A pro Russian activist warms himself by the fire in a camp outside a military compound in Simferopol where people have gathered in support of Russian efforts in Crimea. Following the fall of Preside...

A guard stand at the entrance of the Big Khan Mosque at the Khan's Palace or Hansaray in Bakhchisarai. The Crimean Tatars are a muslim minority of approximately 250,000 people or 12 % of the populati...

A woman walks up the stairs at the Khan's Palace (or Hansaray), build in 1532, which served as the seat of power of the Crimean Khans until the region was incorporated in the Russian empire. The Cri...

Balloons in the colours of the Russian flag are flown at a pro Russian rally in front of a Lenin statue in the main square of Yalta. Since the end of February, people in parts of eastern and souther...

A soldier wearing a uniform without insignia, presumed to be Russian or belonging to a pro Russian militia, stands guard at a Ukrainian military base. Following the fall of President Yanukovych in Ki...

Soldiers wearing uniforms without insignia, presumed to be Russian or belonging to a pro Russian militia, march around a Ukrainian military base. Following the fall of President Yanukovych in Kiev, m...

Soldiers wearing uniforms without insignia, presumed to be Russian or belonging to a pro Russian militia, march around a Ukrainian military base. Following the fall of President Yanukovych in Kiev, m...

A soldier wearing a uniform without insignia, presumed to be Russian or belonging to a pro Russian militia, stands guard at a Ukrainian military base. Following the fall of President Yanukovych in Ki...

A soldier wearing a uniform without insignia, presumed to be Russian or belonging to a pro Russian militia, stands guard at a Ukrainian military base in front of a row of army vehicles. Following th...

A soldier checks his phone while on guard duty at a military base at Belbek near Sevastopol. Following the fall of President Yanukovych in Kiev, militia wearing uniforms without insignia quickly moved...

Russian and Ukrainian troops guard a military base at Belbek near Sevastopol. Following the fall of President Yanukovych in Kiev, militia wearing uniforms without insignia quickly moved to take contro...

Pro Russian militia wearing Cossack insignia man a roadblock near Verkhn'osadove. They have set up roadblocks to control movement around Crimea. Since the end of February, people in parts of eastern...

Pro Russian militia wearing the inisgnia of the Don Cossacks man a roadblock near Verkhn'osadove. They have set up roadblocks to control movement around Crimea. Since the end of February, people in...

A group of militiamen man a roadblock the town of Verkhn'osadove. The pro Russian militia have set up roadblocks to control movement around Crimea. Since the end of February, people in parts of east...

A militiaman wearing the insignia of Russian Cossacks on his fur cap mans a roadblock the town of Verkhn'osadove. The pro Russian militia have set up roadblocks to control movement around Crimea. Si...

A militiaman wearing the insignia of Russian Cossacks on his fur cap mans a roadblock the town of Verkhn'osadove. The pro Russian militia have set up roadblocks to control movement around Crimea. Si...

A group of women demonstrate by the side of the road on International Womens Day in support of peace and unity with Ukraine. Since the end of February, people in parts of eastern and southern Ukrain...

Crimean Tatar muslims at Friday prayer at the Kebir Jami mosque in Simferopol. The Crimean Tatars are a muslim minority of approximately 250,000 people or 12 % of the population of Crimea. During the...

Crimean Tatar muslims at Friday prayer at the Kebir Jami mosque in Simferopol. The Crimean Tatars are a muslim minority of approximately 250,000 people or 12 % of the population of Crimea. During the...

Crimean Tatar muslims at Friday prayer at the Kebir Jami mosque in Simferopol. The Crimean Tatars are a muslim minority of approximately 250,000 people or 12 % of the population of Crimea. During the...

Crimean Tatar muslims at Friday prayer at the Kebir Jami mosque in Simferopol. The Crimean Tatars are a muslim minority of approximately 250,000 people or 12 % of the population of Crimea. During the...

Young people enjoy themselves at a bar a few hundred metres from the Crimean regional parliament in Simferopol. Since the end of February, people in parts of eastern and southern Ukraine, including C...

Young people enjoy themselves at a bar a few hundred metres from the Crimean regional parliament in Simferopol. Since the end of February, people in parts of eastern and southern Ukraine, including C...

A woman draped in a Russia flag kisses an armed man who is part of a militia surrounding the regional parliament in Simferpol while it deliberates on a referendum to be held to decide the future of Cr...

Cossack and other pro Russian militia surround the regional parliament in Simferpol while it deliberates on a referendum to be held to decide the future of Crimea. Since the end of February, people i...

A man in a green car is stopped at a road block manned by pro Russian Serbian and Cossack militia on the road between Simferopol and Sevastopol. Since the end of February, people in parts of eastern...

