burundi's president goes to vote in a bid for a third cycle. i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. the world food program aid ship docks in aden. the first to reach the yemeni port in months. turkey says it identified the suicide bomber behind this attack on monday. and el chapo's prison escape

has boosted his legend. ♪ hello. the polls have just closed in burundi's presidential election. a policeman and opposition member were killed in protests. the current president voted in his home village. but the run up to the election has been overshadowed by protests. opponents accuse him of violating burundi's constitution by seeking a third term. the outcome of the election isn't expected to be known for days, but the united nations, european union, and african union have already said they won't recognize the result. haru maatta sa reports. >> reporter: after a night of gunfire and explosions the dead are being counted on voting day. this man was an opposition member. no one knows who killed him or

why. but it is frightening them. >> people have fear because we don't sleep all night. you don't sleep. we are here we see or hear guns again neighborhoods. we don't know. people -- we have fear. >> reporter: people say he was killed somewhere else and then dumped here. it has angered a lot of people in the neighborhood. there have been lots of protests in the last few months and people are really concerned there could be violence after the elections. the neighborhood has been tense ever since the president announced he was running for a third term. he voted in his hometown and says he is impressed by the large voter turnout in the countryside, where he is popular. >> translator: today we attained a positive day in the history of our country. this marks a big achievement. this is a decisive opportunity to allow all burundians without

exception to elect the best candidate, someone they feel will encourage development of the country. >> reporter: but in the capitol things were different. lines were shorter. some refused to vote. those who did say they want peace. >> translator: it's my right to vote. it's also good to vote so we can have a president who will govern this country. >> reporter: many opposition parties boycotted the election. the international community including the african union say they won't recognize the election results. it is widely expected that he will win. his opponents say they won't stop trying to remove him from power. >> haru joins us now from the capitol. so you mentioned there the boycott, obviously, and some people not keen to vote but do we have any indication as to the turn out so far? >> reporter: well, we know in the urban areas, especially here in the capitol it was very low

in many many places. this polling station was pretty much closed two hours before time. the officials said very few people have come. they started counting and they are pretty much packing up and going home. it is pretty much the same in many parts of the capitol, on the countryside where the president is a bit more popular, a lot more people were seen voting. so it depends where you go but definitely in the urban areas, the lines weren't that long. >> talk us through international sanctions or otherwise on his decision to run again? is there any kind of impact on this decision? >> reporter: it will be huge. basically a lot of international donors donor communities have cut off much-needed aid to burundi. this country relies on a lot of aid just to sustain itself.

belgium, france other countries say if you run and stay as president we won't give you any more money. so there are reports he is maybe talking to china to try to help and other african countries who may be sympathetic to his cause. but it has been months weeks of places shutting down. the protests have intis intis -- disrupted a lot of things. their concern is that their lives will only get worse, not only economically but if the threat of violence materializes then people are really concerned. >> haru thank you very much indeed. ♪ first u.n. aid ship to arrive since the war in yemen

began has stopped at the port in aden. those supplies are december pear rately needed by yemenese who have been cut off since the war began four months ago. a flow of aid is set to increase with the airport due to open within the next 24 hours. the world food program regional director for the middle east gave us an update on the situation in yemen. >> it was difficult to get the vessel to aden. it has been waiting outside aden for more than two weeks now, waiting for the right moment to come in and -- and now this morning, we -- we thought that the conditions are suitable for that vessel to berth, it's carrying about 3,000 tons of food which is enough to feed about 180,000 people for at least one month. but also on -- on 14th of july we managed to get food for about 27,000 people from our hubs in

other parts of the country into -- into aden but we're happy to see that we're also accessing aden through sea. and staying in yemen a solder from the united arab emirates has been killed in fighting. the officer is the third to die in the conflict although the uae has yet to confirm that it has deployed ground forces to yemen. the deputy editor of [ inaudible ] newspaper joins us via skype. just to go back to the aid shipment how much difference will that shipment make? >> it's going to be of little difference. you have around 800,000 internally displaced people inside of aden. and food supplies throughout is really low. we have seen shortages for the past four months and people are

going hungry. we have seen emaciated children all around aden. and this shipment, we hope is going to be the first of many because it's not going to be enough to feed all of the people there. >> tell us about the situation in terms of the fighting. on pride the prime minister declared aden liberated, but there appeared to be still some pockets of fighting. can you give us an update on the situation in aden? >> the southern resistance is definitely gaining ground in aden. but there are pockets around aden which makes it unsafe for people to go back to their homes. most of aden are -- areas are deserted with pockets of sporadic fighting. there is also a lot of fighting going on in the outskirts of

aden to the north. we have seen more than 100 fatalities two days ago when houthi rebels fired rockets, mortar and tank canyons actively in homes. so it's still very unsafe for civilians. >> on tuesday the uae is saying one of its soldiers was killed in aden and yet the presence of their troops has not really been confirmed. can you tell us what you know about that. >> they are not visible. they are coordinating the military offensive against the houthis. they are planners if you would, but they are not active fighters on the ground. the active fighters are the resistance. but they -- they are on the field with the fighters, and

