leaders from russia ukraine, france and germany agreed on the plan. ukraine's president says petro porashenko implementing the ceasefire will be difficult. >> immediately after the deal was signed by the trilateral group, the russian backed terrorists start the offensive operation. that's why it is a vitally important for us for all of us to make pressure to keep the promises about the ceasefire, the artillery, about the immediate release of the hostages. about the withdrawal of all the foreign troops from the ukranian territory as a key element for the sovereignty of my country. >> ceasefire deal is due to start on sunday. withdrawal of heavy weapons should begin two days later and be completed within two weeks. it will be monitored by the organization of the security in the group. the peace deal includes the withdrawal of foreign military forces allowing the ukrainian government to get control of the border by the end of the year and all unlawfully detained prisoners and hostages should be detained. >> vladimir putin described it has not the best noi

leaders from russia ukraine, france and jerp ni have been holding talks and minsk. the ceasefire is to come effect on february the 15th and questions are to be withdrawn. >> we call pop both sides to hold peace, and to avoid unnecessary casualties, and do everything for the withdrawal of troops and heavy weapons will be conducted without unnecessary bloodshed. even though we have accomplished everything this represents soars serious hope for ukraine. it's an example of what germany can do for peace. >> the i.m.f. chief announces a bail out package, involving $40 million in finances. >> a dialogue with authorities, proving successful. bilateral meetings obvious the course of the next four years. the ukrainian authorities to conduct the reforms. >>> the creeks proposal to refiz terms didn't make much headway in talks with creditors. there could be movement in the next round of talks, the head of eurozone warned that not enough progress has been made. >> our proposal is simple. no unilateral moves, no aggressive moves on our part. we are asking for some time to table t

injured when a female suicide bomber blew herself up in nigeria. >>> and leaders from russia ukraine, franceermany have agreed to a ceasefire in eastern ukraine. the deal which includes a complete withdraw of foreign troops comes into effect on sunday. >>> but fighting continues in eastern ukraine, at least one person has been killed in the city of donetsk, and the separatists seem skeptical over the ceasefire deal. >> reporter: hours about the ukrainian military fired rockets at this road. there are few fighters here they say their primary role here is to try to monitor ukrainian army movements. we're south of donetsk, the fighters tell us that ukraine yab forces are about a kilometer in that direction. they tell us we can't go in front of this building because there's a danger of snipers. >> translator: we will stay here unless we get an order from our commanders to retreat or advance, we're holding this position to help protect the town. >> reporter: the separatists leaders said the agreement would have far-reaching implications. >> translator: we can't deny ukraine this chance, because t

leaders from russia, ukraine france and germany have been holding talks in the belarus capitol, minsk. fighting continues in east issue ukraine in the stronghold of donetsk. >> an egyptian court granted bail to two al jazeera journalists, mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed have been detained 411 days in cairo accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the trial reassumes february 23. >> al jazeera cannot report from cairo, but we can talk to cnn corresponded ian lee. you were in court today. take us through exactly what happened. >> this wasn't much optimism going into the trial people expected this to be drown out as well. one of the highlights is when mohamed fahmy gave a very passionate speech in front of the judge talking about giving up his nationality a subject very sensitive to him. he did so, he said, according to what the intelligence told him the national security told him that it would help him be extra dated out of the country. after that, he waived an egyptian flag, went back into the cage that they have for the defendants. the judge then went on recess. he

the words of angel merkel spokesman on top level talks on ukraine to take place soon between russia france ukraine and germany. there is little common ground it seems? . what are the different sides pushing for? ukraine would like control over the break away regions in the east. wants to see rebel force disarmed and russian troops pulled back. and wanting to keep their weapons and amnesty for their leaders. russia wants guaranteed rights for russian speaksers and full autonomy for the luhansk and donetsk region. >>> the u.s. wants to see territorial zone redrawn. >> the president of ukraine went to the town that had come under rocket far. >> this is a severe incident almost 50 kilometers from the front fighting and the russian and terrorists attacking civilians, attacks peaceful city of cramkramatorsk. >> the president of ukraine. >> and to richard in those talks. it looks like all players will be attending but all sides still far apart. >> reporter: absolutely. they're a very big big hurdle to overcome in this summit we expect will take place -- we're actually outside one of the president