Mafia (or camorra) members control the entrance to a building where drugs are being sold in Naples' Scampia district. The city's mafia organisations control the illegal drug trade and different mafia...

A boy drives past a woman on his scooter on a street in Naples' Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish Quarter), a poor neighbourhood of about 14,000 inhabitants where the Neapolian dialect is particularly stron...

Two carabinieri (military police) officers patrol inside 'Le Vele di Scampia (The Sails of Scampia), a notorious housing development built over the 1960s and 70s in Naples' Scampia district. It was bu...

Traders sell bread and people mill around in front of a bus in the Mbare area of Harare, the Zimbabwean capital. Mbare was established in 1907. It was originally called Harare Township, a name later t...

A small shop in a shack near Hopley Farm. Hopely Farm is home to thousands of people displaced by Operation Murambatsvina. Operation Murambatsvina ('Operation Drive Out Rubbish' or 'Operation Restore...

As dawn breaks across the savannah, Rangers from the Lewa Wildlife conservancy use bloodhounds to track poachers, protecting Rhino from the ever present threat of heavily armed poachers. The Lewa Wild...

A ranger strokes a young hand reared Rhino called Hope which has been orphaned by poachers at the Lewa wildlife conservancy. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non profit organisation, was created by Ia...

Rangers during a night patrol on the Lewa Wildlife conservancy patrolling the Subuiga area, protecting Rhino from the ever present threat of heavily armed poachers. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a no...

Rangers during a night patrol on the Lewa Wildlife conservancy patrolling the Subuiga area, protecting Rhino from the ever present threat of heavily armed poachers. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a no...

Rangers on the Lewa Wildlife conservancy on a night patrol check a grid reference with a torch. They are looking out for poachers who usually strike at night time. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non...

Rangers on the Lewa Wildlife conservancy on a night patrol check a grid reference with a torch. They are looking out for poachers who usually strike at night time. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non...

Rangers on the Lewa Wildlife conservancy patrol the Subuiga area, protecting Rhino from the ever present threat of heavily armed poachers. The poachers will often use assault rifles or poison tipped s...

Philiph Lelelit, a Ranger on the Lewa Wildlife conservancy, patrols the Subuiga area, protecting Rhino from the ever present threat of heavily armed poachers who will often use assault rifles or poiso...

Philiph Lelelit, a Ranger on the Lewa Wildlife conservancy, patrols the Subuiga area, protecting Rhino from the ever present threat of heavily armed poachers. The poachers will often use assault rifle...

Ian Craig wih a young hand reared Rhino at the Lewa wildlife conservancy.The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non profit organisation, was created by Ian Craig out of his parent's cattle ranch in the 1980...

A herd of Elephants moves though the Lewa wildlife conservancy. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non profit organisation, was created by Ian Craig out of his parent's cattle ranch in the 1980s. Situat...

Philiph Lelelit, a Ranger on the Lewa Wildlife conservancy, patrols the Subuiga area, protecting Rhino from the ever present threat of heavily armed poachers who will often use assault rifles or poiso...

Rangers from the Lewa Wildlife conservancy drink water during a patrol protecting Rhino from the ever present threat of heavily armed poachers. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non profit organisation...

A Ranger from the Lewa Wildlife conservancy holds his weapon on patrol, protecting Rhino from the ever present threat of heavily armed poachers. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non profit organisatio...

People queue at a small shop owned by Abdullahi Buko in the town of Isiolo, near the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Many believe that these shops are fronts for ivory and rhino horn trading.The Lewa Wildl...

A female Lion crouches down in the grass at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non profit organisation, was created by Ian Craig out of his parent's cattle ranch in the 198...

A man walks down the street, carrying a sack in the town of Isiolo, near the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Many believe that the shops in this town are fronts for ivory and rhino horn trading.The Lewa Wi...

An elephant walks across the savannah in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non profit organisation, was created by Ian Craig out of his parent's cattle ranch in the 1980s...

Jacob Miritia, a ranger on the Lewa Wildlife conservancy, on a patrol protecting Rhino from the ever present threat of heavily armed poachers. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non profit organisation,...

A black rhino in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non profit organisation, was created by Ian Craig out of his parent's cattle ranch in the 1980s. Situated near the town...

A black rhino in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a non profit organisation, was created by Ian Craig out of his parent's cattle ranch in the 1980s. Situated near the town...

Eyanae Ekadeli lives in the town of Isiolo, 20km north of the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. He lost his two sons, Francis Awoi and John Ekai, when they were shot while attempting to poach Rhino horn. The...

Meya Katoyoe, a Ranger on the Lewa Wildlife conservancy, lies in wait for poaches in the Subuiga area, protecting Rhino from the ever present threat of heavily armed poachers. The Lewa Wildlife Conser...

