Sleeping under the stars in rustic beach campsites and exploring the forested domes of these drowned mountains blends history and nature in an unforgettable sea-to-summit trail.

BBC: Kayaking Australia��s Whitsunday Islands

The Dees had drawn in midweek at Somerset Park with First Division strugglers Ayr United, but the loss at Airdrie means they could be caught at the First Division summit by fourth-placed Ross County, who trail by six points but who have two games in hand.

BBC: First Division leaders Dundee sack manager Jocky Scott

On the Republican side, McCain kept his headline-grabbing running mate with him on the trail as he campaigned in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

CNN: McCain, Obama deadlocked in presidential race

Until a few years ago, travellers walking up the trail would bypass the ticket booths to reach the belvedere on the summit of the Corcovado and the statue of the Christ, but stricter controls are now in place and no one gets there for free anymore.

BBC: Trekking in Rio de Janeiro

Since the four dominant powers of America, Canada, Europe and Japan (the so-called Quad) failed to show leadership at the trade summit in Seattle in late 1999, Mr Stern wants to see a new group of developing economies blaze a trail in multilateral issues.

ECONOMIST: The World Bank