a paper has published a document that it says reveals a strategy to destabilize the ukraine. france's president has urged kidnappers to free a young french woman as soon as possible. there has been some contact with the gunmen who seized of the worker. time for today's business news. >> the british bank hit by scandal after scandal. most recently, the subject of the swiss leaks revelations that showed they helped hide wealthy client's money and accounts. they say the scandal brought shame on the bank. lauren has been looking ahead to that. >> back under the spotlight. two of the tanks top executive -- two of the banks top executives will be questioned. current ceo stuart gulliver had vowed to overhaul hs ec's -- hsbc's bnrranch. it found out he was a member of the system he was setting out to dismantle. money he funneled through a panama bay's company, he has admitted to owning the account, but said he paid the taxes. he said he set out the account for reasons of secrecy. he did not want his colleagues to find out how much she was paid. he will appear next to douglas flint before the

the talks have been held in the belarus capital involving ukraine, russia, france and germany.ama's request to authorize military force against isil could well face some opposition in the u.s. congress. a number of republicans saying that they wilin sifter on changes to the president's plans. the possible use of ground troops being one contentious issue. >>> a retrial is due to begin in egypt for two al jazerra journalists, mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed. they have been in prison now for 411 days. accused of colluding with the muslim brotherhood. >>> well, as i say diplomatic sources say it could be soon we see a peace deal sign today stop the fighting in eastern ukraine. all night talks there. let's talk to our defense analyst and column i joining us now from moscow. what does president putin want out of this, do you think? >> well, right now ceasefire seems imminent. that's everyone's interested right now in a ceasefire. the present rebel offenses began mid january has gone on for almost a month and most likely they have run out of steam. they need to regroup and the time ac

le foreign ministers from russia ukraine germany and france are meeting in paris to discuss a shaky ceasefire deal signed more than a week ago. all four parties are asking for an increased monitoring presence and want all side to say withdraw heavy weapons. we'll have more on the talks in paris when we speak to our correspondent, peter sharp in just a few minutes. >> meanwhile france's foreign ministry confirmed a french national has been kidnapped by armed men in yemen's capitol sanna. the identified woman was reportedly working for an international organization. her car was intercepted while on her way to work. the gunmen took her to an unknown location. >> the president of yemen adou rabbo mansour hadi has told all staff working in aidan to return to their homes in the north. he's withdrawn his resignation at president, trying to build a power base in the south after escaping house arrest by houthi rebels in the capitol sanna. we have more from aid june just a few days after arrival to aden president hadi has made it clear to his supporters and to the outside world withdrawing his resignat

the leaders of russia ukraine, france and germany have been having the talks. live from the french president francis hollande. >> translation:..and a good champ of what france and germany are capable to do. thank you >>> just a few problems with the connection with belarus at the moment. i believe we have vladimir putin, a few minutes ago. this is what he had to say. >> translation: good morning. i think everybody's interested in how - how - who is trying to make - it wasn't the best night in my life but morning is good. despite all the difficulties of negotiations we have managed to agree in the main thing. the reason why it took so long i think because ukranian authorities refuse - resent a direct contact with representatives of the republican - the republic. they are not even recognised yet. still there is a need - the need of direct talks. we worked in those conditions that we had. and agreed to - in my opinion, about many things. the first thing a ceasefire. 15th of february. secondly position and i believe - i believe that most improved very improved the

a russian delegation with delegates from ukraine, france and germany have arrived. in eastern ukraine, charles stratford reports the fighting is showing no signs of letting up. >> destroyed ukranian tanks and weapons abandoned in the snow. this town is virtually deserted. fighters with the self-proclaimed army of the donetsk people's republic took control from the ukranian army and they say they are advancing. tightening the noose around the down. >> debaltseve is important. it's a railway junction we want to liberate the territory. people believe in us. they voted for us in a referendum. they trust us. we want to bring them freedom. >> it's not known how many civilians were killed. >> this is around 10km from debaltseve and taken over by the separatists a few days ago. we hear a lot of outgoing shelling. an amount of engine of course and separatists tell us that debaltseve is surrounded. >> ukranian army denied the claim. the day before they were across the front line and saw the tanks digging in close to the only route in and out of debaltseve. the grad rocket laun

the push for peace france, germany and ukraine leaders agree to meet wednesday to try to end fighting in ukraine. >> the government delays the presidential election in nigeria. >> believe it or not this is baghdad. they really have something to celebrate, no more curfew. >> iran's nuclear package and the threat of isil have dominated security talks in munich. on the final day of the summit, both issues remain top of the agenda. we have a report. >> on the final day of the security conference, a temporary folk husband shift. from talks about ukraine another persistent issue iran's nuclear program and the impasse in negotiations. the country's foreign minister stresses it is now time to reach a deal but pushed a key demand. >> sanctions are a liability. you need to get rid of them if you want to solution, and unless particularly some politics come to the realization a sanction are a liability and need to be lifted, we will not have a solution. i think we have made good headway in resolving even that. >> also discussed was the up heaval across the middle east, with the former u.n. secret

