one more sort on those that are by a step down as president and march he made close ally cutscene jomar to interim president now is running on a platform of stability and continuity. with president here in kazakhstan for nearly 30 years and these are the 1st presidential elections without him the government is promising a free and fair ballot but of service say only by a hand picked successor really has a chance and now is our by is himself is still everywhere even in the street names despite stepping down as president he still has the title of leader of the nation the capital was recently renamed nor saw tom in his honor still there's a sense of excitement. about the elections in the country it's just me i think right now is the moment to show that people can change something that's so. of course we want to be optimistic and believe that things will get better now. the democratic the new democracy is an illusion yes some people are always in charge and we're just sure we're told he. is hoping to attract the protest vote he's the 1st critical candidate to be registered in a cause like e

rights violations the electoral commission in the country says that the winner of the vote is custom jomar took the hand picked successor of former president nursultan nazarbayev the election was overshadowed by the arrest of hundreds of opposition protesters. and indian cortez convicted 6 hindu men for involvement in the rape and murder of an 8 year old muslim girl last year the girl's death sparked outrage inflamed religious tensions in indian controlled kashmir india has a dire record for violence against women and girls prosecutors are seeking the death penalty iran's foreign minister says his country will work with the european union signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal to save it those words came after talks with the german foreign minister heikal mosques in tehran and iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif said the discussions had been frank and serious it looks like progress for mohsen what's being called a delicate mission let's go to tehran and a correspondent for the news agency a.f.p. joins us hi i'm aware that the talks between mosques and a job that sorry seems to have

let's go back to the window barber will see you then thank you well with all the ballots counted cason jomar tokay of looks set to win kazakstan presidency in an election one international monitoring group says was tarnished by clear violations of fundamental freedoms public distrust of the system sparked protests in the 2 biggest cities at least 500 people were arrested on sunday a further 100 have since been taken into custody talking as the chosen successor longtime president nursultan nazarbayev. accord in india has found 6 men guilty over the gang rape and murder of an 8 year old girl 3 of them have been sentenced to life imprisonment the case sparked national outrage last year and lots of protests across the country victoria gate and he has the latest. security was tight outside coote is the cues to arrive to face justice that their role in the kidnap gang great and murder of an 8 year old. son of a legacy. of the 7 minister trial 6 were found guilty of a policeman to destroy the evidence and the plea mean accuser found guilty of kidnap rape and murder. victim was held prisoner in this

exit polls show incumbent president kasim jomar talk i have with about 70 percent of the vote he's the hand-picked successor of veteran president nursultan nazarbayev who resigned earlier this year in a field of 7 candidates there was anyone who represented the opposition. also so i know that i have tried to be very active during the campaign. and i actually have no complaints about the course of campaigning. but the most important result of the peak of the election political process is counting the votes and filling protocols correctly. accusations of electoral fraud are rife including a video posted on social media showing ballots marked with disappearing ink people across the country took to the streets in protest i said election day feels a sham from the start police detained more than 500 protesters in the country's 3 main cities the people wanted their voices to be heard as. we don't have freedom of speech here in kazakhstan there's no freedom of choice so if a man tells the truth that start persecuting him that put pressure on him the national security men all of the state appar

tarnished by human rights violations the electoral commission says the winner of the vote has custom jomar took the hand picked successor of former president nursultan nazarbayev the election was overshadowed by the arrest of hundreds of opposition protesters. and indian cortez convicted 6 hindu men for involvement in the rape and murder of an 8 year old muslim girl last year the girl's death sparked outrage an inflamed religious tensions in indian controlled kashmir india has a dire record for violence against women and girls prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. turkey will begin flooding a hydroelectric dam on the river today despite criticism from a local community that has directly affected the filling of the elite will completely submerged the ancient town of hossam k.f. and its historic ruins residents are being forced to move to a newly built town further upstream. and a falling crane has killed one person and injured several others in the us city of dallas the crane collapsed into an apartment building during a storm crews searching the building found the body of a woman 6 ot

