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They will transfer more powers to scotland, but they urge scots to stay part of britain. Hello. The u. S. Has launched air strikes against Islamic State militants in what it says is the beginning of its new more aggressive policy against i. S. The military says the strikes near baghdad and in the north were in direct sport of Iraqi Security forces fighting in the region. The yellow parts of this map show the areas that Islamic State militants control across syria and iraq. On the eastern side of iraq, Kurdish Peshmerga troops are continuing their fight against Islamic State militants near erbil. We have this report. Reporter it is on these fighters that the statesmen in paris are pinning many of their hopes. This is one of the peshmergas front lines. That town in the distance is held by Islamic State. It was specifically britains support for Kurdish Forces that the blackmasked murderer of david haines cited as justification for his killing. The uks flying weapons and ammunition into Northern Iraq to help bolster the kurds. Translator the weapons were getting from britain and the others are good, and we have some weapons of our own, but its not enough against the terrorist state. We need more to win our war against i. S. Reporter the kurds have made modest advances against the jihadists here, less than 100 miles from baghdad, but many of their weapons are old and their stocks are depleted. They say theyve yet to receive any of the guns or ammunition supplied by britain. This is about as far east as i. S. Goes. Were almost on the border with iran, but the jihadist state now stretches all the way west across iraq, into syria, and up to the turkish border. And each time, another western hostage is brutally beheaded on camera, so the pressure grows in western capitals to do more. We drove towards a second peshmerga position. In paris, leaders from 30 countries, including arab governments, were pledging their support for a coordinated campaign against i. S. In iraq. The concrete details were in short supply. In 1991, british, french, and american air support helped the peshmerga defeat saddam husseins army in Northern Iraq. Now they say theyre ready to take on Islamic State, but they need the right help. Theres no sense here of preparations for a largescale ground offensive, but if they were, that would be of little comfort to the second british hostage whose life is now in danger, or the many others whose live s are being held inside syria. I. S. s fighters could come charging back up this road at any moment. Neither the Syrian Government nor its principal backer, iran, was invited to join the coalition of the willing in paris. In the absence of a unified strategy across iraq and syria, its far from clear whether more bombing will have the desired result. The bbc is in baghdad for us. That is the question that gabriel poses, is bombing going to have the desired result, and also, is the iraqi army really up to this task, because america says it is bombing in support of them. Reporter well, according to the iraqi army itself and according to the leaders of this country, all they need is significant air support. Thats what they are saying here. And of course now we had the expansion, if you like, of the American Mission with last nights air strikes on targets south of baghdad here for the first time in this part of the country. They were, of course, two areas that were targeted yesterday by american air strikes. One in the north and one in central iraq nearby the capital baghdad, aiming clearly in the second case of preventing any more expansion of the militants activities towards the capital baghdad. The target of last nights air strike was about 30 to 40 kilometers southwest of baghdad in an area that witnessed many activities of the militant fighters of the Islamic State organization. And rafid, i mean, the u. N. Is already warning that any air strikes by the u. S. Must be proportionate, must be targeted, not affecting civilians and so on. Do we know precisely what the u. S. Is targeting in these areas . Is it people . Is it supplies . What is it . Reporter well, yes, we know. The source is the american military. The statements said that six vehicles were destroyed in the north and nearby baghdad, the target was a military position of i. S. Fighters. And we didnt hear any complaints from civilians in that area. Lets remember that many civilians have actually deserted many, many areas where fighting had been going on, in many parts of iraq, at least 1,800,000 iraqis have fled their homes since the beginning of this year as a result of the intense fighting. Okay, rafid, many thanks indeed. Now, a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan Capital of kabul has killed at least three members of the natoled military forces, injuring many others. The explosion targeted a convoy on the airport road near the u. S. Embassy. The taliban says it carried out the attack. The explosion is the first major bomb attack in the city in weeks. Our correspondent told me it was a huge explosion. Reporter it shook buildings right across the center of kabul, this bomb. It was a big explosion. Pictures that weve seen of people quite close by showed a huge fire ball and smoke going up into the sky. And even though u. S. Troops were traveling in an armored land cruiser, it couldnt sustain their protection. It was blown across the road. Part of the side of that vehicle was blown off. Three american troops, we understand, were killed, and one is very seriously injured in hospital. There are others who are also injured. Of course, although this was the target, and it was a carefully planned target by the Toyota Corolla car that crashed into this american vehicle. You can hear American Helicopters going overhead here. Rather a routine move by u. S. Helicopters. Etch though the main casualties that killed and injured in this bomb were foreign soldiers, the afghan civilians who were passing by also paid a heavy price. 