Pensions that continue to flare in ukraine. New fighting has erupted in the countrys westerneastern region where Government Troops stepped up their efforts to retake key areas from the rebels. At least 18 ukrainian soldiers have been killed in clashes with separatist, but kiev denies accusations that government planes carried out an airstrike on the city. And a provocative move, nato says russia has ramped up its number of troops along the border with ukraine, warning it could beginning up to stage an in it could be gearing up to stage an invasion, something moscow vehemently denies. Residents say an aircraft fired missiles over rebel stronghold donetsk during the night. Russian tv broadcast what it said were images that showed an airstrike being carried out by Ukrainian Military planes, but kiev denies there worse carried out the attack kiev denies their f orces carried out the attack. Why do we have to make apologies for something we have not done . The government also denies firing heavy artillery and residential areas. More than 2000 homes are now without electricity according to city authorities. Residents are afraid of the fighting and have been spending their nights in makeshift bomb shelters. All night long, we heard bombs being dropped and hitting the ground. The last one hit nearby, further down our street, even as we were running here. Pressure reacted by summoning an emergency meeting of the United NationsSecurity Council in new york. Moscows ambassador described the situation in Eastern Ukraine as disastrous. Russian president Vladimir Putin announced a oneyear ban on the import of food and Agricultural Products from countries that have introduced sanctions on russia. With president Vladimir Putin announcing he will strike that just as hard against punishing measures by the west, how significant are these retaliatory sanctions . How grave the sanctions are depends now on a list that Vladimir Putin has ordered the russian government to prepare and to sign. We hear from the government that this list is already prepared and that it will be signed on thursday. It seems that there will be fruit and all kinds of food stuff on it. Also dairy products. It is said that there will be no baby foods or wine on the list. It will be a very flexible list, also, as we hear from the government. However, it will also not be easy for the russian economy because the russian agricultural area is not known to be very productive. Actually, about 40 of groceries are imported, even from those countries who have now signed off on the sanctions, but apparently, it was very important for Vladimir Putin to send this fight into the world. Has the threat of a military incursion by russia into Eastern Ukraine arisen over the past day . Would you say that is a realistic assessment . We have just now spoken to an independent military expert once again, and he said everything is possible. Its very hard to predict how things will develop. It is for sure that russia is reacting in a strange way to the accusations that it has troops across the border, making fun of those statements. It is also a fact was shown on russian state tv today with peacekeeping troops with Russian Peacekeeping troops, so if anything like a Russian Military intervention will happen, it will be sold off to the russian public as a peacekeeping mission. Tell us about moscows reaction to the Ukrainian Forces stepping up their offensive against the separatists. It was a very emotional and also aggressive reaction we saw on state tv. He reports have had that touch for weeks and months now. Like the Ukrainian Army is calling these military operations antiterror operations, but russian tv and Russian Politicians have also found their own name for them. They are called here a kind of punishment mission against peaceful ukrainian citizens who wanted their eastern republics to be independent from ukraine. It is also a fact, though, that this narrative that russia is bidding obviously that this narrative that russia is spinning is obviously working very well. Thank you so much for that date. The israelihamas ceasefire is into its second day and still holding. Representatives from both sides of the conflict are in cairo now where egyptian mediated talks on a more durable ceasefire are getting under way. The sides are holding indirect talks. Israel has agreed to an egyptan suggestion to extend the ceasefire to give more time for discussions. The current temporary truce has brought some sense of relief but tensions remain high along the border. Whole neighborhoods reduced to rubble. Smoldering ruins as far as the eye can see. The aftermath of the israeli campaign. With both sides observing the ceasefire, residents return to reclaim what is left. Aid shipments are arriving to supply the people of gaza with basic necessities. The United Nations estimates some 65,000 people are now homeless. For many, there is simply nothing left to return to. As hopes grow that the violence has reached an end, there are signs of political progress as well hamas has expressed its willingness to further extend the truce, depending upon the results of negotiations now under way in egypt. In the capital cairo, israeli and palestinian representatives are engaged in indirect discussions, reason enough for cautious optimism. In jerusalem, Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu again justify the israeli incursion, blaming hamas for using its own citizens as human shields. We do not target them. The people of gaza are not our enemy. Our enemy is hamas. Our enemy are the other terrorist organizations trying to kill our people. The International Community is already gearing up for a major rebuilding effort, but at a meeting of the United Nations in a