hello and welcome back to "newsline." i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. israeli leaders have approved a proposed cease-fire with palestinian militants in gaza. members of the u.n. security council have adopted a resolution allowing aid workers to help people in syria even without permission from leaders in damascus. and ukraine's defense minister says a military

transport plane that was shot down may have been targeted by russian forces. a subway train has derailed in moles coduring the morning rush hour. at least five people are dead and more than 100 injured. the accident occurred in the northwest of the city near slavyansk boulevard station at around 9:00 a.m. an electrical surge may have triggered an alarm causing the train to brake suddenly. about 200 people were evacuated from inside the train and on the platform. the seriously injured were taken by helicopter to nearby hospitals. rescue efforts are continuing. israeli leaders have given a nod to a cease-fire plan proposed by egypt to end the fighting in the gaza strip. they've been targeting palestinian militants for the past week in retaliation for rocket attacks on tel aviv and other locations. authorities in gaza say more than 170 people have been killed in a week of air strikes.

nhk world's craig dale is covering developments for us. approved this cease-fire just moments before the deadline. egyptian government officials gave each side until 9:00 a.m. to approve this plan and stop attacks in the next 12 hours. so far the palestinian militant group hamas which controls gaza hasn't said anything. israeli forces have been pounding targets in gaza for days now. they say they're responding to rocket fire from members of hamas and other islamist militants. the air strikes have demolished a number of buildings, they've weakened hamas, they've also been deadly. u.n. officials say 70% of the victims were siftians. israeli leaders blame hamas for hiding their weapons in densely populated areas. they say the militant have fired hundreds of rockets at their country. some have landed, some israelis have been hurt, although none has died.

israeli military commanders shoot down most of the rockets with their aerial defense system the iron dome. his troops and tanks have been parked at the border with gaza and there had been fears he could order a ground invasion. as i said he'd approved egypt's cease-fire proposal. hamas spokespersons had said earlier their fighters could not lay down their arms without agreement in place. egypt brokered the truce that ended the gaza war in 2012. president obama welcomed this latest proposal. he says further escalation of this conflict benefits no one. >> we're going to continue doing everything we can to facilitate a return to the 2012 cease-fire. we are encouraged that egypt has made a proposal to accomplish this goal which we hope can restore the calm that we've been seeking. >> egyptian government officials have also said that both sides should send delegates to cairo within the next 48 hours to negotiate a longer-term truce. and associated press is reporting they said the border

crossings to because intra should be open to people and goods "once the security situation becomes stable." but again, both sides need to approve the cease-fire plan and at this point it seems that hamas is the holdout. the civil war in syria has uprooted the lives of millions of people. but aid groups are having a tough time reaching them, so members of the u.n. security council have passed a resolution giving aid workers greater freedom to carry out their work even if officials in damascus don't approve. nhk world's naoki may keet that reports. >> reporter: the security council passed a resolution unanimously. members say the goal is to help about 4.5 million citizens living in remote areas, as well as nearly 250,000 people trapped in besieged areas.

the resolution allowing u.n. workers and members of other humanitarian groups to enter syria from four additional checkpoints to those already in use in turkey and jordan. >> this resolution will allow critical aid to reach up to 2 million syrians who have been denied assistance the past year and have suffered immeasurably as a result. >> reporter: more than three years have passed since opposition groups first took up arms against president bashar al assad. officials with aid groups say government forces are hampering their work. the troops are blocking access to several towns and villages. in february, members of the security council adopted a resolution that called for granting access to workers delivering human tarp aid. but it was ignored by both the government and opposition forces.

government officials around the world kept pressure on the council to adopt a resolution. but representatives from china and russia have voiced concerns. the new resolution says aid workers can enter syria and carry out their activities without asking permission from leaders in damascus for the first time. russia's ambassador to the u.n. said aid deliveries should be handled in a way that respects sieve yeah's sovereignty. i asked an expert on middle east politics about the resolution's potential impact. >> it's now summertime. and that the heat is building up. it's going to be a very difficult condition for the refugees and the idps to maintain their living inside syria. so this was the perfect moment to adopt this resolution. this particular resolution would not -- no longer require the consent of the damascus

