make no mistake - the process of fully normal iszing relations between the united states and cuba will go on after 15 years the cuban flag flies in washington. differences still remains on both sides. hello, i'm darren jordon you are watching al jazeera live. also on the programme, tension as voting begins in an election in burundi. turkey says i.s.i.l. are behind a suicide bombing. 30 killed on the border with syria and into the great unknown, a fund is launched to find out

if there is anyone out there. after more than 50 years of hostilities, cuba and the united states restored diplomatic ties. midnight on monday both reopened embassies, ending a 54-year-old standoff dating back to the communist revolution in 1959. changes will be diplomatic, both with envoys in each other's capitals, now their role is official. recognised and allowed to travel freely. cuban access to the embassy in havana, will be eased. more from washington. >> u.s. broke off diplomatic relations in havana 54 years ago, but finally the u.s. government accepted the cuban revolution. the cuban foreign minister was clear, as far as they have come

over two years of sometimes secret negotiation, the u.s. and cuba have further to travel. >> only the lifting of the economic commercial and financial that caused harm and suffering to people the return of the occupied territory in guantanamo and respect for sovereignty will lend a meaning to the stark event we are witnessing. the vast majority outside the embassy were not protesting the flag-raising ceremony but gathering closer ties. notably the lifting of the economic embargo. that is not likely for the moment. >> we continue to see push back from congress. if anyoning thinks sanctions are

going way, it is not. >> opposition may be blunted no lift the opposition tonne capital hill. >> after talks at the state department, the u.s. secretary of state said he'd travel to hav reason on august 14th. and he broke into spanish. >> translation: the united states welcomes this relationship with the people and government of cuba we are determined to live as good nations and want all citizens to look forward to the future. >> this is an historic moment. there has been a war between cuba and the united states for 56 years. cuba won without giving up anything. >> people that said welington castillo didn't want relations,

they were wrong. he wanted this relation, the recognised legitimacy of the cuban revolution. monday was the day the u.s. ended diplomatic isolation on cuba there's skepticism about the thawing of relations. the deputy director says that cuba's foreign minister said that while the u.s. president's words were appreciated you have to see what happens in practice. former leader castro said: our latin american editor sent this report from havana. >> reporter: it may look the same, it's no longer a u.s. interest section under the care and protection of the swiss embassy, that plaque is gone, and the building behind me constructed in 1953, is now once

again the u.s. embassy it was meant to be. the american flag is not flying here, at least not yet. that'll have to wait until the u.s. secretary of state john kerry comes to oversee an official ceremony. there are exchanges from the tiny american flags that the staff were carrying to the number of tourists americans carrying passports and flags. >> i'm hoping that this brings about the changes. >> cubans who went inside for a visa say the rech which is its have not changed -- rech which is its have not changed. consular staff were more friendly than before when they denied her a visa. the establishment of diplomatic regulations has a bigger impact here than in the united states. generations grew up preparing themselves for a u.s. invasion. now u.s. consular staff will be able to travel around the communist island freely. both have a long way to go to

normalize ties. it's been an exciting day here. many are remembering former president welington castillo's words when in 1973 he was asked when he thought the united states and cuba would restore diplomatic ties. he answered when the world has a latin american pope and the united states a black president. he probably didn't believe it himself, but that day has come. >> polls are open in burundi for the presidential election. incumbent pierre nkurunziza is running for a third term. his opponents and the international community have condemned. clashes continued up until the polls opened and blasts reported around the capital. >> we go live to bujumbura. what has been happening overnight there? >> well it was a long and difficult night. during the day on monday there were rumours flying around the capital.

people were told to be home before it was dark. sure enough 10:00p.m. local time there was gun fire a lot of explosions. it was a hectic tense night for many people in the capital. now on tuesday polls are slowly opening, they are a little late. people are setting up. it's not the same in the morning. some saw people trickling in voting for the presidential election. the opposition says they are boycotting. they feel the election is not free and fair. and pierre nkurunziza should not be running for a third term. >> despite the controversy, the elections going ahead. >> exactly. a lot of people will wait and see how this works out. the president was under so much international pressure not to run for the term violating the constitution. he said all along the people want him to run again and stay in power for life.

