that third question, finding that person no one spoken to yet... >> you can't tell the stories of the people if you don't get their voices out there, and al jazeera america is doing just that. check >> tu approves one of the most progressive constitutions in the arab world. >> this is al jazeera america live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up dash -- >> women and children in the besieged area, in the old city are welcome to leave immediately. >> a win for syrian diplomacy. will the deal help the people of homs. we are live to geneva.

>> the u.n. says plans to save the ceasefire in sudan are under way. >> first volgograd and now dagestan, the olympic torch travels through one of russia's dangerous regions. >> so the first country to rise up in the arab spring has what some say is one of the most progressive constitutions in the region. tunisia enshrined equal rights for men and women. the right to due process and protection from torture and it was done with consensus. it was a benchmark for neighbours struggling to recover from its own resolutions. >> this was the moment tunisian politicians put aside their difference, passing an historic constitution. three years on from the rev

lugs, it's -- revolution, it's been a long and emotional road. >> of course nothing is perfect. we strongly believe that this constitution represents a basis and forces a necessary and balanced mechanism balancing rights and freedom. >> tunisia has a potential new government. the prime minister presented his cabinet to the president. parliament will vote on the ministers this week. >> what politicians try to do put in place a new constitution that is supposed to present another dictatorship. >> what tunisians want to know is how all of this will change their daily lives. >> this is one of the capital's poorest suburbs. around one in four people here is out of work. >> thisman has a job as a

mechanic. he can't earn enough money to get married. he says he's worse off since the revolution. >> i asked the politician to keep the country calm. >> there are young tunisians hoping to hold politicians accountable, using technology to promote democracy. >> the constitution is not what buildings the democratic system. it's the way it's put into action that is important. >> last year tunisia was hit by political assassinations and insecurity. then came the national talks, and this inclusive process. many people see this as an example for the rest of the arab world. >> women and children trapped in the city of homs have the right to leave, according to the government. a decision was made in geneva

during talks between the regime and the opposition. there are conditions for people who want to leave and so far there's no sign that anyone has actually left. >> a syrian opposition activist from homs and says there must be a guarantee that people will not be harmed when they leave the city. >> it needs to be the same for more than 600 days under siege. we are still under siege, and without no entering any kind of humanitarian aid, nor medical assistance also. we need action on the grounds and guarantees for those that want to get out of the area, must not be harmed by the regime forces. >> i think guarantees might be from the united nations.

maybe they'll be taught something like that, if they'll be saved, transporting into another area in a peaceful way. >> james bays joins us live. no sign yet that anyone has left homs. there's a feeling in geneva that there could be last minute hitch hitches when it comes to this deal. >> the word from the mediator is that deal is done. women and children can leave homs. there will be concern whether the women and children will want to leave and whether there could be reprisals as the deal does not apply to the men of homs. the situation there is that there should be a list provided to the syrian government before the men try to leave. i think the syrian government is keen to make sure there are no

fighters who will escape homs during the deal that has been made. >> there's another part of the deal that has not taken place, that is that an aid convoy is supposed to go into homs. we understand that 12 trucks are standing by on the outskirts of the city until the go ahead is given. it will come from the governor, after he spoke to damascus. on board is medicine, aid, food. desperately needed and a place that has been besieged for months and months. >> are we expecting a discussion to center around homs at the talks, and what is on the agenda. no, we are not. it will play out on the ground. that's the hope of mr lakhdar brahimi. while they move on to other issues. they talked about humanitarian

issues. the opposition came with a list of people they wanted released from gaol. the government sunday have a list, and asked the opposition to provide them with a list of those held by groups that the opposition who are here have control over. what takes place here when the talks start again, and they will initially this morning be in the same room is the hard stuff. yes, the issue of humanitarian access. in terms of negotiation here, they are seen as the easy issues. now they'll talk about the issue of political transition. what is the future role, of assad, his family, those around him and the security chief. that issive. >> thank you james bays, we'll speak to you throughout the day,

reporting from geneva. >> now, the military fired tear gas shells at protesters in cambodia's. the owner led about 200 protesters in front of the ministry for information defying a government ban. >> the philippine army launched an offensive. it's happening in the region. the military is targetting the banks and more islam yik freedom fighters known as biff. a number of separatist groups broke away from the main group, the moro islamic friends in 2008 after it entered peace talks with the government. the iff says it will not settle for anything less than independence. the conflict has been around since the 1970s, and more than 120,000 people are estimated to have been killed. we have more from manila.

