>> live around the world. these are the headlines. security stepped up on the turkish border with syria, one day after a blast killed 31 students and hurt more. a suspect has been identified. votes for president incumbent. p air is running for a controversial third term in office. the search for intelligent life kicks up a notch. stephen hawking is trying to make contact with the major

backing of a russian billionaire. coming up, a cover up that cost $1 billion and toppled a chief executive. kate will have the details. a breakthrough in the fight against aids. an 18-year-old frenchwoman is in remission despite not taking any drugs against the virus for the past 12 years. first, turkey has stepped up security on the border with syria after a on blast left 32 dead and dozens hurt. the attack has been blamed on the islamic state group.

the turkish prime minister visited victims in the hospital today. he announced a suspect has been identified. the attack on the town was one of the deadliest in turkey in years. it is the first time the government have accused the islamic group for carrying out an attack. kurdish students -- for the very latest on the story, let's bring in jasper. >> to follow-up he said nothing about the identity of the suspect. turkish press reports say they thought it was an 18-year-old female suicide, or. the prime -- 18-year-old female suicide bomber.

turkish intelligence warned the government last month and this month that several cadres entered turkey with the purpose of staging attacks. in many cases, the protesters accused the government of not doing enough against i.s. a protest turned into a riot. today, the government and demonstrations and meetings. in the past 24 hours militants has staged three attacks. there was a bombing which killed 32 people.

yesterday, an alleged group of guerrillas shot up a turkish military patrol, killing one soldier and wounding two others. unknown gunmen opened fire on a suburban police station. the rate of these attacks is alarming. >> there was strong criticism from the kurdish political party. >> the vice chair of the presidential party said that turkey had become a logistics space of the rif group.

>> thank you, jasper. more on that complicated relationship. >> turkey has been one of the strongest critics since the start of the conflict. it has been accused of not treating all of its opponents the same way. troops have been fighting against the islamic state group for the past year. they are wary of emboldening the kurds. -- led to international pressure. kurdish forces liberated the city. in june, the islamic state group

returned, massacring dozens. turkey was complicit in the attack. >> this game that massacred 50 people today and carried out inhumane torture and cruelty has been supported by the turkish government. it has been receiving operational support from them. >> he promptly dismissed those accusations. >> the office of the governor issued a statement regarding the claims. claims that terrorists crossed in our just lies. we deny that. it is not true. >> turkey has been accused of letting jihadists cross into syria. it's as the border is too long

to patrol effectively. it has been moving forces closer to the frontier to shore things up. >> they are voting today in the midst of the worst crisis since the civil war ended. the country's face weeks of demonstrations. at the heart of the dispute is the president's controversial run. something opponents say is unconstitutional. it comes despite efforts from the community to stop it. for more on this, let's bring in new kilis. are people out voting today? turnout was low. is that because they are scared or because the opposition told them not to? >> it is both. the situation is intense. you had gunfire and grenade

attacks overnight. this morning the president's adviser said that two people had been killed. we saw the body of a civilian this morning. this climate of insecurity can have intimidated some closer -- some voters. in the strongholds of the opposition, there was a low turnout. most of the opposition leaders have selection. also by cutting the selection and in the districts where they support p air, there was a higher turnout. >> talk us through the reasons behind this controversy surrounding the president. >> the opposition is saying that he can only do a two mandates. this candidacy is illegal. what the campus saying is the

first time he was elected back in 2000 five, he was elected by parliament. he was allowed to do two mandates where he was elected by all of the citizens. there are 3.8 million people eligible to vote in this election. the big question will be security and the turnout. opposition leaders will cut the selection. what will the turnout b. there is uncertainty as to who will win this election. they believe it will bp air. -- that it will be p air -- pierre. net yahoo! has been the fiercest opponent of an accord, calling it a mistake of historic

origins. carter will fly to jordan to can go with government officials and visit a base used in the war with the islamic state group. that trip comes as parliament is reviewing the nuclear deal today. mohammed cerise handed the agreement over to lawmakers under the constitution, parliament has the right to reject any deal. on monday, the un security council a net -- endorsed the deal. for more on this story behind what happened, you can check out our special reports on the talks. that is from our correspondent at seven: 10:00 p.m., paris time. next, a breakthrough in the fight against aids. an 18-year-old frenchwoman is in remission. this, despite not having taken

any drugs against the virus for 12 years. doctors presented the details of her case. this is the first reported case of long-term remission from the virus in a child. clare murphy explains. >> it is the first news of hope in a prospect for a cure in aids and hiv. researchers are excited by the case of an 18-year-old woman who is striving off her drug treatment program. she was infected with hiv by her mother. her family stopped her treatment when she was six. 12 years later, the virus levels in her bloodstream are too low to be measured. doctors do not consider her cured. they want to work out how her immune system has managed to control the virus.

>> if we find the same makeup and characteristics and other patients we hope to stop the patient without leading to any risk. at the same time, controlling the virus. >> scientists believe the case suggests long-term remission after early treatment is possible. >> it could be a step towards the discovery of a vaccine. it should protect from infection. this girl has an immune system that protects her from multiplication of the virus. >> bequest were a vaccine continues. 35 million people around the world live with aids and hiv. >> if there is intelligent life out there -- that question has fascinated people. the biggest effort to find an

answer is underway. a russian billionaire has launched a project to try and find alien life. he has the support of one of the smartest people on the planet. professor stephen hawking. >> is et out there? that is a $100 million russian with the launch of a ten-year project to find alien life. it is backed by stephen hawking. >> mankind has to explore, to learn, to know. we are sociable creatures. it is important to know if we are alone in the dark. >> it will allow scientists to monitor several billion radio frequencies at a time. it is being financed by a russian billionaire.