and he is insistent that he wants the third term mandate. a lot are concerned with what is happening afterwards. this is happening. what will happen afterwards. a concern that those that tried to remove them from power, they have left the country, some in rwanda. a bit concerned. and they have threateneded. if he does win, does get elected, they'll come in and remove him by force. ordinary people in the capital are concerned about the threat of violence. people are concerned that it could turn into civil war. the u.n. as well. they are concerned they could be on the brink of civil war. turkish police fired tear gas and water canon to break up

a rally in istanbul. protesters say turkey is not doing enough to stop the attacks by i.s.i.l. demonstrators were held after a suicide bomber killed 30 people near the turkish town. 100 were injured. we have more. >> the explosion happened in the garden of a center in a turkish town. most of the week were due to travel to kobane across the border in syria, to carry out relief. it's not yet known what caused the blast. turkey's president says it was a terrorist attack by a suicide bomber. minutes after explosions there was a blast. i.s.i.l. laid siege to the town in september last year prompting tens of thousands of people to escape to turkey by a combinations of air strikes. peshmerga and syrian fighters.

much of the town lies in ruins. many turkish kurds blamed the government for not doing enough to protect those that fled the war in syria. >> many turkish kerds accused the government of taking a proactive stance in favour of i.s.i.s., particularly at the time of the siege of kobane. the turkish government seemed to have the attitude that the enemy of my enemy was my friend and, therefore, they sat on their hands during the siege of kobane. >> families are mourning their deaths. after escaping the war in syria, many hoped they'd be safe. this explosion proved them wrong. >> in yemen, a group linked to i.s.i.l. says it was responsible for an attack in the capital sanaa. a car bomb hit a mosque used by houthi rebels.

seven killed six injured. it was behinds attacks on mosques in march, which killed more than 104 people. also in yemen, international aid groups, 100 people have been killed. the rebels and allies attacked the neighbourhood on sunday. doctors without borders say civilians were among the dead including women and children. >> houthis lost control of a southern port city to forces loyal to the president. >> yemeni activists released a video showing mutilated bodies of rebels in aiden. it showed bodies thrown at a truck. the man filming is asked to stop. >> it was said to be those loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi. unpopular resist assistance the u.s. coalition conducted 23 air strikes on i.s.i.l. targets in syria and iraq. in raqqa a stronghold in syria

private access has been banned. syrian activists say it forced residents and fighters to use internet cafes where it can be monitored. it warned providers to cut connections within four days. >> more to come on al jazeera, as liberia discharges the last of their ebola patients. we talk to the children who lost children and a special fund launched. >> find out - is there anyone out there. more on that. stay with us.

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welcome back, the top stories on al jazeera - cuba and the united states formally restored diplomatic ties. both reopened embassies in each other's capital marking a major step towards ending hostility. turkey is blaming i.s.i.l. for a suicide attack. 30 killed, 100 injured in an explosion near the cultural center. >> now, the white house says it could use military force if iran breaks the nuclear deal signed with six world powers. president obama's next big challenge is to push the deal through congress, which has 60 days to secure it. the u.n. security council endorsed the deal with tehran. diplomatic editor james bays has more. >> this was the moment the iran deal was ratified by the u.n. security council. the boat will make it binding international law. it starts the clock on the programme for the implementation

of the deal, known as the jointed comprehensive plan of action. sanctions imposed in six u.n. resolutions will be lifted once the nuclear agency, the i.a.e.a. confirmed that iran has called and back its nuclear programme. >> 90 days from today, when our respective capitals and legislatures had a chance to review the provisions it should take effect. sanctions relief will begin when iran verifiably completes steps necessary to bring its nuclear programme in line with the deal. >> iran's ambassador to the u.n. made it clear that the deal could have repercussions beyond the programme. >> we hope that it helps turn the page in our region enabling countries to close their ranks, and fight against violent extremism and to move to a more

