The philippines government reaches out to help people displaced by storms and Political Violence in mirali. Peter w. Watching aljazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up a vote counting is underway in liberias president ial election. Russias Largest Party makes it official backing putin for another term in the kremlin and. Im going to be in london with solutions routinely reportings the current most delicate operations but could robots be took in force when all. We begin in the philippines where the government is setting up more than six hundred temporary shelters for people displaced by the conflict in the city of morale we know the army retold the area from separatist fighters in october after a five month siege the fighting cause more than a billion dollars worth of damage and thousands of people are still homeless he was hit by Tropical Storm tembin last week making the situation there even worse rob mcbride has more from. Of the idea of more our way this is a hopeful sign in an area that has been plagued by conflict and now the effects of these damaging storms this is a new Housing Development for people whove been displaced by months of fighting between Government Forces and also fighters who are linked to i still be given its importance president right rigo duty. And it will be coming here to perform the ceremony it is very important for him in his presidency he is from mindanao he calls himself a son of mindanao and has promised that the people will find eventually long lasting peace and the people here have suffered from the double effect of both the storm and also conflict so its very important around the building exercise for the president to be here in this hole of mindanao faces the classic dilemma of a conflict which holds up development then the lack of money and jobs then feeds into the underlying feeling and rest which then contributes to. The violence all of this is of course not helped by being batted better by these storms the u. S. Sends impose sanctions on to north korean scientists linked to the countrys Missile Program the u. S. And south Koreas Kim Jong see. Our senior figures in north Korean Leader kim jong uns Ballistic MissileDevelopment Team the sanctions on the latest move by the u. S. To pressure pyongyang into abandoning its Weapons Program vote counting is underway in liberias president ial runoff between the former footballer george war and the current Vice President joseph despite a low turnout Election Officials have praised the process thats expected to produce the first democratic transition of power there in more than seven decades mohamed the reports from 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 the out 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 a pretty among voters i can go for it for the socalled. New process to score a smoke this morning and i hope. This morning the contests is between a former International Football star george 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 told me years ago im not associated there were losing them to this theres virtually no they said to me that im going to when i walk back and i will know georgia seventy two year old Joseph Walker has served as layby as Vice President since two thousand and six he too wanted in the capital and red bearded cards is a test of democracy we went in one time where were doing your work and i would use a tool. We have today were going through a difficult process isnt working to the president or do we are willing to live with both where promising peace in liberia and also an end to corruption in one of the world sport as countries if the results hold it will be the first time in generations that lead videos will witness the transfer of power from one elected leader to another International Observers also praising what they call a Violence Free process and vote finally in liberia the ballot box hospital placed bullets but this is a big election for everyone is calling to mind. See west africa the trend has certainly been you know more towards the democratic shift and in fact really rooting them was firmly and i think that is what we will see here in liberia today the liberian people are determined to do what theyre ready to do it. And im very confident they will then a True Commission has two weeks within which to declare the results its official so how about confident to have them ready in four days mohammed while it is in a liberia. Is managing director micro africa intel investment which is a consultancy that focuses on research and investment across the region he says weeding out corruption is the biggest challenge for the when. The time out is a million is also a sign its a festive period. Understandably. Quite difficult but some let me talk about all those. Nights on Christmas Day to. The latest event not a choice and the very popular can do this on an incumbents that students are familiar with i doubt very much the result will be any difference from what we saw in the first trial in reality what does one use who. Cannot meet. The points if your point which ends before i give you pull its cover but they need to meet hold those actions get this up see if we go all the way is no much our own so exterior. So it will it will depend on how. Well its go. But well we will show that this is on corruption in the afghan country and to corruption is really michael well its got on the walls. You would you wish to do those benefits and yet is that if it. Was. Well let me go look what you lets not get us what you are all these is the only. Missions although i is i doubt very large boats on those rolls then a significant deferrals on the part of the. No International Committee of the red cross and red crescent have begun medical evacuations from eastern the besieged rebel held area in the syrian capital damascus almost four hundred thousand people have been trapped there by Government Forces since twenty thirteen the enclave has been the target of hundreds of air strikes and artillery attacks the u. N. Had earlier called for five hundred people in need of Urgent Medical care to be allowed to leave turkey reportedly wants to use a military base in the rebel held syrian province of idlib as an observation post the country already has its troops deployed in some areas of it live as part of a deescalation agreement with the region has recently come under heavy attack by president Bashar Al Assads forces zina honda has more now 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 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 but the civilians will 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 by proGovernment Forces its still not clear whether the government. 