Frances government now says that talks on a ceasefire to end the crisis in Eastern Ukraine will begin in a few days this is afternoon the first facetoface meeting between the russia president Vladimir Putin and the new ukrainian leader petro pair shiancoe. The two met in france where leaders from around the world are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the dday landings Barnaby Phillips was there and sent us this report. Reporter he was a significant outsideing in the gathering the mainly western regions, Vladimir Putin whose country did more than anyone to defeat the nazis but is now in a bitter dispute with the west over events in ukraine. In fact he met briefly you cranes president elect Petro Poroshenko and even discusses a ceasefire. It will take much more than this to resolve the crisis in ukraine, but any contact between these two men must count as good news. It was the german chancellor Angela Merkel who has been working hard to bring russia and ukraine together. Germing anys central role in this ceremony a tribute to the peace and prosperity western europe has enjoyed since the second world war. The focus on todays ceremony is remembering those who fought at dday. Of course there are big differences between the west and russia over ukraine. But western forces door toying make sure those disagreements dont overshadowed the memory of dday. Earlier dawn on the beaches of nomady. 70 years ago, then amidst the guns, today a serene calm. In the cemetery where 10,000 Young Americans are buried in points cenwouldnt next same ter president paid tribute to them and their cause. Our claim to freedom and the inning hair inter dignity of every human being. That claim is written in the blood on these beaches. Reporter one of the biggest cheers of the day for Britains Queen elizabeth. One of the few leaders here with vivid first hand memories of 1944. They watched a dramatic montage on the fall of flashism. There is much to celebrate. But the leaders here know that the continue meants eastern fridge have once again fallen to to violence and inning that ability. Barnaby phillips, normally. Despite the possible talks there is no sign of the end of violence in ukraine. Lets go there now. And suggestions that a mentioned at the top of the program that a plain has beeplane has been sho. Reporter i can confirm that we have seen a line from the head of the antiterrorist operation against the separatist fighters. He said the plain has been indeed shot down it was a transport planes soviet era transport plane, its propeller driven, very slow and they say it was carrying humanitarian supplies for the people who have been internally displaced by the fighting. I have watched the video thats been leased by the separatist fighters. We talked to the separatist fighters inside there and she confirms that it was downed by a surface toaramis ill. I have seen the footage, you can see the explosion, i have also seen a still taken at the scene which shows that the pilot and the copilot managed to get out. You can see their parachutes being deployed. You can see them coming down. So, yes, a surfaceto aramisal has brought down a trans important play, propellerdriven transport plane in the area. And we understand and have been told by the separatist fighters which is a town of about 30,000 people which have been inside and the heavily defended by the separatist fighters that they were being attack during this day by Something Like 20 armored personnel carriers and tanks, it was the checkpoints that i have been through there, the check point before you get in tart mortared from a Church Inside the town and one ukrainian soldier killed and two injured. Owe zoe a fierce battle going on there at the moment. How hard will it be to pull these sides apart if a ceasefire is talked about and agreed upon . Reporter the more this happens, the more blood spilled, the more difficult it will be for any talk of a peace deal or a ceasefire. There is a major antiterrorist operation being launched by the Ukrainian Government in this area, in and around luhansk where i have just come back from. And there is no indication yet, even though they have had a 15minute talk, Petro Poroshenko, who will be inaugurated as the new president of ukraine tomorrow. And president putin. They have shook hands, but there is much more to deal with. And the point is that the fighting is now intensifying. Its escalating. Try and pull back from that military intervention will be difficult. Because who is actually in charge of those socalled volunteers inside the self selfd selfdeclared republics. I have been with them and talking to them, they believe that they are fighting fascism and this whole history of the soviet union, Winston Churchhill said, actually crushed and broke the back of the nazi war machine. And they believe that they are still fighting fascism. And its very hard for me to persuade them otherwise. It will be very hard for anyone to persuade them otherwise. They believe that the area is now being controlled by fascists and its almost impossible to see how they can be persuaded otherwise, even by president putin. If he tried, will he succeed . We simply dont know. The only person that can really make a breakthrough here is the new president who is about to be inaugurated in ukraine. Petro pou poroshenko. Will i stop the fighting. Will he hold back to the point of almost breaking through . Well have to see. Yes, we will, david chater, thank you very much indeed. Now to afghanistan where the front run never that countrys president ial runoff race has narrowly escaped death after on bomb attack on his can vo. Three of his bodies guards were killed and another 16 people hurt. Paul brennan has more. Reporter a busy schedule of Campaign Events was always going to present ample opportunities for bombers to strike. And on friday morning in kabul, that risk became a reality. There were two bomb blasts, though the exact circumstances remain unclear. Police said the explosions were cal cause booed i two separate suicide bombers. Other reports suggest that