are listening to a landmark agreement between the philippine government and rebels in the southern philippines. we are expecting to see the agreement signed momentarily. we'd like to welcome viewers from the united states, on al jazeera america. this agreement the result of years of negotiation and conflict between philippines government. you are hearing from the malaysian prime minister najib razak, a principal broker of the agreement. he's in the philippines capital to witness the sign. we heard from the islamist chairman. let's go back to the malaysian prime minister najib razak. >>..piece and prosperity for brothers and sisters in the philippines. that peace process what is strengthened our countries as we look ahead to a brighter future in m ago, -- mindanao. we'll remain as a mediator and continue our work. ladies and gentlemen, i wish to conclude by paying tribute to the efforts that made the agreement possible. throughout the peace process both sides give their all, so that the people here may enjoy the boundless dividend of peace, that they may work, learn and live again. 40 years ago

result in the loss of their ancestral home. >> reporter: here in the remote village in the southern philippines, they are in the mood to celebrate. >> now, ladies and gentlemen,-- >> the philippines signed the deal with the most powerful rebel group. by ending the muslim rebe rebel, the peace finally comes. for generations they have been misplaced. caught up in a conflict they have little to do with. >> reporter: there are 200 families in this village. basic services remain nonexistence. there is no electricity, no running water, no medical clinic and no property school. they're hoping that the signing of this peace agreement means that life for them will get better. like for many other indigenous tribes in the region, they live like this, poor and marginalize. they claim 300 hecters of ancestral lands. most are filipinos who feel mistreated by the government. but they are accidental. she said that muslims took away her ancestral home many years ago and now they want her home, too. >> they disrespect the cultures that we have. so, too, our farms and properties. we don't have anywhere else to go

. >> white gold for parliament in southern philippines. why an area hit by violence is hoping for a brighter future. >> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. millions are voting in local elections in turkey, seen as a referendum on the leadership of recep tayyip erdogan. after a number of corruption scandals. the u.s. secretary of state is in paris to meet his russian counterpart for more discussions on the ukrainian crisis. the meeting follows a phone call by vladimir putin, by u.s. president obama to talk about a diplomatic solution. >> a suicide car bomb killed 3,000. four soldiers were injured in a blast at an army checkpoint. >> more on turkey's elections. scandals rocking recep tayyip erdogan are not the only issues. the economy is worth $800 billion, and is one of the 20 biggest economies. it was growing at a 9% rate and faring well during the global economic recession. the world bank said growth slowed to 4.3% in 2013. the rate of inflation rose to 7.4% last year, above the government's target of 5%. this is a financial analy

space is vast enough to address every filipino's grievances and concerns. >> more now from the southern philippines. >> after decades of rebellion, over 150,000 people have been killed, millions more have been displaced, today, this has happened. a peace pact has been signed between the philippine government and the most powerful islamic militant group, the milf. i am here at the strong hold in the southern philippines. the mood is festive, thousands of fighters watched and listened to the siege of a peace agreement they say will now give them the opportunity of a better life. there have been fighters who fought against the philippine government for decades. there are knows born into a protected war and they said now are able to live a life of retirement. their children will not have to go through the same difficulties that they went through. it's interesting, also, i've spoken to fighters who said that this is not just for those who are here, it is also for those who have died, sacrificed and who have been killed in the process. because of this peace agreement, they have been given justice. the bi

i am here at the strong hold in the southern philippines, the mood is festive, thousands of fightersatched and listened, the signing of a peace agreement, they say, will now give them the opportunity of a better life. there have been fighters who fought against the philippine government for decades, there are those who have been born into a protracted war, and they say now their children will not have to go through the same difficulties that they went through. i spoke to some of the fighters who said this peace agreement is also for those who have died, and sacrificed, and who have been killed in the process, they said. because of this peace agreement they have been given justice. the bigger challenge is still ahead, really, the implementation. and they said they are aware that it is not going to be easy. in particular, the decommissioning of tens of thousands of fighters, the spoilers, many local government officials, people, groups here on the ground who have long profited from war. it is not going to be easy they say, and they are ready for the challenges ahead. but right now they

. >> celebrating a peace deal in the southern philippines. some could be forced from their homes as a result. >> those stories in a hotel. first we begin in afghanistan where armed men attacked a building close to the election offices in kabul. we'll go straight to your correspondent in kabul. what more do we know about the attack? >> what we know is a number of attackers. taliban attackers have taken position in a building in front of the election, and they are firing from that building to the compound of the election office. eyewitnesss from the scene are telling us that these attackers are equipped with ak-47 and rocket grenades. it is still going on. afghan forces rushed to the scene, and they are trying to engage with the attackers, and taliban's spocks men have -- spokesman have taken responsibility, and they said target is election commission office. >> this is a number of attacks that have taken place in kabul over the past week, close to the elections. >> i have raised the question this morning to one of the afghan ministerial commis

