Seven-Time Champion Federer Suffers Shock Defeat – Roger Federer, the seven-time Wimbledon champion, suffered one of the most staggering defeats in the history of the tournament after being beaten by Ukraine’s 116th ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky. [cnn]

Mandela On Life Support – Former president Nelson Mandela is believed to be on life support as he remains in a critical condition in a Pretoria hospital, according to a report on Wednesday. [news24]

Mandela: Zuma Cancels SADC Trip – President Jacob Zuma has cancelled a trip to Mozambique after visiting an ailing Nelson Mandela in hospital late last night. [timeslive]

Australia Has A New (Old) Prime Minister – Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as the new Australian prime minister, after ousting Julia Gillard as Labor chief in a dramatic ballot. [aljazeera]

Maria Sharapova Upset In 2nd Round – Maria Sharapova has been knocked out of Wimbledon by a 131st-ranked qualifier on a day when injuries forced the withdrawal or retirement of seven other players. [espn]

Pope Names Commission of Inquiry Into Vatican Bank – Pope Francis has named a commission of inquiry to look into the activities of the troubled Vatican bank amid a fresh money-laundering investigation and questions about what exactly goes on inside the secretive institution. [time]

SA Group Fails In Obama Arrest Application – Two South African groups were trying to obtain arrest warrants on Wednesday for US President Barack Obama, who will visit the country later this week. [news24] – Shame, you guys will never get that time back – Seth

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Become First Band To Shoot Video Atop Empire State Building – Yeah Yeah Yeahs have become the first band to shoot a music video at the top of New York City’s Empire State Building. The clip for Despair – a small part of which has been posted online – was made in the early morning, 373m off the ground, before the tower’s viewing platform was open to the public. [guardian]

Marc Rich, Pardoned Financier, Dies At 78 – Marc Rich, the former fugitive oil trader and founder of the commodities trading giant Glencore International, died on Wednesday in Lucerne, Switzerland. He was 78. [newyorktimes]

US Supreme Court In Historic Rulings On Gay Marriage – The US Supreme Court has struck down a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California. [bbc]

Alyssa Milano Returns to Maxim After 15 Years Having Not Aged a Day – It’s been 15 years since Alyssa Milano last covered the lad mag Maxim, but you wouldn’t know it to look at her. [gawker]

Mountaineer Narrowly Escapes Death At Hands Of Taliban – A Quebec mountaineer made a last minute call to leave an expedition in Pakistan just hours before Islamic militants killed the remaining 10 climbers and a Pakistani guide. [glonew]

Kate Moss Strips Off For Versace – Shot in London in March this year, a chestnut-haired Kate Moss stripped off for the famous luxury brand in a new campaign for the Versace Fall-Winter 2013 collection. [luxuo]

Texas Abortion Bill Falls After Challenge – Hundreds of jeering protesters helped stop Texas lawmakers from passing one of the toughest abortion measures in the US, shouting down Senate Republicans and forcing them to miss a midnight deadline to pass the bill. [politico]

Justin Bieber’s Pet Monkey Mally Has Found Closure – Being a pop star’s hanger on can take its toll – but Justin Bieber’s former pet monkey Mally appears to have moved on quite nicely – into a new animal sanctuary in Northern Germany. [metro]

Prince Jackson Testifies in Negligence Case Against AEG – Prince Jackson arrived at a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday to testify in a case filed over his superstar father’s death four years ago. [people]

Australia To World Court: Ban Japanese Whaling – Japan’s annual whale hunt is a commercial slaughter of marine mammals dressed up as science, Australian lawyers argued Wednesday as they urged the United Nations’ highest court to ban the hunt. [npr]

Oprah Tops Forbes Most Powerful Celebrity List – After two years as a runner-up, Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity on Wednesday by Forbes, heading the six women and four men who make up the top 10. [reuters]

Halle Berry Testifies for Stronger Anti-Paparazzi Laws – Actress Halle Berry testified before California lawmakers Tuesday to support a proposed law that would limit the ability of paparazzi to photograph the children of public figures, and she detailed her own daughter’s experiences with aggressive photographers. [abc]

Controversial YouTube Song ‘The Loophole’ Tackles Religion And Sex Before Marriage – Garfunkel and Oates are back! Watch their music video for “The Loophole,” a catchy little ditty about fifth base, and virginity, and religion, and Catholic school, and the Bible, and shellfish, and lots more. (NSFW lyrics! Also some dry-humping.) [dailydot]

Jennifer Aniston Turns Down Justin Theroux’s Plan For Their New Life Together — Now There’s No Wedding Talk – Jennifer Aniston has officially shot down fiance, Justin Thoreaux‘s proposed plan for the couple to live in New York City part-time, and the actress is refusing to live anywhere but in Southern California, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. [radar]

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