relatively, secretarygeneral ban kimoon stated the world bodys demands. But this must be the last time. This must stop now. Civilians who live there simply hope that the guns stay silent, but even as they go about their business, residents fear the next wave of violence. A billboard shows an injured Child Holding a sign that reads i lost my family. I am alone now. Tragically, there are many others who share his sorrow. We shift our focus now to iraq, where fighters in the Kurdish North of the country have launched an offensive to retake areas seized by Islamic State militants. The campaign is being supported by the Central Government in baghdad. Kurdish leaders are also appealing for help for members of the minority who fled in the wake of the jihadist advance. They say tens of thousands could die if they are not rescued soon. These are among the lucky ones who have committed to safety in a town near the syrian border. After islamist troops overran their homeland, they were told to convert to islam or risk being killed if they did not leave. We came when Islamic State fighters attacked us. What could we do . We had to leave everything behind and flee. We did not even gather our clothes. We were too scared to sleep. We could not stay there. They belong to iraqs kurdish minority but observe an ancient religion. They are viewed by islamist militants as double worshipers. Many fled to the mountains where they have no food or water. Aid organizations have not gone there. Tens of thousands of people are up in the mountains, and they are surrounded. Militants have blocked access to and from the mountains. Theres no water, and people are dying of hearst. Children are being buried under rocks. Kurdish Authorities Say urgent action is essential, but one official cautioned it could take days to reach the trapped. It took 10 years and a 6. 4 billion kilometer chase, but the unnamed rosetta unmanned, that is, rosetta space probe has finally reached its destination. The first such a cheap man andd a major milestone in space history. Scientists are hoping the tiny spacecraft will help them better understand how life on earth came to be. The excitement among European SpaceAgency Workers was as visible as it was audible, which is hardly surprising, given the scale of the triumph. After a 10year journey through the solar system, the rosetta space probe has reached, it reached comet 67p and entered its orbit, a first in space history. These objects form Something Like 4. 5 billion years ago, and they can give us an insight into the formation of our own solar system. In other words, a comet can provide information about the origins of life on our planet. In order to do that, rosetta must first find a successful landing place for its research robot, but that comes with its own challenges. There are still a lot of uncertainties on the comet, its orbit, and the effect of the comment on the spacecraft. If all goes according to plan, come november, the European Space agency will be celebrating at next triumph, the first ever landing on a comet. Here to help us understand the unique significance of the Rosetta Mission is our science correspondent, derrick williams. Great to have you with us in person. This is an unprecedented mission. Talk us through some of the challenges faced reaching this destination. Space is an incredibly hostile environment, the most hostile environment that we know, and this probe just bend 10 years in it. 6. 4 billion kilometers. One of the most important aspects of this mission has been just getting it where it was supposed to go. It is really amazingly some people are talking about how it is an amazing achievement that it has made it so far. The probe had to actually circle the sun over and over again. It had to build up speed thats the reason it took so long it had to build up speed to match the velocity of this comet, which is moving through our solar system currently at around 55,000 kilometers an hour. You cannot send a probe up at that speed. What they did was they sent it in an orbit around the sun, and each time it passed the earth or once when it passed mars, it fell down through the gravity well, and that accelerated the probe, and eventually, it caught up with the comment from behind the comet from behind. That is one aspect. The other was they actually had to shut it down for three years when it was out beyond the Asteroid Belt in order to save energy. They were nervous about trying to turn it back on again, making sure it would come back on. All in all, huge logistical challenge. Everybody is heaving a huge sigh of relief that it is where it is supposed to be. I bet. A long journey to get it there and certainly a fantastic accompaniment. Researchers are also saying that not only was it hard, but it was also important. They are calling it the most important spatial mission ever. Why . There are technical aspect, once i just described. Its about developing space engineering and mechanics and gaining confidence with this kind of space exploration, but theres also the research aspect. There is a historical aspect, if you will, to this entire question. Comments are giant icy balls of rock and ice comets are giant icy balls of rock and ice that are 4 billion years old. They date back to the beginning of our solar system, so learning about them will teach us more about the development of our own earth. Possibly how water got here, and possibly also the origins of life here on our own planet. Exciting stuff. Thank you so much for breaking it down for us. We are going to take a oneminute break. Dont go away. See you in a moment. Welcome back. Doctors and Health Agencies in west africa are struggling to contain the spread of ebola. Nigeria has confirmed five new cases of the disease. Almost 1000 