>> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> polls open in tunisia's first presidential election since the fall of banali in 2011 hello, i'm shooulie ghosh, you are watching al jazeera live from doha also, a deadline on iran's nuclear talks could be extended as big gaps remain between the two sides. new guidelines for u.s. troops in afghanistan. they'll be able to target the taliban after combat operations end in december. place... >> i'm harris, in eastern

bolivia, where the government is fighting economics in the fight against illegal drugs polls are open in tunisia for the first presidential election since the revolution in 2011. voters have 25 candidates to choose from. three main frontrunners have emerged. ahead in the polls is 87-year-old beiji. he is chairman of a party that won the october parliamentary elections. second is current interim president who has been in the position since 2011. and third is a business tycoon, his party has the third largest parliamentary block ahead of tunisia's other party and

enactor. i'm joined from the capital. the polls have opened. it's a significant moment for tunis yaps. what is the mood there? >> yes, well, the polling station has just opened. we are actuality at a polling station, and are expecting one of the leading candidates to turn up toon. if he does, we'll try to speak to him if we can. mood is one of excitement. it's the first time in the history of tunisia. they have a choice, and many candidates to choose from. you mentioned the leading canned days, but i think the point is for the people that this is an historic moment tore them, and also for the arab

world. >> what will it mean if the presidency is won. >> well, if he wins the presidency, he'll have limited powers under the new constitution. leading in president and parliament could lead to a one-party state, bringing back figures from the past. bringing back those from the bast from ben ali. he'll have to roll in coalition, in a unity government. any decision that a party makes will have to be done amoges others. this air of democracy, unity is the word. >> thanks for that. we'll come back to you for

coverage of the elections. now, there are signs that a deadline on the nuclear programme could be extended. talks are taking place in vienna, where secretary of state john kerry, and iran's foreign minister zarif and e.u. envoy katherine ashton. they have two days to reach an agreement or talks on on extension could begin on sunday. >> we are working hard. we hope we are making careful progress. we have big gaps, serious gaps which we are working to close. >> u.s. troops in afghanistan will be allowed target taliban fighters under new guidelines reportedly approved by president

obama. the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan ends next month. around 10,000 american troops will stay in the country. the role has been previously limited to tackling al-qaeda fighters and training troops. >> reporter: in may of this year president obama gave a speech in the white house rose garden ensuring his nation and the world that the combat mission in afghanistan may be over. it may be ending, but combat operations will not. according to the "new york times", u.s. troops will be able to attack any forces deemed to be of interest to the afghan go. . not only that, not just on the ground, but by air. under the president, the u.s. air operations had all but been suspended because of hamid karzai's concerns over civilian

casualties. >> we were told that there was much debate, heated debate, and the president overruled civilian advisors to give the military what they wanted. the timing is interesting. the news was released on a friday even when if anyone talked about politics, they were talking about immigration. little debate about this in the u.s. the african lower houses of parliament will be debating the bilateral security agreement and the status of forces agreement reached on sunday and are expected to pass it. >> u.s. vice president vice president joe biden has been speaking to turkey's president about how to tackle islamic state of iraq and levant. the u.s. is expected to play a bigger role. >> in iraq the president told me of his impressions of developments taking place in iraq. i had an opportunity to spend several hours yesterday and this

morning with the prime minister who just returned from iraq, and we are on the same page. we have the same view. and i told the president how impressed and pleased the new iraqi government was, the fact that he and his government reached out a hand to the iraqi people, the iraqi government. and working in close coordination with prime minister doctor ab ardy. >> translation: we would like to continue to strengthen our corporation with the u.s. we discussed issues of common interests. we folksed on development in iraq. and the threat of i.s.i.l., and held comprehensive discussions on the subject. we saw i.s.i.l. emerge from mosul, go to syria and get stronger, and go back to iraq. we had detailed discussions

until now, and will continue to do so in central iraq air strikes targeted i.s.i.l. killed eight civilians, including women and children. buildings were treated in the city of heet. >> in anbar province, i.s.i.l. fighters reportedly killed 25 members of a sunni tribe. the iraqi army found the bodies during a counterattack on saturday. shia fighters in yemen stormed the house of a sunni leader. the attack happened and the houthis captured sanaa in september. and has pushed south. a growing number of yemenis are putting pressure on the government. this report from sanaa. >> popular discontent with armed militias is growing. protesters want shia fighters to pull out from the capital. four years ago these protesters

gathered here in chain square, calling for the government to step aside. now they feel betrayed. their revolution hijacked by militias. we want all the militias to pull out of the capital. security forces must secure the country. >> reporter: the government says it is negotiating with the houthis to disarm the group. the houthis insist that presence is crucial for yemen's peace and stability. a growing number of activists want the government to rein in armed factions. >> translation: the government must deploy the army and the police to deploy. we launched and want a civic nation. until our country is met.

