The remains of a small temple believed to be between 4,000 and 5,000 years old are discovered at an archaeological site near Peru's capital, Lima.

Bulgaria gives Europol the names of two people it suspects of involvement in the Burgas bus bombing that killed five Israeli tourists and a driver.

Spain's MPs vote to consider giving bullfighting special cultural status - a move that could overturn regional bans on the age-old tradition.

A man wielding a knife kills three people and injures 11, many reportedly Japanese tourists, in the US Pacific territory of Guam, officials say.

Members of Chile's Mapuche indigenous group are arrested after clashing with police at a protest to demand the release of one of their jailed leaders.

President Obama urges Congress to back his plans for government action to revive the sluggish US economy in his annual State of the Union speech.

The UN Security Council promises action against North Korea over its third nuclear test, calling it a clear threat to international peace and security.

Los Angeles police deny reports of a body being found in a burnt-out cabin where a man believed to be an ex-LA policeman was holed up.