>> the galactic center, the entire plan of the milky way and, hundreds of nearby galaxies. for hawking, the discovery that there might be tens of billions of habitable planets brings the question. >> if a search of this scale finds no evidence of intelligence, that is an interesting result. it will not prove that we are alone, but it will -- the possibilities. >> another boost with the determination to reach out to any life out there.

>> you are watching france 24. let's look at the headlines. security stepped up on the turkish border after a blast killed 32 students and hurt dozens more. a suspect has been identified. burundi votes for president. two people were killed overnight in pre-election violence. the search for intelligent life out there kicks up a notch. stephen hawking is trying to make contact with a major backing of a russian billionaire. time for a look at the business news with kate. kate says hi. >> the president and chief executive of toshiba has stepped down, along with his

vice-chairman, after admitting the company has been cooking the books for years. a review said that toshiba overstated its operating profit by $1.2 billion. masking struggles. the ceo and his predecessors were aware of the cover-up. the findings mean toshiba will have to restate its profits between 2008 and 2014. a chairman will take over. he apologized to customers and shareholders. >> responsibility lies with management. including myself. as a response i am stepping down from my post as ceo and president.

>> japan has been trying to show improved trust after a similar scandal. >> how has that news affected shares? >> toshiba saw its shares arising after the results of the investigation. toshiba shares have lost 20% of their value since the scandal broke in april. we are seeing a muted trading session this tuesday. a lot of earnings are in vet -- in focus. the athens stock exchanged is still closed after trading was halted. no confirmation whether it will reopen later this week. some news moving those markets.

sales rose in the first 20% of the first half of the year. 2.3 billion euros worth of sales from strong demand in asia. a weak euro would bring down its operating margin, but maintained midterm goals. -- saw its bottom line take a hit. the french group said sales were up nearly 4% in the first quarter, but declined in the last three months. the deal for operations and sierra leone could be worth a billion euros. >> back in france, the government has sprung into action as it tries to calm angry protesters.

>> the prime minister is holding an emergency meeting. on wednesday, we are expecting the president to unveil measures to help the struggling sectors. profit margins have been squeezed by slow exports and sheep competition. >> access to one of the sites blocked with the summer season in full swing. 200 farmers gathered to express anger at declining revenue. >> we are doing this to highlight the state of french farming. we are not adding a thing. complaint number one they say supermarket chains are taking too much of a profit. another woe, french farmers are bearing the burden of low prices. they see cost and paperwork piling up.

this very farmer may loss of 20,000 euros last year. >> i have bills i have not sorted yet. i pay for the cattle feed first. bills for other suppliers have to wait. >> the agricultural minister has it knowledge 25,000 french farmers are near bankruptcy. emergency measures will be announced on wednesday. french farmers have been a formidable foe. >> we will follow that story as it develops. >> thank you for that look at the business news. it is time for the press review. >> time to look at what the papers have said today.

54 years later, the u.s. and cuba are opening embassies. >> it is on the front page of china daily. it shows how big a story this is. you can see they talk about how it is official that the u.s. and cuba have restored diplomatic ties. you can see a photo of the flag being raised in washington at the embassy in washington. cuban papers are excited about this. they cannot get over the fact that the cuban flag is flying over washington. if you want the details, you have all of the details. >> what kind of reaction has there been in the u.s. media? >> this is the editorial from the new york times that does this is just the beginning.

this formal restoration of diplomatic ties is just the first step. it will take years before there is a normalization of relations. for to take place, to be this normalization, the embargoes have to go. the article says let's not be naive. it is not sure the government is going to liberalize the economy and give its citizens freedom. in the short run, cuban officials might be tempted to tighten controls, even though there is this fall and relationship. change takes time. it is definitely a positive step. >> all eyes on one presidential hopeful. donald trump. >> he is leading the pack. this is an interesting piece

that takes a look at the latest polls. he has almost twice the support of his closest rival. there are more than a dozen hopefuls. this poll was carried out before a controversial walmart donald trump made. last week he ignited a political firestorm by criticizing john mccain's vietnam war record. he said john mccain is not a war hero. i like people who work not captures -- people who were not captured. this is mocking from. this is the washington post take

on it. >> trump might have popularity but there are republicans fed up with him. >> the editorial of the wall street journal is very critical of donald trump. they call him a populist. they are critical of him and his apologists. mainly conservative media saying those who applaud him are hurting the cause and ruining the party image. there is an incredible story. a french teenager who seems to have been cured of aids. >> of this young woman was infected at birth, treated until she was about six years old and did not receive treatment for about 12 years. she shows no signs of an infection. this is giving hope that we may

be able to find a cure for aids. the search for this holy grail of a vaccine is very at ben:. it costs about 30 billion dollars a year. in the meantime, they call on governments to continue their information campaigns. in france, between five and 6000 people are infected every year. nearly 50,000 people in france do not know that they carry the virus. >> a word about space and civilization. >> the guardian sums this up. they talk about the $100 million question. is there anyone out there? a russian tycoon is putting $100 million into the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

he has launched a 10 year breakthrough listening initiative. there are a lot of ads in the paper today. you can spot them. this is in the guardian as well. it says -- are we alone? now is the time to find out. >> lets and with a word on football. >> you might be familiar with a popular football game. for the first time ever, a woman will appear on the cover. you might recognize her. this is the u.s. version of the game. alex morgan just won the cup. this is only in certain countries. there will not be a woman on the cover of the game.

america. walker: there are stories that make headlines around the world. global terror threat immigration, even war, but are these headlines omitting vital truths from the public discourse? this week, conversations with people working to change the narrative. in the process, they're hoping to shape public perception of news events we see on a regular basis. i'm mike walter coming to you from the heart of new york city's vibrant times square. let's take it full frame. [theme music playing]