BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent

Brazil and La Reunion

The man trying to save Bahia's endangered snakes; the maloya musicians shunned by France

Correspondents' tales from libraries, bookshops and classes of stories which change lives

Twilight for the Golden Dawn movement? And, a capital city of empty mansions in Abuja

How Ceausescu wrecked historic Bucharest; salmiakki - the dire delicacy Finns eat for fun

Polarised views of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo; protests over hydropower in the Alps

Kenya, Somalia and Nairobi's stories intertwine at Westgate; the diplomatic ballet in NY

The ubiquitous president with big plans for Tajikistan, and women writing in Kabul

Stories of courtship and family life from China, Italy, Turkey, India and Martinique

German politics is designed to encourage consensus, establishing a coalition takes time

Feature stories on the terror attack in Kenya and China’s surplus of bachelors.