people have died in the worlds worst epidemic, which is raging in west africa. At high risk are medical workers who are in the front lines of the battle to contain the disease. One doctor leading the fight against ebola in sierra leone died of the disease last week. Scientists in the u. S. Are now trying out a serum, which may bring a promising breakthrough to american aid workers who contracted the disease and are now in the u. S. For treatment. As soon as she landed in atlanta, nancy was taken directly to the emory hospital. The u. S. Aid worker contracted ebola while treating patients in liberia. She is being treated with a new drug. The same drug given to the infected u. S. Dr. Kent bradley. Many say both have shown signs of improvement after receiving the drug, which contains three antibodies. This is the first time they have been used in humans. The availability of it, the amount, the number of treatment courses there are are severely limited, so it really is nothing to compare it with since this is the first time that they have been given to humans. It is not yet clear whether it could be an effective cure for ebola. Doctors say it will take several months before clinical testing can even begin. For those fighting the virus on the front line any potential cure could not come soon enough. So should these experimental drugs be used more widely to try to end the deadly outbreak of the disease in west africa . To talk more about this, we are joined in the studio by thomas from doctors without borders. He was in sierra leone just recently. You just returned from the affected region. Do you think this experimental drug could be useful in tackling this outbreak . We have to see what comes. Still, the serum is an experimental stage. It is nothing like widely on the market or anything, so further research has to be done. We do welcome any Research Initiative when it comes to treatment. Judging from your own experiences in africa, what are some of the problems that medical teams there are facing . A lot of things it is lacking good epidemiological surveillance. Its lacking proper contact tracing, which means followup of the people who had contact to people suffering from the ebola virus. Development of hygiene measures in general and in the Health System sector in particular. A lot of things have to be done. What can help workers locally and policymakers do to address these challenges . I think for Health Workers locally, it has to be encouraging education, education, education from the population. Policymakers have to improve coordination of the different actors, ngos who were involved in the outbreak. Do you think that the International Community has underestimated this disease . Do you think it is going to spread beyond west africa . This outbreak is outofcontrol. It has been underestimated. When i arrived in the field, i found myself with four other expatriates in sierra leone with a large outbreak already going on. We do welcome, for instance, the financial aid, which is now being put in by the who. Now this help has to arrive on the ground. To reinforce contact tracing, hygiene measures, education, and so on. A lot still to be done. Thank you so much. Its time now for the business headlines. There has been a surprise setback for italy. The eurozones thirdbiggest economy is officially back in recession after it shrank or the Second Quarter in a row. The. 2 drop caught most analysts offguard. Italy had seen seemed to be climbing its way back from its worst economic crisis since world war ii, but wednesdays disappointing numbers have for new fears that the euro zones fragile recovery is stumbling. Its the end of the honeymoon for italian Prime Minister matteo renzi. The bad Economic News cast a shadow over his ambitious reform agenda aimed at pulling italy out of its worst recession since world war ii. We have a decline in industrial production. In gdp as well as Consumer Prices and commerce. Then shops continue to close. Slight growth at the end of last year gave many hope that italy was on the road to recovery, but after two consecutive quarters of negative growth, the country is now officially back in recession. Many analysts had expected the economy to show improvement ahead of wednesday. The news sent shockwaves through the Stock Exchange here in milan, which ended 2. 7 lower. Lets see how some of the stock markets are reacting to the news of italys unexpected recession. We have this analysis from the floor of the frankfurt Stock Exchange. Investors have been very disappointed of the fact that italy fell back into recession. Italy is the third biggest economy in the euro area and a very important market for german exporters. The German Economy is weakening, too. Industrial orders went down sharply, by 3 , the biggest loss since three years now, and also dragged down share prices. In the end, investors have been able to reduce the losses of the dax slightly. Lets pull up the days numbers, shall we . The dax lost. 6 in frankfurt. Euro stoxx ending the day down. 7 . The dow is currently up in the euro is trading at 1. 33. In less than two months, scotland will vote on whether to break away from the united kingdom. Polls show most scots will vote no, but the yes camp is not giving up. That includes a group of scottish mothers. She has organized an event for mothers and paid for the refreshments from her own pocket. Im part of a group of moms for change. There has to be a change in society in order to make it a better place for our kids to grow up and. She wants women to stand up for what they believe in. I would like my daughter to grow up in a Country First and foremost that did not have weapons of mass destruction on her doorstep. I would like her to grow up in a country where peop