Same-sex marriage is legalized in England and Wales
The first meeting in new Israel-Palestine peace talks takes place in Washington
The American whistleblower Edward Snowden is granted a one-year visa for asylum in Russia
Jeff Bezos, the founder of amazon.com, buys The Washington Post for $250 million
Israel releases 25 Palestinian prisoners convicted of serious crimes and in doing so enables renewed peace talks to begin in Jerusalem
The Egyptian army declares a state of emergency, after continuing Muslim demonstrations, and imposes a curfew
Egyptian soldiers use live ammunition to disperse Muslim supporters of President Morsi, killing about 600
Syrian government and rebels blame each other when a nerve gas attack kills more than 600 people in Saqba, a suburb of Damascus
Bradley Manning, to be known henceforth as Chelsea Manning, is sentenced to 35 years in prison for his leaking of government documents
The House of Commons defeats David Cameron on his plan to support US military intervention in Syria
President Obama declares his intention to intervene militarily in Syria but fails to get the approval of Congress
Coastal regions of Mexico are devastated simultaneously by Hurricane Ingrid from the Pacific and Tropical Storm Manuel from the Gulf of Mexico
Syria accepts a joint Russian and US proposal that all their chemical weapons should be identified and destroyed within a very tight deadline
The BBC's annual Reith Lectures are given by a well-known and distinguished transvestite ceramic artist, winner of the Turner Prize, Grayson Perry
Thirty Greenpeace activists protesting against drilling in the Arctic are arrrested when armed Russians storm their ship, the Arctic Sunrise
Iranian president Rouhani publishes an article in the Washington Post proposing constructive talks to end the nuclear dispute
Muslim militants from the Somali group Al-Shabaab seize the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi and kill about 70 people
Two Taliban suicide bombers destroy a historic church in Peshawar and kill more than 80 members of the congregation
New South Wales suffers the worst Australian fire crisis in 50 years, with 14 fires still described as out of control on October 22
The US government suffers a shut-down when Republicans in Congress refuse to pass a spending bill unless Obamacare is reduced
An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude hits the Philippines causing widespread damage and about 150 deaths
