Transatlantic carrier blames 'horrendous increase' in aviation fuel prices and current economic climate

August 27 2008: The Democratic convention taking place from August 25-28 has officially nominated Barack Obama as the party's presidential candidate. Here are pictures from day three of the convention

The photographs show the faces and close-cropped heads of nine youthful soldiers lying peaceful and prone

Zhu Xunyao: At the Olympic closing ceremony, Chinese regimentation sat uneasily with the relaxed individualism of the British

The 73-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader is to undergo tests in a Mumbai hospital

Russian prime minister says Caucasus crisis was started by the Americans as an election campaign ploy

Sergey Lagodinsky: The west's relations with Russia have become frosty and are likely to remain so. But we still need to work out a way of living together

Floods in India

Steve Bell's sketchblog from the convention in Denver

A four-day battle in southern Afghanistan involving US coalition and Afghan forces has resulted in the deaths of more than 100 militants, the coalition said today

Ian Martin: The country's politicians have worked through their differences, an achievement which should be recognised internationally

Area has already seen three fatal attacks on police and government targets in run-up to Olympics

A selection of the best images from around the world

Rising oil prices could threaten Japan's military readiness later this year following reports that the country's navy will run out of money for fuel months earlier than expected

Ian Bancroft: As predicted, Kosovo's declaration of independence has reverberated around the world – most thunderously in Georgia

Anna Hartnell: The city's redevelopment has ignored the needs of what was one of the closest-knit black communities in America

Report on the cost of social injustice to health has three overarching recommendations

The WHO reports stark contrasts in life expectancy and child mortality rates between rich and poor countries

The number of times key words appeared when Biden and Clinton spoke at the Democratic convention in Denver

Tropical storm Gustav has raged over the Caribbean Sea causing landslides and damage across Haiti, Cuba and Dominican Republic