Portugal's constitutional court rules several key articles of the 2013 state budget unconstitutional, calling into question a 78bn-euro (£64bn) bailout deal.

A New York City nanny accused of stabbing to death two young children in her care is found fit to stand trial after a court's psychiatric examination.

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano pardons a US Air Force colonel convicted in absentia over the rendition of an Egyptian imam in 2003.

President Barack Obama apologises to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for commenting on her appearance at a fundraising event.

A former chief of the navy in Guinea-Bissau appears in a US court on charges linked to alleged cocaine trafficking, officials say.

A memorial is unveiled in Mexico to commemorate tens of thousands of victims of Mexico's drug war, but does not include any of the victims' names.

US officials play down the threat from North Korea, with the White House saying the US "would not be surprised" by a missile launch.

The death toll from the collapse of an illegally constructed building near the Indian city of Mumbai has risen to more than 70, police say.