But counting is underway in libyas president ial election like the former football great Vice President biden to lead the nation for the next six years. We shall carry this is al jazeera live from also coming up the kremlin wants a new investigation into alexina all the over his call to boycott next years president ial election after he was barred from running against Vladimir Putin. I shot it on top of my posts several times up kids and their kids but. Recently. I look back on the Political Violence that took the life of this couple six month old child in kenya. Mosul slowly comes back to life five months after the end of a brutal operation to retake the city from my soul. Were going to liberia our polls have officially closed in the president ial runoff it is the first democratic transition of power in the west african nation and seventy three years the turnout was pretty low voters are choosing between former footballing superstar george way and experience political operative and current Vice President ial. Nominee joe reports in the capital monrovia. Thousands lined up to vote in more than five thousand polling stations across liberia arriving long before the stations opened the tunnels however nowhere near a lot of the foster homes held in october that had been delayed twice of the being contested in court amid claims of a declared it is in the foster round Officials Say the reduction of candidates from twenty two just to may have cost the among voters a kindle for twenty six. And depresses a screw or smoke this morning and i hope. This morning the qantas is between a full International Football star where im Vice President just what guy the we know would replace africas first female head of state Ellen Johnson sirleaf who came to power after the countrys lost civil war twelve years ago im not associated i would lose it to this this is good. They said that im going to win. Now we know georgia seventy two year old Joseph Walker has served as les beauteous Vice President since two thousand and six he too voted in the capital were going to do because it is a test of democracy we went in one way during your work and i would use it to. We have today were going through a difficult process this is what it comprises a group were willing to live with both where promising peace in liberia and also on and to corruption and one of the world sport as countries. If the results hold it will be the false. Witness the poll from one elected leader to another International Observers also praising what they call of Violence Free pool since. The bottled books replaced but its this is a big election for everyone whos following democracy west africa the trend is certainly been you know more towards the democratic shift and really rooting that more firmly and i think that is what we will see here in liberia today the liberian people are determined to do it theyre ready to do it. And im very confident they will then have two weeks within which to declare that will be. Complete and they will have them ready in four days. When. The kremlin says caused by russian opposition campaigner alexina vall need to boycott next years election should be investigated to see if they break the law. To stay away from the polls next march after he was barred from running against running as a candidate rather against Vladimir PutinOfficials Say hes ineligible because of a suspended prison sentence he says his conviction was politically motivated or a challenge is in moscow with the latest. Its no surprise that the kremlin seems sensitive to what looks like an attempt by Alexei Navalny to drive down voter turnout in march the talk has been this year that the kremlin is concerned about voter apathy and want to turn out to be around seventy percent if it dips much below sixty percent well theyve got a problem with legitimacy quite how they will prosecute in the valley for calling for a boycott that remains to be seen i think this can be viewed basically as a shot across his bows and a warning now no one really believes the only would be able to be seen if they went head to head in a votes the recent polls suggest that if a vote were taken now we dont you get between two and three percent but perhaps factoring into the kremlins thinking was the potential damage to the valley could have done if hed been allowed say on state t. V. With his Anti Corruption message so in around he will now have to do his appeals and also go back to doing what has been very successful actually for him over this year which is his online videos his anticorruption message reaching out to particularly younger russians and calling them out on the streets in parts of the country where you do not normally see political protests meanwhile russias president Vladimir Putin has been nominated for reelection as an end appendant candidate has been in power for eighteen years and is expected to win another six year term so far hears her frame from campaigning that has praised his governments management of the economy. Two billion dollars and of course these would be difficult years for both the country and for those who had to ensure Stable Development and overcome the difficulties that stemmed from the World Economy i can see that the russian government not only did everything that it could but in my opinion even more than that you have essentially solved all the economic tasks at hand are says opposition Civil Initiative party house formally nominated t. V. Personality can send you subject to run against putin and next years