The US Republican Party decides to delay discussions at their national convention in Florida because of the approaching Tropical Storm Isaac.

At least 36 people die after a sleeper bus collides with a methane-laden tanker in northern China, state-run media say.

A man imprisoned in Africa after suspected involvement in a massacre has been released from jail, the Foreign Office confirms.

A Canadian woman drowns while posing in her wedding dress for a photoshoot in water at a Quebec park.

Italian bank Unicredit is co-operating with the US over a possible breach by a subsidiary of US sanctions reportedly against Iran.

Flooding in Niger kills dozens of people and leave thousands homeless across the country, as aid begins to arrive.

Police in Delhi baton-charge hundreds of protesters angered by a report that India lost $33bn (£20bn) through the mis-selling of coalfields.

Worshippers in Serbia heed a bishop's call to pray for rain in order to end weeks of drought that have blighted crops and sparked wildfires