this is happening at a time of great uncertainty in afghanistan because it lets ielection resuls continue to trickle in extremely slowly. we have results from 35% of polling places. president karzai is in the leads in the partial results. there have been mounting allegations of fraud. there are more than 600 serious allegations, which if proven, could have a material affect on the outcome of the election. >> japan's next leader, yukio hatoyama, selecting his cabinet. he has said that choosing a finance minister was his priority, reviving the japanese economy, the world's second largest, will be a key challenge. latest figures show industrial production was up in the latest quarter. >> japan is beginning a process it has been through only once before since 1955. the transition of power to an opposition. yukio hatoyama will be the next prime minister. he has promised an end to the cozy relationship between politicians, big business, and this has dominated japan for so long. >> we are grateful for their deep support. >> through the night there were celebrations. the democratic party of japan