. >> here in a remote village in the southern philippines, these people are in the mood to celebrate. >> now, lame,... >> the philippine government signed a pact with a powerful group, the moro islamic front. by ending the rebellion, peace has come. >> these... >> for generations they have been displaced. they've been caught up in a conflict they had little to do with. >> there's about 200 families in the village. most have been here for generations. basic services are non-existent. there's no electricity, no running water, no medical clinic and no proper school. they hope the signing of the police agreement may mean life will get better. lij dij nous tribes -- like indigenous tribes they live like this. many are in the region laying claim to 300 hectares of ancestral land. the peace deal agrees that the moro region, that it addresses the grievances of the moro people. most are filipinos mistreated by the government. >> but they are skeptical. muslims are claiming her family home too. >> what we would like is that they respect the traditions and cultures that we have. so, too, are far

constitution the next parliamentary elections less than a year away why uncertainty in the southern philippines have been finding for an answer economy for more than forty years. god granted them because rebel group on thursday signed a peace deal that could finally end the conflict. the lines of the phantom of the unread i don't know why islamic liberation front chairman ride. the signing ceremony in manila. the two sides agreed in two thousand twelve to stop the time has gone to the southern island of new day now he is the government and the battles have been working on the coast. at a school of government authority on how to share that we can they also agreed on decommissioning of weapons held by rebels most plans are a minority in the predominantly christian insurgents have waged a violent struggle with forces in an hour. how might say now is the largest island louis vuitton country. oh and the acoustics. these include the development of transport which islands people are also concerned about a possible backlash from other islamic groups that oppose the agreement capital jakarta suffers fro

look at the southern philippines. you're going to expect some rain showers later on this week as well. something to keep an eye out for. temperatures look like this. manila high of 32. partly cloudy skies. taipei up to 26. ulan bator, minus 2 there. not even reaching the freezing mark, though. still very chilly for those of you off towards the north. this past weekend a lot of people also celebrated st. patrick's day around the world, and i do want to show you this image. it's really neat. it's out of chicago. they do this every year. dyeing the river green. it's a very unusual sight. some fair weather to go along with that. and much of the midwest, you're still going to see some decent weather on your monday. it's the southeast where you're seeing severe weather. and across the mid-atlantic states, even in the higher elevations, about 30 centimeters of snow could be possible. florida you're also looking at some severe thunderstorms popping off here on your monday. but by tuesday, that low is going to move out. high's

al jazeera, southern philippines. into alleged abuses during sri lanka's civil war. with is army defeating the rebels. sri lanka has long resisted the push for an independent investigation. advocates argue it is the only way to deal with abuses. just one week after the event. human rights commissioner. called for rally. completely rejects. >> when a government fames to protect its own citizens, then it sees the responsibility of the community to do so. that's the international law. now i heard the last speaker say it's politically motivated because i call for an inquiry so soon. while we have enough evidence, i am now entrusted to be in charge of the investigation and i will definitely seek the cooperation of the government. there is political will there to address the situation, they just want us the world to recognize how much they have done. and they have. >> for justice and accountability, and on the part of both sides. victims are also waiting for justice. >> egypt has a new defense minister today. after abdul quit his post. sÍ see see on wednesday. in order to

are listening to a landmark agreement between the philippine government and rebels in the southern philippines. we are expecting to see the agreement signed momentarily. we'd like to welcome viewers from the united states, on al jazeera america. this agreement the result of

so, in order to land that airplane somewhere, let's say take the southern philippines and. >> got to have some place to hide it? >> some place to hide it. not only -- what do you do with 200 and 39 people? >> that is indeed most bizarre question. i don't know. we have got another tweet from joe. he says can a 777 go nose first into the ocean at 500 miles per hour per hour and not leave a trace or would it break apart? matt? >> no. absolutely not. it would be physically impossible. and this is evidenced in when you are in a swimming pool and next time you are there, slap the water with your hand as hard as you can. it's like slapping concrete. furthermore, when an aircraft enters the water, there is some pretty substantial surfaces perpendicular to that water surface that will explode when water likes to get into the fuselage parts it will work its way out and result in some very significant damage. with regard to this elt. if this happens this aircraft will be completely submerged in a period of nano seconds. the elt needs to talk to satellites. so there is a great likelihood that th

