Brazil striker Neymar signs a five-year deal at Barcelona after signing from Santos for a fee of £48.6m (57m euros).

Mexican police finds the bodies of three out of eight activists who went missing after a protest in support of local farmers in Guerrero state.

The German language loses its longest word - containing 63 letters - thanks to a change in the law to conform with EU regulations

Hollywood actor Michael Douglas did not say he developed throat cancer because of oral sex, his spokesman says.

A man in the US state of Mississippi faces five charges of sending letters laced with ricin to President Barack Obama and two other officials.

Turkey's Kesk trade union confederation prepares for a two-day strike in support of anti-government protests, in which two have now died.

The Dominican government says a project by mining giant Glencore Xstrata to explore for nickel in tropical forest would damage the environment.

US has unveiled fresh sanctions against Iran, targeting the country's currency, as it increases its pressure on Tehran on abandon its nuclear programme.