At this monastery two hours north of Bangkok, drug addicts drink a daily potion made from a secret herbal recipe as part of an extreme detox programme developed by Thai monks to help drug addicts worldwide to finally quit drugs.
In Falls Church, Virginia, more and more parents are hiring image consultants to give their daughters a make-over that will help them gain in self-confidence and fit in at school.
At an Islamic school in Kinshasa, Pakistani and Sudanese doctors are treating eye conditions for free. Doctors work on behalf of "Al Basar International Foundation" which organises blindness control programmes.
Selling for an astonishing $1,500 dollars a kilo, Virgin White Tea is more expensive than silver. And this is why: master tea-maker Malinga Gunaratne uses an ancient Chinese method of manufacturing tea without it ever touching human skin.
Children are selected at a young age based on their physical attributes rather than their passion for a particular sport. Several of them trained here in the Shi Shahai Sports School in Beijing.
In early July, Mexican authorities arrested Arnoldo Rueda, a leader of the drug cartel La Familia. Just days later, twelve policemen's bodies were found by the authorities. The drugs war in Mexico has seen nearly 8,000 killed since the start of 2008.
The town of Santo Comba Dao in the center of Portugal is the hometown of the former dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar. The house where he was born is soon going to be converted into a museum about his life.
The real estate business in the United States is starting to show some good signs. With owners accepting to sell their properties at lower prices, deals are becoming more frequent.
In Pakistan, Kusras are homosexual men dressed as women, who often earn a living as dancers - something biological women are not allowed to do. Accepted by society, Kusras do not have to adhere to certain societal Islamic rules.
France 24 reports from a Madrid suburb and talks to a family of which every member is unemployed. There are more than one million such households in Spain.