cooperation against grave threats in the region and the world face. >> israel's ambassador to the u.n. was not invited to speak in the security council, but he made sure to brief reporters the moment the meeting ended. >> today you have awarded a great prize to the most dangerous country in the world. >> reporter: there has been angry reaction to the vote on capitol hill. the u.s. congress has 60 days to review the deal with iran, and u.s. diplomats hoped that the u.n. security council vote would take place after the ends of that review period, but in the tough negotiations in vienna, the timing of the vote was a concession that needed to be made. the u.s. defense secretary is in the middle east to rea sure allies about the nuclear deal. abe carter held talks with the defence minister on his first stop. the two said they discussed

their differences openly. ash carter will meet with binyamin netanyahu on tuesday. and will travel to jordan and saudi arabia now, they have already printed everything from guns to shoes and 3d printer are making replicas of body parts. replica staff are pioneering the technique to change the way doctors are trained. andrew thomas explains. >> reporter: caked in this powder is the latest innovation in 3d printing. replica body starts designs based on c.d. scans on people coloured in a computer to create a file. it builds a block of powder. with each the printer head injects colours into a tiny prop o. as the block is loaded. a detail limb forms within.

>> we printed a face and head and the muscles around the face and neck. it was rising out of the powder. eerie, but amazing. >> they are not suitable to implant in people. the biocapability for that is decades away. replicas of parts could be useful for training doctors. traditionally students learn from books, moulded models or parts dissected from dead people's bodies. >> two hours awake. it's great to have the cadavers there to have the practical aspect to what you are learning in your textbooks, and with the two hours. i suppose you could argue it is less than we want. >> reporter: cadavers are rare and expensive and taboo. >> there are cultures or religions which frown upon the

intersections with the dead body. and i would like to think that there are parts of the world that could mill is nearby. the yasy of the models makes them special. moulded models can't get close. at times it's a fully dissentable body parts. there hasn't been a complete body printed. there's not yet a machine to do it. this is a mix of body parts based on seconds of people a model frankenstein. >> this is not the start of printing something that could be given life besides teach of course it is a big footstep forward. >> let's talk to gordon wallis a scientist and expert on how 3d printers help to make body parts. he joins us from woollongong in

australia. how significant is this develop in 3d printing. it looks exciting. >> it is it's a significant breakthrough, showing that 3d printing is not just what we can do in the future but it's having an impact today, and an impact in many practical situations. >> and just talk us through who is likely to benefit from this new technology - it's doctors and patients, i suppose, isn't it. >> yes anything that improves the effectiveness and the cost of training is important. and lays a platform to introduce more sophisticated structures into the training programme and so use the 3d printed parts and simulations for preparing complex surgeries. it's from basic training, eventually to advance training in the medical sciences. >> i mean, there could be ethical issues. how is it likely to knack on medical hearse where there's

a -- areas, where there's a reluctance to use dead bodies. >> this provides an alternative to that. as the 3d printing grows. we'll create structures that are more life like in terms of their consistency and feel and the mechanical profits and a realistic limitation if you like, for the training, to make that effective. >> what about the issue - could this technology be expanded to other medical areas as well? >> yes, in fact it has been. and has been developed very rapidly for that. there are already 3d customized prosthetics, prosthetic limbs, that are more comfortable and effect difficult. created by 3d printing. there are customized implants used in medical surgeries. here in australia in the last

