. >> an isil-linked group is blamed for a bomb attack that in afghanistan that has killed 35 people. ♪ >> hello i'm lauren taylor. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, saudi arabia carries out more airstrikes as it announces an aid package for yemen. the country marks 35 years of independence, we'll speak to zimbabweens who say there is little to celebrate. plus printing body parts a lab that prints ready-made human

organs. hello, a motorbike riding suicide-bomber has detonated a bomb outside of a bank in afghanistan killed 35 people. president ashraf ghani has called it a new war in a country struggling to beat the taliban. >> reporter: the suicide-bomber detonated his vest in a crowd of people lining up outside of jalalabad's bank. government salaries are paid here and the apparent target was civil sur fans. passersby try to help the injured and move the dead. >> i saw many people with dead bodies and injured people on the ground. ambulances arrived very late and many people died of their wounds. >> two other blasts around the same time targeting a shrine and high lighting a difficult security situation. president ashraf ghani said that

groups affiliated with isil are to blame. >> today the taliban did not take responsibility. daesh took responsibility. international terrorists are responsible. they are not our people. if you're afghan or muslim, stand with us. if you're influenced by foreigners, then this is a warning. >> ghani called this a new war against what he called international terrorists. >> analyst and author said that isil won't find it easy to advance in afghanistan. >> isil and the taliban are not natural allies even though they share a common entity in the government of afghanistan. they both draw on different political religious traditions. whereas isil fights very hard against shia muslims.

taliban, while also a sunni group, has been fighting primarily against other sunni muslims that it's divided from for ethno ethnic and linguistic and other reasons. it will be very hard for them to gain a foothold in afghanistan. >> after the united nations launched an appeal for the people of yemen a package of emergency aid money has been offered by saudi arabia. $274million has been provided by the saudis to help those displaced by yemen's war the exact amount u.n. requested. saudi arabia is still leading kurdish airstrikes in yemen and on saturday 20 houthi fighters were killed in taiz. in the southeastern province local tribesmen are in control of the areas' biggest oil field.

>> according to the spokesman they the bulk of the fighting is happening now in the center of yemen around the city of taiz, and also in other areas very far away from saada and this is not a retreat according to the spokesman, it is rather a movement of troops towards the saudi border. and we have seen clashes happening every now and then across that line, and we've seen saudi traps. the spokesman spoke about the death of one saudi soldiers during clashes on the border. so there are fears now by the saudis that fresh clashes will happen fresh attacks by the houthis on the saudi border, and

one of the main objectives for the war for saudi arabia is that the war in yemen does not spill over inside it's own territory. now it's a tough situation after three weeks of airstrikes, for saudi arabia. >> president hasan a rouhani said that saudi arabia will sow the hatred. >> they should learn from the iranian army. they should not attack children. they shouldn't attack old people and women. attack on the innocents is a disgrace on the aggressors. >> in tripoli gunfire has been heard. shells have hit several

residential buildings there but no casualties are being reported. many people are escaping war in the middle east and north africa as thousands of migrants are rescued by italy. 450 people were brought in saturday and later many were brought in to the port of palermo. we have reports from catania on the east coast of sicily. >> over the past week we've seen as you say 11,000--that's a lot of people in a short space of time. but the weather before this past week has been so bad that they couldn't really make the crossing. it was just impossible. so it's potentially the case there was a backlog and we've seen that backlog slowly being

cleared by the people traffickers and now it has settled down to a steady stream but not quite the pace we've seen in recent days. there is a glimmer of hope. we have spoken with the coast guard in the last hour, a and they told us at the moment that there are no rescue--active rescue operations ongoing and they have not received answered mayday calls at the moment. although the parolees are continuing they haven't got anybody to pick up, and they're not actively bringing anybody into port at the moment. that in itself would indicate that perhaps just perhaps it's quieted down in a brief respite at least. >> some new arrivals will be taken to reception centers in northern italy under the government's orders. more than $4 million of the tax payer's money has been earmarked to house the migrants, and many locals are furious about it.

>> there is a storm in mantua, public money has been earmarked to house them. the people are not happy. this historic town has barely changed over the years but it's population has especially recently. like much of italy it is struggling to cope with that huge number of migrants who keep arriving. and the thing about the north is that typically it's the more prosperous end of the country. there is manufacturing industry and there is a lot of money here. for the people who live in these parts, they say you know, what we have our own problems. we need that money to be spent on us, not the migrants. [ protesters ] >> on saturday this protest was organized by the northern league an anti--immigrant party. it wants the government to stop using their money to help the immigrants. >> we're in an economic crisis.

we should come first the others second. it is not racism. the point italy does not have the resources to take the hit. >> supporters cannot sign a petition quickly enough. >> if the disaster continues we have been invaded. there is a big problem of security. our wife and children cannot walk around in the evening any more. this is a big problem. >> too many are arriving here. there is not enough space for everybody and not enough jobs. >> on the edge of mantua, the migrants have their own space. this is a community segregated from a community. a tale of two towns. >> i don't feel happy here. i've gone through so many difficulties in libya the war and we escape that, come here, and you have people who are saying we don't want you here in our country. it's hard.