>> again, if they don't know the direction with certainty they look into the southern philippines where you have the control of the environment. once you took the airplane and you can get the airplane and the people provided you can control the environment because once it sets down and if you do control the environment, it's very difficult to attack it and rescue the people. you can demand and you rent them. >> billy vincent, security director, stand by. we will have much more on the breaking news ahead. the white house said the search area for the missing airliner could extend to the indian ocean and up next, the evolution of all the theories into the plane's disappearance. marge: you know, there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious, and a good source of fiber to help support regularity. wife: mmmm husband: these are good! marge: the tasty side of fiber. from phillips. in taste, freshness, and nutrition? easy. it's eb. eggland's best. better eggs. it's eb. . >>> we are back with continuing coverage of the mystery of flight 370. a

and i would definitely would avoid traveling by ferry or boat out here in much of the southern half of the philippines over the next several days. manila, partly cloudy skies on your saturday. you're north of the bulk of that messy weather. taipei you're going to see some rain showers. tokyo with a high, 15 partly cloudy skies. see what's going on over towards the americas today, as well, where we are watching a quick-moving low pressure system. you can see it right here. it's racing off there towards the east. still expecting about 5 to 10 centimeters of snowfall into southern parts of ontario, over towards quebec as well, windy conditions to be expected. isolated areas could see as much as 15 to 30 centimeters. really, though, i want to pay attention to this cold front and that arctic high coming in from the north. because that is going to be the big topic with this storm system. this is drawing in absolutely frigid, and i know friday, it's the astronomical first day of spring, and with this high coming in, it is not going to feel that way. the other big thing, we have cold air, and we have still re

president of queen us -- and the president government should work toward a new southern autonomous region for the philippines muslim minority. the local elect leader should be in place two years from now. decades of fighting in the philippines has condemned millions to brutal poverty. and the search for the missing malaysia airlines plane is on hold for the second time this week due to bad weather. lanes and ships have been searching for some of the hundreds of objects that have been spotted by satellites in the remote south indian ocean, but so far no debris has been confirmed links to the airplane. where the imfaine has agreed to a badly needed bailout for the country's government. this after a warning that kiev is running out of foreign currency. says it will amount to funding between $14 billion and $18 billion for ukraine, but what is more important than that is it will allow other foreign aid. we've seen that a for the european union to bring in a package for ukraine all total 27 billion dollars over two years, so it is a much wider figure than what we are expecting from the imf. the imf says have not

philippines has just signed a peace deal aimed at ending four decades of deadly agreement between the morrow is like alliteration front and present meaning of queen anne's government should alert when the new southernautonomous region for the philippines muslim minority. the elected leader should be in place two years from now. decades of fighting there in the philippines has condemned millions to provoke for tea. the search for the missing malaysia airlines plane is on hold for the second time this week due to bad weather. planes and ships have been searching for some of the hundreds of objects that have been spotted by satellites minimum of an indian ocean and so far no debris has been officially confirmed that leads to the airplane heavy rain when some of pat's have cats or trains on the ground. five ships are still continuing to hunt for any of the kids wanted to. out ukraine with the international monetary fund has agreed to a badly needed bailout deal with the country's government this after warnings that kiev rest are running out of foreign currency. business editor stephen carroll has more now on the up to eighteen billion dollar bail out. the imf says that women to funding of between fourt

head of april when president upon a shed built to visit the philippines antique chair out on her way to school it's been shot dead in southern thailand vehicle is on this minute and spiking if independence is not cheap but this country often target schools and teachers in this pile it on weekend they say gunmen show up the english teacher she rode a mega site called and said her party on fire. the attack on friday occurred in any province one of three provinces in the south with with slim majorities. no one has claimed responsibility for the suspects muslim insurgents. it is just the latest in a string of attacks indicate that weekend since two thousand fold during which the six thousand people have been killed. that includes one hundred seventy teaches a taxi exploit pci seen by chance jackie's the thai governments and much last year the government held its first official piece talks with the sections but negotiations have stalled and the finance is still rampant with time and still are in the top ten among the gainers in talks with the scallops but as os is like earthquakes and typhoons not a problem across asia getting ac

philippines and singapore. the u.s. navy is sending a warship from international waters to the southern coast of vietnam.n, texas based firm confirming it had 20 employees on board. anguished loved ones await news for your latest headlines log on to fox news.com. that flight. i'm harris faulkner, now back to "justice" with judge jeanine. [ music playing ] >> welcome back to "justice" former alaska governor sarah palen ends the cpac festivities today with a bang. her speech and inspiring call to action for all conservatives. take a listen. >> hope and change, yes, we can. it became, no, you can't. no, you can't log onto the website. no, you can't keep your health care. no, you can't make a phone call without michelle obama knowing, this is the third time this week you dialed pizza hut delivery. yes, something did happen. we became a wiser republican a year ago. americans know now what the giants of our movement have always told us. people like freedman and reagan and margaret thatcher, we said, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch. there is no free birth control. there is no free phone. there is no f