unfortunately, second soldier was -- was killed yesterday -- today, a announced today. >> okay. thank you very much indeed for joining us. >> you're welcome. turkish prime minister says a suspect has been identified in an apparent suicide bombing which killed 32 people. familiar list of victims have been laying their loved ones to rest. and many are angry. >> reporter: the tenderest of gestures. clutching and car raszing the coffin, he simply can't bare to let his loved one go. in southeast turkey relatives and friends of the victims experience their darkest day. their grief is far too powerful to contain. later where the bomb went off, one of the injured youth activists looks on in horror and

sadness. he was going to go into kobani with two of his best friends. who friends who are now gone. traumatized to his core it's clear his psychological wounds are even more painful than his physical ones. just under the collective sadness, anger bubbles up. this man tells me he was at the scene of the explosion. >> translator: we are in great pain here. but we will take our revenge. >> reporter: many here feel the turkish government simply hasn't done enough to protect its kurdish population especially in areas like this on turkey's long porous border with syria. others like this man, say keeping the border safe is a shared duty. >> translator: it is also our responsibility because we didn't take any precautions. we should have taken more precautions. >> reporter: while investigators work to bring the

the -- perpetrators to justice this community is struggling to come to terms with the reality. here at the site of the horrific attack, there is a deep sense of sadness. behind me there are folks that have gathered. they have left flowers. they are also leaving children's toys. why children's toys? because the volunteers from this youth group had planned to go into kobani, and take these toys to children there who's lives have been devastated by war. the youth group planned to cross into syria and rebuild hospitals while reconstructing shattered morale, now that spirit is lost. all that is left are these symbols of innocence in a region full of treachery. >> let's go live to mohammed jamjoom. it seems now turkey says it has identified a suspect of this attack. tell us more about that.

>> reporter: yeah this was the prime minister -- prime minister earlier today saying that the government here has identified a expect in the attack. not a lot beyond that. the government is saying that they are investigating any links that this person may have with terrorist groups. there is still a very widespread belief here that it was isil that was behind this attack. in fact turkish government officials very quickly after the blast, they came out and said they believed that this has the hallmarks of an isil attack and especially here everybody we have spoken with have said they do believe this is the work of isil. one of the things we're hearing a lot more of today is this great amount of concern that this population will be targeted more. there is a fear a fear here that this kind of attack is going to happen more and more. this fear is so widespread at

the moment that even though the turkish government says they are going to put in more check points and security personnel. we have heard from the pro-kurdish government party here. they have said they plan to man check points especially in and around this area tomorrow to make sure that the kurdish population is protected. lauren. >> mohammed thanks indeed. still to come here onnal jazz feeling the pinch. sanctions against russian's president are actually hurting his people. and the 3-d body parts that are revolutionizing the way doctors are trained. ♪

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♪ a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. polls have just closed in burundi's controversial presidential election. the day did not pass without violence, a policeman and opposition figure were killed just as voting got underway. a ship has arrived in aden carrying aid. and funerals have been held in turkey for some of the victims of a suspected suicide bomber. turkey's prime minister says the suicide has been identified. it has been a year since sanctions were imposed on russia for backing the pro-russian activists in ukraine. >> reporter: the shelves are

full, but polish apples have been replaced by chilean ones. there are no french cheeses, nor will be you mind meat or dairy products from the u.s. canada or australia. and she says it is costs her more to feed her family. >> translator: the prices have gone up and many people like me find any deals helpful. all categories of food have gone up. >> reporter: she has fewer rubles to spending than she did before the war started in ukraine. the e.u. u.s. and other nations wanted to punish moscow for its part in the crisis imposing financial and trade sanctions. in turn russia imposed its own measures including a blockade on many agricultural products. coupled with a drop in worldwide oil prices the ruble has slipped against the dollar making everything more expensive

and the market more volatile. what has according to the polls remained steadfast throughout is support for the russian president. his ramble in ukraine appears to have paid off. if the west was hoping that these sanctions would hurt vladimir putin personally, then they haven't worked. his popularity rating is sky high bolstered by the crisis in ukraine. but with a growing sense of isolation, old fears have come to the surface, and different relationships are being worked on. >> russia is a european-minded country, they actually felt part of the western community. now we feel eye leen at itted. and that definitely backs up the policy, what has been called a pivot to asia. >> reporter: no one knows how long the effects of the sanctions will last or what the

ultimate price will be. emma hayward. al jazeera. >> reporter: the channel tunnel in france has been blocked by french ferry workers. they are protesting against expected job cuts at euro tunnel. u.s. defense secretary has met israel's prime minister benjamin netenyahu a week after a deal was reached over iran's nuclear program with. it's perceived as a offer of confidence. netenyahu has urged the u.s. congress to reject the agreement. and while mexican authorities continue their hunt for the word's most wanted drug lord some have been seen singing his praises. al jazeera ease john hullman travelled to his home state where he remains popular. ♪

>> reporter: north mexico is famous for its out laws and the bands that sing their praises. this band's latest can only be about joaquin guzman after he spectacularly tunnelled out of jail last saturday. ♪ >> reporter: the world's most wanted drug lord will be welcomed back to his hometown be many here who see him as a vital pillar of the local economy. >> translator: he provides jobs and helps a lot of families and if he's not here they go hungry, and the economy suffers. >> reporter: we traveled further into the hills to talk to farmers who survive by growing marijuana for the cartels.