>> mantua has withstood countless battles but none of this kind. it's surrounded by a moat, and it can't keep people out any more. the face of this place is changing. al jazeera manua in northern italy. >> negotiations to widen coalition. two parties have agreed to work together so far and hope to build political momentum against the established powers. we have more from moscow. >> reporter: it's seven weeks since boris nemstov died. but the bridge where he was gunned down is still a shrine. the fourths have been removed several times and they reappear. clearly he's missed. many who attended the conference

on saturday knew him personally. >> if you have one leader you can be easily defeat: we must become a wide movement for democratic reforms. we must learn how to do something that the. significance could never do, go to peep, talk to them, only this way will the opposition have a chance of victory. >> there are regional elections later this year than parliamentary elections in 2016. and a strategic union has just been formed to fight them. the party the progress will field candidates together. analysts say that the opposition is wise to proposal a different model to russia's traditional authoritarianism. >> yeltsin and putin or the

yeltsin and putin style. i think opposition key persons do understand that if we do not implement something it will just come to authoritarianism of a different level. >> they face a hostile state-controlled media and a government that emphasizes top-down authority and trials that they say are politically motivated. the death of boris nemsov was a huge below to their opposition. they have now unified disparate factions and forsaking big-personality politics in favor of fighting smaller local campaign issues.

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>> are reminder of the stop stories here in al jazeera. a group link odd isil claims responsibilities for violence in afghanistan. 35 were killed in a bombing at a

binge in jalalabad east of the country. saudi arabia has announced a emergency aid package of $274 million to yemen. and italy says it has rescued 11,000 people from overcrowded boats. many are fleeing war and persecution from africa and middle east. thousands of manuscripts were stolen when isil fighters stormed mosul last year. we have reports from northern iraq. >> reporter: winding through the hills in northern iraq. one of christianity's most sacred sites comes into view. this is monastery once home to a line of christian pay patriarchs

who governed mesopotamia. >> if isil reaches here they will destroy this historic place. it is so, so important to christians and all of iraq's history. >> just 12 kilometers away is the front line with isil. the kurds who in the 18th century ransacked this place and now are protecting it. this monastery is made up of a series of caves. it's been carefully preserved because this is a very important pilgrimage site. few tourists come here any more because of the threat on their door step. isil has set out to destroy christianity and iraq and wants the world to know about it. in mosul churches linked to the very first apostles have been ransacked and thousands of precious artifacts destroyed. one little was saved has been moved between churches and has been closely guided in secret locations across iraq.

>> they say they have just--you have five minutes and i take it it my passport, and this five books, and. >> inner beal we track down nicodemus sharif archbishop in mosul. he showed us what he was able to save. this bible is handwritten in aramaic. he said losing this history would be a loss to dignity. >> 160,000 people, they sleep in the streets. isis has taken everything. >> another monastery friar gabriel goes further. >> if it continues like this, it is an adjustment for all iraqi people's history and culture if we accept this, all of the people of iraq and it's history

and culture will be murdered. if we let it happen it will be its destiny. we leave it in your hands. >> if that call continues to go unanswered the legacy of the first people of this country will be wiped out. al jazeera northern iraq. >> as tunisia struggles to revive its economy billions of dollars allegedly taken by the former ruling family is still missing, and there are reports that nothing has been done to tack the money down. >> this private school is on prime property. relatives of the former president benali wanted to build a shopping center here. the school's principal kept it open despite financial pressure and threats of imprisonment. he said that

>> my repeated requests for pharmacy university were rejected then finally he said okay but we'll split the profits 5080. >> tunisiaens were given this insight into the family's luxurious lifestyle when some of their things were auctioned off. during the revolution some family members of the former president escaped the country by boat taking with them money diamonds and gold. tunisians have mixed feelings about what should happen to the former ruling family, but most agree something needs to be done to get those stolen assets back. after more than four years investigations only around

$24 million has been recovered. >> not so many countries really really willing to use the united nations convention against corruption in order to recover the money. as you know they use different means of hiding the action. you have so many screen companies, one behind the other. >> for many tunisians ben ali did not just steal from the country, they also took people's sense of dignity. the reality is that these school children will probably be adults before all the assets are recovered, if they ever are. al jazeera tunis.