heavy rain in southern china that the conditions are dissipating the air conditioned so that her own tea will be continuing to be quite good in and around beijing. here comes the philippines we have a tropical depression it's a very slow moving system and its guarantee to continuously bring heavy rain across the southeastern corner of the country. in temperature are as follows we know that the eighty three with chances of thunderstorms. beijing and fifteen degrees with twenty of sunshine can kill and eat agrees with the rain breathtaking game. across the america has at least i still have snow to talk about the winter precipitation is planning to create links region and into the comedian mary times they like and see about twenty five centimeters which is the heaviest falls in a northern anemic twenty centimeters like a merry cans about what centimeters of the great lakes region will be dissipating by thursday we still have the upper midwest covered with snow and another round of winter's time to pull in cafes will likely see about thirty centimeters of snow fall. the permit less about half of that dough course the south of man each time i know that condition but it's going

philippines has signed a agreement with the biggest muslim rebel group. formal peace talks between the government began in 2001. it grants largely muslim areas of the southernregion greater political autonomy in exchange to an end for the armed rebel yon. >>> two firefighters killed and 13 injured in boston. michael kennedy and walsh were overcome. the city's mayor did call it a sad day for boston. >>> let's go to mexico next. because the mariachi has a bit of a reputation for being music aimed at tourists. they stand hoping to find people who will pay to hear a song. but the leading mariachi economy take it very seriously indeed. the american-born director of mexico city's mariachi school. ♪ >> when people want to listen to live music, they want to hear their song. they want the mariachi to perform what they are feeling at that moment. and that can be done. there's a music for every occasion. there's a music for every sentiment as well. ♪ >> my name is leticia. >> the school opened october 2012. we have about 200 students right now. they call it the mecca of mariachi musicians. you can come to this plaza and listen to mariachi music, pay for it by the song

philippine government has reached an historic peace deal with the country's largest muslim rebel group after decades of conflict. the agreement with the moro islamic liberation front would create an autonomous government on the southern island of mindanao. in return, the group will renounce armed struggle in its fight for self-determination. an estimated 120,000 people have died in years of fighting between the government and rebel forces. the head of the egyptian military has to down, paving the way for his candidacy and upcoming elections. general abdel fattah al-sisi led the coup that ousted the democratically elected president mohammed morsi last july, and has overseen the ensuing crackdown that has left hundreds dead and thousands behind bars. morsi has a strong base of isi has and -- al-s strong base of support and is expected to win. on wednesday, one person was killed near cairo university in ongoing protests in the sentencing of over 500 muslim brotherhood members to death. the protest comes as 900 additional members were ordered to stand trial on charges of terrorism and murder. a new study says capital punishment is on the rise across the globe. gaughran blamed iraq for the increase in executions over the

southern california state senator ron calderon was indicted last month, the complaint shows that yee continued to ask for campaign money from an undercover fbi agent and discuss how to move weapons from the philippines to africa. then on the day he filed for secretary of state he allegedly met again with the agent to discuss the weapons deal. nbc bay area has also learned that a grand jury convened for this case on thursday. experts say it will likely return a decision on whether to indict by this friday. >>> the 23-year-old emeryville machine suspected of a drunk driving crash is due back in court but this weekend the community set aside its outrage to show support for that marine's family instead. there is a growing memorial at the crash site in fremont. andrew silva returned from a tour of duty in afghanistan less than a month ago. the 23-year-old was riding his motorcycle tuesday when a car hit him near fremont boulevard. the driver kept going but eventually crashed into a pole before he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk. mountain mike's pizza in fremont also contributing a portion of their sales this weekend to the family. fremont bank has set up a memorial fund for silva's wife and his

philippine sea. >> can you tell us what conditions are like right now since we have the benefit of having you online with us? >> sure. where you are most concerned is the southerntralia being led by the australians. i did see the report in today, our p8 poseidon just landed a few hours ago. over the last few days it has been pretty challenging environmental conditions there. the area has been overcast, a little fog rolling in, a little bit of high seas. but the important thing to realize is that these planes and we have two search-and-rescue patrol planes flying they are all weather capable. they are built for this. and no matter the weather, they can resume their searching whether through radar, infrared, optical camera or visual search not just based on l. they are all weather capable. >> we in the media tend to make a lot about the weather but you're saying that the weather is not necessarily a factor if your vessels and air support can get there. >> yeah. we certainly can get there. just to give you and overview of the flight pattern. it's about three, three and a half hours out there. about a 1500 mile strip and once they are on station they have about thr