29 killed in a suicide attack in northern iraq. also an the programme coming to the aid of gaza, a donor conference is under way to help with reconstructions. more than 100,000 in india is moved to safety as cyclone hudhud makes land fall. >> boz ni apps head to the polls, like high unemployment and widespread corruption. so we begin in iraq where

there has been three suicide bomb attacks in the nearby baghdad in the diyala province. three kurdish bases were targeted. 29 kurdish officers has been killed. 88 people have been injured. let's hear from zeina khodr, who joins us live from outside of erbil. what more have you heard about the attack? >> well, powerful explosions are well coordinated. three buildings were targeted. kurdish security forces as well as the kurdish political party. we understand from sources that the casualty, the amount killed, that could climb higher. kurds coming under attack. this is not the first time. it is an area close to an active

front line in the eastern province of diyala. the kurdish forces have been fighting as well as other sunni armed groups along the active front line. the kurds are at war. with the help of the air strikes, they were able to recapture the up to s and villages. it is difficult to stop the suicide bombers. >> across the border. kurdish forces plan to go on the attack. a battle has been going on for weeks. kurdish fighters supported by u.s. air power. >> reporter: to the gaza strip - palestinians are trying to rebuild an a 50 day assault destroyed many parts of the occupied territory. more than 2,000 were killed, including 500 children. the financial cost was in the billions for palestinians

suffering under land, sea and air. they are asking for $4 billion to rebuild homes, schools. the u.s. secretary of state is among those that arrived in cairo for an aid conference. the palestinian president says a cycle of violence and donor conferences must end. >> translation: it's not tolerable to live through more wars and ask for restriction. every two years we have a conference like this. the international community has to be up to the responsibilities, and not allow the palestinian prisoners to have them in their war. to do that puts an end to the territories, to have a 2-state solution. >> let's take a look at the human cost of the conflicts in gaza. 2,162 were killed. a quarter of those were children. many children who survived from

traumatized with over 370,000 needing psychosocial support. half a million of gaza's children were unable to start the new school year as they were used as shelters to those that lost their homes, the bombardment - 18,000 were destroyed. gaza's unemployment rate stands at 36%. with half of all gazans living below the poverty line. we cross to our correspondent in rafah city, where you can see the scale of the devastation and the money required to repair. first to charles stratford, who now reports. mohammed inspects the pipes on the dusty field close to the border with israel. tang tracks left scars in the sand, nothing remains.

i lost 500,000 in the war. i would have harvested around 6,000 tonnes, i could only salvage around 19. the west bank says the economic growth dropped to minus 1% in 2014. the war a struggling situation worse. they described how the tanks came up for the border. destroyed their crops and millions of produce. it would have generated economy. it suffered for years. the tomatoes would have ended up at a factory like this. the owner tells me it's the first year in 20. israeli tank shells left around $6 million at his factory, which used to produce tomato concentrate. >> this is the biggest factory

of its kind in palestine, if you counselled the farmers, traders and transport, 3,000 have lost their jobs israel's land, air and sea blockade meant little goods were allowed and exports were virtually zero. despite the strengthening of a first call position, the bank said they are facing $50 million, without additional expenditure resulting from the war. >> translation: it seems israel wants to destroy the economy, hitting up the factories and small buildsesing bringing our economy to its impose. >> reporter: it's estimated rebuilding gaza could cost $6 billion. it's long been shunned by foreign investors scared off by the political situation, and scared of dealing with hamas.

there's no sign israel is willing to lift its blockade. getting the materials in to even begin rebuilding businesses like this and giving gaza's economy a chance is as remote as ever that conference is underway in cairo, and there you can see , the -- tony blair addressing the conference. we have heard from the secretary of state john kerry, and mahmoud abbas and others. we'll brung you more on what tony blair says later. for the time being live to rafah city. palestinians, as we say, hoping to raise $4 billion. how hopeful are they that this huge amount will be pledged? >> it is a mass iamount of money, you only have to look at the damage to see what is left

of this home. not much at all. that is why the palestinians are asking for $4 billion. our sources say the government is spenting $1.5 billion, but they describe the immediate needs of the gaza strip, over 100,000 looking for a laplace t live. when you hear the statements, hearing from mahmoud abbas, and, indeed, from president abdul fatah al-sisi, people calling for an end to the cycle of violence that griped the gaza strip. we have seen three wars. if you look over my other shoulder, you can see a massive cra crater caused by app air strike. there -- by an air strike.

