Aid worker diary: Indian floods
As the flood waters retreat in northern India, an aid worker reports on frantic efforts to help the worst-affected.

New York rally ends turbulent day
The Dow Jones rallies in late trading after a day of market chaos, which saw the FTSE 100 losing 4.1%.

Timeline: Sub-prime problems
The key facts and events triggering some of the most volatile money market moves in recent years.

Liquidity woes hit more lenders
Several mortgage lenders see their shares slump amid fresh concerns over the impact of global credit market turmoil on liquidity.

Greenspan gets Deutsche Bank role
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan takes on an advisory role with Deutsche Bank.

Jitters remain among US investors
Concerns continue among US investors over losses linked to sub-prime lending - despite gains on European markets.

China's relocation of rural Tibetans
The BBC's Michael Bristow looks at the effects of relocating huge numbers of rural Tibetan people to urban areas.

World shares fall on credit fears
World share prices continue to slide in a second day of big losses, amid fears of a global credit crunch.

Mortgage concerns hit US markets
US share indexes tumble on fears that a wobble in the mortgage market may lead to a global credit crunch.

ECB moves to help banking sector
The European Central Bank pumps 95bn euros into the eurozone banking market to allay fears of a credit crunch.

Economic woes send oil $3 lower
The price of oil falls more than three dollars a barrel on Monday, extending last week's decline.

US lender on brink of bankruptcy
American Home Mortgage files for bankruptcy but Wall Street shrugs off housing worries to post strong gains.

Profile: IMF and World Bank
Key facts, figures and dates

Big US slump ends volatile week
US stock markets fall heavily after a volatile week, prompted by uncertainty over the economy.

Resilience as the waters rise
Bangladeshis are struggling to carry on with life amidst the devastating floods, the BBC's John Sudworth reports.

Share rally derailed by US falls
The rebound in global shares after recent losses ends after the Dow Jones index falls 1% on renewed housing worries.

US worry fails to hit HSBC profit
HSBC, the UK's largest bank, sees half-year profits rise 13% despite concerns about the US housing slump.

Fed caution shakes global shares
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke revives fears that the crisis in the sub-prime lending market could derail the US economy.

Interest-only mortgages
Tips on repaying an interest-only mortgage.

Southern Lebanon's slow recovery
One year after the war between the Israeli army and Hezbollah fighters, people are still waiting for destroyed houses to be rebuilt.