On the banks of the Congo River, near the capital Kinshasa, valuable timber arrives from the tropical forests further upstream. Soldiers from D.R. Congo's armed forces (Forces Armees de la Republique...

On the banks of the Congo River, near the capital Kinshasa, valuable timber arrives from the tropical forests further upstream. Soldiers from D.R. Congo's armed forces (Forces Armees de la Republique...

On the banks of the Congo River, near the capital Kinshasa, valuable timber arrives from the tropical forests further upstream. Soldiers from D.R. Congo's armed forces (Forces Armees de la Republique...

On the banks of the Congo River, near the capital Kinshasa, valuable timber arrives from the tropical forests further upstream. Soldiers from D.R. Congo's armed forces (Forces Armees de la Republique...

A train carrying Russian timber passes through a station in the Russian town of Borzya, on its way to nearby China. The legal and illegal trade in timber is devastating the Siberian Tiaga forest with...

Russian sourced timber being transported for processing in Manzhouli, a boomtown built on the cross border timber trade. The building in the backgound is the Timber Trade Exchange. The legal and illeg...

Russian sourced timber being transported for processing in Manzhouli, a boomtown built on the cross border timber trade. The building in the backgound is the Timber Trade Exchange. The legal and illeg...

Russian sourced timber stacked at a prcoessing plant in Manzhouli, a boomtown built on the cross boeder timber trade. The legal and illegal trade in timber is devastating the Siberian Tiaga forest wit...

Russian sourced timber stacked at a prcoessing plant in Manzhouli, a boomtown built on the cross border timber trade. The legal and illegal trade in timber is devastating the Siberian Tiaga forest wit...

A group of workers loading a boat with illegal goods, in broad daylight, that will cross over the river into Brazil or Argentina. Ciudad del Este's economy is based on contraband trade of electronic g...

A US marine rests in a lumber yard whilst on a mission in Nishigham village in Nuristan. They have recently disrupted the illegal logging trade that smuggles wood across the border from Afghanistan ca...

Marines rest in a lumber yard whilst on a mission in Nishigham village in Nuristan. They have recently disrupted the illegal logging trade that smuggles the wood across the border from Afghanistan cau...

sex workers and their madam outside a brothel in Mong La, the capital of Special Region Number Four in eastern Shan State. Despite the fact that prostitution is officially illegal, there are many brot...

Traders carry large muslin sacks on their shoulders as they wade waist-deep through the waters of the Mae Sai River. The river, which marks the boundary of the Thai-Burmese border between Mae Sai and...

A jar of caviar for sale on the black market, priced $100. The government has a monopoly on catching sturgeon and selling caviar, but poaching and illegal trade in the delicacy is rife. In early 2006...

Slices of sturgeon for sale on the black market. The government has a monopoly on catching sturgeon and selling caviar, but poaching and illegal trade in the delicacy is rife. In early 2006 the global...

Market in front of the ancient Swayambhunath, the monkey temple, whose shops sell items acquired in the illegal animal trade.

The central market in Cafumfo bears the fruits of the lucrative diamond mining trade. One of the major commodities is beer, imported from the former colonial power Portugal, which costs about $2 a can...

Yvonne, a Zairean diamond dealer, shows off his fleet of cars, which includes two BMWs and two Japanese 4-wheel drives. He claims to turn over 1,300 carats of diamonds every day, worth $250,000 at Eur...

Yvonne, a Zairean diamond dealer, shows off his gold rings. He claims to turn over 1,300 carats of diamonds every day, worth $250,000 at European prices. Many dealers come from neighbouring Congo, sel...

A Zairean diamond dealer with a member of the police force, who have a stake in the diamond trade. Many dealers come from neighbouring Congo, selling the illegal diamonds in Luanda, Kinshasa and even...

Dominique, a Zairean diamond dealer, assesses his day's purchases. Many dealers come from neighbouring Congo, selling the illegal diamonds in Luanda, Kinshasa and even Antwerp, Belgium. Angola is the...

A handful of diamonds worth about $9,000 on the local market.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distor...

A handful of diamonds worth about $9,000 on the local market.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distor...

Chinese gambling at a casino in the free zone between border posts at the Jiegao border settlement on the Burma side of Ruili River. Gambling is illegal in China. The border is booming with trade both...

Security guard at an official diamond mine, operated on behalf of the government by a Brazilian company called Oderbrecht. The area where the diamonds are sorted is under constant armed guard.Angola...

A tense moment as a Chinese gambler prepares to turn a card with 10,000 Yuan (US$1200) resting on the result. The casino is in no-man's land between border posts at the Jiegao border settlement on the...

Nongdao. Boats loaded with people and goods departing from the Chinese border on the Ruili River to Burma. The long stretch of border between the two countries is extremely porous with guns, drugs and...