Jorge and Alex are among thousands of children working in Bolivia’s mines for less than a dollar a day. Jorge’s father suffers from silicosis, the so-called ‘miners’ disease, so Jorge...
Faking it: the rise of the counterfeit goods trade
It’s said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But not in the case of the counterfeit goods market, which has moved far beyond merely copying designer bags and...
For over a decade, Radovan Karadzic eluded the authorities, defying repeated attempts to hold him accountable for genocide and ethnic cleansing. Then, last July, a bearded old faith healer known...
The sensational story behind the liberation of Ingrid Betancourt. On the 2nd July, 2008 the Colombian army rescued Ingrid Betancourt, FARC’s most valuable hostage. It had taken more than six...
Who are the pirates threatening the coast of Aden? Where do they come from and what do they want? The semi autonomous region of Puntland, Northeast Somalia, has been dubbed...
It was one of the most important books of the twentieth century. An account so shocking few believed it could be true. But the real story of how Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Gulag...
Criminal Investigations: The Woman with Something to Hide, The Cindy Senocq Case
Two fishermen discovered the lifeless body of Serge Martz, 44 years old, floating in a pond. Initially it looks like suicide, but examination of the body shows signs of strangulation....
The brutal murder of John Scott, Head of Fiji’s Red Cross, and his gay partner is still clouded in rumour and political mystery. In a country that has become increasingly...
The massacre of hundreds of civilians at My Lai was a turning point in the Vietnam War. When photos of the killings were published, they reshaped public perceptions, creating an...
Heart-stopping, adrenaline filled stories and dangerous journeys. The Karnali Highway in northwest Nepal is the most dangerous stretch of road in the country. Cut out of the mountains, the 250...
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