But that pause ended when the Palestinian Militant Group hamas rejected the truce and fired off rockets. Nhks craig dale is following developments. Officials with hamas said that the egyptian proposal fell short of what they were looking for. They have been pushing for israel to ease its blockade of gaza. And they want the israelis to release imprisoned hamas members. Hamas fighters launched 120 rockets at israel shortly after the israelis accepted that cease fire proposal. One of the shells killed an israeli man. He is the first israeli fatality since the attacks began. The israelis responded with more air strikes. They are going after what they call terror targets in gaza. They argue that hamas keeps its rockets and command centers hidden in densely populated areas. These air strikes have killed 190 palestinians and wounded 150 others. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli Soldiers will continue to act with great force. He says israel will strike whoever tries to harm israel. And when there is no cease fire their answer is fire. Israels 2012 war in gaza went on for eight days before a cease fire brokered by egypt ended the hostilities. Keep in mind, this conflict is entering its ninth day. Israeli commanders have called up tens of thousands of reservists. They have stationed tanks and troops on the border with gaza. They havent ruled out a Ground Invasion and thats how the 20082009 conflict ended. However a spokesperson for the u. S. State Department Says no one wants a ground war and they are focused on brokering or helping to broker a cease fire. Nhk worlds craig dale. Russian authorities have started an investigation on the derailment of a subway train deep below the streets of moscow. They say at least 21 people were killed when several cars went off the tracks. 130 others were sent to hospital. Commuters had packed into the train at the height of the morning rush hour. It was approaching a station when three cars derailed. Passengers were thrown from their seats. Investigators say the derailment may have been caused by problems with the switching gear, the track bed or a train itself. Four years ago terrorists bombed the moscow sub way killing 40 people but the derailment is the first major accident on Public Transportation since the collapse of the soviet union. A bus packed with passengers in Southern China has exploded. Two people were killed and 32 others were hurt. Dozens of passengers in the city of guangzhou boarded the bus in the evening. A witness said it pulled over at a stop, then blew up. Passengers rushed to the door, many couldnt get out. Translator there was a big bang and flames spread very quickly. Local media say Police Suspect a passenger may have been responsible but investigators are looking into what caused the explosion. Arsonists have staged a string of attacks on buses in china over the last year. People in hong kong are marking the 17th anniversary of the regions return to china. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to march against what they call chinas interference. Many are concerned leaders in beijing are trying to take away their independence and theyre dealing with mass arrests as authorities crack down. [ speaking Foreign Language ]. Reporter as mainland chinas presence is more greatly felt in hong kong, probeijing residents say hong kong cant survive without chinas support. People who want democracy fear hong kong will lose its freedom. 40 million tourists from the mainland visit hong kong every year. As the two economies become more integrated, hong kongs tourism and the Financial Services industries have evolved rapidly. But hong kongs economic dependence has made some people uneasy. This Shopping Center opened 21 years ago. Its small shops cater to locals. Abruptly, plans were announced to convert into the a mall packed with international bigbrand stores for mainland tourists. She has run her own Clothing Store here for a long time. But recently she received a note saying that by august 5th she must vacate the premises. Translator i was really angry and perplexed. I began wondering what i would do from now on. Reporter she feels that chinas tourists are changing Hong Kong Society and threatening its quality of life. Translator they gradually invade the neighborhoods that we live in. Reporter in june, the Chinese Government issued a hongcongress Hong Kong White paper. Its a stark message about who controls the territory. The paper states that the high degree of autonomy of hong kong is not an inherent power but one that comes solely from the authorization of the central leadership. Many hong kong residents strongly oppose the document. In 2017 chinese authorities plan to allow locals to choose the citys chief executive in a direct election. But the candidates have to be nominated by a special government committee. So many think that only beijing sympathizers will be chosen. Civic groups protest against this. They demand that the election be run democratically. So they propose reforms that enable ordinary citizens to run. They also held an official public retch when dumb based on a proposal for free and open elections. Translator the government should operate under election laws that meet international standards. We are asking for genuinely democratic elections. Reporter but the latest demonstrations have not swayed chinese authorities. So as beijing gives the screw another turn its sure to provoke more backlash against china. Shun ishibe, nhk world, hong kong. Now to whats happening in the world of business. Ai uchida joins us from the business desk. Chinese government officials have found the economy rebounded in the second quarter. Thats the first time thats happened in three quarters. Officials at the National Bureau of statistics say between april and june Gross Domestic Product grew 7. 5 over the same period last year. Gdp rose 0. 1 percentage point from the first quarter. That suggests the economy has stopped slowing down. Government officials have been spending billions on public works projects including improvements to railroads and suhr systems. Chinese leaders have set a growth target for 2014 of around 7. 5 . Lets see how investors are reacting. The numbering were slightly above market forecast, up 7. 