election such as the daughter of putins former mentor Anatoly Sobchak who was the first elected mayor of St Petersburg critics of subjects a hair of decision to run plays into the hands of the kremlin by creating an artificial contest International Committee for the red cross and red crescent has begun medical evacuations from eastern guta the besieged tribal hill area in syrias capital damascus almost four hundred thousand people have been trapped there by Government Forces since two thousand and thirteen with widespread Food Shortages the enclave has been the target of hundreds of airstrikes and artillery attacks the United Nations that earlier call for five hundred people in need of Urgent Medical care to be allowed to leave in all syrian state t. V. Is reporting that a government shit has been shot down over Hama Province as a military plane was downed by rebels in the north of the area and the pilot was killed in the attack hama has been the target of heavy airstrikes by russian and Syrian Forces throughout the countrys civil war turkey reportedly wants to use a military base in the rebel hope province and live in syria as an observation post the country has its troops deployed in some areas have been live this part as a deescalation zone but the region has recently come under heavy attack by president Bashar Al Assads regime and its allies with an increase in our strikes targeting civilian areas and hauteur has more from beirut. Those who were killed in this airstrike were internally displaced syrians a woman and her two children their new home a tent has been destroyed whatever belongings they had now rubble they moved to tell it to convolute in the southern edges of the rebel controlled province of idlib and search for safety but in recent weeks the region has been the target of heavy airstrikes. The displaced from the scene came here the planes came and hit them theyre targeting civilians there are no unfortunates here where do you want us to go or i its not clear if the bombing raids are being carried out by Syrian Government planes or those of its ally russia but what is clear is that the strikes are only increasing. They are putting pressure on the civilians the civilians would pressure the rebels not to fight because the regime has made major advances on the ground. They want people to hazed arrivals and the regime is trying to pressure the rebels to agree to a political settlement. The stepped up airstrikes coincide with a ground offensive by proGovernment Forces who have been advancing from the northern countryside of hama and the southern countryside of aleppo towards. They entered small parts of the province advancing into the administrative borders for the First Time Since the rebels forced them out of and two thousand and fifteen an all out assault on. Many of whom were other areas seized by proGovernment Forces its still not clear whether the government intends to. The whole province or whether its just. Control of some areas in the countryside. What is clear is that the government wants the airbase back it is one of the Largest Military airports in the north turkey reportedly wants to use that base as an observation post already its military is deployed in some areas of as part of a deescalation deal. It is supposed to be a safe area under the deal. The opposition now fears the presence of al qaida linked fighters and it will be used by the government as an excuse to step up the Bombing Campaign they also fear that proGovernment Forces are no longer busy on other fronts and are now turning their attention to adlib. Beirut excom place have arrested a suspect in the murder of a crime journalist. Cho is accused of planning the killing. And march was shot several times out of her garage mexico is one of the worlds most dangerous countries for reporters with at least sixteen sure analysts killed there and the last three years myanmar escaping to reuters journalists in custody for another fourteen days alone enquires so were arrested earlier this month after they were invited to meet Police Officials on the outskirts of. The reporters quote illegally acquired information with the intention to share it with foreign media the u. S. Canada and the European Union have joined top u. N. Officials and demanding their release. So five months now since i saw fighters were driven out of the Northern City of mosul it was devastated under isis rule and during the iraqi governments fight to retake the city at a citizen celebrate christmas for the first time in years there are signs that most businesses are beginning to recover. Reports. In parts of mosul it seems a city is coming back to life the people relieved the economy reviving. Mahmoud a tailor saw all his equipment destroyed during the shelling somehow he must start again. I cannot resume work simply because im short of materials i need textiles and all the requip meant business is an tradesman must join hands to bring back life to decision the state and the people must come together and this has not happened yet. Mosul famous for its markets selig produce from the surrounding countryside now the crowds have returned the people hope the city has left its darkest days behind of how to think. How to get them or you are making swift progress at all levels industry commerce the movement of people we had not expected things to go so fast we are confident the residents of new know and most will want to help the federal and local governments. But all these streets west of the tigris the tangled deborah of