A lift accident claims the life of a woman working for an advertising firm in New York City after a set of lift doors caught and dragged her upwards.

A baby fur seal wandered into a New Zealand home and was found resting on a sofa

Years of astronomical observations show an enormous gas cloud spiralling in toward the supermassive black hole at our galaxy's centre.

Heirs of the founder of the French car company Renault demand in court compensation for the nationalisation of the firm after World War II.

Morocco orders foreign fishing vessels operating in its waters under an EU deal to leave, amid a row about over-fishing and Western Sahara.

The merger of two major Latin American airlines is approved, creating the largest carrier in the region, LATAM.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's elections were "seriously flawed" and "lacked transparency" the US warns, as it calls for a review of the process.

The eurozone is facing a "bleak" winter including a recession in the first half of 2012, according to audit firm Ernst & Young.