16 afghan civilians carried away to hospital. Some of them with some very serious wounds. The political vacuum, that helps the taliban cause, does it . Reporter there has been during this long period of uncertainty, now into the sixth months since the first day of the afghan election process, during this long period of political uncertainty, its affected almost every area of afghan life. The economy is right on the back foot. The government is virtually bankrupt. Revenue is not coming in. The finance minister told me he wouldnt be able to pay people this month. That the salaries of teachers are really seriously threatened if it goes on as it does. And of course, the taliban have taken the opportunity that this has afforded them to push forward toward and really test the Afghan Forces, because now that isaf forces are pulling back, the Afghan Forces are really being forced back by the taliban. President obama, a lot on his hands at the moment, he is expected to unveil a plan later to boost u. S. Involvement in fighting the Ebola Outbreak in west africa. He is due to outline further details when he visits the cdc in atlanta. He will send 3,000 troops to liberia. Theyll be responsible for training as many as 500 Health Care Workers each week. The troops will be building 17 medical facilities with at least 100 beds each, and 50,000 Home Health Care kits are going to be sent out to households in liberia. The World Health Organization says the outbreak has now killed more than 2,400 people since it began in march. Mostly over here of course in liberia, sierra leone, and guinea, where poorly resourced Health Care Systems have been overrun massively. Reporter for more than six months, ebola has rampaged three parts of west africa, infecting thousands regardless of age, and killing well over 2,000 people, including Health Workers battling against the odds to help those most in need. For months, the International Community have been accused of not doing enough. Now ahead of two key meetings of the United Nations and the u. N. Security council, the u. S. Ambassador made this plea. We can contain this. We know how to do it. And we must avoid panic and fear. But our collective response to date has not been sufficient. We must move forward aggressively in a coordinated fashion and together. Reporter its highly unusual for the United Nations Security Council to meet and discuss Public Health issues, but this Ebola Outbreak is unprecedented and has become the deadliest on record. One key factor being blamed on the rapid spread of the virus is a shortage of protective equipment. United nations is calling for 600 million to deal with the crisis and is asking countries to send supplies, including trucks, beds, and doctors to the worst affected areas. The latest move is said to come from president obama, who is expected to send 3,000 troops to help build hospitals and train doctors. International efforts to combat the virus have been welcomed by the president of ghana, who has been critical of the response so far. With ebola, i mean, its a scary disease, so when it started, you know, getting people to come in and assist has not been easy. I do believe that the International Response was slow, but happily, its picking up. Reporter but in countries where Health Systems were already fragile, the promise of help couldnt come soon enough. Hugh, lots of questions, but it seems like its come quite late, this intervention. Weve heard a bit about what theyre doing. How initially will people feel it on the ground and how quickly will people feel it on the ground . Is this enough intervention by the u. S. . Reporter i think this is a response in the eyes of system that is welcome. But as you suggest has come maybe a bit later than it might have done, given the scale of the challenge which we were hearing about here to these west african countries, which are really struggling to cope with the spread of ebola. It is a large scale response. 