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Al Jazeera’s John Cookson finds that 10,000km from Washington DC, residents of Baghdad have little hope that things will change when a new president enters the White House.

Two million Iraqi’s have taken refuge outside Iraq. Most of them have been living in exile in Syria, others fled to Jordan, Egypt and the Gulf states. Al Jazeera’s John Cookson follows those families who, despite the dangers, are making the journey back homes.

Two months after Kenya’s bitterly disputed presidential election, the government and opposition leaders remain deadlocked.

Chief negotiator Kofi Annan now admits the two sides appear to be unable to resolve their differences.

More talks are scheduled for Tuesday, but the opposition’s already threatening more demonstrations on Wednesday.

The fear is Nairobi’s slums - the biggest in Africa - may become a flashpoint once more for tribal violence.

John Cookson joins the men who run Kenya’s toughest streets.

Instability in Iraq is fuelling poverty. The Iraqi government says more than five million Iraqis are living under the poverty line and with soaring fuel and food prices, more and more Iraqis are expected to suffer. Al Jazeera’s John Cookson reports from Iraq.

In Kenya, there are signs of a possible breakthrought in the political deadlock that’s fuelled violent clashes between rival supporters.

However, young Kenyans left orphaned by the recent violence have been telling Al Jazeera about their horror at seeing their families massacred.

As John Cookson reports, many will need psychological counselling.