25-31/8

• Holiday cost in Russia
  
  
• Shortage of rice in Bangladesh
  

• Russia orders British Council closures
  
  
• Groundbreaking concert in Iran
  
  
• Terror suspect escapes
  
  
• 'Crunch time' for climate change

18-25/8

• Wheat prices hit record highs
  
  
• Germany, Liechtenstein in tax row
  
  
• BA and Virgin to pay for price fixing
  
  
• US economic stimulus package
  

• French rogue trader costs bank 7bn dollars
  
  
• Zimbabwe's $10m banknotes

12/8-18/8

• France introduces smoking ban
  

• Heathrow Terminal 5 chaos
  
  
• Mozzarella recall
  
  
• Bear convicted of stealing honey
  
  
• Warning on food price inflation