Bottom club Queens Park Rangers hold Manchester City to a 0-0 draw, thanks to a fantastic display from Julio Cesar.

The independence-minded region of Catalonia asks the Spanish central government for an extra 9bn euros (£7.7bn) in bailout money.

Brazil's Congress will be asked to enact a new federal bill in an attempt to strengthen safety regulations ahead of the 2014 World Cup.

President Barack Obama says the time has come for a sweeping overhaul of the "badly broken" US immigration system.

The US Senate approves Senator John Kerry's nomination as secretary of state, after he was backed unanimously by the foreign relations committee.

Fire festival in Lerwick, Shetland

A man is charged with causing the deaths of a couple who were knocked off their tandem bicycle in Bristol.

The online retailer Amazon has announced a fall in quarterly profits, despite an increase in revenues during the period.

The bodies of at least 71 young men, all apparently summarily executed, have been found in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, rebels and activists say.

The first US soldier to survive losing four limbs in Iraq says he is looking forward to swimming and driving after receiving a double arm transplant.

A US court approves the biggest criminal fine in US history given to British oil giant BP as part of a settlement related to the fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Facial hair is seen as a powerful symbol of strength and virility in Turkey.

Nigeria qualify for the next round of the Africa Cup of Nations after two Victor Moses penalties see off Ethiopia 2-0.