they met us with guns tucked into their belts, and told us while el chapo has been locked up, the killings have intensified. >> translator: the time that he was in jail was really ugly her here. rival groups began fighting among themselves. now he's back and people are going to be able to work happier. >> reporter: they call him simply the senior a testament to his prestige and power. the immense mountain range here has always been a place in which he could simply disappear when the law came looking for him, and the people living in these mountains could be trusted to keep quiet. but the loyalty is mixed with fear. guzman is a key player in a brutal cartel war which has left tens of thousands dead or missing. this woman's son is among them. >> translator: el chapo has

helped many people but by bringing poor and uneducated young people into his ranks, violence is becoming more and more common in our country. >> reporter: this band prefers to sing about his escape rather than his darker deeds, but there's plenty of material for both. john hullman, al jazeera, mexico. on monday cuban's foreign minister became the first cuban diplomat to set foot inside the u.s. state department since 1958. but bruno rodriguez laid bare the differences that remain. rosiland jordan reports. >> reporter: guantanamo a place that has become a symbol of human rights abuses. for 13 years the u.s. naval base in cuba had held up to 780 detainees, prisoners of the so-called global war on terror but it's also the u.s.'s only

permanent overseas base in the americas. sailors and marines stationed here all thes respond to national disasters, and go after drug dealers and human traffickers. havana wants the land back. but the obama administration opposes the idea. >> no plan with respect to the guantanamo bay naval station in -- in cuba. >> reporter: the u.s. has trooped deployed all around the world, but there's only one country wrote where u.s. forces are permanently deployed against the wishes of the host government, cuba. the americans have controlled the deep water bay and 45 square miles of land on cuba's southeastern end since 1903 a gain from the spanish american war. the u.s. started paying rent cur recollectly about $4,000 a year. but in the 1960s, castro stopped cashing the checks and called on

the americans to leave. in most respects it looks like any other military base a department store, a recreation program, and other amenities for the troops and their families but on the far southeastern side of the island stand at least three prisons which now hold the men captured in the years after the september 11th attacks. the u.s. needs to resolve the long-term status of these prisoners before anything can happen in the debate. >> there are a lot of hurdles to getting this done, but i think it should be considered. i think that the united states has on historic debt it owes cuba on this front, clearly the terms of the initial agreement were unfared, unbalanced at a different time in history, and i think it will factor into the

normalization process. >> reporter: normalization will take time and it's fair to assume the u.s. will try to find a way to hold on to guantanamo but in what form and what facilities, may come down to what the cubans will ultimately accept. bribery scandal has engulfed china's previous president. >> reporter: he was the top aid for the former president. now these charges against him read almost like a soap opera, they go from everything from trading power for sex to sharing core secrets of the party to huge bribes. i guess it could be said the beginning of his downfall was back in 2012 when there was a high-speed crash. his son was killed. he was with two women in the vehicle. one later died. that was the beginning of the

downfall. and it is a pattern we have been seeing. first they are kind of sidelined in their political career the trial slowly starts to get their case against these individuals, and then what happens is what we saw today, that is he is kicked out of the party and these charges are formally brought against him. it will be interesting to see how high-profile this case will be because this sfal -- falls into the current president's campaign of cracking down on corruption. so it will be interesting to see how quickly they can get these charges together and how high profile this trial will be. they have already printed everything from guns to shoes, now 3-d printers are making replicasover body parts. andrew thomas explains. >> reporter: this is the latest innovation in 3-d printing replica body parts, designs are

based on ct scans of people which are colored within the computer to create a file to send to a 3-d printer. it builds a block of power in thousands of incremental sweeps. with each sweep the printer head injects colors into a tiny proportion of the powder. as the block is lowered for each sweep, a detailed limb forms within. >> we had a head -- we printed a face and a head and all of the muscles, and it was rising out of the powder and it was amazing. >> reporter: parts ant suitable to implant in people. in that is still probably many decades away. but the parts can be useful for training doctors. traditionally students learn from books crude molded models or occasionally from cadavers. >> it's great having the

cadavers there to have that 3-d aspect or having that aspect to what you are learning in your textbooks, and with only two hours, i suppose you could argue it is a bit less than we would want. >> reporter: cadavers are rare and expensive. >> there are some cultures which frown upon the dissection or interference with a dead body and i would like to think that the parts of the world where is there are issues of teaching with cadavers that this could fill a unique niche. >> reporter: the accuracy of the models is what makes them special. molded models can't get close. in time the ambition is for fully dissectible body parts. so far there hasn't been a complete body printed. this is actually a mix of body parts based on scans of different people a modern model

frankenstein. so though is isn't the start of being able to print something that could be given life for signs teaching it is a big footstep forward. andrew thomas al jazeera, melbourne. more news for you any time. the address is aljazeera.com. >> protection for the military i have decided to run for president of the united states. >> ohio governor john kasich joining the growing field. but does he offer anything different. and defense secretary