there used to be hundreds of fm lace living here. there is -- families living here. much needs to be raised and the images underscores why they are asking for that much money. approximately de difficult to get the $4 billion. as we say, we've been hearing that they'll be happy with $1.5 in the early stages. >> more than any of the billions acquired in aide, if they opened or lifted the blockade, that would go a million miles to helping things. >> very much so. we have to consider the blockade is not about getting instruction supplies, it's about the economy, the movement of people. people in gaza can't leave. in fact, at the rafah border crossing, which is not far from where i'm standing, the crossing with egypt - only 300 people are allowed to cross the crossing every day, and they require a

special permit to do so. when you consider the fact that the crossing is along the border is closed, and with egypt, it has badly damaged the economy. although money is urgently needed to reinstruct and rebuild, the reason people want the blockade lifted, want to see the end of the siege is so the economy can grow. so you don't have to go to the international community to meet a basic need. >> thank you very much indeed. >> reporting there from gaza. >> in egypt's capital. dozens of anti-coup protesters are gather. university students supporting outlawed muslim brotherhood. shouting slogans against the army and police. there's heavy security in anticipation of student demonstrations. the ministry of higher education hired a private security cop

company to watch in my opinion quusties. >> peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been detained for 288 days. they are falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood and are appealing their convictions at least three people have been killed in india as cyclone hudhud slams into the coast. it made land fall. thousands of people have been evacuated from the state of andrea pradesh. we are monitoring the situation from the capital new delhi. >> indian states are buttered by nature. a year after cyclone phailin wreaked havoc. rains and winds of up to 195 k/hr are toppling powerlines and uprooting trees. >> translation: we are facing a lot of problems. we are not getting food items.

we have nothing to ate. >> the country's disaster response force prepared for the worst with cyclone hudhud, deploying 1800 emergency staff, equipped with both and dory clearing machinery. many have been evacuated. but people are scared for the homes and farms they have left behind. >> around 10-15 buses have been stopped because of winds and few were blown backwards because of wind force. 12 million people were affected by the cyclone, but casualties were low. authorities say they are better prepared this year. and not taking chances. still ahead in al jazeera - what we are seeing is an advance on decades of organising and movement building.

a weekend of protesters as thousands in missouri call to an end of police violence. >> pedalling to better grades, a scheme to help students get to school on time.

again, welcome back to the top stories al jazeera. 29 kurdish officers have been killed in a suicide attack. two kurdish security bases were targeted, as well as the base of kurdistan's political party palestinians are seeking $4

billion to rebuild the gaza strip, following an assault. the secretary of state john kerry say the people of gaza are in need of help. and long-term plans must be reported. in india cyclone hudhud is causing damage to the eastern coast after making landfall. it's brought heavy rains and winds up to 195 k/hr. hong kong's chief executive c.y. leung says protesters have a zero chance of securing free elections. >> leung said police would use a minimum amount of force if they have to clear the sites. hundreds of protesters have to clear the city. we have the latest from mongkok. >> not the numbers seen at the height of the protest, but in mongkok.

there has been many scuffles, and these have been a daily thing going on, including earlier, when the blue ribbon anti-protesters tried to come and break things up here. i'm not sure if you see in my shot, there's far tighter security, and this has been a flashpoint of conversations between the locals and protesters. regardless of what the chief executive said and locals are saying, as far as inconveniencing lifestyles and daily lives of going to work, and the daily functions, the protesters stated that they are going to remain here a small village in thailand is struggling to recover from years of led contamination, the village of klity lang won a high court challenge, but many are left with health problems. >> this woman spent 50 years in

this thai village near the border of myanmar. 10 years ago she lost her sight. a single mother with two sons. my kids were small, i could not see. they had to help me, and not the other way around. >> what happened to her and others was preventible. led contamination spilled from mining factories upstream. they were shut down 16 years ago and destroyed normal life for most that live here, the company was fined $65. led pollution was never fully cleaned up. >> this woman lives next to the creek she relies on. tests confirmed her blindness was from lead poisonings. others suffer the effects. some children have learning disabilities. in some spots the contamination

is 100 times more than the safe level. after years of delays, restoration of the creek was supposed to start in may. so far it has only conducted studies. researchers say until the clean-up ordered by the supreme court takes place, every day the people are exposed to toxic levels of led from the creek. more people will get sick, and possibly more birth defects. in jan 2013, the pollution control department was brought to court for inaction. >> translation: we sued and when the first environmental justice case - we won it. they were ordered to come up with a rehabilitation plan within three months. nothing happened >> reporter: the court found they neglected their duties and were ordered to pay. >> this is kind of the

government's fault for lack of responsibility. it apped a long time ago. >> it may be a legal victory on paper but nothing has changed on the ground where illness and contamination is all that peep here know. 3 million voters are going to the goals in bosnia and herzegovina. >> reporter: the river flows in awed um. in spring it raged down the valley. it's the slow response that has destroyed whatever faith the boss niance had in politicians. this man is rebuilding his house with the help of a private charity. he's skeptical as to what today

can come out of the elections. >> translation: the government told us to wre build with our -- rebuild where our own money and they'll refound us. it hasn't -- refund us. it hasn't happen. instead of creating jobs, they are closing them down in herzegovina, i meet a serb politician, and they complain of corruption and unemployment. his solution is to take the government up. >> if the citizens had a referendum. i am sure 90% would be in favour of leaving bosnia. >> we don't want violent change, but want the situation to happen during our mandate. >> the siege lended 20 -- ended 20 years ago. the city is divided. the date and peace accords ended the war.