4 . Tokyo stocks opened the day slightly lower before turning positive. The nikkei is back in negative territory down. 1 . Lets see the reaction on chinese markets. They are trading slightly mixed. The shanghai composite is lower. 1 . And the hang seng is in positive territory. In the currency markets, traders are buying the dollar and selling the yen and the euro. Analysts say they are relieved that the numbers show the economy is still growing. Leaders of several emerging market nations want more say on the world stage. The heads of the brics countries brazil, russia, india, china and south africa have taken their first step to that goal and set up their own Development Bank and set aside billions to help countries in china. They called for reforms to the United Nations so delegates from countries such as brazil and india can play a greater role. They will put 100 billion into a bank for infrastructure products and the same to help emerging nations in times of crisis. Brics leaders want to change the Global Financial order shaped by western powers after world war ii. They say that people who run institutions such as the world bank and the International Monetary fund have too much influence. The head of the Federal Reserve says too Many Americans still cant find work. Janet yellen suggested that the central bank would keep Interest Rates low until things get better but she confirmed that the feds Bond Buying Program would likely end in october. Yellen testified before the Senate Banking economy. She said the economy continues to improve by the recovery is not complete. She said she and her colleagues need to make sure things are on a solid trajectory. Then they can consider raising the key interest rate. Theres no formula and theres no mechanical answer that i can give you about when the first rate increase will occur. It will depend on the progress of our the economy. And how we assess it based on a variety of indicators. Policymakers have kept the key rate near zero. Yellen said they need to make sure that does not encourage investors to take too many risks. The operators of a Japanese Firm have looked into the sky and see sunny days ahead. So executives have decided to buy more than 100 new planes from airbus. Executives held a joint News Conference in an air show in farnborough, britain. Smbc executives signed a deal worth almost 12 billion to purchase 115 planes. They are expecting to receive the first in two years. The firm will lease the planes to lowcost carriers and airlines in asia. Ill be back next hour with more of your business headlines. For now ill leave you with a check on markets. Every morning investors turn our attention to asia. The tokyo market leads the way. And markets around the world follow. From the decisions that could change the course of an economy. To the companies at the forefront of change. Up to the minute market reports. And analysis by specialists from around the world. Get all the latest Business News and insight every day here on newsline. The leaders of libyas interim government are weighing whether to ask for international security. Rival militias have been battling for control of the airport. Fighters have fired rocket after rocket. A spokesperson for the interim government says 90 of the planes have been damaged and the control tower and several fuel tanks have been destroyed. Militant groups have been fighting each other since long time ruler Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown three years ago. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry says u. S. Officials are deeply concerned. Its not violence that has broken out every single day, all day. Its mostly fight at night and it is not threatening broadly every interest within libya but it is dangerous and it must stop. Kerry said diplomats are doing what they can to support the libyan government. Bombers have targeted a market busy with shoppers in eastern afghanistan. People were buying food to break the fast observed during the holy month of ramadan. A car bomb went off killing at least 89 people and wounding at least 42. The explosion happened tuesday. In the province of paktika. Police officers noticed a suspicious car and moved in to inspect it. Then the car packed with explosives blew up. On the same day a roadside bomb went off in afghanistans capital, kabul. The device ripped through a minivan carrying seven employees of the president ial palace. At least two government workers were killed. Five others were wounded. The attackers placed a bomb along a main road and detonated remotely. Members of the taliban have claimed responsibility. The bombings, the latest in a string of attacks come as International Forces prepare to leave afghanistan by the end of the year. Concerns are growing whether afghanistans Security Force also be able to prevent a further escalation of violence. South korean leaders are reaching out to their neighbors in southeast asia. They are planning to hold a summit meeting in december. And they will invite the leaders of the ten Southeast Asian countries. The proposed summit will give park guenhye and the ten leaders of asean to discussion issues of mutual interest. Other leaders are working to build closer ties. Japanese officials invited the leaders last year to a summit with Prime Minister shinzo abe. Chinese leaders are showing interest in the region. U. S. Leaders view asean as focal point of their foreign policy. South korean officials have announced state funding for a human tearian project in north korea. Its the first gesture of its kind since seoul imposed sanctions on pyongyang four years ago. Officials with the Unification Ministry said south korea will provide about 3 million. They hope it will be used to help make improvements in child health care, agriculture and livestock. South korea has limited aid since the sinking of a naval vessel in the yellow sea. Government Officials Say the ship was hit by a north korean torpedo. Leaders in pyongyang have proposed an easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula. For example, theyve announced they will send a cheering squad in september to the asian games in south korea. Unification ministry Officials Say the aid is based on a plan President Park unveiled in march for unification. And government officials are looking for ways to reopen dialogue. Leaders from tokyo and pang pyongyang have agreed to try to close an issue that has been in the way since the end of world war