3,000 military personnel being sent across from the United Nations. That includes medics, doctors, and engineers. A big logistical challenge in terms of helping to coordinate the response as well as resources for Home Health Care kits to be distributed around the region. That is seen as extremely important in helping to contain the spread of the disease. So it is a large and welcome response. The debate will continue whether maybe it has come a little bit later than it might have done. Do we know what the reaction by the u. S. Is . People worried about protecting these Health Care Workers and engineers and so on, because weve seen alarming numbers of Charity Workers and Health Care Workers in africa being struck down by ebola themselves. Indeed. And two u. S. Aide workers were treated in atlanta. They were treated with the experimental drug which hasnt got any scientific basis in terms of the testing with it. They were treated and president obama will be visiting atlanta this afternoon. The Federal Center for Disease Control and prevention, which is close by to the hospital where those two aide workers were treated, two other u. S. Workers have been treated as well. So its very much an issue that has affected people working in the region, as well as the tragedy of many, many deaths of People Living in the three countries, particularly affected guinea, sierra leone, and liberia. But yes, there will be questions over these 3,000 personnel going to work over there, but i think its an indication of the response that the u. S. Is prepared to send that many staff there, and also to demonstrate that thats whats needed. People on the ground, even with the risk associated. Okay, hugh pym, many thanks. Aaron is here. President hollande has a difficult day potentially. The latest polls suggest only 13 of the french people support the president. A bitter public attack bay jilted expartner, a cabinet meltdown and the admission of broken economic promises have meant certainly an uncomfortable three weeks for president francois hollande. But the hardest is yet to come, because as geeta suggests, he and his government will face a vote of no confidence within his party, that he is still fit to run the eurozones second largest economy. So what does all of this mean . Well, were going to go live to paris on gmt in just over an hours time, so make sure you tune in for that one. Staying with france, International Carrier air france says disruption is expected to get worse as this weeklong strike by its pilots continues. In fact, the airline says 60 of its flights will likely be cancelled today as a result of the strike, which of course we talked about. It began yesterday on monday. The pilots are protesting against a transfer of jobs by the airline to its low cost european carrier, which is being expanded as part of this new strategic plan. In fact, also, air france ceo says the strike will cost the airline some 30 million to 20 million every single day. Meanwhile, a pilots union at the very last minute called off a strike planned scheduled today at frankfurt airport, but no longer. The chinese online giant alibaba has increased the price range of its new shares at between 66 and 68, meaning it could raise more than 25 billion when it goes public, when it lists in new york, which is expected later this week. The news comes as the alibaba road show arrives in singapore. Whilst the commerce giant is a chinese company, its only this week started to drum up asian interest in its wall street listing. I should add one of the reasons weve seen the price range for its new Share Offering increase is because demand apparently is just going through the roof. Everybody wants a bit of alibaba. Follow me on twitter, you can tweet me bbcaaron. Thats it. Gmt in an hours time. Stay with us on bbc world. Were going to bring you the latest on whats going on in ukraine. All the tensions, of course, with russia. Guys youre not gonna believe this watch this. Sam always gives you the good news in person, bad news in email. Good news fedex has flat rate shipping. Its called fedex one rate. And its affordable. Sounds great. [ cell phone typing ] [ typing continues ] [ whoosh ] [ cell phones buzz, chirp ] and we have to work the weekend. Great. 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The ukrainian and European Parliaments are voting right now on a controversial Association Deal strengthening economic and political ties. The ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko said the ratification of the treaty would be an historic day. The separatists in donetsk have continued their assault on the government and held the government in the eastern edge of the city. These are live pictures of the European Parliament which is voting right now. With me is the bbc ukrainian analyst. Tell us whats happening in the last few minutes. Both parliaments seem to have voted on the Association Agreement. A very passionate speech from president Petro Poroshenko, and the president of the European Parliament also put it to the vote. There was applause on both sides. That was preceded by critics. Quite a lot of criticism of the agreement coming from the European Parliament, but those in favor of the Association Agreement with ukraine have prevailed. What does it all mean . It means a new treaty. It means ukraine are now brought closer to europe. It means it will have preferential treatment in trade, in politics, possibly in travel. I doesnt mean the membership of the European Union, but it brings ukraine much closer to the European Union and symbolically, economically for ukraine, it is a very important move. Were seeing lots of applause here within the European Parliament, and it is an important moment because this deal is what sparked the whole crisis in the first place. It did. This is exactly the agreement that president yanukovych refused to sign under quite a lot of european pressure. This is something russia was quite unhappy with, still unhappy with, the implementation of this agreement is postponed, even though ukraine will have some unilateral trade preferences going on from the moment of signing. But the important thing also coming from the european commissioner was that this is the treaty where not a single letter will be changed. The only change that can be done will be by new parliament. Ukrainian Prime Minister there as well. Ukrainian Prime Minister, ukrainian president , who made a point in his speech shaking hands with everyone to congratulate people on the passing of this. Indeed. 