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Osama, Obama and Afghanistani Drama

Reality Check: Obama marks the first year anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's death in Afghanistan, Egypt's presidential election, a dissident makes things awkward for Chinese-American relations, politics and EURO-Footie in Ukraine, and the smackdown between 2 London mayor candidates.

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US President Barack Obama and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai having a little chat.

Obama Goes to Afghanistan
The US President Barack Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan, which also marks the first year anniversary of the death of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, triggered attacks from Taliban militants. It was meant to signal the end of US prescence in Afghanistan. James Astill, a long-time observer of Afghanistan for The Economist, tells us what he thinks the visit was all about...

The Run-Up to the Egyptian Presidential Elections
Three weeks to go until the Egyptian presidential elections and what is happening in the name of political progress? A slew of possible presidential candidates have been disqualified and at least a dozen demonstrators protesting the military's 'overseeing' of the upcoming elections, have been killed. FM4's man in Cairo, Karim El-Gawhary, gives us the latest...

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Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng

China, the US, and the Dissident In Between
A blind Chinese activist who sparked a diplomatic tussle by holing up in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing for six days left the embassy today after what U.S. officials said were assurances from China of his safety. Chen Guangcheng's escape from illegal house arrest and other mistreatment in his rural town and his flight into the protection of U.S. diplomats in Beijing had threatened to derail annual U.S.-China strategic talks involving U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton starting tomorrow. ORF correspondent in Beijing, Jörg Winter, is on top of the story...

Six weeks to go until EURO 2012 and host-country Ukraine doesn't just have to deal with the infrastructure and logistics challenges associated with the EURO. Political wrangling within the country is having an effect on dignitaries and politicians from outside of the Ukraine-- their prescence or abscence at the football matches may signifify international sentiment when it comes to Ukraine's sometime-pro-Euro stance and sometime-pro-Russian stance. Journalist Eugene Quinn has been travelling in Ukraine to gain a broad perspective on Ukraine's divided affections...

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Current London mayor Boris Johnson (pointing forward) is ahead of ex-mayor Ken Livingstone, at the moment...

Red Ken vs. BoJo

London will go to the polls tomorrow to vote for its mayor. Will it be current mayor, generally well-liked and Conservative Boris Johnson OR will Londoners show their frustration with the Conservative government and vote for ex- mayor, Labour's Ken Livingstone?