ii. Theyre in discussions of how to handle the remains of japanese who died on the Korean Peninsula about 70 years ago. And now relatives of the deceased are asking their government to take more responsibility for the issue. The two countries agreed in may to talk about the retu of the remains of some 20,000 japanese still in north korea. This was part of a larger agreement on an investigation into the fate of missing japanese, including those abducted by north korea. A group of bereaved families visited the country last month to pray, but theyve decided to stop the visits for now. The groups leader says they fear they will negatively impact the by lot Bilateral Agreement if they continue. Translator i believe the government should bear the responsibility to solve these issues. The families say they need help returning the remains to japan and setting up grave markers. The leaders of india and china have sat down together to for the first time to talk over some issues of common concern. The Prime Minister and president xi jinping met in a brazilian city. The indian leader wants to strengthen ties between two of asias largest economies. The talks took place on monday during a summit of brics. They expressed hope that the chinese will invest more in indias infrastructure development. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that he touched on indias 40 billion trade deficit with china. He called for greater access to the chinese market. He emphasized economic ties between the two countries. He spoke about infrastructure cooperation. References were made to Industrial Parks and the need to address trade deficit. Ties between the two countries have been strained by a longrunning border dispute. Last year indian and chinese troops found themselves in a standoff in the himalayas. He said theres a need to find a solution to the boundary question and maintenance of the peace and tranquility on the border was essential even while india and china work toward resolving this issue about the bondry question. The indian Prime Ministers office says the chinese president invited him to the summit in november in beijing. He has shown an interest in building stronger ties with another power in the region, japan. Sources say xis invitation may reflect a desire by chinese leaders to court favor with their indian neighbors. Jubilant german fans welcomed the return of their triumphant National Soccer team home to berlin. Germany won the nations fourth world cup in 24 years. About 400,000 people gathered near the Brandenburg Gate on tuesday. The coach told the crowd that the team would not have won without their fans. He said the players and fans are all world champions. The players danced and sang on the stage. And cheers erupted when the captain hoisted the world cup trophy. Translator this is the first time i have seen germany clinch the world cup. We were too young to see it when it happened the last time. I hope theyll win again. Time now for a check of the weather. A typhoon is making landfall in the philippines. Meteorologist sayaka mori has the details. People in manila are experiencing the peak of the stormy conditions due to typhoon rammasun. The center is located just to the west of the city and its still packing winds of nearly 150 Kilometers Per Hour with gusts over 215 Kilometers Per Hour. Stormy conditions will likely continue throughout the day. Now its now located near manila will likely reach the South China Sea by tonight as a strong typhoon and probably make the second landfall by saturday. Now winds are going to be quite high. On top of that, high waves and also storm surges of up to 3 meters. That could cause coastal flooding and beach erosion and also extremely heavy rainfall is on its way. The land is already very well saturated. On top of that, 200 millimeters of rain is likely to fall. Flooding and landslides will be a very big concern. The system will make its way toward Southern China as we go into the weekend. Across the americas extremely cooler air for this time of year is invading from canada, covering most of the eastern parts of the u. S. , lowering temperatures. Rapid city your low on tuesday was only 7 degrees. Thats the lowest on record for the day. Many recordlow temperatures have been set in many places. The cooler air is meeting with hot and juicy air from the gulf of mexico creating another day of Severe Weather in the gulf coast up to the northeast coast. There is a possibility of tornados, damaging winds and large hail and due to excessive amounts of rain, flash floods are happening in many places, include new york state. Across the west, theres another spot of nasty weather, Severe Weather has been continuing in and around the central rockies. As we go into wednesday, the bad weather will likely make its way to the south. But there is no rainfall to improve the Drought Conditions over the Western Areas of the u. S. Up into British Columbia and temperatures are quite sizzling. Take a look. Nearly 30 degrees in seattle. Over 40 degrees in las vegas and nearly 26 degrees in los angeles. But to the north, its cooler than average as i mentioned, only 20 in chicago. Thats more like september. And in oklahoma city, 22 degrees. If it hit 22 degrees it could be the lowest temperature for the day on record. Across the eastern seaboard going down to the 20s across washington, d. C. As well as new york city. Across europe Severe Weather has been continuing in and around the balkan peninsula. Funnel clouds have been reported in several places and a lot of thunderstorms and hail too. Meanwhile dry air continues dry area can be found across the Western Areas of the countment including the Iberian Peninsula and france. Temperatures are on the scorching side. Near 35 degrees in several places. Watch out for the heat. But sunny weather will continue. Nice weather will continue in paris at 27 degrees and on monday, there was a firework event. Take a look at some video. The skies above paris were lit up with spectacular fireworks on monday. France marked the sent neighbor of world war i on bastille day. Thousands of parisians and tourists turned out to see light displays at the eiffel tower. The 35minute show was dedicated to the theme of war and peace. Heres the extended forecast. That concludes this edition of newsline. Im Keiko Kitagawa in tokyo. Thank you for joining us