The celebrated Associated Press combat photographer Horst Faas, known for his decade of work during the Vietnam War, dies at 79.

The UN Security Council condemns bomb attacks which killed at least 55 people near an intelligence complex in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, reveals a surprise trading loss of $2bn (£1.2bn) on complex investments made by its traders.

Archaeologists report a striking find in Guatemala of the first Mayan art on a wall, as well as the oldest known Mayan calendar.

A Haitian man who says he was raped by five Uruguayan peacekeepers in Haiti appears before a Uruguayan judge investigating the case.

A panel of US health experts recommends formal approval of Truvada, a drug to prevent HIV infection in healthy people.

Service is temporarily halted after three smoke bombs are set off in Montreal subway stations, but nobody is hurt, police say.

The leader of Greek socialist party Pasok is due to meet his conservative counterpart as attempts to form a unity government continue.