lucia newman joins us from bogota. are these elections a referendum on the peace process and how they have been handled so far by juan manuel santos? >> and what is at stake is the future of the negotiated talks or a negotiated way to get out of this 50-year-old conflict in this country which cost more than 200,000 lives and internally displaced more than 6 million people. >> that's a lot. you would think all columbian s would be in favor of it. when manuel santos is asking for another mandate in order to finalize talks which some say have been going too slowly, you think everybody would be applauding him for that some say they must go to prison for people who may be described as terrorists that is what has been the core issue here the rest of the candidates, four of the 5 seem to agree on the policies of the current government. >> has not been the main issue, although 60% says they are upset that there is not enoughtension on crime, bad education and health services and krupingsz. >> is it a help or a hindrance for hi

as lucia newman reports, it is time create an early warning system. >> reporter: chile's ash clouds circled the hemisphere at least five times. monitors volatile volcanos on yellow alert. >> we are monitoring 43 of the most active volcanoes with cameras, thermal and seismic sensors, so chile can have first rate information to put an early warning system on motion. >> reporter: but of all active volcanoes, one poses the biggest danger. we go see the via rica. it's long overdue for eruption. a few kilometers away are puccon they even ski off the slope you see behind me. but in the case of a major eruption in the worst case scenario everything within a 30 kilometer distance from here which in summer means 100,000 people, could be destroyed within minutes. landslides pose the greatsest extent. >> millions of cubic meters. that flow down the volcano at up to 100 kilometers per hour. dragging bowrldz, rocks, volcanic -- boulders rocks and volcanic sand. 77-year-old lusmilla cantana who raises sheep on the foothills of the volcano was just a child at the time. >> the earth earthquakes kill people

lucia newman has this report. >> bring years ago, this semi tropical region of colombia, trmpletransformedelf. the revolutionary armed forces of colombia or farc reached 20,000 combatants, and billions of dollars of military aid has helped reduce their numbers to roughly a thousand, farc has resisted every attempt to defeat it. southwestern colombia have long resented the issues. harshest blow to the rebels in decades. pays homage to its leader, alfonso cano. killed a years ago. a revolt that have brought them to the negotiation table. >> something the leadership understood. >> internally displaced at least 6 million colombians are mack progress in havana. avoiding long prison terms in exchange for peace. victor tried and failed to end the conflict and says as things stand now, any deal will be fragile. >> the president wants to impose peace as if it were a government policy instead of making i.t. a state policy because if it isn't any deal that's reached is not solid or sustainable. >> in the short term if president santos is not reelected next month, it's a real possibility the peace tal

lucia newman has the report. >> appealing to colemanians who did -- colombians. but if oscar ivan solada is the winner, he is willing to negotiate with park rebels but only, that the farc leaders whom he calls terrorists accept prison terms of at least six years. now there's a lot more at stake than just the peace talks here. if solaga were to win, this would affect neighbors ec war doecuadorand venezuela. (f). >> stay off the streets general priat ch areanocha, told protesters to keep quiet. he says mass rallies could start riots. symbolic and necessary gesture even though he does not have any actual power. >>> in china, state media say over 200 have been arrested during demonstrations this weekend. since beijing announce a crack down on suspected separatists, and thousands of migrants looking for work use yemen as a gateway into saudi arabia. but human rights advocates say they fall prey to extortionists. hashhim habar reports, a warning, you might find some images in his report disturbing. >> this is a detention center run by human traffickers, moments after i

here is lucia newman. >> chile's long landscape is pungwaited by volcanoes, thousas of them. ash cloud circled the southern hemisphere at least five times. chile's government has built a state-of-the-art network, like the kapowe which has been on yellow alert since april. >> we are monitoring with cameras thermal and seismic sensors and other devices so that chile can have first rate warning. >> one poses the greatest potential danger and so accompanied by a top volcano expert we go to see the via rica in southern chile. hugo tells us it's long overdue for a major eruption. a reason for concern because just a few kilometers away are the popular tourist cities. i'm on the northern slope of the via rico. in winter they ski off the slope you see behind me. but in the case of a major eruption, everything within a 30 kilometer radius of here would be destroyed within 15 minutes. mowerno says it's not lava flows but massive landslides. >> it can free huge quantities of water, millions of cubic meters. drag boulders rocks volcanic sand and everything in its path. >> next to the road

lucia newman reports. >> greatly many colombians wary.scar ivan soulada, will appeal to farc rebels the very day he's elected. >> there needs to be a commitment, those who have committed crimes against humanity have to be jailed even if it's a limited sentence. >> unlikely to trust a president whose mentor is their archenemy. alvaro irrube. and solada have succeeded in instilling fear in the residents. >> they have transmitted the message that president santos would name pooh gued a guerilla. all of this is false, totally false. >> but in this still very conservative country many people say they want peace but not atfully price. >> when we ask specifics to the population in terms of forgiving crimes committed by the guerillas, reinserting demobilized guerillas in the workplace, then the opposition. >> concessions, oscar ivan suelaga, in the foreseeable future. colombians will have to decide which is worth the risk. >> a pregnant woman in sudan is said to be whipped and handing. marrying a christian and refusing to denounce christianity. s

al jazeera's lucia newman has the latest from bogota. >> from the political left to the right, none of the candidates have overwhelming support. plus, there is one candidate who is not on the ballot, the one for whom poet and novelist has been working tirelessly >> translator: we want to give life to the vote. we needed a candidate. nobody for president. he has no face but he speaks for us. no one represents us. his slogan is: nobody gives us health. nobody gives us education or work. so let's vote for knob. . >> it's more than a whim. the constitution stipulates if 50% plus 1 of the votes are blank, new elections with all new candidates must be held. and while it's a longshot, this nationwide campaign reflects widespread discontent with the voters' political choices. >> the i amage have is that the state and the i hopestitutions are corrupt. they don't believe in the leaders. not one. >> an alarming diagnosis for a country with so many pressing needs. according to a recent u.n. report, only syria has a larger persiang percentage of population internally displaced by war and violence.