Video: Murder in Kinshasa

Who killed President Laurent Kabila, and why?

In January 2001, Laurent Kabila, the then president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was murdered.

‘Up in smoke’ chronicles slash and burn agriculture in Honduras

We’re looking at the film “Up in Smoke,” a documentary on the use of slash and burn agriculture in Central America, this week as part of our partnership with the Economist magazine that showcases the art of filmmaking.

Photos: Paradise lost

Scratching out a living in the snows and slums of Mongolia.

In Mongolia’s Arkhangai province, the Tsamba family lives on the edge, struggling through harsh winters alongside their herd of sheep. Severe winter conditions, known as dzud, have been responsible for the deaths of half the family’s once 2,000-strong herd over the past three winters. Recently, in search of warmer pastures, the Tsambas moved from Bulgan province in the north to this region near a central Mongolian village called Ulziit.