Portal:Current events/2012 July 10

Armed conflicts and attacks
  • A gunman holds a parent hostage at a school in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, on the outskirts of Paris. (BBC)

Arts and culture
  • The Episcopal Church is poised to become the first major religious denomination in the United States to approve a rite for blessing gay marriages this December, just after its bishops approved such a liturgy. (The Guardian)

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections

Sport