>> reporter: a fight that may not end soon. in al-bayda province, fighting between the houthis and sunni tribesmen are backed. >> the houthis had agreed to pull out from sanaa once the government was formed. now there is a new government, the shia group maintained that that presence is the only guarantee against al qaeda attacks. >> security has been stepped up from kenya's border from somalia, after 28 bus passengers were attacked. mass arrests occurred last week. witnesses said the victims were forced from the bus at gunpoint. they were ordered to read classes of the koran. they were forced to lie down before being shot in the head at

point blank range. 60 passengers were on board. 28 were killed. nine women and 19 men. among the relatives waiting for news, one man told how his brother made a mistake. he survived by pretending to be dead. those around him were shot. >> the blood from the people besides my brother. they killed him. he kept laying there. the reason he went away. he was laying there. >> the attack happened at the kenyan boarder. the bus then travelling forwards the capital, ambushed near deraa. it's believed there were about 10 gunmen. kenyan police are trying to track them down. >> the attackers led towards the

border. >> the ken yen government said it was determined to bring them to justice. >> already some offensive have been taken. they have been identified where they came from, and we continue to make inroads to make sure that we bring to justice those responsible. >> the islamic group al-shabab said it carried out the attack in revenge for a number of raids on mombassa. during the raid one man was shot dead and 300 arrested after police used the mosque to recruit fighters and weapons. >> they are the ones who close the mosque in mombassa. the ones that we killed worked for the kenyan government. this is a war. god tells us to fight non-believers. if they want peace, they should withdraw their troops from

somalia. >> wennia suffered a series of attacks -- kenya suffered a series of attracts after sending troops as part of a force against al-shabab. the assault on westgate's shopping mall in 2013, resulted in the death of 67 people. al-shabab said it carried out other attacks on the coast this year, in which at least 90 people have died. late on society the bodies of those that died in the latest attack were flown by military aircraft to nairobi. at the airport gates relatives wait to receive the dead. others waited for news of those they hoped had survived. >> you're with al jazeera. still to come on the programme. >> people are reverse engineering the drones, and applying it in a different way. >> taking off in india. how businessmen are hoping to

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>> and the interim president tounes are the two frontrunners. world powers want to limit tehran's nuclear capabilities in turn for lifting sanctions taliban fighters will be able to targeted next year. congress wants to limit their rolls. the ukranian crisis was triggered by protests beginning a year ago, leading to the overthrow of a pro-russian president. many that supported the uprising are still involved. they are focused on helping the army fight separatists in the east. >> saturday in the home, it is another day in the office. it professional runs a business

in his spare time. he joined the pro-european protest movement. and his family has not had a day off since. >> translation: this war has heeled ukraine. thanks to the war, a lot of people have woken up in ukraine, and was unable to take up arms to defend the country and become soldiers. >> that is the kind of patriotism driving the donations which pay for the equipment. warm closeds, sleeping -- clothes, sleeping bags and telescopic sights. this commander who lost an eye to the start of this summer said the public donations are vital. >> translation: from the first day since our battalion came into existence, there was a mass of powerful aid.

the way it helps, i can't say it helps 100%. 50%, and the xipt was old. >> through social media they have raised tens of thousands. it's an important contribution to the warrest. it's going where it's needed, to the front. the funds are still flowing at the spirit ught center of the ukraine rev. the sentiments of andre and his family have been shared. much has been won. a new president, parliament and patriotism. so many lives have been lost, and they expect more sacrifices to come. in egypt at least seven fighters have been killed and 67 arrested, after attacking security forces in north sinai. the clashes happened thursday and friday. the army destroyed more than 100

vehicles, and hideouts used by the fighters. hundreds have been killed in the attacks since the over flow of mohamed mursi last year. >> amateur video posted online shows the graves of 11 civilians killed in shelling. the victims are said to be mostly women and children from the same family. they died after homes in rafa were mistakenly schedule. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of three journalists gaoled in egypt for 330 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against convictions. >> bolivia is one of the largest producers of coka, a drug used to make heroin.