355 votes in Ukrainian Parliament. Nobody voted against. Russia does not want this. Didnt want this because it affects their economy. They say it affects their economy massively, and this is why the negotiations will continue and there will be quite a lot of discussion of how it will be implemented. The fear from the russian side is because ukraine will have a dutyfree and tarifffree zone with European Union, some of the goods from the European Union via ukraine may reach into russia, using the tarifffree status that ukraine now enjoys in trade with russia, and therefore it will be a trojan horse, allowing european exporters to enter the russian market, circumventing tariffs and duty. But ukraine wants to have trade deals with both russia and the eu, and it needs to surely. Indeed, which is why theres a balancing act, that on the one hand it signed the agreement with the European Union. On the other hand, this delay in implementing it. In the meantime, they will be talking to the russians, European Unions and ukrainians, and finding a way of marrying the interests of both sides. What about from the european point of view . These are live pictures coming to us now on the debate. The sort of thing that europe is worried about . Why the objections . Obviously the objections were about the well, some of the people on the left and right were very worried about irritating russia and they were all the time criticizing the commission, that they are sort of not taking the russian position fully into account. The response was that it is russia that is violating many of the International Laws and many of the provisions and therefore European Union was fully entitled to have these deals because this is a bilateral deal, this is not a trilateral deal, but many critics inside russia and some critics in europe will disagree, they will say that russia needs to be part of a picture. Thanks very much indeed for talking us through that. Thank you. Well, we have just heard that the parliament has definitely ratified that deal with the European Union. The parliament has signed it through, voted it through with the eu as we were saying, so that deal now agreed by both sides. Lets move on to scotland, because the leaders of the main three british Political Parties have signed a document promising to transfer extensive new powers to the Scottish Government if voters reject independence in thursdays referendum. The proindependence Campaign Says the only way to guarantee that scotland gets all the powers it needs is to vote for change. Richard vista reports. Reporter the campaigns are approaching the final furlong. They ran a twohorse referendum race just for fun, but with the vote now just days away, the Party Leaders are deadly serious. In the daily record this morning, David Cameron and nick clegg renewed their promise of extensive new powers for the Scottish Parliament in the event of a no vote. Just hours after the Prime Minister made a passionate plea for unity. As you reach your final decision, please, please, dont let anyone tell you you cant be a proud scot and a proud brit. [ applause ] reporter the yes Campaign Says its opponents are panicking and only independence can guarantee that scotland will control its own future. The first minister said Business Leaders were telling him it made economic sense, too. What were demonstrating today with some of the most Serious Business people in scotland, men and women who are job creators, creating tens of thousands of jobs in their careers, that there is very substantial groups in scottish business who see the opportunity from an independent scotland. Reporter both sides know the voters could swing this referendum either way. The campaigns have just two days left to win them around. Im back with the very latest in a couple of moments. Dont go away. Asian debt that recognizes the shift in the global economy. You know, the kind that capitalizes on diversity across the credit spectrum and gets exposure to frontier and emerging markets. If you convert 4quarter p e of the s p 500, its yield is doing a lot better. If youve had to become your own investment expert, maybe its time for bny mellon, a different kind of wealth manager. And black swans are unpredictable. [ female announcer ] we love our smartphones. 