A Kigali resident sent us photos of the procession from his iPhone. He explains why he took part in the demonstration. Read more and see his photos...

How to... get on to the Moscow metro without buying a ticket. See the video.

Despite three days of grappling at their annual congress, none of the French Socialist Party top dogs managed to emerge as leader of the party. We ask some socialist supporters what they make of the chaos. Read more...

When an ethnic Turk was elected leader of the Green Party in Germany on Saturday, the international press immediately christened him "The German Obama". But a German with Turkish parents tells us, "I hadn't even thought about comparing them". Read more...

You're forced to retire at 65 in France. But not for long - the French government is discussing plans to push it up to 70. Great, you might think. But the French don't. An extra five years of work means the end of social protection, they say. Read more and take part in the debate...

Webusers are puzzled over photos of an enormous green skull and crossbones projected onto the Russian Houses of Parliament, which appeared last week. A terrorist threat? A music file-share warning? One of our Observers found out who did it, and asked them why. Read more...

Julien Harneis, a humanitarian aid worker for UNICEF, is working kilometres from the frontline in east DR Congo. Read his account and see his photos.

A mineral that's used to make mobile phones is helping to finance the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, say NGOs. Read more...

To publicise his donkey meat, a butcher from Hunan sent fake Japanese soldiers marching through the streets on asses. For once, the Japanese and Chinese agree on something - that the stunt was anything but funny. Read more...

This video of a police arrest has been circulating on the Iranian blogosphere since Monday. The man arrested was accused of stealing money and a mobile phone. Read more and see the video...

Israel went to the polls Tuesday for its municipal elections. One of our Israeli Observers gave his perspective on the vote. Read more...

Since same-sex marriage was banned in California last Tuesday, gay activists have rallied against the vote with daily protests, blaming the Mormon Church for swaying the electorate with a cash-crammed campaign. One blogger is calling for a "boycott of the State of Utah" and all business owners who donated to the cause. Read more...

There's a theory going round amongst economists that only the dynamism of the Chinese economy and its growing internal market could put the world back on track. Not necessarily. Read more...

One of our Observers in Indonesia has alerted us to the launch of Hidaya, a Muslim-certified mobile phone. Meanwhile, over in the US, the "Jewberry" - a Blackberry on which you can read the Torah - is selling like hotcakes. Read more...

In order to hush rumours about Kim Jong-il's death, the North Korean authorities released photos of the "dear leader" inspecting his troops earlier this week. But a Chinese blogger says that the photos have been digitally manipulated. Read more...