they froze this country's ethnic and religious division by creating a political structure that it's almost impossible for bosnians to form a national identity. a rally for one of the largest bosniak muslim parties. they appeal to national unity. the speeches hark back to the law. in the stale atmosphere, a party that appeals to all citizens, be they bosniaks, search, an individual. >> the holder of the basic human rights has been lost, has been neglected by the system. we want to talk to everywhere, no matter where they live, what their name is, religious beliefs, we want to talk to them, because no one has been talking to them for the past 18 years.

those are the views of young and educated, elsewhere, during suspicion from the war and the self-interest of the political class hold this country back. >> the russian president vladimir putin ordered troops to withdraw from the border. military exercise has been taking place. the troop withdrawal comes ahead of talks between vladimir putin and petro porashenko. the two leaders will meet in milan under a fragile truce agreement. the authorities in mexico said that some of the bodies found in mass graves are not those of 43 missing students. they were taken away by police in vans. the kidnappings sparked protests across the country. dominic kane had this report. >> reporter: the children are missing, they are angry. students are taken by police alleged to be linked to a criminal gang more than two

weeks ago. bundled into vans and taken away. since then, there has been no sign of them. on saturday a mass grave was found outside the city of iguala. 28 bodies were recovered. four more graves from found. in a news conference, the state governor had this message for the families. >> translation: i can confirm that some of the corpses, according to legal and forensic evidence do not correspondent to those of the students. the case of the missing students led to demonstrations across mexico. protesters are incensed at the thought that some criminal gangs could allow them to be taken. there has been calls for them to resign. so far, there has been no sign of that.

>> is clear that we must strengthen government restitutions. where due to different factors, local authorities have been overwhelmed. gang-related violence is endemic in mexico. despite presidential promises during that time. nothing seems to change. >> in the u.s. state of missouri. thousands are protesting. demanders are calling for justice against the black teenager michael brown. we have this report. [ chanting ] it's called the weekend of resistance in and around st louis, and it may seem like just another outpouring of rage at a local police force accused of brutality. in fact, it's highly organised and carefully conceived, looking

for justice not just in st louis, but the country as a whole. >> yes, there are the demonstration, but there are seminars examining race, class, gender, the economy and the war. the labour unions representing millions mobilized to analyse what is at the root of killing young black men by police. this is a domestic workers organiser and says the killing of unarmed seen has catalyzed new alliances and strategies, building on the old. part of what we see is movement. this started with rodney king or before. >> this is really trying to center the role of police and stayed violence. the killing of michael brown unleashed new energy not just among a local community tired of racial profiling by the police force, but in a national

movement setting its sights on the roots of inequality as a whole the international monetary fund says it's ready to provide more money to countries fighting ebola in west africa. the i.m.f. announcing a commitment for sierra leone, guinea, and liberia. longer term issues must also be tackled, they said it's been 180 days since the kidnapping of 200 girls from a boarding school in north-eastern nigeria. supporters of the bring back our girls campaign on saturday gathered in the capital. they were taken by boko haram, from a secondary school near the border with cameroon. 50 of those abducted escaped now, many children in south africa walk long distances to school. some arrive later or drop out because it takes too long to walk. we have this report from orange

farm outside johannesburg, on a plan to improve attendance and punk togethery. >> -- punctuality. >> it's the third time this boy is late for school. his mother cannot afford public transport, so he walks 5km every day. >> i'm staying far, far away. i'm late to school. when i stay far like that, i'm not catching up the time the 19-year-old south african is writing exams soon and is worried colling late and missing lessons could make him fail. >> most of them you find they return, they don't son sen trait for -- concentrate for the better part of the lesson and it affects the results. it's important that when they come in, they get it on time.

>> reporter: today there is good news. new bicycles were delivered to the school, and they could help attendance and punctuality. a 2 hour walk could be tut-tut to a 30 million ride on one of these. >> there's 12 million children that walk to school. 500,000 walk longer hours than four hours to and from schoolful over a period of two years, we monitor the academic performance, punctuality and attendance to see if we can get a shift in a practical way. a shift to the situation on the ground. >> reporter: many more bicycles are needed across south africa. there aren't enough bicycles. some children will not get some. priority will be given to those that walk further away. >> now that he has h own

wheels, he hopes that he'll be on time for school from now on just nudge you from the direction of the website. all the news and analysis. aljazeera.com is the address. breaking news this morning - a texas health care workers tests positive for ebola at the same hospital that treated the ebola patient that died there a weekend of resistance - some protesters in st louis pushed back by police after rallying well into the morning. rebuilding gaza - leaders of 50 countrieshe