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Our top stories, the u. S. Targets Islamic State militants in a fresh round of air strikes, the first under a new International Strategy to defeat the group. An historic day for ukraine. Its parliament has ratified a landmark deal and given the separatist east selfrule. President obama will announce later that america is to send 3,000 troops to liberia to help fight the worst ever outbreak of ebola. And well tell you the incredible story of george, the australian goldfish, whos recovering after a lifesaving operation. Hello, and welcome. The United States has taken the first step in its wider battle against Islamic State militants. The military says its launched air strikes near baghdad in support of Iraqi Forces Fighting there. The attack is part of president obamas strategy to defeat extremists in the region. The shaded yellow parts of the map here show that the areas that Islamic State militants are now controlling across iraq and syria and on the eastern side of iraq, the Kurdish Peshmerga troops are continuing with their fight against i. S. Militants near erbil. Our correspondent gabriel gatehouse is with them and sent us this report. Reporter it is on these fighters that the statesmen in paris are pinning many of their hopes. This is one of the peshmergas front lines. That town in the distance is held by Islamic State. It was specifically britains support for Kurdish Forces that the blackmasked murderer of david haines cited as justification for his killing. The uks flying weapons and ammunition into Northern Iraq to help bolster the kurds. Translator the weapons were getting from britain and the others are good, and we have some weapons of our own, but its not enough against the terrorist state. We need more to win our war against i. S. Reporter the kurds have made modest advances against the jihadists, here less than 100 miles from baghdad. But many of their weapons are old, and their stocks are depleted. They say theyve yet to receive any of the guns or the am ligs supplied by britain. Ammunition. This is about as far east as i. S. Goes. Were almost on the border with iran, but the jihadist state now stretches all the way west across iraq, into syria, and up to the turkish border. And each time another western hostage is brutally beheaded on camera, so the pressure grows in western capitals to do more. We drove towards a second peshmerga position. In paris, leaders from 30 countries, including arab governments, were pledging their support for a coordinated campaign against i. S. In iraq. But concrete details were in short supply. In 1991, british, french, and american air support helped the peshmerga defeat saddam husseins army in Northern Iraq. Now they say theyre ready to take on Islamic State, but they need the right help. Theres no sense here of preparations for a large scale ground offensive, but if there were, that would be of little comfort to the second british hostage whose life is now in danger, or the many others who are being held by Islamic State inside syria. I. S. Is waiting just over a mile from here. Its fighters could come charging back up this road at any moment. Neither the Syrian Government nor its principal backer iran was invited to join the coalition of the willing in paris. In the absence of a unified strategy across iraq and syria, its far from clear whether more bombing will have the desired result. Our correspondent paul wood is in beirut. He says there is still little sense of what this new strategy will mean. Reporter we had an announcement from the u. S. Military last night that the first of a new phase of attacks against Islamic State socalled had been embarked upon, and that was some air strikes about ten, 15 miles southwest of baghdad. But this is not shock and awe. These are small scale strikes against artillery position here, a tank there, a few armored humvees on a hill top. And as you say, all in support of an iraqi army, which ran away in mosul. So the americans have sent around 500 personnel to baghdad to try to rebuild the iraqi armys command and control, because what the u. S. And other nations have said is that they will not send ground troops. This will be air power. The americans and perhaps some others, plus the kurds and the iraqis on the ground. So as gabriel said, this will be a slow and incremental process. Is there any real likelihood of military support from other countries in your view, and again, what is the scale of the task facing those now pitted against i. S. . Reporter well, its a 30nation coalition. I believe that the United Arab Emirates has indicated it might contribute strike aircraft. They helped the u. S. In the air war over libya along with britain and france. Possibly qatar as well might contribute. Saudi arabia, while not hinting at any contribution of forces, could be one of the places that syrian rebels, for instance, are trained. There are ten arab nations in the coalition, the coalition that all went to paris yesterday. I dont think theyre going to make a military contribution or a significant military contribution either in the air or on the ground, but this is vitally important for the propaganda war. Islamic state has tried to draw in the americans. For them, a battle in syria, a battle in iraq is a holy war and its very much part of their messaging to attract new recruits that they are engaged in a holy war. It is therefore vitally important for the u. S. To demonstrate it has many allies, and most importantly Sunni Arab Muslim allies. And what about the question in syria . Because if the west is refusing to engage with the assad regime, but it also wants to take on i. S. , is