Company apple and a reusable space plane leaders from germany, russia and france are about to meet in minsk in eastern ukraine. A ceasefire will be held and hundreds since the beginning of this year have been killed. A bus station in donetsk was hit by shelling at least two people were there. Charles stratford is at the scene. Reporter the attack happened 8 30 local time. There are 30 people here at the time. The people that spoke in the restaurant said they heard a massive explosion, panic in the air. Its one of two places hit in donetsk. Another strike on an industrial plant close by. Both sides of this conflict suffered indiscriminate shelling. Yesterday we saw the attack on the ukranian military controlled city of kramatorsk, and comes on a day of it comes on a day of renewed effort to bring a truce to the conflict and shows how difficult that will be. Before that incident in donetsk, charles went a few kilometres northeast to where the fighting is fiercest. Many have been killed i
In ukraine involves a phone call. We all have details. An unique art display that tests the acumen of those viewing the exhibition. The United States has confirmed the death of Kayla Mueller, the aid work held hostage by Islamic State in iraq and the levant. She was captured by august 13th in the syrian city of aleppo. Muellers death was announceed by president barack obama who vowed to hunt her captors and bring them to justice. Relatives and friend of the 26yearold humanitarian aid worker struggle with the news of her death. They try to find some consolation in a parents letter sent to her parents last year. She wrote, i have come to see good in every situation. Sometimes we just have to look for it. Right now thats what were all trying to do. The news of her death was confirmed in a private message from isil to her family. The white house said that its intelligence agencies verified her death although not the cause or the time. But they also challenged isils assertion that she was k
Ready for blastoff, this is the European Space agencys vessel thats about to test whether this reusable space plane will work. The u. N. Is saying that 300 migrants are now feared dead after four boats sank in the Mediterranean Sea this week. They were trying to cross from libya into europe illegally. They left libya on rubber boats on sunday. The latest from the u. S. My commission for refugees. This morning at 7 30, nine survivors arrived. They confirmed that there were 203 people with them that have disappeared. They have been saloed by the sea. In additional to that, they confirm that there was a fourth dingy so we do not know about the fate of another 100 people. The survivors are taken to the First Reception Center that now is working at full stage. They receive rance food, medical assistance, clothes. They arrive almost neighborhood, you know, they arrived without anything. Then within 24 hours maximum 72 hours, they are transferred to other centers on mainland. The russian pres
A group for recruiting fighters for iraq and syria into gaol. Apple breaks a wall street record becoming the first 700 billion Company First russian president Vladimir Putin joins ukraine, russia in a renewed peace in Eastern Ukraine. It never really held. Hundreds of people have been killed. Just a few minutes ago, the minister said that noticeable progress in the peace talks. They are trying to restore control over the border. As a condition, and he said this was important. It may be a crucial part of the talks. Control on the border. He went on to allege that the ukranian military gained more in the east to use as leverage. Well lets go back to what will occur. This is the most recent incident. A shell at a bus station. Two people were killed. Charles stratford reports from the scene. This attack happened around 8 30am local time. Its one of the central bus stations in donetsk. There were reportedly around 30 people here. Its the devastation that we have spoken to. They heard a mass
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