the second blast may have been a roadside device. Either way, the result was deadly. Translator we suddenly heard a huge sound of an explosion when we were coming downstairs. The blast shattered the windows and stirred up the dust. We couldnt even see each other. Let alone figure out the situation at that time. I fell on dr. abdullah and his body guard piled on me. There was another attack when we were about to get up. Reporter at another Campaign Rally shortly after the attack. The intended target of the bombers, Abdullah Abdullah said he himself had not been harmed, but that his security guards had been a think month th among the. Thvictims. Translator the enemies of afghanistan failed in their plot today but unfortunate there we have lost a number of our country men. Three of my companions, three of our countrymen were martyred in todays attack. I express my Sincere Condolence to his their families and may god rest their souls in piece. Reporter doctor abdullah is the front runner for the second round president ial vote on june the 14th. Having won 45 of the first round ballots. The first round of the afghan elections was praised as an unexpected success. After the taliban failed to cause major trouble. But the security picture looks far more challenging ahead of the second round run off. Paul brennan, al jazerra. Three people have been killed in egypt after police tried to disburse a protest. In alexandria, at least a dozen protesters were hurt when police fired tear gas at an anti coup rally. Hundreds have gathered to denounce the a lex of Abdul El Sisi to the presidency. In a number of districts of the capital tie row. Reporters without borders has written a 11 to egypts president elects urging him to free all detained journalists three al jazerra journalists accused of supporting the out loud Muslim Brotherhood have been held for 160 days. On thursday egypt prosecutors demanded the maxim penalty for them. He wants seven years in jail for feet peter and 15 years each for the other two. Al jazerra refutes the allegations against them and is demanding their immediate release. At a press conference peters father said he had done i dont go wrong. What people did, what peter reported, what he wrote for his current agency, would not be any different if he had been reporting for the bbc, or the abc, or the cnn, or any other news organization. His bad fortunate, if you like, was that he simply found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. The italian navy says that its rescued at least two and a half thousand payin migrant in 4 hours. 21214 well, 157 children and a number of newborn babies. More than 40,000 migrants have crossed from north africa to italy so far this year. Well, 60 migrants are thought to have died off the coast the yemen last week. Many of them were from somalia. And neighboring ethiopia. The u. N. Says its the worst loss of life off yemens coast this year. The migrants use that in order to oilrich nations in search of work. At least six people from the minority have been killed in the double car bombing in the northern iraqi city as fighting between Government Troops and fighters from the Islamic State of iraq have left at least 20 people dead there. Reporter the early hours of friday and the city of mosul turned in to this. Armed mena taxed a military base, checkpoints and other posts in and around the city. Witnesses reported heavy fighting and suicide bombing in at least 12 districts. Dozens of people have been killed or injured. There are different armed groups operating in mosul, but the strongest is the Islamic State in iraq and the isil. On thursday government made another show of force in the city scurry forces say they entered the city and controlled at least eight districts and public buildings the government was quick to sends helicopters. They say its jets destroyed a number of targets. Translator isil were trying to create sectarian unrest by innininfiltrating the shrine, br air force pilots destroyed them and their foreignled scheme. We carried out 82sortis. Reporter people there say the situation remains tense and fear of a renew sectarian strive. Its home to a muslim shrine. Al qaeda fighters destroyed that shrine in 2006, which led to a wave of second tear general violence that killed tens of thousands of people. Another reason to worry is the attack could be link today the governments military campaign in anbar province. The government says its battling isil fighters who took refuge in fallujah. The Army Launched a name or offensive in january which killed hundreds and displaced more than 140,000 people. But the armed men there say that they oppose their ideologis ided only defending their city against the policies and security forces. The attacks in mosul could be an effort to widen the battle and open new front with the government. Or it could be a tactic to ease the pressure from the fighting in a anbar. Either way the people of iraq remain far from having security and stability. Still adhere on al jazerra more fighting in libya between supporters and opponents of a remember gate. Also an exhibition that takes a fresh look at how we live from the homes we live in to the last tories we use. These are the top stories this hour. Russias president and his ukrainian counterpart have agreed to hold talks on a possible ceasefire. Vladimir putin and Petro Poroshenko met in fraction where leaders from around the world have been commemorating the 70th anniversary of the dday landings. Inside ukraine a plane carrying humanitarian supplies has been shot down over the city of. Separatist fighters have claimed responsibility. The crew are said to have escaped. Afghanistans leading president ial candidate survived a bomb attack on his convoy in kabul. Although six people were killed Abdullah Abdullah himself was unhurt and continued campaigning. And to libya now where we are receiving reports of fresh fighting in downtown tripoli before supporters of the general and the government. Stephanie decker joining me now life from tripoli. Tell us what has happened and give us an