Rising crime levels in South Africa means that many of its residents have had to seek the help of private security companies. Ilan Godfrey meets with these people who have had to take matters into their own hands.
Baptiste Giroudon compares and contrasts the character and details of the US presidential election in November 2008 with the recent Afghan presidential elections.
Stephen Kelly meets the residents of Qi Lihe district in China. Mostly rural farmers, desertification of their homeland has forced them to move nearer to the city.
