New York City's subway, no stranger to exotic sights, has played host to what may be its unlikeliest passenger yet - a dead shark.

The Kremlin says it is "disappointed" the US cancelled a bilateral summit in September, after Russia granted asylum to intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.

The new Czech government has lost a confidence vote in parliament, making it likely that early elections will be held before the end of the year.

Three people have gone on trial in Brazil accused of responsibility for the deaths of 199 people in a plane crash in Sao Paulo in 2007.

Xerox is to release a software update for its Workcentre copiers to address concerns they can switch numbers and letters in scans when put into "normal" mode.

Venezuela's highest court rejects an appeal by opposition leader Henrique Capriles against April's contested presidential election result.

A shootout between rival drug gangs in Honduras leaves 17 people dead in a region infamous as a drugs transit route.

Senior officials from Spain's railway operators face questions in parliament on rail safety following last month's deadly crash in Santiago de Compostela.