idea of who this man is and why hes upsetting the government there. Reporter well, the situation in the square seems to have calmed down in the last area but shows how quickly things can change in lib ya. Everyone was alarmed. There was a study done that it says everybody household has up to six weapons, we did see shots fired, we are hearing no one injured but a lot panic when people ran away from the square. Both camps were in there, those support and who are against him. Context of the man himself. The former general known to libyans, he was in g go qaddafis army. Fought in chad. Went to the u. S. For 20 years and returned during the revolution, many libyans who might support his campaign which is to what he says rid this country of terrorist and extremist groups, they dont actually trust the man himself. They dont know what his actual aim in. In terms of battles themselves are they concentrated mainly in tripoli. We are hearing of attacks on benghazi that the general was, he said trying to tackle . Reporter benghazi has really been the flash point if you want to call it, of this operation that hes launched started a couple of weeks ago hes been carrying out air strikes on a couple of bases of two groups mainly february 17th brigade. These are groupings he accuses of being extremist. We have seen on over the last few days a backlash against him. There was fighting with his people in benghazi. There was a suicide attempt, a all side car bombing against his farm which is really the heartland where he feels protected. He escaped with minor injuries, but it goes to show that what he has done, if you agree with his operation or not, as he has polarized this country even further. The issues that have happened here. The acts of violence has escalated and the problem is he especially in benghazi when the fighting goes on its in civilian areas. So people there will tell you they are very worried about how this will play out. Well leave it there for now, thank you very much, stephanie in libya. Police in canada have arrested a 24yearold man suspected of killing three police officers. Justin, but was found hiding in the city of new brunswick. More than 300 officers took part in the manhunt. 26 year olds gunman in the u. S. City of seattle has been arrested after he opened fire at a university campus, killing one person and hurting three more. Police say there could have been more fatalities had it not been for a student who managed to pepper spray the shooter when he was reloading his gun. 29 gums ar29 governments ars network to intercept phone callings without their knowledge. The worlds second largest mobile phone company says six agencies are legally allowed to tap in without a warrant. While they didnt name any countries its report is based on assessments made in europe, asia and africa. Job growth in the United States has been pretty strong this year, but take a closer look at the numbers and it appears there is still cause for concern about the economy. As kristen reports from bristle in rhode island, fewer wellpaying jobs and stagnant wages are taking a toll on working people. Reporter downtown bristle, rhode island appears to be thriving, home to historic buildings, quaint boutiques and fancy restaurants. But some residents here say this pictureperfect seaside town is becoming a community of extremes. Those who can afford stately mansions and those who visit what was once a factory to get free food at the local food pantry. Michelle has been looking for restaurant work for three months. Her husband, a construction worker, has been getting less work at lower pay. It seems like every year its a little less, you know, little worse, winters seem a little longer. A lot of competition out there, waiting for the same jobs. Reporter judy works two jobs making under 12 an hour at each. The prices of everything is going up. Reporter last year she got a raise of 10 cents an hour, sometimes she needs help to make end meet. With a number of manufacturing, fishing and construction jobs shrinking here in recent years, many have resorted to lowwage jobs in the service industry. Reflecting a National Trend and trouble for the middle class. A recent study found that there are 2 million fewer jobs in wellpaying industry since the recession. And 1. 85 million more low wage ones. There is really a onetwo punch that workers are facing. Job growth has been disproportionalitily con straighted in low wage industries, but jobs across the board have been stagnant over the post recession recovery. Reporter this food Bank Provides three meals to counties all along rhode island. In the last few years the number of people they serve has ducked. That idoubled. That in a time when unemployment has gone down. The food bank is taking part in a National Study that will look at how many people receiving assistance here are work full time. We know that its over half. Exactly how many is hard to tell. Many are families with children where the adults are working but at lowwage jobs so they cant afford rent, utilities and food through entire month. Reporter when working people are struggle to go make end meet. Its the american middle class that suffers. Kristen, al jazerra, bristle, rhode island. In india there have been violent clashes on the 30th anniversary of a raid on separatists. Separatists they fought each other with sword and spears after the leading of one group was prevent today making a speech. 30 years ago military raid demanding their own state left about a thousand people dead. Severe pollution in indias rivers is threatening the health of millions, it is a byproduct, many say, of the countrys massive growth and it is also damaging the economy. From new delhi, a report on the challenges of clean can go up the waterways. Reporter the river as it flows through new delhi, all kind of waste gets dumped here without being treated. But like other polluted waterways in india, it doesnt start out this way. This is the river as it enters the city from the north. North. It provides people with a livelihood and they come to enjoy the cool wate