1. Millions brace for Hurricane Gustav

Millions of people across the US Gulf coast are bracing themselves for the arrival of Hurricane Gustav, described as "the storm of the century".

01/09/2008

2. Millions marooned in India floods

At least 2.5 million people in India are marooned after heavy monsoon rains lashed their villages, government officials say.

28/08/2008

3. Many dead in China chemical blasts

More than a dozen people have been killed and many more injured after a series of explosions rocked a chemical plant in southwestern China.

27/08/2008

4. Myanmar cyclone aid 'running low'

Food aid to victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar will run out in less than three weeks unless more international donations are allowed to come through, the UN has warned.

25/06/2008

5. Monsoon submerges eastern India

At least 38 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands left stranded after heavy flooding caused by monsoon rains in eastern India.

19/06/2008

6. Many dead in Indian landslides

Landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in northeast India have killed at least 14 people.

15/06/2008