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Chavez: Leftist firebrand who divided nation, vexed 'US' Former paratrooper Hugo Chavez led a self-styled revolution that redistributed Venezuela's oil wealth, earning the devotion of the long-neglected poor while provoking foes at home and abroad.

06 марта 2013 14:18

Frogs leap from Indonesian swamps to tabletops in France The Indonesian frog vendor closes her eyes, asks Allah for his blessing, and with one swift strike of a cleaver beheads the trembling creature.

04 марта 2013 14:19

The children who work in India's rat-hole coal mines Thirteen-year-old Sanjay Chhetri has a recurring fear: that one day, the dark, dank mine where he works will cave in and bury him alive.

22 февраля 2013 13:22

Right move: Chess gives Ugandan slum children hope Sitting in a dimly lit room in the run-down Kampala suburb of Katwe, Phiona Mutesi stares fixedly at the chessboard in front of her as she ponders the next move in her improbable journey.

06 февраля 2013 13:05

In El Salvador, from busting heads to breaking bread After a life of crime in one of Central America's most fearsome gangs, a group of Salvadoran street toughs, some tattooed from head to toe, have now found a way out: making bread.

28 января 2013 14:09

Britain's 'Secret Cinema' smashes through the screen Under the menacing eye of guards, the cinema-goers sit in silence as their 1950s bus rumbles through London. Suddenly, a prison looms out of the darkness.

03 января 2013 14:49

Paris's favourite Dame turns 850 Quasimodo only had eyes for Esmerelda but the famous hunchback's fellow Parisians have always had another special lady in their lives.

12 декабря 2012 12:46

Bedouins brave elements to attend bamboo school It takes a certain kind of dedication to be a pupil at the Jahalin primary school, where children often walk for hours across tough desert terrain just to get there.

11 декабря 2012 13:47

Young UK feminists armed with tweets and jokes A new wave of feminism has taken hold in Britain this year: young, irreverent, and fuelled by social media.

26 ноября 2012 14:46

Morocco's 'liquid gold' enriches Berber women In the heart of Essaouira's medina, Khadija, 21, runs a small shop selling bottles of the golden liquid on behalf of five women producer groups, one of many argan oil outlets in the historic port city targeting the tourist trade.

14 ноября 2012 11:57

Fly-by art? Gagosian opens Paris airport gallery In a globalised art market, what better place for a gallery than an airport? Thus reasoned US art mogul Larry Gagosian, who this week opens a cavernous new art space right inside Paris's main private air hub.

16 октября 2012 11:26

Taiwan showgirls strip for the dead Dressed in mini skirts barely covering their hips, the two girls took to the neon-lit stage and moved vigorously to the loud, pumping pop music. Their job: to appease the wandering spirits.

11 октября 2012 11:47

India's perfume capital threatened by scent of modernity In the remote town of Kannauj, the perfume capital of India, traditional workers are struggling to keep their craft alive in the face of fierce competition from modern fragrance makers.

22 сентября 2012 12:23

Cook Islands rediscover the lost art of Pacific tattoo Once banned by Christian missionaries as a barbaric, heathen custom, traditional tattooing is making a comeback in the Cook Islands as locals in the Pacific nation reconnect with their cultural roots.

20 сентября 2012 10:27

France melts for marshmallow Marshmallows roasted over a campfire may be a staple of American childhood, but few realise the pillowy treats were invented in 19th-century France, where they are bouncing back into foodie fashion.

03 сентября 2012 14:14

Invasive species: The spiralling cost of the enemy within Some aliens arrived as stowaways. Others were brought in deliberately, for fun or profit. And others were so tiny that nobody noticed them until way too late.

28 августа 2012 14:33

New York graffiti haven braces for gentrification Graffiti artists are used to escaping cops, jumping from roofs, and dodging trains, but New York painters who turned an abandoned factory into a street art legend now face their real nemesis: gentrification.

18 августа 2012 10:11

Church hounding of Pussy Riot troubles Russians The dominant Russian Orthodox Church's tough stance against the all-girl punk band Pussy Riot has troubled some faithful and estranged it from the younger generation it must foster for future growth.

14 августа 2012 14:15

150-year-old Bangladesh brothel fights closure Tara Das says she is the fifth generation of her family to work at the same brothel in Bangladesh, but now she is fighting against Islamic protesters who want her business to close.

02 августа 2012 10:32

Chefs reveal eating secrets of world leaders Barack Obama can't stand beetroot, artichokes are off the menu at France's presidential palace and Vladimir Putin does not take any chances with dishes that emerge from the Kremlin kitchens.

25 июля 2012 14:19

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