government to bring in humanitarian aid inside syria. this would have a huge impact. now that there is a mechanism to bring in humanitarian support inside syria, the international community would have to support the united nations by funding the programs so that humanitarian aid is there and it would be sufficient to support the people inside syrian territory. and of course the international community needs to further develop its sort of diplomatic pressure on the syrian government to comply with this, that they would not hinder any, say, incoming support to reach the people in need. and that also applies to the rebels as well. >> reporter: aid officials say the civil war in syria has created one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world. experts say international leaders must come together as one to help syrians in need and

limit people's suffering. ukraine's defense minister has pointed the finger at russia in the downing of a ukrainian military from the plane. the crew was taking part in the campaign against pro-russian separatists when their aircraft was shut down. government officials say the rocket that hit it was probably fired from the russian side of the border. aid people were on board the plane. it's not clear whether they survived. but pro-russian militants said they had captured four soldiers. defense minister valerie hauti says the aircraft was flying too high for weapons used by the separatists to reach it. the downing of the plane came a day after a shell landed in russian territory and killed a man. officials in moscow say ukrainian forces were responsible. ukrainian president petro po poroshenko told defense chiefs there is evidence russian military officers are helping

the militants. a fragile cease-fire announced by poroshenko last month has crumbled. he's accusing pro-russian separatists of breaking the truce and he's calling on admit tants to lay down their weapons. >> translator: we will attack and we will liberate our land. the end of the cease-fire is our response to terrorists, rebels and looters. >> reporter: pro-russian separatists have occupied buildings in parts of eastern ukraine. and they've declared their independence in the cities of done netting and luhansk. poroshenko suggested he'll take a harder line against militants in the eastern regions. government forces have been intensifying their operations. they've retaken two cities from the separatists in the done netsing region. the rebels launched a rocket

attack in the luhansk region near the russian border. more than 20 soldiers were killed. poroshenko held an emergency meeting with his security chiefs. he said for every ukrainian soldier killed the separatists will pay with hundreds of their own. world leaders are making an effort to stop the conflict. u.s. president barack obama and british prime minister david cameron have agreed that russia should take immediate measures to calm the crisis in ukraine over the telephone on sunday. they've agreed that western nations should impose additional sanctions on russia if it does not take immediate steps toward de-escalation. german chancellor angela merkel met russian president vladimir putin on sunday in rio de janeiro at the world cup final. they both agree that immediate dialogue is needed between ukraine and pro-russian

separatists. but poroshenko has canceled his planned visit to brazil. his decision has dashed hopes that he might find a way to resolve his country's crisis by meeting vladimir putin. japanese foreign minister ikishida will visit kiev on thursday. he's expected to ask the ukrainian leaders to hold talks with pro-russian separatists in an effort to resolve the conflict. prime minister shinzo abe says he will proceed with legislation to implement japan's new security policy. his cabinet officially reinterpreted the constitution earlier this month to allow the country to exercise its right to collective self-defense. abe says the new policy will be reflected in the japan/u.s. defense cooperation guidelines which are due to be reviewed by

the end of the year. abe spoke about the cabinet decision at an upper house committee. the decision would allow japan to defend a foreign country that comes under armed attack subject to certain conditions. >> translator: we will consider what kind of new missions the self-defense forces will carry out and what kind of new roles they will play while we draft legislation and review the japan/u.s. defense cooperation guidelines. >> a member of the ruling liberal democratic party asked whether the cabinet decision, new legislation, and the review of the guidelines would be incorporated in japan's midterm defense policy. >> translator: at this point, there is no need to review the system of the self-defense forces or defense expenditures. so we don't plan to review the current midterm defense programs. >> abe said it could take some time to establish the legal basis for carrying out the new defense policy. he said his government will

discuss the legislation in close detail with the ruling parties. let's now turn to ron madison for the latest business stories. >> all right, thanks, shery. policymakers at japan's central bank have gone around the table sharing their views of the economy and they've decided not to change their assessment. they weighed the effects of the increase in april in the consumption tax and still they say the economy is on track for a moderate recovery. members of the bank of japan's policy board met over two days. they decided unanimously to keep buying billions of dollars of assets every month. they are trying to get more money flowing through the economy. consumers across the country rushed to buy things before the sales tax went up three months ago. the policymakers noted a dent afterward in consumer demand but they have seen improvements in employment and income and they say personal consumption has been resilient. they said business investment is also rising moderately along with corporate profits. board members have set an inflation target of 2%. but they kept their price

