border. the remaining force is still quite large. reporter: it was the deadliest day of the crisis so far, a brazen attack on a ukrainian military checkpoint in donestk leaving their armor in flames and dead bodies. a second attack killed one more soldier. witnesses said the attackers were likely pro russian separatists, but officials in kiev place the blame firmly on moscow calling for an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council. just three days before ukrainian s vote to choose a new president, election observers urged calm on all sides. i don t care whether there will be a formal arrangement or whether simply both sides are wise enough to try to allow democracy to take its course this coming weekend.
bank city of bethlehem. he is going to a refugee camp in the west bank. there were questions whether he was healthy enough to travel given he recently cancelled appointments citing health reasons. the pope s visit to such attention filled area is not without conflict. some ultra orthodox jews are protesting him to celebrate mass in the upper room because it would be over king david s tomb. on the other hand, both israelis and palestinians have been putting together the finishing touches the gift they plan to present to the pope. tensions in ukraine with the presidential election two days away, pro-russian insurgents have killed 16 ukrainian soldiers. in an attack on a military checkpoint in eastern ukraine. the central government acknowledged that it will be impossible to hold the vote in some areas because of the violence. life continues much the same in thailand despite a military takeover. there were hardly any troops on the street as vendors set up their stalls once the curfe
the air to getdisperse. translator: i feel better that everything will be back in order. translator: they ve done this it 17 or 18 times. if you ask me, i would say the army has eventually chosen the stupidist solution. reporter: the thai military has also guaranteed it will protect all foreigners in the country, but the u.s. embassy is warning americans to avoid protest areas. the state department spokeswoman says they are now reviewing america s military and other assistants to thailand and also trying to contact the country s new military rulers. david, thank you. pro-russia insurgents attacked a military checkpoint in u kraib. at least 11 trieps were killed,
pro-russian militanted launched a raid and killed at least 13 ukrainian troops and injured dozen more. they fired automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade at a military checkpoint. a town south of donetsk. the military truck exploded into a fire ball after the day a tackers hit the ammunition section of the vehicle. a rebel group took responsibility. russia could soon build as many as eight nuclear reactors for the iranians. according to reuters. the deal would bring two new reactors to iran0s non operating
peace either. it continues to grow increasingly unstable as we found out today. who is in control depends on who has the most guns. the ukrainian military has been in ineffective in putting down this insurrection. and despite tough towards from kiev, the military seems frankly ill-equipped and ill-trained. to give you an idea of the battlefield, this is the last ukrainian military checkpoint. we drove through it earlier. a couple of armored personnel carriers, haphazard weapons sitting around and one truck-mounted anti-aircraft gun. 20 miles down that way is the first pro-russian checkpoint. there, we found a motley crew of gunmen. some were carrying every piece of weaponry they could get their hands on. few seems well-trained as they