The Church of England has formally apologized for past child abuse by Anglican priests and for its failure to prevent it. At a meeting in the city of York, the ruling General Synod endorsed a report apologizing for the abuse of children by two priests in the Chichester Diocese in the 1970s and 80s which later prompted an inquiry by the Church. The ensuing reports said the Church of England had a profound and unhelpful culture.
The Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has visited the small town where a runaway train derailed and exploded in a fireball, at least five people were killed and about 40 are still missing. Mr. Harper said the area looked like a war zone.
A large part of the downtown has been destroyed, it just, it is really just terrible. There has been loss of life as we all know and there are still many, many people missing, so there are many people here who are very worried. People are very concerned about what happened here. The community here is in everybody thoughts and prayers. Firefighters said there was still a danger of further explosions. A rail company director said the train rolled down hill after the driver had parted for the night.
The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it's broken up a counterfeiting ring in Gaza that printed large amounts of fake Israeli currency. Hamas police accused the gang of forging thousands of 100 shekel bills worth equivalent of about $5m.
For the first time since 1936, British man has won the Wimbledon Tennis title. Andy Murray beats the world's top player Novak Djokovic of Serbia, the Men’s Singles final by three sets to love. Murray said his victory had not come easily. “It was an unbelievably tough match, so many long games, and I don't know how I managed to come through that final game, it was unbelievable from three match points, so I'm just so glad to finally do it.” It's Murray’s second grand slam title after last year's US Open. Fred Perry was the last British winner of the Wimbledon tournament 77 years ago.