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Madrid  - Real Madrid president Florentino Perez claimed on Thursday that the signing of Spain striker David Villa from Valencia is "a question of time."

In an interview with television channel Canal Nou, Perez said that Valencia president Manuel Llorente "has it clear what he has to do. And me as well. Because of this, the operation is a question of time."

Brussels - The European Union needs to stand prepared to punish Bulgaria and Romania if reports this summer show failure to curb organized crime or implement judicial reforms, according to a Dutch government official.

Los Angeles  - Authorities are investigating two police chiefs suspected of breaking into the home of the surrogate mother carrying Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker's twin babies, according to US reports Thursday.

New York  - The UN Security Council was asked Thursday to provide an expanded mandate for its mission in Iraq, which reported that Baghdad has consistently built credible and independent institutions despite the ongoing violence.

Steffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for Iraq, urged the 15-nation council to expand the mandate of the UN Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and increase the presence of the UN staff.

Karlsruhe - The German Consitutional Court gave the green light Thursday to the release of controversial cannibalist movie "Rohtenburg" after a lower court had blocked the film to protect the convicted murderer's rights.

New Delhi, June 18 : Members and supporters of the Communist Party of India-Marxists (CPI-M) staged a sit-in demonstration in national capital on Thursday to protest against the violence by the Maoists in the West Medinipur ditrict of West Bengal.

"As far as Maoists are concerned these are gangs who believe in violence. Their politics is only one which is to destabilise Bengal and to do the job of the vested interests who do not want the Left Front government in West Bengal," said Brinda Karat, member of CPI-M.