there really a middle ground of moderates that can be supported and put in place . Reporter the United States and britain will say there have always been moderate rebels. They have to some extent helped them. The rebels would say little has been delivered. That may be about to change if what president obama has said has been acted upon. In the past, theres been covert training in places like jordan. That might be now overt. But it takes a long time to effect events on the ground. Meanwhile, Islamic State has made gains. Were hearing stories about rebels who were previously fighting them considering whether to swear allegiance to them, so while the americans are preparing their offensive using proxies, things are changing on the ground. Paul wood, correspondent there on the ground in beirut for us. Now, an historic day for ukraine, because the European Parliament has ratified a controversial Association Agreement which strengthens economic and political ties with ukraine. The free trade elements of the deal wont be input into the end of next year. It has been ratified by the Ukrainian Government in kiev. In separate measures, ukraine also granted limited autonomy to its eastern regions and an amnesty to fighters. Our correspondent is in kiev. For those who havent followed the legalities and the complexi complexities, this actually is quite a big deal. This whole agreement sparked off the crisis and its about trade and politics and where ukraine is stuck really between east and west. Reporter well, exactly. It is an historic day, as many officials have said. The question is how historic and what will help next, but the fact that this agreement which set off the ukrainian crisis back in november last year, when the former president Viktor Yanukovych postponed the signing of the agreement and this sparked demonstrations, which eventually drove him from power. This created the situation of disturbance in ukraine. Of course, we had the annexation of crimea, now the fighting in the east, and now the Ukrainian Parliament as well as European Parliament have ratified these agreements. Now, it is also controversial, as you say. The agreement has two parts, political, making ukraine stick to a Reform Program for politics, but also trade, and apparently part of the trade agreement has been postponed, or the implementation has been postponed. Very crucially, the fourth section, which requires ukraine to drop its tariffs to european goods, to introduce european technical standards, other things like laws on public sorry, on public tenders. But in general, this is being seen as a major move forward, and president poroshenko has promised that the reform period will go forward. For them to say wait a minute, we dont want our markets to be flooded by eu goods . Reporter well, yes, but the eu has said that their markets wont be flooded by eu goods. I watched a very remarkable speech by jose Manuel Barosa over the weekend in kiev, who said the russians were wellinformed of the agreement, that the eu went through from the very beginning about what this agreement meant and that they were not in danger, and he actually used the word lying when he said that the russians said they were not informed. So there is some question about what exactly the russians what they object to. Some people think that its the fact that they do not want ukraine to introduce reforms at all, become more democratic, and move closer into the east and away from the corruption and undemocratic system, which has plagued it for the last 23 years. David stern, thanks very much indeed there for the latest in kiev. Thousands of people are still thought to be stranded in indian administered kashmir, nearly two weeks after devastating floods there. At least 200 people have died and many, many are missing. There are fears of disease now spreading, as criticism grows of the government response. Andrew north sent this report from the worsthit area of srinagar, the kashmir capital. Reporter the center of srinagar, after its worst flood in memory. Some camming it kashmirs katrina. And the government is totally overwhelmed. We found a way in on foot as the waters begin to recede. Its just incredible the devastation around here. This whole road has been completely washed away. And up ahead, im hearing things are even worse. This was once a better off neighborhood. Many have lost everything, and mohamed dar says he feels abandoned by the government. Translator we made a makeshift bridge ourselves and we have been trying to drain the water out. Nobody came to help us. Youre the first person from outside we have seen here. Reporter the center of srinagar has been utterly destroyed by this flood. Everywhere we go, we find buildings flattened, roads washed away. But whats most striking about this disaster is the amount of anger there is. And increasingly, thats becoming a backlash against the authorities. After decades of strife between kashmirs muslim majority and the government, the flood has brought old resentments back to the surface. We have not seen this. We are angry, yeah. Really, we are angry. And they are helping us like they draw up with Water Bottles and biscuits. They were expired. Water bottles, they were 2009. Biscuits, 2009, 2010. Reporter more aid is starting the come in, like