On his trip to India last week, Boris Johnson told media he would not necessarily get the enthusiastic reception he received in Ahmedabad everywhere in the world. Photographer Stefan Rousseau went along for the ride
Brass bands have a long history in Sierra Leone and are slowly making a come back after the war. Most neighbourhoods, scout groups and schools have a brass marching band and competitions are held regularly. Bands spend hours training, promoting and recruiting more players by playing on public holidays and at events
Harmonie Bataka quit her job last year to pursue skateboarding full time, to the dismay of friends and family. ‘They said there were too many boys doing it, boys who were too good for me to win any competitions … but I didn’t care’
Margaret Tyler has collected thousands of items of royal memorabilia in her home in north London. She began collecting 40 years ago, and her collection now fills four rooms and a bedroom
The ancient sport of curling requires the best materials to make the best stones – the granite from an uninhabited island in Scotland. Photographer Andy Buchanan sees how the stones are produced
Crocodile meat began to grow in popularity in Thailand when pork prices surged after a shortage caused by the spread of swine fever. Wichai Roongtaweechai, who owns a farm and a restaurant specialising in the delicacy, says he sales of crocodile meat has shot up by 70%
Tracking a wild cougar and swapping its collar battery is all in a day’s work for the Olympic Cougar Project, a partnership between a coalition of Native American tribes, a renowned cougar expert and the Washington Department of Transportation
Nearly four months after the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, the country is at risk of near-universal poverty. The economic crisis has worsened since the Taliban took over and most Afghans live on less than $2 a day. We take a look at the shopkeepers trying to make ends meet
Until 1984, the prison on the island of Gorgona off Colombia’s Pacific coast was a place where political prisoners and dangerous criminals served their sentences. Now it is a national natural park of coral reefs, dense jungle and exuberant fauna
As North Korea marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il, we look at how official portraits of his son and successor have sought to portray him as both increasingly authoritative and popular
Cumbre Vieja, the La Palma volcano that has been spewing lava in the Canary Islands for almost three months, has quietened but it does not necessarily mean the eruption is over. Photographer Jorge Guerrero surveys the island’s changed landscapes