China's worst natural disaster in 30 years has killed more than 10,000 people. The Guardian's Tania Branigan reports from Dujiangyan on the aftermath of the deadly earthquake.
In contrast to China's leaders, who have welcomed international aid, Burma's military junta has made it very difficult for aid workers to enter the country after the devastating cyclone. Oxfam's Ian Woolverton reports from Bangkok.
In Lebanon, dozens of people have died over the last week in heavy fighting between Hizbullah guerrillas and pro-government forces. Hugh Macleod is in Beirut for the Guardian.
The Guardian Weekly's editor, Natalie Bennett, explains what is in this week's print edition.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has decided to return from exile to contest a runoff election with President Robert Mugabe. The Guardian's Africa editor, Chris McGreal, explains that Tsvangirai has faced criticism for fleeing to South Africa to escape the violence that his supporters had to endure
The US supreme court has rejected a legal attempt to block the use of lethal injections, which are used in more than 30 states. Clive Stafford Smith, legal director of British anti-death penalty group Reprieve, explains the court's verdict and its implications.
It's been 17 years since Russia rolled its big guns across the cobbles of Red Square. Last week the parades resumed in Moscow. Luke Harding reports.
In her Letter From India, Barbara Lamplugh finds a bath that even the elephants love.