month is the example of a 3d printed jaw, replace. impant. a 3d replacement heel with surgeons in st. vincent's in melbourne. there's implantable materials, and we are still only at the tip of the iceberg. there's more exciting things to be done with the 3d bioprinting. thank you for sharing your time gordon walls. dozens of women in mexico held a protest to raise awareness of domestic violence. congress women and activists imitated crime scenes laying down inside chalk lines on the ground. an estimated 2,300 women von killed in domestic violence in mexico in the past nine years. >> the u.n. warned that the ebola outbreak in west africa has not run its course. more than 11,000 died from ebola

in 2013. the virus created around 5,000 orphans in liberia alone. we have this report on a family that lost more than 10 of its members. >> reporter: like many teenagers, when this woman is doing her chores she's inseparable from her mobile phone. she's grounding food for a meal for her extended family that lives in this large house. later as she prepares to go out, her older sister does her hair. ask her about her parents, and she breaks down. her mum and dad along with eight other adults in the compound died from ebola last year. the sisters have in the just lost their guardians, the community lost some of the its main breadwinners.

now food comes from charities. and neighbours. this is not one of those days. chatter and laughter fills the kitchen before the family meal. behind it is grief. most of the people who died were brothers. living in such a close-knit unit is what made the tragedy worse. making it easier for them to pass the virus to one another. with more than 20 children to feed they are finding it hard to cope. >> thank got the president helped to fix the leaking roof. we need help. we have the youngest orphan here, people are talking about how the youngest survivor is here with no aid.

the children are many here. >> reporter: she says she needs regular meals to be provided and wants to send as many children as she can to school. for now they are betting bias best they can on the support of an extended family circle nigerian president consistent quite get what he was hoping for when he met with u.s. president on monday. it's the first time muhammadu buhari visited washington since being elect in march. muhammadu buhari asked for weapons to fight boko haram. president obama showed no sign of providing anything more than what has already been promised - funding and training 40,000 migrants from italy and grease to be relocated. they were supposed to reach a deal. it's been put off to september.

most are from syria and eritrea. more have been brought forward by italian navy. >> many of us wondered if there is anyone out there in the wider universe. a russian billionaire is paying a scientist to come up with an answer. we have this report. >> it's now estimated that there are tens of thousands in the galaxy alone. will they become alive or aware. >> reporter: that is a question humans asked for thousands of years. scientists including prove senior steven hawking launched a fund worth $100 million, and they hope in the next seven years we can get answers. but there are no guarantees. >> come with us. >> it is important to know that we are not alone in the dark. we know there are so many

worlds. they are so common that it's likely that life is out there. >> reporter: the project break through listen is funded by a russian millionaire, a scientist in his previous career. the idea is to use technology, but more efficiently of the operators agreed to give the scientists. thousands of hours of telescope time. >> the search will be 50 times for sensitive than previous attempts. scientists will listen in on planets orbiting the stars closest to earth, as well as the 100 nearest galaxies to our own. they are offering a million in prizes for messages that rest earth, but would be beamed into space just yet. because of fears that could trigger aggression by alien

races. >> they'll be more powerful and may not see it as more valuable. >> i don't go along with those people. like steven hawkins who think it will be dangerous. if they are out there, they probably have been watching us for years, even though - millions of years, they know we are here. >> there were celebrational understand. when a spacecraft sent back pictures. if a new project detects intelligent life that would be out of this world. now, about the time it takes me to read this sentence, is all it took for this young man to win a world title. felix won the rubik's cube championship in brazil for the second time. the 19-year-old australian

competed the puzzle in 5.69 seconds. he has a little bit of catching up to do. the world record for solving the case stands at 5.5 seconds. keep up to date with all the news on the website. there it is on your screen. the address aljazeera.com. that's aljazeera.com. received a package of dvds. it came from a group of lawyers in michigan, and it contained video testimonies by young inmates of the state's adult prisons. we're hiding their identities - but the stories we heard if true, were horrifying. >> tell me what he does. with his arm. >> now he's saying i want you to suck my d***. and i say no, i don't do that, man, i don't do that. he said you're going to now. >> the videos are testimony for a lawsuit.