police and protesters have fought in kazakhstan on election day kassam jomar talk is on course to be the 1st new president in 30 years but some opposition groups say the vote was unfair and should be boycotted robin forestay walker reports in the capital. i was this was no it's the electoral turn outs the authorities wanted disorder in kazakh stones capital. and 2nd city almaty was. the only course the vote protestors croyde because they do not believe this election office them a real choice. some said they supported the democratic choice of extern a banned political party. of the regions for i'm not afraid because i've had enough i've been living without a home in temporary accommodation for 13 years i'm fed up of this said they wanted freedom to demonstrate because unsanctioned protests are illegal and hasn't started any just election isn't fair it's all been decided already it's not like attend choices as they are all on its own like the circus was the right police now working their way down the centuries street the protesters in front of me they are trying to say ahead of the pol

arrested in kazakhstan during protests on election day exit polls suggest interim president cason jomar took just over 70 percent of the vote it's. more now on our top story in the political upheaval in sudan just a record spondon imran khan has just come back from khartoum he says the protest movement is in a new phase. well if you speak to the protest movement there are really 2 very distinct periods now that they talk about they talk about before june the 3rd and after june the 3rd not before june the sit in was a very peaceful it was almost like carnival like atmosphere and we would go down to the protest signs every night to see what was going on to do our reporting and what we saw was a young people old people families coming and want the people providing face painting services you see these little kids with sudanese flags across their faces there would be people giving lectures there was a lending library on the would be people creating art and then june the thing that happened now on june the 3rd in the very early hours of the morning they actually blocked off her telephone stop

aren't so the call from protest leaders for a mass civil disobedience movement exit polls suggest kasim jomar talk a or has won kazakstan spreads eventually election but opponents say the election was not free or fair at least 500 people were detained in protests. at least 2 people have been killed and 5 others injured in demonstrations in haiti's capital port au prince a set of roadblocks and torched buildings and cars they want president governor to resign after accusing him of stealing money and money from an oil aid program those are the headlines. there is a dialogue reading about it for months on the international media and on t.v. . with skepticism because there's a lot of that on my everyone has a voice we are being taken advantage of just because we are small community. to seek help join the global conversation announces iraq all they want to do is start the debate the same kind of debate that we have here in the street. since you don't count at all that they all cranked out by here a whole lot of office in the public want to. look at that. very close to the main square where the. ac

in 1901 until he stood down and march this year and he handed the leadership to a career diplomats jomar talk i have he's expected to win sunday's election partly because of of supports and partly because few people know anything about 6 rivals well there's also been a crackdown on the sense in the lead up to the poll holes police have arrested more than 100 protesters and they've also shut down rallies as you can see robin forestier walker reports from the capital. this the electorate the old thirty's wanted disorder because it stands capital. and 2nd city. we call the protesters croyde because they do not believe this election office than a real choice. some said they supported the democratic choice of. the political party. is for i'm not afraid because i've had enough i've been living without a home in temporary accommodation for 3 years i'm fed up. others said they wanted freedom to demonstrate because unsanctioned protests are illegal and cassock starwood any chance that the election is unfair it's all been decided already it's not like attend choices as they are all on its own like

election observers have criticized sunday's presidential vote in kazakstan which saw kasim jomar. elected by a wide margin the organization for security and cooperation in europe says the vote was tarnished by violations. of fundamental freedoms and forester walking reports now from the capital war sultan. when has been boldest compared to the huge support his predecessor used to enjoy but he still won more than 70 percent of the votes cast in a 77 percent turnout a result he insisted was authentic and come back the year before you have those on the part of this is a mandate of trust which i must justify in the next 5 years the elections themselves show that the citizens of kazakhstan care about their duties there was a very large voter turnout no one forced anyone it happened naturally. al-jazeera cannot independently verify this video but there are many like hits on social media suggesting widespread ballot stuffing them so you do get the opposition observers said counts from dozens of polling stations in the capital but if it took a rival. of used to want to do what they did se