market players bought the euro after heading news about the deal between russia ukraine, france on the ukraine crisis. the dollar yen is at 119.82. now the green back at 118 during the day after reports of dissent in the ranks at the japan bank. >>> well trade officials in the united states are accusing china of unfair business practices. they say the government hampers competition by offering too many subsidies to exporters. and they've taken their case now to the world trade organization. he said the chinese government offered 1 billion dollar worth of subsidies to exporters from 2010 to 2012. he said the money went to companies that shipped clothing food medicines and other products. >> in our view this program violates the commitment china made when they joined the wto not to expert suxbsidies. >> they're hoping to resolve the dispute. if that fails they'll set up a panel to resolve the issue. they failed a similar case against china in 2012. they say beijing unfairly exported cars and car parts. >>> skymark airlines have flown into even more turbulence. the exec sieveutives say th

the leaders of russia ukraine france and germany announced the agreement today. ukraine would give its eastern region broad autonomy in exchange for control of its russian border. however, ukraine's president objected to the timing of today's cease-fire. he wants it to begin immediately. russian leaders want it to begin this coming weekend. well tempers were hot inside the ukrainian parliament today, as you can see, they weren't fighting over the deal with russia but on anti-corruption legislation. the fight between these two members of parliament lasted about 30 seconds before they were separated. the final steppingstone for democratic presidential hopefuls in 2016 will be in the city of brotherly love. democratic national committee chair debbie wasserman-schultz made the announcement by talk a philadelphia cheese steak out of her refrigerator in an on-line video. the convention will be held the week of july 25th in philadelphia. that's one week after the republican national convention that will be held in cleveland. sorry, philadelphia fans. i met cheesesteak. n

i don't know. >> the peace deal has been brokered by france, germany russia, and ukraine, desperate totop a conflict that threatens regional chaos. >> we now have a glimmer of. we have agreed on a conference of implementation of a conference of agreement, but of course, steps have to be made, and people will be facing big hurdles, but on balance, i can say that what we have achieved today gives us more help than if we had not achieved anything at all. >> the brief grip, but no grin, as the russian and ukrainian presidents met. kiev accused moscow of sending troops and weapons to help the rebels, an allegation russia denies. even so, this agreement noticeably deals with the role of outsiders. >> all foreign troops will pullout from ukraine's territory. all mercenaries from ukraine's territory -- they should be withdrawn as soon as possible. >> it was not the best night of my life, but it has been a good morning because we have managed to reach a major agreement. >> on saturday night the guns are supposed to fall silent, and the political process starts after that. perhaps most important

ahead of a planned -- ahead of planned peace tucks between vladamir putin and the leaders of ukraine, france meeting will take place in belarus, where delegates have already begun preliminary talks. >> the violence in ukraine continues to get worse. fighting is continuing with heavy shelling reported inand another strategic town is now under fire. >> reporter: this is what eastern ukraine sounds like, hours before peace talks. the target in the distance. through that distance haze is the key access road into the city the separatists claim they have cut off and taken. that sound is of the constant shelling and at times you can hear small arms fire. clearly the fight for that town under way. snipers testing their aim. and down one lane a unit of front line separatist troops. a local policeman we recognized from months ago. yet flying hear the official flag of the russian airborne division. did these modern tanks also come from russia? they pushed out across the fields to this the main road we had traveled down a week ago. as peace talks looked imperilled rockets slammed into the otherwise ukra

leaders of russia, ukraine france and germany are gathered there. the u.s. t about sending arms to the ukraine to help fight pro russian separatists. the question remains whether ukraine and the rebels have agreed to the terms. >>> this is new fire damage to a house in northeast philadelphia. flames broke out before 1:00 a.m. on princeton avenue. it took them about ten minutes to get it under control, very quick. there were no reports of injuries and no word on a cause. >>> 5:04, east stroudsburg university is trying to figure out what made 42 students sick this weekend. the university in monroe county said it does not appear to be food related. not all the students have been through the dining services. still the school the cleaning the facilities just in case. >>> authorities say cereal robbery suspect is faces an extended stay behind bars charged with 6 hotel holdups. many crimes were caught on surveillance cameras during the spree in december. they were clustered near the airport. the north american motor lodge was hit. philadelphia's major crimes fugitiv

and the tension that continues in eastern ukraine. >> france has taken passports from six who have gone to fight to in syria. >> we know they were planning to fight in iraq and syria and their departure was i am meant. now at the same time a further 40 french citizens are having their passports examined, and it's very likely that they'll be banned from traveling abroad. this is all the result of legislation brought in last november to counter the real concern of the number of people in this country. the number of people in this country planning to go to iraq and syria. the prime minister put that figure in around 1400, and this is why these measures have been introduced. >> australia's prime minister tony abbott has announced new measures to combat what he calls homegrown terrorists, but some muslims are feeling unfairly targeted. we have reports from sydney. >> walking back from the doctor with her younger sister, she found a man blocking their path. >> we moved to the side but he kept coming towards us. he just whacked me with his shoulder and called me a bloody terrorist. >> she said

