ahmed idris joins us live from there. are things smoother in the north, from the stories and images that we are seeing from where ynonne ndedge has been reporting? >> here in kano things have been moving okay with two issues regarding accreditation. some voters have been rejected. every voter will have to come with its own registration card and verified before it comes up. the independent local commission has introduced a form whereby a voter, if he or she is rejected can fill out a form and will be able to vote when voting starts in less than two hours from now. so far, here things are quiet. in most of the polling stations and the numbers of voters signing up to vote is not as high as it was two weeks ago, according to what was spoken to here. >> nevertheless some people are turning out to vote around you. tell us why these elections are prnt why they are so important to people when they touch upon the key budget and spending issues that touch people. >> the governorship election in nigeria is important. the governors h

ahmed idris and ali mustafa are back at the bureau in abuja. following the landmark agreement on iran the nuclear programme, israel's prime minister says the deal is not good enough. binyamin netanyahu is urging the u.s. to find stronger ways to curb iran's capabilities to build a nuclear bomb. gabriel elizonda has more. >> reporter: a few days after the announcement to curb iran's nuclear abilities, prime minister binyamin netanyahu went on talk shows arguing it's a bad deal not some for israel but the world. >> it leaves the pre-eminent terrorist state with infrastructure. not one senatorry finaling is destroyed. thousands will be left. not a single facility including underground nuclear facilities is being shut down. obama administration's key nuclear scientist ernest moniz hit back at crit. >> saying there would be little way to verify complaints. >> we'll have eyes on the entire supply chain of you rainium. going back to -- uranium. going back to the mines and the mills, we'll have continuous surveillance of the centrifuge facilities in th

we have this report from ahmed idris. >> reporter: this is a town of damasak in nearby nigeria. hundreds of bodies have been found there. >> reporter: this is the town of damasak in the north-east. boko haram fighters occupied this down and killed many civilians. soldiers and residents say 200 decomowesing bodies were removed from here. more bodies on the streets and in homes have been bur ride. >> translation: this is where the executions took place, where civilians were executed. bodies were taken and buried. >> reporter: survivors say the occupation of the town was brutal. >> translation: when boko haram was here, we couldn't go even to the market. we were like prisoners. people that fled are returning, because the city is safe. >> reporter: this is the reality authorities are waking up to after boko haram fighters were pushed out by nigerian troops and their partners from niger and chad. coalition troops have been in charge for more than a month. damasak was a largely deserted town. the battle to recapture the town was fierce, coming at a cost. >> translation: we were faced

ahmed idris and ali mustafa were held for reportedly reporting on boko haram without clearance.jazeera is seeking a court order forward their release. >>> houthi fighters and their allies made significant gains in their battle for yemen. rebels seized a hilltop compound in aden despite air strikes from the saudi-led coalition. the u.s. military has been given the authority to provide airport fuelling. >> reporter: a symbolic victory. houthi forces and their allies pushing into the city seizing president abd-rabbu mansour hadi's last stronghold before he left the country last week. the rebels stormed into the heart of the port city using tanks and armoured vehicles. they reached as far as the district crater the deepest move into aden. the coalition says they are working to isolate the city. >> they are hunted down and targeted at various locations within the city. we are in close contact with resistance fighters and we rid the city of voters. the coalition has been starting houthis and the allies. over the past two days the air strikes focussed on aden bombing rebels and the loy

ahmed idris and ali mustafa were embedded with the military before they were detained last tuesday. they've been kept in their hotel in maiduguri since then. al jazeera demands their release. >> talks on iran's nuclear future made progress. there's hope that a deal could be drafted. that was the upbeat assessment of iranian foreign minister zarif zarif. there was agreement on key issues. simon mcgregor-wood has the latest from lausanne. >> the talks in lor san have broken up. we had that statement from an e.u. official. in the last few minutes we heard positive statements attributed to the iranian foreign minister zarif. and so russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov. who have been speaking on the way out of the talks. mr zarif said importantly that there has been significant progress and said that he hopes that the drafting of an agreement can start later on wednesday when the foreign ministers reconvene. sergey lavrov according to the russian wires say there has been significant agreement on all the main principle issues involved in the talks. so in the last few hours in lausanne

ahmed idris reports. >> reporter: a powerful governor presides over millions controlling huge resources. importantly, he and his colleagues across the country have enormous influence on state and national decisions. ignoring them cost the counter ruling party a lot in the elections last month. >> governor's forum was critical and important. it was playing an important role in making some checks and balances in the national equation. and to allow five governors to leave the party together and so many other senior officials of the government that was really key in ensuring success over the party, was a huge mistake. >> it set the tone for a crushing defeat of the ruling party. attention has shifted to the election of governors, and the succession battle is hot in many areas. so much is at stake. >> here in the largest state in the north, whoever is elected in the election on saturday has at his disposal not only political influence over 12 million, but huge rurss. that is a -- resources. that is a reason political parties and candidates are fighting for the vote. governments constitute a

show >>> it's been more than a week before nigerian military detained two al jazeera journalists, ahmed idris and ali mustafa were embedded with the military before they were detained. al jazeera demand their release. >>> why malaysia has just become more expensive. so has many other things as well. >> too hot, too cold. no light. unbelievable circumstances, yet they manage to survive. >> we look at the limits for all sorts of weird and wonderful animals >>> andy murray wins his 500th match. we'll have the details in the programme. >>> first talks on iran's nuclear future resumes after a self self-extended talks. talks rumbling on. what is the update? >> rumbling on but making progress. yes, there was a deadline the end of the month, which was midnight local time. they have gone on 12 hours beyond that and have been talking most of the time. various meetings taking place at all hours. other details to iron out. they are at the stage where they are looking at drafts of a document that they might present to us in the coming hours, possibly by this evening, we are told. we are told from the you