forecasts unchanged from three months ago. they project inflation will reach 1.3% during this business year. 1.9% during the next. and 2.1% in fiscal 2016. those figures do not include the effects of the tax hike. on to the markets now. investors in asia seem to be encouraged by recent global stock rallies. some shied away from aggressive trading though turning their attention to federal reserve chair janet yellen's congressional testimony which is scheduled for tuesday. here's how major indices finished out the day. seoul outperformed the rest of the region. market players hopeful that the government may introduce more investor-friendly measures. the requestspy up nearly 1%, 2012. south korea's incoming finance minister reportedly showed support for 11ying a tax on companies' excessive cash reserves. investors seemed to be cheered on by the media report. they expect this will give more cash back to shareholders. the nikkei average gained just

over .6%, 15,395, the highest close we've seen in more than a week. wall street's strong performance increased risk appetite among investors in tokyo. china's shanghai composite seeing gains just under .2%, 2070. trading was relatively sluggish ahead of the release of the country's second-quarter gdp data on wednesday. the number of new condominiums put on sale in the tokyo metropolitan area fell in the first half of 2014 for the first time in three years. the drop mainly reflects a slow-down in demand after a buying spree ahead of the consumption tax hike in april. real estate researchers say more than 19,000 condos went on sale in tokyo and three neighboring prefectures between january and june, down 20.2% year on year. it was the first drop since 2011 when that major earthquake and tsunami hit japan's northeast. in june alone the number of new condos totaled more than 3,500 units showing a 28.3% fall.

it also marked the fifth straight monthly decline. the researchers predict underlying demand for new condos will be robust due to the economic recovery and lower mortgage rates. they say the number for the entire year is likely to be just about the same as in an average year. the people representing japan and the united states in free trade talks are taking another look at a problem that's been stumping them for months now. negotiators are trying to reach a transpacific partnership agreement. japan's deputy chief negotiator hiroshi oe is in washington for two days talks. he's meeting with acting deputy u.s. trade representative wendy cutler. both sides have been talking about the japanese cutting tariffs on beef and pork while putting safeguards in place. that means if imports start flooding in from the u.s., japan would be allowed to restore the tariffs temporarily. but they are still divided over conditions for imposing those safeguards. and they're hoping that they could narrow their differences this time. japan's minister in charge of

the tpp talks is stressing the need to conclude the pact by the end of the year. >> translator: if negotiations are carried over to next year, the u.s. may become too busy with the next presidential election. and may not be able to focus on the tpp talks. >> amari said leaders of the 12 nations involved should hold the shared intention to make utmost efforts to strike a deal by year's end. the remarks follow the chief negotiator's meeting in canada that ended on saturday. they are to continue their discussions. amari said it's important to give the top negotiators as much power as possible in order to narrow the countku countries' differences. some swiss winemakers are hoping their products will make a splash on store shelves. they've launched a campaign

to tempt people to take a sip, and they're finding plenty of takers. nhk world's frederic durand explains. >> reporter: switzerland's lavaux region is famous for its wine. last month, the area's winemakers hosted a festival. visitors paid about $17 for the first glass, and refills were free. people could choose wines from about 300 different vineyards. some visitors came from other countries. >> the swiss wine is actually really nice. and the only -- you never hear of a swiss wine outside of switzerland. so you have to come to switzerland to try the wine. >> reporter: lavaux is on lake geneva. people there have been making wine for more than 1,000 years. the terraces face south so they get plenty of sunshine. this makes for healthy, high quality grapes.

switzerland produces about 100,000 kiloliters of wine a year. winemakers ship about only 2% overseas. until recently few producers showed much interest in exports. but now that's changing. wine enthusiasts around the world have a growing thirst for swiss wines. the people running this shop in geneva say they have more international customers than before. >> translator: the quality of swiss wines keeps improving. that's leading people to become increasingly interested in them. and so we're starting to export it to more countries around the world. >> reporter: cyril severin makes wine in lavaux. he bought a well-known winery where his grandfather once worked and started his own business. when imports started crowding