war has barely moved this all that remains of the Old Commercial center the reconstruction of mosuls buildings and its peoples confidence will take many years but to be philips aljazeera. Still ahead on aljazeera the heroes of one tradition to two men who risked their lives to bring truckloads of supplies to. The north sea in london with Solutions Group t. V. News reports to carry out the most delicate operation. It could be taught to. Women. Hello and welcome back across the levant and western parts of asia its all quite intense and on wednesday weve seen the snow clearing away there are marty will get up to freezing elsewhere fine around the caspian sea term its about eleven degrees finer on the eastern side of mediterranean with variable amounts of cloud as we head into thursday weve got a southerly flow so temperatures gerry not too bad here twenty one in beirut heading into the Arabian Peninsula its thirty one woman off from mecca with thirty three degrees as an ice storm cooler here in doha as a front just clears through so twenty two hours a mix with but the winds picking up for the northwest we should lose the fog that weve had over recent days not a great deal of change on thursday perhaps a very slight warming so lets head across into southern parts of africa where for south africa and much of botswana namibia its all looking draw and fine once you get further north into certainly more northern parts of godor through into zambians about way mozambique malawi here are seeing heavy showers heavy showers too on the eastern side of madagascar which continues a head on through into thursday with highs of twenty three in and around the river so head into central parts of africa the northern limit of the showers is right about the bonsa level still at risk of showers but west africa fine sunshine in akron ghana highs thirty one. I mean as i want to finally were going ask about it but thats the ball is a ball not i see more listeners are thought of that this set says the last one and the other the double of a cousin to punch is a bitch at the bottom in the First Episode of a two part series aljazeera investigates the world of performance enhancing drugs. Sports during the a ministry at this time. Youre watching aljazeera lets take a look at the top stories right now counting is under way after a peaceful day of voting in liberias president ial Runoff Election observers say the turnout is much lower than it was during the first trial that was in october voters have to choose between a former International Football player and the countrys Vice President. The kremlin says calls by russian Opposition Leader alexina vaal need to boycott next years election should be investigated to see if they break the law they will russias president Vladimir Putin has been nominated for reelection as an independent candidate the government of the philippines is setting up more than six hundred temporary shelters for people displaced by the conflict im already in the army retake the city from separatist fighters in october after a five month siege conditions have been made worse by Tropical Storm tembin. As two thousand seventeen comes to annette were looking back at some of the biggest stories of the year through the eyes of five families and part four we speak to a kenyan family who lost their six month old daughter in Political Violence all going to be to president ial election Catherine Sawyer reports on consumer. Joseph and his wife then saw a still trying to come to toms the killing of the six month old some month a pendle. They say she died from a c. V. A. A head injury when police raided the home in the town of. Qusayr this was in august just after the fast president ial election when president hu looking at all was declared that we now. Support his overall position. Leader took to the streets in protest. Police responding with tear gas batons and live ammunition. However say they were attacked in their home at night. Its been an unpredictable and volatile Election Year in kenya the Supreme Court over time to august paul citing irregularities of fast in africa. Then withdrew from the repeat election saying the Commission First needed reforms. Rerun went ahead anyway in october. One thousand percent of the vote. Of the nine hundred million registered voters cast their ballots. All the while political brinkmanship deeply divided the country along partisan lines continue street confrontations between police and protesters only making things worse more than thirty people including baby panda have died in the violence since august and are used to play here and on that night in august her family and neighbors say police came banging on doors they used tear gas to force people out of their houses pendle was in her mothers arms when they were being beaten she did not stand a chance. Of a doubt she will ever vote again. And internet. Why should a vote theres no need for me it will. Never be election at all is it a member that. During the election. She also says theyll continue to seek justice for their due to catherine. West in kenya on wednesday you can watch the fifth and final report in our series one year five families to about a father and son who havent seen each other for nearly fifty years because of the tensions on the Korean Peninsula officials in yemen are blaming the Saudi Coalition for an airstrike on a crowded market that killed at least twenty five people including several children more than thirty others were wounded in this attack on the Western Province o