Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano expects the club to win five trophies in the next five years.

Iraq appears to be slipping back into mire of sectarian killings

Nightly riots highlight Sweden's inequalities

Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington, officials say.

The Church of Scotland's General Assembly approves a call to crown monarchs in both England and Scotland, should Scotland becomes independent.

Fresh tussle over legacy of Guatemala's civil war

The former military leader of Guatemala, Efrain Rios Montt, scored a victory this week in the long-running genocide case against him.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Burma for economic talks - in the first visit by a Japanese PM since 1977.

US forecasters predict an "active or extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season of seven to 11 hurricanes, up from the average of six.

Suicide bombers target a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in north-western Niger leaving at least 20 people dead, officials say.

Recovery efforts in an Oklahoma city hit by a huge tornado are hampered by thunderstorms, as the first victim's funeral is held.

The Boy Scouts of America organisation votes to accept openly gay scouts, after a divisive campaign pitting liberals against some religious groups.

A necklace reportedly worth 1.9m euros (£1.6m) has been stolen during the Cannes film festival, in the second such theft to hit this year's event.

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Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been damaged in a crash with space debris.

India cricket fans distraught over IPL fixing claims

Muslim leaders take trip to Nazi concentration camps

The search for continental unity, 50 years on

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The stories behind Rome's gleaming cobblestones