the swiss market, severin began thinking about selling his wines overseas. one hurdle he faced was high labor costs. much of the work on his terraced fields must be done by hand. severin worked hard to improve the quality of his wines. then he began exploring promising markets, including japan. >> if i go in other markets then i can make a unique product that people can discover. i don't have the same problem about pricing. i can value my product. if they come now to push me on the prices, i will lose the quality. i will need to increase the production. and this is what i don't know. >> reporter: severin has built a new three-story winery. gravity pulls juice from the grapes stored above down into fermentation tanks. this brings out the grape's

distinctive flavor naturally, without any help from devices like pumps. these american tourists have come to have a look. first, they see how the wine is made. then they are invited to sample a special vintage. severin seeks out international customers by traveling to other parts of europe and japan. >> i'm exporting 20% of the production, and the other wine producers are interested in traveling also now. now it's interesting. >> reporter: switzerland's winemakers are finding new markets for their products and wine lovers around the world are raising a toast in appreciation. frederic durand, nhk world, lavaux, switzerland. that is going to do it for business hour. let's check on the markets.

we're seeing a typhoon near the philippines. our meteorologist robert speta joins me now. robert, the last typhoon to hit the country back in november, quite devastating. how severe will this one be?

>> the good news, it's not as strong as typhoon haiyan back in november. but this one is still packing some damaging winds, heavy rainfall, and even a threat of storm surge coming out of it so people along these immediate coastal areas where this storm system is making landfall definitely taking this very seriously. take a look at the latest visible satellite imagery. and this really gives you that definition of this storm system. it has rapidly intensified over the past several hours. a very clear and defined eye wall around that center of circulation. now to be moving onshore in southern luzon, rate into the city of lagaspi, an area that is prone to storm surge. i think these coastal communities are going to be the highest threat, one to two meter sea level rise as this does come onshore. definitely along with that, 144 gusts up to 198 kilometer per hour winds. that could cause damage to any lightly built structures out here. it's not just the winds as well. it's expected to maintain that

typhoon intensity as it does push northwest into the metro manila area here by wednesday morning, also the heavy rainfall. some areas as much as 3 to 4 millimeters very well could occur. the threat of flooding and landslides is really going to be high with this storm system, especially in the metro areas. we look ahead by wednesday, late morning, early afternoon hours here in manila, you could be seeing some flooding out here on the roads. this is something we want to watch over the course of the next several days. if you have travel plans, forget about it at least until thursday. right now numerous flights have already been canceled ahead of this storm system. we're really going to be watching this one, not just for the philippines, also ra mass san is going to push northwest, eventually impacting those of you across southern portions of china, specifically around hainan later on this week. heavy showers out there for you, some areas could see as much as 140 millimeters in the next 24 hours across the yangtze river basin. north of that it is the haze. actually much of korea, even over towards japan, into tokyo,

heavy haze warnings have been put in place here on tuesday. wednesday it will slightly improve. you can see here in the areas in the orange and reds, that's indicating that very thick conditions as far as that mugginess outside. if you have any outdoor plans, just try to avoid any strenuous activities. let's move over towards the americas now. take a look at this, we have a dip in the jet stream. the cold front pouring in from the north. really flaring up some thunderstorms out here. it does look like on monday we actually saw a few strong winds. take a look at video first coming out of arizona where we had one of these storms roll through. this brought high withins about 106 kilometers per hour in tucson, arizona. several homes were damaged by the storm as well. and downed trees and power lines were reported. now, it wasn't just here. severe weather also swiped through central portions of ohio which flipped over an rv, rvs at a local campground. one person was hurt when his vehicle flipped over by the

winds. now the storm also shut down interstate 71 which as very busy highway in the area so some travel concerns for people out there toward the east. as far as the forecast is concerned still looking at some thunderstorms here on your tuesday. especially across the eastern seaboards and back towards the west. meanwhile remaining hot and muggy in the south, cooling off in the north. temperatures for overnight lows feeling more like september and october. winnipeg with a high of 10. as we look ahead it will slowly warm up. not a high, this is a low, 10 there on tuesday. slowly warming up to 17 by thursday. here's your extended outlook.

that's all for this hour on "newsline." i'm shery ahn. thank you for watching. a7guc

>> hello and welcome to "live from paris." let's take a look at what is making headlines this hour. hamas rejects egypt's proposed cease-fire to end. asliam hague will set down part of a military reshuffle. the main airport in tripoli is attacks. new rocket help from international