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 database as an observation post already its military is deployed in some areas of it live. As part of a deescalation deal. It is supposed to be a safe area under that deal. The opposition now fears the presence of Al Qaeda 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 the russian president Vladimir Putin has been nominated for reelection hes running as an independent candidate but is backed by the pro Kremlin United Russia Party he is expected to win his fourth term in march easily pushing a so far refrain from campaigning but has praised his governments management of the economy of the country rebounded from its worst recession in two decades. Of course these have been 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 say that the russian government not only did everything that it could but in my opinion even more than that you have essential we solved all the economic tasks at hand. The Electoral Commission has the t. V. Personality saying youre subject to run against putin in next years election is nominated by the group Civil Initiative shes the daughter of mr putins former mentor and. The first elected mayor of St Petersburg but critics say her decision to run plays into the hands of the kremlin by creating an artificial contest. Lots more still ahead here on aljazeera for you mean mob extends its detention of two voices journalists by another two weeks. And the legacy of pakistans Benazir Bhutto ten years after the assassination. By the sky now in the brazen harbor or off the coast of the italian riviera. Hello there were seeing some fairly heavy rain proces way across europe than the moment in fact if we look at the satellite picture we can see this huge area of cloud here that stretching from the northern parts of africa all the way up into scandinavia edging its way eastwards bringing some heavy rain and a fair amount of snow as well of course most of the snow will be across the high grounds were over the alps and over the mountains of france there and of course the peyronies but also for some of us across the u. K. Were going to see some wintery weather as well as the system sweeps its way eastwards it is eventually it will move out of the way on thursday and them for the u. K. As can be cold but clear as it will be through many parts of france but his that system still working its way across germany there and across into parts of italy and it will bring us yet more rain and snow were also going to see more wet weather stretch all the way down towards greece as well say plenty of unsettled weather across the central belt of europe as we head through the next day or say for the northern parts of africa were also seeing that system that is just digging its way into parts of algeria and thats gradually edging its way eastwards for thursday so on thursday it certainly wont be warm for us algiers only fifteen for chuen is only thirteen and those cold winds will also be bringing in plenty of showers rather a wet day for some of us now gerri. The weather sponsored by cattle and peace. You are making very pointed remarks there on line the main u. S. Response to drug use and the drug trade over the last fifty years has been to criminalize or if you join us on saturday you know you will first just wakes up of it in the morning and say i want to scour the world in darkness and this is a dialogue that could be worth leading to some of the confusion about people saying they dont actually know whats going on join the conversation at this time on aljazeera. Welcome back youre watching aljazeera live from doha your headlines so far today the philippines government says its setting up more than six hundred temporary shelters for people displaced by the conflict in the city of mirali the army reach a clear area from separatist fighters in october after a five month siege where all we was also battered by Tropical Storm tembin last week. Vote counting is underway in liberias president ial runoff between the former footballer george weah and the current Vice President joseph despite a low turnouts the process is expected to produce the first democratic transition of power there in more than seven decades. The russian president Vladimir Putin has been nominated for a fourth term in office hes running as an independent but is backed by the program in United Russia Party he is expected to win the vote in march comfortably. Its been ten years since pakistans first and so far only female Prime Minister was assassinated Benazir Bhutto was at a Campaign Rally when she was shot and killed after a suicide by. Desination explosives. Oh. Google didnt the art of complicated pakistani politics by how far back really Portal Energy dope became the was young Prime Minister. Was acting and incredible. During her last time she got such wide screen off. Literally everything she was a Global Leader she was vetted night is a. She had a strong command on foreign funding she had intense interest. In pakistan the bottom of the filament Prime Minister twice been as it was unable to recover from corruption charges during her second term as Prime Minister she was barred from politics but i did with general musharraf in two thousand and seven paved the way for her return in october two thousand and seven when i did return to pakistan ending almost eight. She had a narrow escape procession was bombed in the southern port city of karachi but despite that. Continued read the political rally across the country however little did she know that the rally hadnt got bogged. Despite the security tricks i mean there determinately she was the region really she lost her life is struggling for the betterment of the muscles of. His her coming to pakistan was that renewal she made up her mind when. Respect of anything. And she never used it months before her return to go back to stardom a prime ill judge later search. Engines about that security attached to her legs some of them the rogue elements had been working with al qaeda possibly on one assassination attempt on you i do believe that there are elements within the security of paris just particularly those who are dissociated at the affront jihads of the eightys against the soviets who still have links with some of the taliban elements and the al qaida elements it was dogs element she feared were try to kill yeah yeah. Alternately i think the rally in rawalpindi energy what do emerge from i had her on top of a very good wave to her. Moment a suicide bomber blew himself up. Again ten years on she stands remembered by a friend unfortunate a. Great loss for democracy. And joins us live now from the pakistani city of lacan and all that area has been the home of the bhutto family for years Memorial Services will be taking place there later today. Ten years on what do you think her legacy is. If you look at me you can wind. Coming to the venue. And. We are expecting. To congregate here to. Three all day joining religious weve seen people walking. From across the country and. From the. Force to be reckoned great. Big. Party and. She clearly believed that there were people out to get her and i see just in the past few days per. The military leader of pakistan whos now in dubai hes hinting hinting i should stress that there was maybe an involvement at the highest levels within pakistan do we give that any credibility apologies for that weve had comms difficulties getting through to come all that we will get back from if and when we can in the coming hours the detention of two reuters journalists in myanmar has been extended by another fourteen days. Were allowed to meet their families and lawyers before weapon states Court Hearing they were arrested earlier this month after they were invited to meet Police Officials