September 2007When a retired English handyman bought a rusty old cargo boat, it was dismissed as harmless eccentricity. But then the boat was seized in Africa with 80 illegal migrants aboard. "He didn...

July 2004 Berbers in Algeria face systemic discrimination. Their language, culture and needs are being ignored by the government of Algeria.

June 2005 Without the backing of charismatic politician Yulia Tymoshenko would Viktor Yuschenko have been so successful? This insightful report profiles the two powerful women behind the Orange Revolu...

July 2006 For centuries, Estonia has been an attractive target for invaders. It's seen off the Russians and Germans but now, it's under siege from sex tourists, attracted by its reputation as the Bang...

October 2007 The Faroe Islands, midway between Scotland and Iceland, were settled by Vikings a thousand years ago. Remote and intriguing, they look like something out of a Norse fairy tale. People li...

July 2002 Venezuela has had four Miss Universes and five Miss Worlds in the past two decades.

October 2007 Desperate Iraqi refugees, some as young as 12, are turning to prostitution to survive. Banned from working in Syria, prostitution is one of the few options available to them "The number ...

April 2005 Dutch campaigner Willie Smits has dedicated his life to fighting Indonesia's illegal wildlife trade. But in doing so, he's taking on the army and has made many powerful enemies. Wild oran...

May 2005 King Gyanendra has been widely criticised for dismissing the government in Nepal and declaring a state of emergency. But his supporters claim he was forced to do this to fight the Maoists. ...

May 1994 We look at the aftermath of the genocide which left Rwanda deserted. A skeleton lies in the doorway of an empty home, and in a local hospital wounded children pour out their stories of machet...