>> zimbabwe's president robert mggabe has spoken out against events in south africa. >> a day of departure has finally arriveed. the crew of 88, 55 of them voluntary make their maiden voyage of the crossing made hundred years ago. bearing a message for general george washington in boston, that the french would come on side in the american war of

independence to help defeat the british, which is exactly what they did in a series of battles of naval blockades. >> lafayette is really well-known. he is a house old name even if people are not exactly sure what he did. that gives us an in, in that we have this attachment to lafayette as a brand i guess. that allows us to have fresh ground to make a big splash. >> you can bring that history back to life for a lot of people who have forgotten it. >> we can make a great deal of the fact that france helped to free our nation as an independent country. >> i'm very happy because i'm sure i am on the best ship in the world today. with a good crew, and with exceptional mission. >> the voyage will take them from the french coast by the canaries to york town, scene of

naval blockade of naval forces. then on a two-month tour of the american revolution before return to go france in the autumn. >> there is a huge send off plan with magnificent fireworks display to see her off. this departure this maiden voyage has been more than two decades in the making, 17 years it took to put her together. using 18th century ship-building methods. her time has finally come. >> three people have been killed in violence that broke out in one of mexico's largest cities after the leader of a drug cartel was arrested by police. bang members and security forces exchangeed fire. guatemala's legal system has a reputation of being the worst in latin america. now ma mayan communities think

their justice system is the answer. >> delia is desperate. last year a co-worker pressed her into signing cosigning a loan for $8,000. the co-worker defaulted a leaving her with a loan she cannot afford. >> i spoke to a lot of people. they told me that the people who make decisions here are not influenced by money and bribes. they say that they treat everyone the same. they're very straight. >> after hearing both sides of the story and reviewing documents, officials rule in delia's favor and order her name removed from the creditor's list. hers is just one of more than a dozen cases that will be looked at today.

after the spanish arrived guatemala would continue to practice it's own form of law. it was in the 1960s after civil war that it broke down. but it made a comeback and they have made guarantees for indigenous communities to manage their own affair. it has been spreading throughout communities like this. outsiders associate mayan justice with the rise in public lynchings in indigenous communities since the end of civil war. but analysts say that mayan law is filling a power vacuum created by a failling justice. mayan justice relies on traditional values to settle conflict it's and resolve crimes.

reparations, community service and family participation are some of the ingredients used in the punishment of offenders as well as their reintegration into society. while the leaders who work here don't receive a salary, they say serving their people keeps them motivated. >> our vision is to look beyond the present towards the future. the work we're doing does not just let us know but teaches our children how to give back to the community. this is how we hope to strengthen mayan law. >> with more than 2,200 cases resolved last year, the mayor's office is inspiring other mayan leaders and offering hope for more peaceful communities. al jazeera guatemala. >> that sounds like something from a science fiction novel but now its reality. in an u.s. lab researchers are using special machines to create human body parts. andy gallagher went to north carolina to see how it works and what it means for modern

medicine. >> it's technology that just a few years ago few would have thought possible. here at the wake forest institute for regenerative medicine they're entering new territory. 3d bio printers are being used to build human organs. it takes five hours for this machine to manufacture a human ear. >> this is using pcl. >> it's used as a scaffold on which to infuse living human cells. it's a technique that the institution is using to build bladders heart valve and muscles. it's being funded by the u.s. department of defense but the implications for patients everywhere is never far from researcher's minds. >> we always get the message that everything we do here will eventually move to human trials and hopefully enhance their life

through the work that we're doing. >> luke is one of those who benefited from early research. he was given a new bladder more than a decade ago and now lives a healthy life. the applications for this kind of technology is literally limitless. and doctors say that it may only be a few years before bio 3d printers are in hospitals across the world but it's the human impact of the research done here that keeps scientists pushing and breaking new barriers. in the future it's hoped the work here will pioneer new procedures that will lead to the structures of complex organizes such as the heart, liver or kidneys. but despite the progress they say there is still a long way to go. >> you're never really fully satisfied with what is being done because you know there is also so much ahead that needs to be done so many more patients can benefit from these technologies. >> but the strides being made here by a staff of more than 50

countries have already changed lives. and are bringing hope to many more. andy gallagher al jazeera, north carolina. >> we have more stories any time for you on our website. the address for that is www.aljazeera.com. you can also watch us live by clicking on the watch now icon. call this city home. >> twenty-four degrees snowing hard in central park going down to twenty in midtown. snowfall one to two feet. so they're now saying we could have snow falling as rapidly as five inches an hour. >> this has been the coldest winter here in eighty-one years. and it coincides with a grim reality. more people in new york city are homeless today than at any point since the 1930s.