>> what we know is this: fighting broke out between the military and the islam yik freedom fighters. hundreds of residents are believed to have fled the villages that have been affected by the fighting. this comes days after the philippine military founded an agreement with the islamic liberation front fighters. it's expected that the agreement between the former break away group is expected to be signed in the next coming weeks. they broke away from the more islamic freedom fighters in 2008. it is opposing peace talks. the top philippine military officials was quoted as having said it has a van load that will issue and serve, in fact, two members of the biff. it's not known exactly whether this may have been the reason as

to why fighting has broken out this morning. it is also that maybe the mlif has given the philippine military a green light to go out with the members. what we know is this, that the peace agreement may be signed in the coming weeks. this intend to end a rebellon before what was signed last saturday aims to decommission. several groups are still opposed to ongoing peace talks. the liberation front, who signed a peace agreement in 1996 chaffs not fuely implemented. now they are opposing peace talks with the government and are believed to being neutralized by the philippine government as we speak. right now the peace agreement may be signed but talks have never been at a more precarious

time. >> the sochi olympic torch will pass through the olympic caucuses. russian forces stepped up security since the torch passed through volgograd. it was the scene of twin bombings. separatist groups threatened more attacks. >> the capital of dagestan is on the western shore of the caspian sea, south-west of volgograd. peter sharp is there with more. >> they are making the boast of it, but this is not what the russian olympic authorities wanted. they had planned for a 42km run through the capital of dagestan. the security situation wouldn't permit that. last august 1st of the leaders, the main rebel leaders, militant

leaders warned that his fighters were doing to take on the olympics, attack the center and the visitors. the recent bomb attacks that we had in volgograd a few weeks ago showed that his group had the logistic support and ability to launch attacks. as a result we this scaled down celebrations today. you might wonder why the russians both ared to carry out the olympic torch relay. to cancel it would have been seen as a show of weak, not strength. >> you are with al jazeera. here is what is coming up. grinding to a halt. we are in indonesia where mining communities are hurting. >> i say shame on them. >> unemployed americans take their fight for benefits right to the top.

>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. tunisia approved its first constitution since the revolution in 2011. it guarantees equal rights for men and women and demands that the state protect environments and tackle corrosion. >> syria allowed women and children to leave the city of homs. it's been under siege by government forces. rival allegations of the geneva peace talks agreed on the need for humanitarian assistance.

>> the philippine army launched actions against a group of separatist. the action is taking place in the southern region. >> discussions to ensure a ceasefire will hold in sudan. after reports that a truce has been broken a day after the government and rebels signed a deal. both sides are blaming each other for the mortar attacks on the town. this town has seen heavy fighting for five weeks. the head of the mission in south sudan have told that plans to support the truce are underway. >> we now need so count on both parties to stick to the agreements that we signed on friday. we need a rob unfortunate monitoring verification mechanism to ensure that that happens to make sure that both sides are monitored by the

mediation framework. we are starting today in earnest the discussions under the auspices of the regional organization. now it has to come in place as quickly as possible. we have a unique situation where the peacekeeping operation has been opening its gate for thousands and thousands of civilians that fled the fighting. we had congested sites. the numbers are higher, around 76,000. >> talks between the u.s. secretary of state john kerry and his pakistani counterpart begin in washington in a few hours time. the goal is the same and that's greater stability in pakistan. more than 100 have been killed since the start of the year. the two countries have many differences to resolve. >> the spiking attacks on the police and army comes as pakistan's government announced

a policy to restart negotiations with fighters. it's facing criticism for being vague about the policy of dialogue. there's no clarity and resolve or determination. >> it is believed that the government is overtaken by events. >> we have not been able to investigate authorly even one instance of explosions or blasts. and reached the conference, prosecute them and have them convicted. >> but it's easier said than done. >> one of pakistan's vocal anti-taliban officers was killed for the precision bomb site. the pakistani taliban continued their attacks, accusing the government of not being serious. >> the government has lunched

counteroffensives. amid the turmoil pakistan is resuming dialogue with the u.s. washington accused pakistan of a dual policy, but listened to both americans and the taliban. some argue it has not gained anything. >> pakistan has been a net loser, and the u.s. a net gainer. they come in 2001 to support the american destruction of the government, which was pro-pakistan. then they got the basis from where to fly the sortees, then they got all the people from pakistan whom they wanted, 5-00, 600 people. >> the government disagrees, insisting the relationship with the u.s. is based on trust. then it admits the widely unpopular campaign is out of control. >> the other point of disagreement between the two sides is the doctor who was

accused of helping the c.i.a. get the osama bin laden's c.i.a. >> relief has been tied to millions in aid. despite the optimism being brandished there's deep-rooted mistrust. strategic dialogue will not result in long-term solutions. >> south korea's expanding to contain the bird flu. the first case was reported in a duck farm, 300km south of the capital seoul. 644,000 birds have been slaughtered. 2 million are expected to be put down as part of a containment process. it's two years since the last outbreak. >> google and samsung reached

