Portal:Current events/2004 July 3

July 3, 2004 (Saturday)

Occupation of Iraq: The Islamic extremist group Jaish Ansar al-Sunna has reportedly beheaded U.S. Marine Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun. The group claims that it will release a videotape recording of the execution in the coming days. (Reuters)^{[permanent dead link‍]} (Reuters) Archived 2005-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
The new metro in Bangkok, Thailand, officially opens. It is overcrowded within 30 minutes. (The Star)
17-year-old Maria Sharapova defeats Serena Williams 6–1, 6–4 in the Wimbledon Championships women's tennis final to become the first Russian Wimbledon champion. (BBC Sport)