this mobile Drinking Water service. And the authorities insist theyre doing all they can. The government is not capable and will never be capable of reaching 100 of all affected areas immediately, and therefore, we have tried to reach those areas that are most in need of it. If youve been able to reach an area, it means its accessible. And if people are able to take care of ourselves, our resources are better tasked in areas where you havent been able to reach, where there is still four or five feet of water accumulated. Reporter indians are well used to fending for themselves. Yet in the heart of this historic city, many people feel their government has taken their resilience for granted. Andrew north, bbc news in central srinagar. President obama is expected to unveil a plan later today to boost u. S. Involvement in fighting the Ebola Outbreak in west africa. Hes due to outline further details when he visits the center for Disease Control and prevention in atlanta. Under the announcement, hes going to send 3,000 troops to liberia. Theyre going to be responsible for training as many as 500 headquarters each week. The troops will also be building 17 medical facilities with at least 100 beds each. And 50,000 Home Health Care kits are going to be sent out to households in liberia. The World Health Organization says the outbreak has now killed more than 2,400 people since it began in march. Reporter for more than six months, ebola has rampaged three parts of west africa, infecting thousands regardless of age. And killing well over 2,000 people, including Health Workers, battling against the odds to help those most in need. For months, the International Community have been accused of not doing enough. Now ahead of two key meetings of the United Nations, and the u. N. Security council, the u. S. Ambassador made this plea. We can contain this. We know how to do it. And we must avoid panic and fear. But our collective response to date has not been sufficient. We must move forward aggressively in a coordinated fashion and together. Reporter its highly unusual for the United Nations Security Council to meet and discuss Public Health issues. But this Ebola Outbreak is unprecedented, and has become the deadliest on record. One key factor being blamed on the rapid spread of the virus is a shortage of protective equipment. The United Nations is calling for 600 million to deal with the crisis and is asking countries to send supplies, including trucks, beds, and doctors to the worst affected areas. The latest move is said to come from president obama, who is expected to send 3,000 troops to help build hospitals and train doctors. International efforts to combat the virus have been welcomed by the president of ghana, who has been critical of the response so far. With ebola, i mean, its a scary disease, so when it started, you know, getting people to come in and assist has not been easy. I do believe that the International Response was slow, but happily, its picking up. Reporter but in countries where Health Systems were already fragile, the promise of help couldnt come soon enough. One person has been killed and another seriously injured in a shooting inside a court in denmark. Police say shots were fired at the Bailiffs Court in the countrys capital copenhagen. A suspect has been arrested and a shotgun has been seized. The shooting happened in the last few hours. Stay with us here on bbc world news. Much more to come. This man is serving life in a belgian prison for rape and murder and has just been given permission to have doctors end his life. We hear from his lawyer. Woooooah. [ male announcer ] youre not just looking for a house. Youre looking for a place for your life to happen. Zillow. This is bbc world news. Im geeta gurumurthy with the latest top stories for you. The u. S. Military has launched its first air strikes under Islamic State militants under its new strategy to combat the group. And the Ukrainian Parliaments have strengthened a landmark deal. 12 nigerian soldiers have been sentenced to death for mutiny and attempted murder after shots were fired at their Commanding Officer in the northeastern city in may. The soldiers were angry after a convoy was ambushed on a road frequently targeted by islamist boko haram militants. Five soldiers were acquitted and one was convicted on another count, all denied the charge. Will ross is there following the story. Is it too simplistic to say these soldiers basically were worried about taking on i. S. Militants and thats the heart of whats happened here . Can you take us through the details . Reporter well, the boko haram fighters were know are very wellarmed and determined, and of course, many of them are brainwashed, so hardly fear death at all. So for the nigerian soldiers, they are always going to face a difficult challenge, and what theyve always been saying is we need better equipment. Now, this particular case goes back to may, when there was this extraordinary outburst of anger by the soldiers. As you say, they were upset because some of their colleagues had gone out on this journey and they saw that road as very dangerous. They were reluctant to go. They were forced to go. And when the dead bodies were brought into the barracks, these soldiers were so angry, they shot into the air, and