Sunday

Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer's five-year reign at Wimbledon, winning a riveting, five-set marathon to claim his first title at the All England Club. The rain-delayed match ended in near darkness after 4 hours, 48 minutes of play, the longest men's final in the history of Wimbledon.

AFGHANISTAN: Officials said fighter aircraft battling militants accidentally killed as many as 27 Afghans walking to a wedding ceremony in eastern Afghanistan, the second military attack in three days with reports of civilian deaths. The U.S. military blamed the claims on militant propaganda and said its missiles struck only insurgents.

Monday

IRAQ: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said his country wants some type of timetable for a withdrawal of American troops included in the deal the two countries are negotiating. It was the first time that Mr. al-Maliki has explicitly and publicly called for a withdrawal timetable -- an idea opposed by President Bush.

AFGHANISTAN: A bomb ripped through the gates of the Indian Embassy, killing 41 people and scattering bodies across some of Kabul's most protected streets. Afghanistan blamed Pakistan, India's archrival. A spokesman for Pakistan's Foreign Ministry declined to comment on the bombing. The Pakistani foreign minister said his country condemned the attack and all forms of terrorism.

HOWELL VISITS: Augusta native and PGA Tour player Charles Howell returned to the area to host The Club Car Junior, a golf tournament similar to the ones he participated in as a youngster.

Tuesday

HEALTH: The Food and Drug Administration imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they might lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury that can leave patients incapacitated and needing extensive surgery. Makers of flouroquinolone drugs -- a potent class of antibacterials -- were ordered to add a prominent "black box" warning to their products and develop new literature for patients emphasizing the risks.

GUANTANAMO BAY: Judge Thomas F. Hogan, a federal judge overseeing Guantanamo Bay lawsuits, ordered the Justice Department to put other cases aside and make it clear throughout the Bush administration that, after nearly seven years of detention, the detainees must have their day in court.

ENVIRONMENT: World leaders embraced for the first time an ambitious but nonbinding goal of slashing greenhouse-gas emissions in half by midcentury to stave off global warming.

IRAQ: Iraqi officials stepped up pressure on the United States to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw American forces. Some type of agreement is required to keep American troops in Iraq after a U.N. mandate expires Dec. 31. The Iraqi timeline proposal appears to set an outer limit, requiring U.S. forces to fully withdraw five years after the Iraqis take the lead on security nationwide -- though that precondition could itself take years.

Wednesday

WORLD: Iran test-fired nine missiles, including ones capable of hitting Israel, making a dramatic show of its readiness to strike back if the United States or Israel attacks it over its nuclear program.

CHARLESTON FIRE: Someone started the June 2007 blaze that raced through Sofa Super Store last year, killing nine Charleston firefighters, but the exact cause is still undetermined, according to a report by investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The report concluded the fire was likely started by a discarded cigarette or someone lighting debris at the store's loading dock.

NATION: Citing new DNA tests, prosecutors cleared JonBenet Ramsey's parents and brother in the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old beauty queen and apologized to the family for casting the cloud of suspicion that hung over them for more than a decade. Boulder, Colo., County District Attorney Mary Lacy said the tests point to an "unexplained third party."

Thursday

EDUCATION: The technology department in Richmond County schools is a "crisis waiting to happen," said Superintendent Dana Bedden, because of a lack of workers and money.

JUSTICE: Brian Nichols, the man accused of an Atlanta courthouse shooting rampage that left four people dead, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity as his trial began, more than three years after prosecutors say he confessed in the killings.

GOVERNMENT: Augusta city commissioners adopted a tentative millage that will mean a $24.68 increase this year on a $100,000 house with homestead exemption. However, that rate was adopted with the understanding that commissioners might reduce the increase to $17.50, if City Administrator Fred Russell can reduce expenses or find other revenue sources within the next few weeks.

HEALTH: Harvard researchers have discovered a half-dozen new genes involved in autism that suggest the disorder strikes in a brain that can't properly form new connections.

NATIONAL SECURITY: President Bush signed a bill that overhauls rules about government eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies that help the U.S. spy on Americans in suspected terrorism cases.

CRIME: The grandson of Betty Neumar, a 76-year-old woman who is being investigated in the deaths of four of her five husbands, wants Ohio police to take another look at the apparent suicide of his stepfather: her first-born son.

HEALTH: A hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, said that a mixing error that led to a blood thinner overdose in as many as 17 infants was caused by its pharmacy. Two of the infants, a twin brother and sister, died this week, though the hospital said its physicians have found no direct links to the overdose of heparin.

Friday

SPORTS: Brett Favre, who retired March 6 after a 17-year career, asked the Green Bay Packers to release him so he can return to the NFL with another team. The team said it would do "what's right" in response to Mr. Favre's request, which was first reported by ESPN.

WASHINGTON: The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy.

ENVIRONMENT: A federal appeals court unanimously struck down a signature component of President Bush's clean air policies. The Clean Air Interstate Rule required 28 mostly Eastern states -- including Georgia and South Carolina -- to reduce smog-forming and soot-producing emissions that can travel long distances in the wind.

ECONOMY: Wall Street and Washington wrestled with how to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two troubled pillars of the economy whose failure would deal a devastating blow to the already crippled housing market.

HIGHER EDUCATION: Harris Pastides, a valued deputy for University of South Carolina President Andrew Sorenson, will take over in the role of president Aug. 1. Mr. Sorensen is stepping down for a tenured job with the university.