the deal. the financial terms are not known. the company say the decision need innovation between them. >> the world bank pledged $2 billion. the funds will be used to provide universal health care and improve the struggling energy sector. >> myanmar has not been eligible for development loans. >> miners in indonesia lost their jobs because many have closed down because of a government export ban on raw minerals. it filed a lawsuit and demanded that the restricted be lifted. we have a report for a mine. it looks like ordinary soil. but this is one of indonesia's main export products. it's the raw material for

aluminium. all of indonesia's minerals was exported to china. not any more. the mine closed down. more than 1,000 workers were sent home. nearly all the villagers lost their income. it brought a salary, electricity, roads and a booming equality. >> we hope the government will reconsider the regulation. it's a part of indonesia. >> mountains ready to be exported to china, words $20 million u.s. due to the ban this revenue will be lost. economists predict that indonesia's national mining industry will suffer. mining companies are forced to process raw minerals before exporting so the countries will get more revenue and create

jobs. certain minerals like copper were exempt, benefitting mostly foreign mining companies. >> if we have processes yes the regulation will create jobs. where are the processes is my question. they are not here, because the government does not provide any electricity. so if the government says with this policy they are creating more jobs, they are lying outright to the public and the country. >> in other islands the economy is taking the brunt of losses. boats transporting minerals are empty on the shores. the government says despite the negative effect of the ban, in the end the country will benefit. >> china is depending on the growth from the media. they have about four years of to run with. what do we get. we get environmental disasters.

and that will not be in the interests of the media. >> the government hopes indonesia's natural resources will be better valued. >> for the villages, this is little comfort. their only question is how they can survive. >> the mine is not able to operate again in the future. >> pressure is mounding on the u.s. congress to ex-store jobless benefits. unemployment allowance - it's predicted the number will triple by the end of the year. we have this report. >> when this woman lost her job six months ago she had to move in with her sister while she searched to work. she paid a monthly allowance.

her unemployed insurance check stopped. >> congress just cut it. went on a recess and while they were enjoying their lives the american people were suffering. >> despite long-term unemployment numbers the u.s. congress let benefits for the long-term unemployed run out. for years they were renewed, until december. >> so mckinley took her frustration to u.s. lawmakers to let her know millions of unemployed men's believed congress's failure to extend the benefit was morally wrongism. >> shame on them. >> on this day only democrats seemed to be listening to that message. >> in a way i'm very sad. we should not be at a press conference. we should be on the floor of the house voting to extend unemployment compensation. >> but republicans in the house

of representatives have no plans to draft legislation to extend unemployment insurance. republicans in the senate can't support extending the benefits unless accompanied by a plan to pay for it. that's where the two sides can't agree. >> mckinley and her supporters delivered half a million signatures to the top republicans in congress, to press them to work with the opposition democrats, towards a solution. >> we are here a peaceful group of people on behalf of voters, here to deliver petitions. >> this is not how things are delivered. >> on that day none of the republican leaders was willing to speak. 4 million americans have been out of work for six months and mckinley is convinced the politicians have no idea of their suffering. >> we see turmoil on our own streets. when we sent troops tofr keep peace in other countries, we better bring them back.

they'll be needed here. that's the desperation level. where you have people what are homeless, hungry. it's a level of desperation. she expects will only get worse. congressional politicians bicker over whether the country can afford a program. unemployed americans were able to count on. >> a landslide caused by heavy rains in bolivia killed two. locals dug through mud trying to recover bodies. rescue teams are sent to the area. there are fears that the death toll can rise. on monday the u.n. top judicial body will rule on one of the last big boarder d disputes. at take are thousands of square kilometres of the pacific ocean. we have this report from africa. >> the port of arica.

since the end of the 19th century it belonged to chilly and the fishing waters that extend from the shores. that's how it been until now. in all of chile, but especially here, the international court of justice's verdict on the maritime boarder is awaited with anxiety. we have been firing the waters since the age of 10. >> translation: this is absurd. it's been chilean since our great grandfathers won the war. we can't give it away. >> in dispute are 38,000km of fishing waters off the coast of chile and peru, which the latter wants to reclaim, arguing there's no valid treaty in place. >> to under the conflict is to understand it's not just about fish, but history. >> all this was once peru, until it lost a third of its territory

in the war of the pacific. we crossed to the peruvian side of the border where some of the bloodiest battles took place. >> pursue didn't recover the si and region until 1930. chilean troops got as far north as the peruvian capital, which they pillaged and occupied for four years. a bitter chapter in peruvian history, which left deep wounds. >> most people tell us they have learnt to live in harmony with chilean neighbours. cross-border trade is crucial for both. yet -- >> chile owes us a lot. the court of justice - what they give back will be a pettance. there's a burning coal in our hearts when we remember what they did to us. >> the police have been put on alert in case there are disturbances in the hours leading up to and after the

verdict. whatever it is, it will not make or break the economies of either economies. the two neighbours, marked heavily by their past. >> well, you can see the report again on the website. it's all at aljazeera.com.