From Our Own Correspondent Folgen

Strange and sinister things often happen before Kenyan elections, but recent events have left the country in shock. Kate Adie introduces correspondents' tales and insights:In Nairobi, Alastair Leithead analyses the fallout from the murder and torture of the Kenyan election commission’s head of technology. In Italy, Bob Walker walks the Francigena pilgrim trail amidst apocalyptic scenes caused by the wildfires that are sweeping parts of the country. In Romania, Linda Pressly enters the world of online pornography as she explores the country’s growing live webcamming industry. In Venezuela, political turmoil continues and Vladimir Hernandez wonders what's driving so many people to risk their lives in the ongoing street protests.And in Germany, Rob Crossan visits the place that Elvis Presley once called home and is now preparing to remember ‘The King‘ 40 years after his death. Bad Nauheim is the town that gave him the GI Blues. Producer: Joe Kent

Afghanistan’s new Top Guns and America’s dilemma over sending more US troops to the region.

Afghanistan's new Top Guns and America's dilemma over sending more US troops to the region. Kate Adie introduces correspondents' stories.Justin Rowlatt meets one of a new generation of Afghan fighter pilots and asks whether they can become an effective fighting force without additional support from their US allies.Chris Haslam is in Rwanda ahead of the presidential election, but he doesn't need to wait for the vote itself to reveal who the winner is. Antonia Quirke finds that Mexico's long-running drug war is spreading its violence to previously peaceful parts of the country.David Shukman visits Greenland's melting ice sheet and struggles to avoid its treacherous puddles of slushy snow. And fridge magnets and foreign policy: has Steve Rosenberg found a new way to decipher Russia's approach to global politics?Producer: Joe Kent.