Peru has started to challenge Colombia as the favoured source for drug traffickers. Cocaine is cheaper here than in Colombia and drug plantations plentiful. To smuggle the drugs out of Peru, traffickers are turning (...) +
Every year, five million tourists journey to the Himalayas in search of an unforgettable experience. But whilst the treks, temples and extreme landscapes continue to attract their share of visitors, there is another (...) +
Mongolia is facing the greatest crisis in its history. Climate change has decimated herds, forcing shepherds to abandon their traditional way of life and move to the cities. Most end up in the slums. Some turn to (...) +
In just a decade, China has become a dominant force in many African countries. It is now South Africa’s largest trading partner and looks to Africa to supply its energy needs and as a valuable new market for its (...) +
Away from the tourist resorts, battle is raging in the Philippines. Political violence, gang warfare, a trigger-happy police force and vast inequalities have combined to create an explosive mix. Senator Madrigal, (...) +
Every year in America, 43 billion kgs of food are thrown away.
This multi award-winning film follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster-dive in the back alleys of Los Angeles’ supermarkets. In the (...) +
His job was to protect NATO’s secrets but he ended up selling them to the Kremlin. This is the astonishing account of how Herman Simm, a former soviet militia officer, rose to become amongst the few safeguarding (...) +
Nili Tal has reached the grand age of 61 and is looking for love. Someone her own age would be fine but she’ll happily settle for a toy boy. Thin, beautiful and successful, she should have no problem. But the first (...) +