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Kerry heads for Europe

Reality Check: John Kerry's visit to Europe, Iran nuclear talks, South Korea president, hair testing for drug abuse, discovering hands.

When Barack Obama made his first trip to Europe after winning the presidency, he made quite an impression. Now, at the start of his second term, the new US Secretary of State, John Kerry, is the first high ranking representative to visit Europe.

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John Kerry meets David Cameron at 10, Downing Street

Professor James Boys looks at the significance of the trip and what we can read into the choice of destinations as an indicator for the US policy towards Europe in the coming years.

Iran's new uranium deposits

As a new round of talks on Iran's nuclear programme gets underway in Kazakhstan, Tehran has announced an expansion to its nuclear programme. It says it has discovered new domestic uranium resources and has plans for another series of nuclear plants. Mark Fitzpatrick of the International Institute for Strategic Studies

South Korea's new president

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Park Geun-Hye comes from a political family, but is the first to be elected to the top office

South Korea inaugurates its new president, Park Geun-hye, who becomes the country's first female president.

Aidan Foster-Carter looks at her political background and the challenges she faces in taking over at a crucial time in South Korea's relationships with its neighbours.

Hair tests for drug abuse

Interior Minister, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, talks to Robert Zikmund about her controversial proposals for hair tests for drug abuse.

Discovering hands

How blind people are helping in the battle against breast cancer.

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