then they even shot at the commander of the forces in the region. So turning your own guns, of course, on your own commander would be punished very severely anywhere in the world. But i think it points to some real key issues in the Nigerian Military, issues of low morale, and also weve had a lot of complaints from soldiers telling the bbc that they dont have the equipment to fight boko haram. Weve also had demonstrations by wives of soldiers saying dont send our husbands to the front lines, they dont have the equipment to take on boko haram. Too many are being killed. So its a severe problem the Nigerian Military faces right now, and the military is saying that this tribunal is a sign that it is a professional army that has rules and regulations, but for many nigerians, its just a very public example of the problems that are really undermining the fight against boko haram. The 200 schoolgirls were abducted earlier this year. Sentencing these men to death, you can understand it may be from a Military Point of view, theyre trying to say look, were going to take this very seriously, we dont want this to happen anymore, but at the same time theres going to be surely a massive reaction to that. Yeah, i understand the sentences can be appealed by the soldiers who all denied the charges, but yes, it is likely to send some shock waves through the military. There have been other examples of soldiers really almost staging a mutiny. Some of them have refused to go to the front lines. So there are clearly real problems that need to be addressed. And this will send out a shock wave, but i think from the militarys point of view, they had to really take a strong line to ensure that such incidences dent happen again. This was a very extreme case, but as i say, there are other examples that really show that the problems are undermining the fight against boko haram. Were also hearing reports of hundreds of soldiers that were on the way to the northeast. They were ambushed far further south. Were told none of the soldiers were killed, but a real sign of the problems of taking on boko haram, even getting trooped to the yir of operation, is proving tough. That is obviously extremely alarming for any government to hear. Can you just update us quickly on news of the 200 schoolgirls . Any sign of a return . Im afraid absolutely no news whatsoever from the Nigerian Militarys point of view. They say we are still determined to find them. The parents are obviously still absolutely desperate for any news. But all were hearing is that they were divided into much smaller groups and were spread out possibly over a large area, so it will be a very difficult task to get them back, even now, and no news from the International Forces that have been trying to help the Nigerian Military. Will ross, okay. Thanks very much indeed for now. A belgian man serving a life sentence for rape and murder has been granted permission to have doctors end his life. The ruling is the first involving a prisoner since the assisted dying law was introduced in belgium. 50yearold frank van den bleeken argued he would never be freed because hes unable to control his violent sexual urges. Van den bleekens lawyer says he requested euthanasia due to what he called his unbearable psychological suffering. Translator a number of psychiatrists and doctors have said my clients level of suffering is long standing and there is nothing that can alleviate his suffering. More on that story, of course, at the website for you. Now, a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan Capital kabul has killed at least three members of the natoled military forces and injured many others. The explosion targeted a convoy on the airport road near the u. S. Embassy. The explosion is the first major bomb attack in the city in weeks. I was standing on the roadside, and just a big and huge blast happened. I saw many people shocked, and myself escaping from the area as the Suicide Attack happened on the busiest time of the day, at 8 00 a. M. , when the people come from their houses and go to work. I saw lots of women and kids escaping from the area. Also a number of people at the supermarkets, cruise by the area. It happened near a resident area, where lots of people come in the morning out of their house. The attack was huge, and i saw body parts of people. I dont know what it relates to, the Suicide Attacker or the people, but it was on the street. The australian Prime Minister tony abbott says a vote on recognizing indigenous australians in the constitution would need to have overwhelming support or it would fuel existing racial tensions. Speaking from a Remote Aboriginal Community in the northern territory, mr. Abbott said a vote would help to bring the country together, but if the result was close or defeated, it would be a step back. Mr. Abbott has sent a week every year working as a volunteer in aboriginal communities since 2008. A pet goldfish called george is recovering after emergency surgery to remove a lifethreatening tumor on his head. Vets in australia, in melbourne, decided to operate on the 10yearold fish, which was having trouble eating and getting around his tank. The procedure occurred while he was in a bucket of water and sedated. 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