ahmed idris and ali mustafa were embedded with the military before being arrested for allegedly reporting on boko haram without "clearance", and have been kept in their hotel in maude since tuesday. -- maiduguri since tuesday. >> hundreds of fighters were killed near the border near niger. it was retaken from militants. in my opinion -- soldiers are said to have been killed. >> folks are continuing in swits -- talks are continuing in switzerland well past the deadline. john kerry will stale until tuesday. the white house is putting pressure iran saying now is the time to show it is committed to reaching a deal. agreement. things have not gone as well as it had hoped. you might remember the early hours of this morning. expressions of optimism. there were expressions, the russian foreign minister and we got the sense there was momentum behind the process. we were hoping that by the end of today, wednesday, we might get the statement. a sense from the iranians feel the other powers are putting them under pressure. i read you something said to the iranian media - our friends, referring to the

ahmed idris and ali mustafa were detained in their maiduguri hotel. al jazeera is demanding their release. in south africa ageing power plants are having a detrimental affect on people's health because of the poor power. the company is given five years to meet air quality standards. >> reporter: this wind farm is south africa's newest show piece for renewable energy. the government wants 42% of energy to come from wind and solar power within 20 years. in the meantime more than three-quarters of the electricity needs come from stations fuelled by coal. those living nearby say they are getting sick from the polluted air. >> i'm suffering asma. >> the environmental charity greenpeace says katrina's symptoms are common. she doesn't have access to electricity, and the district where she lives is home to 11 coal-powered stations and another under construction. this region is built on coal mining and burning. as you arrive there's a noticeable difference in the air quality. some researchers say it has some of the dirtiest air in the world. greenpeace says al

ahmed idris, and ali mustafa, were embedded with the military before they were detained. they were held in their hotel in maiduguri for the past week. al jazeera is demanding their release. >> a record day for the israeli knesset. 28 female and 28 arabs were among the 128 leaders sworn in. they pledged loyalty to israel and laws. most of the lawmakers left the room to avoid singing the national anthem. prime minister binyamin netanyahu used his swearing in address to condemn the iranian nuclear talks >>> what did lufthansa know and when did it know it? alarming details emerged about the the medical history of the co-pilot who crashed the jetliner >>> a hostage drama plays out inside a courthouse in turkey. that's coming around here, we're all about fast. that's why xfinity is perfect for me. with millions of wifi hotspots all over the place - including one right here at the shop - now we can stream all things fast and furious. you've done it again, carlos! ♪ with the fastest in-home wifi and millions of hotspots xfinity is perfect for people who love fast. don't miss furi

ahmed idris and ali mustafa were allowed to leave the hotel on sunday. they are safely back in the capital, and have been covering the campaign. al jazeera's director says we are pleased that their ordeal is over. they are looking forward to spending time with families and loved ones. both want to thank everyone who secured the release, including n.g.o.s, politicians and fellow journalists. >>> sport in a moment. injured on duty. how cyclists at the tour of flanders see a painful end to the race. >>> hello gain. the at tom smashing large hadron collider restarts after a 2-year break for an upbreak. scientists hope they'll be able to reveal what makes up the universe. >>> back in action and more powerful than ever. over the last two years they've been busy upgrading the world's biggest party accelerator deep under the french border. on sunday scientists fire two particle beams around the 20km circuit. known as the hadron collider. these are baby steps here at the european organization for nuclear research. >> it will take 6 weeks to two months to establis

ahmed idris and ali mustafa were embedded with the military when arrested for allegedly reporting on boko haram without clearance. they have been allowed to leave the maiduguri hotel when retained and are back at al jazeera's bureau in abuja. the director of news says: >>> six ukranian soldiers have been killed in separatist attacks. sunday marks a year. four from killed by shelling in shastia north-east of donetsk. a land mine exploded under a military vehicle killing two and injuring a third >>> 1500 migrants have been rescued in under a few hours. five boats were rescued. three got into trouble sending rescue rests. the migrants were put on to italian ships and taken to lampedusa or ports in sicily >>> tens of thousands of roman catholic supporters braved the rain in st peter's square? vatican city. the pope urged them go behind their comfort zone and live their faith, and to remember the christians attacked in kenya. . >> translation: we ask jesus, the victor over death to lighten the suffer engs over our brothers and sisters, who are persecuted in his name, and all of those as a

ahmed idris joins us from there. how is it going? >> voting starred a thort while ago and the process has been smooth except for issues with accreditation, when the card reader rejected some of the thumb frints voters were trying to put -- prints voters were trying to feed into the machines things are peaceful except in neighbouring states where there has been violence yesterday, running into today. police are not confirming anything. some say that there has been violence there and that could impact on the election. >> i was going to say violence and concerns about security. i'm hearing a bit of voter app oathy, what is -- apathy what is behind that? >> absolutely in cano and other states, i mean there's a lose of interest by the voters. i spoke to an official who said less than half of the people that registered in this voting center came out for turned out to vote. he is talking about the lower numbers than two weeks ago when provincial elections were held. there's a semblance of voter apathy in some polling stations but the race i