LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- Roger Federer won his record 15th Grand Slam title Sunday with a five-set victory over Andy Roddick in the finals of the Wimbledon Championships in London.
SYDNEY, July 5 (UPI) -- An anti-smoking group says the Australian government should increase the taxes on cigarettes to help people quit the habit.
PAKTIA, Afghanistan, July 5 (UPI) -- Afghanistan police said Sunday 16 United Nations workers have vanished in the eastern part of the country.
NEW ORLEANS, July 5 (UPI) -- Three notable attendees at the Essence Musical Festival in New Orleans say the late singer Michael Jackson should be remembered for his musical accomplishments.
BEIJING, July 5 (UPI) -- China's biggest housing developer says business soared in the first half of the year.
WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- Washington City Council Member Marion Barry has been arrested after being accused of stalking, U.S. Park Police say.
LOS ANGELES, July 5 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Johnny Depp says he finds watching himself in movies such as his newest film, "Public Enemies," difficult.
CANBERRA, Australia, July 5 (UPI) -- The Royal Australian Navy says it has removed four sailors from their ships amid allegations they took part in a sex contest.
BEIJING, July 5 (UPI) -- The global economic downturn has not cost China its advantages in foreign trade, a senior Chinese commerce official says.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, July 5 (UPI) -- An International Criminal Court prosecutor says his work against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not be impacted by the African Union.
LOS ANGELES, July 5 (UPI) -- The director of programming for Outfest says the Los Angeles festival of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender movies is broadening its boundaries.
BEIJING, July 5 (UPI) -- Protesters in Beijing demanded Sunday that Indonesia release 75 Chinese fishermen detained two weeks ago, observers said.
LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Madonna asked fans at her London concert to recognize the accomplishments of the late singer Michael Jackson.
MUMBAI, July 5 (UPI) -- Indian child actor Azharuddin Ismail says he likes his new home in Mumbai, but misses his friends from his former shantytown home.
MOSCOW, July 5 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says there's no pardon in the works for imprisoned oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was once the country's richest man.
BEIJING, July 5 (UPI) -- College graduates in China who once shunned the idea of working in agriculture now are helping villagers improve their fortunes, officials said.
LOS ANGELES, July 5 (UPI) -- A friend of Michael Jackson's family says the late U.S. pop singer's coffin may be encased in concrete to prevent fans from digging up his grave.
NEW YORK, July 5 (UPI) -- U.S. music manager Allen Klein, who managed the British rock band the Beatles, has died at the age of 77, his publicist says.
LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- An Anglican bishop who is resigning in protest over the church's stance on homosexuality says gays must "repent and change."
LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- Participants in an upcoming public art exhibit in London say they are ready to pose as living statues in Trafalgar Square.