let's take a look there's two opposing nursultan nazarbayer. if they were charismatic and have funding and were opposed to the policies or offered alternatives, which they don't. if there was a free media in kazakhstan and an open environment where people could criticize the government. which there isn't. mr nazarbaye have would win. he's done a reasonable job in allowing the oil wealth to trickle down and reach a chunk of the population. a lot of people think he at least is the best man for the job. >>> a group much russian bikers is on their way to germany. warsaw considers their planned route to be provocative. rory challands reports from moscow. >> reporter: revving up for the summer season, these are russia's bikers. they sport the look of outlaws, rebels of the road. but born to be wild - not these days. now they ride for russia and christianity. >> translation: our values are based on the same thing in which our country is based. it's orthodox religion. >> leader of the pack is alexander, aka the surgeon. he is on a u.s. sanctions list f

the president nursultan nazarbayer is popular. the country is the economic success story of central asia but with little political freedom. oil revenues tumbled. most towns are aiming cities in decline. the so-called leader of the nation says the early vote was to give him a mandate to make necessary but tough choices in kazakhstan. cash in some areas cutbacks in others. medina who works at the university is grateful for programs educating young kaz a like her aboard and shows aappreciation at the ballot box, but nose the only leader she knows won't be in power for future. >> people are worried about the future. it's natural, and they think about it. i think everything will go peacefully because he has laid out the foundations. >> that foundation may need fortifying after this election. ensuring a smooth transition of power and delivering to kazakhstan real not managed democracy. >>> a ceremony has been held in northern germany to mark the liberation of a former nazi concentration camp. the president joined others on the site of a

let's take a look, there's two opposing nursultan nazarbayer. if they were charismatic and have funding and were opposed to the policies or offered alternatives, which they don't. if there was a free media in kazakhstan and an open pleural environment where people could criticize the government. which there isn't. mr nazarbaye have would win. ? a region filled with autocrats and failing states he's done a reasonable job in holding his country together and allowing the oil wealth to trickle down and reach a chunk of the population. a lot of people think he at least is the best man for the job. >> people are voting in elections in cyprus. the poll in elections in cyprus.t turkish occupied cypress, it is not recognised by the international community. it's hoped the vote will pave the way for conflict resolutions with cypriots in the south. let's look at the divided island. it has been divided since 1974 after turkey invaded the north in response to an athens-backed military coup. the northern part of the island was held by turkish cypriots. greek c

independent election sources say nursultan nazarbayer captured 97.5% of the vote. time numbers will be released monday. there are questions about the legitimacy of the results. human rights say the government cracks down on opposition and most are in gaol or fled >>> indonesia is preparing to execute eight foreign prisoners convicted of drug offenses. protesters gathered in the philippines calling for clemency. the united nations previously has done the same. the prisoners are from australia, nigeria, brazil and the philippines. they are said to be executed by firing squad as soon as tuesday. leaders are pressuring indonesia to spare their lives. >> when al jazeera america returns, how scientists are studying seismic data to learn more about the earthquake in nepal. >>> as the mediterranean crisis worsens, we talk to people that are desperate to leave their homes, and what they find behind the see >>> and images of the calbuco volcano, spewing ash after four days. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at your top stories. the wait for freddie gray