we look at a programme. >> reporter: this woman farmed this plot of land in eastern bolivia since inheriting it from her parents three decades ago. she's proud of her bountiful and diverse crops. it's this one, concentrated of 1600 square meters. this is coca, a leaf used for spiritual purposes for centuries. it's the raw material for the production of cocaine. these plants have been at the center of controversy between bolivia and international drug enforcement for years. the u.n.'s drug agency enforced an aggressive eradication of crops in the region, claiming it was sold to make cocaine. until president evo morales

kicked the dea out of the country in 2008. >> translation: the dea wanted to eradicate everything, and the growers were opposed to that. because coca is there livelihood. there was violence and death until we found this way out. >> reporter: evo morales put the control of the crops in the hands of the coca growers' union. they encouraged farmers to plant other types of crops. growers prefer coca, because it can be harvested up to four times a year. that fact make it a more attractive crop than others such as coffee or citrus groups. bolivia's former drug tsar who resigned after a year in office said. of the coca produced is used for

illicit purposes. >> translation: that coca is up for human consumption. it's not good. it has a bad taste and is not commercial. people don't want it, don't buy it. that coca is not going to traditional markets. >> the government is convinced the approach is the most effective way to control the use of coca. these farmers prefer to be allowed grow more of it columbia's president says a top general captured by the rebel group f.a.r.c. will be released. the government suspended peace talks. the general was taken, along with two others on november the ninth in a remote area. he's the highest officer to be

captured. talks will resume in havana once the general is released. an earthquake has occurred and there are warnings that more will come in japan. it was near nothingano, where the 1998 olympics was held. dozens of people were injured in the area. >> and rescue workers under way in south-west china, 24 hours after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. four have been confirmed dead. the epicentre was in the country, where more that 50 injuries were reported. the people's liberation army is building makeshift shelters and evacuating makeshift buildings. >> china's western provinces saw a high speed train line open.

part of a multi-million plan for an area on the silk road trading route, running from china to europe. we report from cash gar, a city the government wants to become an important hub. >> reporter: it is run of the world's oldest bazars, where butchers, farmers and traders inspect and haggle over livestock. it's a reminder of the days when kashgar was a hub from the trading route stretching. this yak farmer made a 12-hour journey. >> i come to the bazaar every week. sometimes i sell three yards, other times only one. >> most of the people here are ethnic muslim uyghurs, the market is a symbol of their

culture. >> the baz areas are important to our life. standing here, it's hard to believe you are still in china, the borders of pakistan, kurdistan, and guage ekize tan is a few hundred kilometres away. it has always been the world's original marketplace. down the road change is coming the . the old city stood as a new identity. new homes stolen promised with better living conditions. you see the occasional tourist. most have been frightened away by violence blamed on uyghur armed groups, some wanting independence from china. they are wary of talking to journalists. those that do don't like to be identified. the government says this is it not safe.

we hope next year it will be better if more tourists come here, it will be easier to make money. >> road soips show the vision for the future. a city that is one day the shanghai of central asia. the new high-rise of developments point to billions that the central government is pouring into roads. a boom that it hopes would bring prosperity as it tries to transport the city. >> in india, a government ban is threatening to ban an industry before it takes off. businessmen are hoping to cash in on flying unmanned drones. rules and regulations have not been set yet. >> reporter: an eye in the sky. showing the daily police what street patrols could look like in the future.

this is the latest drone project. >> defence might want everything made from fibre. there's different requirements that industry has. they are more concerned about aesthetics. >> reporter: whatever the demands may be, people are across what flies. the company makes drones, but it will not be long before indians capitalize on the low-cost technology and build their owns. >> people are taking drones and applying it in a different way. >> drone technology is available, but a lack of guidelines means the future of the industry is, for now, up in the air. because last month the government issued is blanket ban an the use of drones until regulations are put in place,

one that many ignored. >> the potential for the unmanned aerial drone in india is huge. while government authorities struggle to balance security concerns with technological advancement. drones push the limits. over the past six months, the film-maker has flown for all sorts of clinton, including political parties during this year's election campaign. >> they can see the application on that end and the other end they feel there should be a ban. while there has been a ban, they've been approached by government bodies. >> it may look like fun and games, some observers say it needs to be regulated by the government because of wide-ranging security concerns. >> the positives, and negative uses have to be identified and consequences defined. >> reporter: while the government deliberate rates,

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