it's between the leaders of ukraine, russia france and germany. thdrawal of heavy weapons and both sides and creating a demilitarized zone in eastern ukraine. we have been hearing this ukraine peace deal coming together. interestingly enough the german foreign minister said we have accomplished something. referring to that cease fire that has come together but he had hoped for more out of the talks in minsk and this new minsk deal is no comprehensive solution and the new deal could end the spiral and says it's not everything we would have wished for. so perhaps still hesitation of what the deal will lead to and if the russian backed separatists will listen to what they agreed upon. >> an interesting point of view for the last half an hour or so indeed coming out there and we had a flash only about 15 minutes president. he says he will brief the european counsel on the deal. we'll know much more of the details we're getting in as we look at things but overall still a positive development over the last 40 minutes or so imf managing director pledged 4

leaders of russia, ukraine, france and germany talked for 16 hours to agree to a deal. the cease-fire starts sunday. the ukranian president says there is no agreement about autonomy in eastern ukraine. more than 53 people have died since fighting began last april. >>> he worked all over the world. the career of "60 minutes" correspondent bob simon. >> and it's not easy to erase your digital footprint. how facebook is giving you more choices for your profile after death. >> how cool is this, everybody? good afternoon. roberta gonzales standing in my high heels on third base right outside at&t baseball park. actually we're right on the field. but we are going to be going on inside. it's charity helping charity. we'll talk about that as the news continues on kpix 5. in our house, we do just about everything online. and our old internet just wasn't cutting it. so i switched us from u-verse to xfinity. they have the fastest, most reliable internet. which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. works? works. works! works? works. works. >>> checking wall

. >>> leaders from germany france russia and ukraine to hold a ukraine summit later this week even as the fighting there rages on. this after a phone call between russian president vladimir putin along with top leaders from ukraine, france and in germany. putin, however, telling reporters the summit is not a sure thing and that more progress needs to be made. diplomats for the four countries are meeting in berlin tomorrow. >>> despite president obama's 2008 campaign promise that he would close gitmo as we all know guantanamo bay is still p and running. they are emptying some of those detainees, but it still holds some of the notorious terror suspects like the alleged mastermind of 9/11, khalid shake mohammad. he and four others are expected to be back in court this week and that is where katherine is streaming live. >> reporter: our fox news team was here nearly two years ago when the 9/11 suspects were first arraigned under mr. obama's military commissions and now 21 months later there is still no date certain for the jury selection, nor are is there a date certain for the trial itse

. >> german chancellor angela merkel host talks -- hosts talks in hungary with a focus on ukraine. >> france becomes the first team to win a fifth handball world championship. >> greece's new government is on a diplomatic offensive to win support from its european allies. it is part of a bid to renegotiate austerity terms imposed by international lenders. >> and now finance minister jan is very focused is in london for talks -- youngest mayor focus -- now finance minister yanis var oufakis is in london for talks. >> prime minister alexis tsipras said greece's exit from the eurozone would be an indication of southern europe, speaking from cyprus in his first official visit since last week. >> alexis tsipras, side-by-side with nikos existing youngest -- with nicos anastasiades. they are dealing with tough austerity measures imposed by the troika of international lenders, the european commission, the ecb, and the imf. >> europe needs air to breathe. for that, we need the support of our partners. it's about achieving economic growth. >> both countries have good relations with moscow. on monday,

the foreign ministers in ukraine, france and germany are due to have talks on tuesday. >> amidst the dangers of war ukrainian soldiers are grateful for reminders of humanity. these pictures are a way to escape the daily reality of the conflict. >> lots of children sent as presents for valentine's day. these are mine. i like the drawings best and the cross so that we can pray everything will be ok. >> despite the cease-fire, there are reports of fighting going on and there's no sign of an agreed pullback of heavy weapons from the line. the ukrainian military says it will not begin to move its forces until a stop. >> the rebels continue to attack us so we cannot say when we will begin to pull back our troops. >> the army says there has been a buildup of pro-russian fighters and rebels tried to storm a nearby village will stop the city is strategically important. if captured, it could open a court or from the russian mainland to crimea, which moscow annexed last month. there is mistrust between the two sides that continues to put the cease-fire agreement in jeopardy. >> as key of faces

russia, ukraine, germany, france meeting here. what i see here, tell me what you think, there would have to be some major concession because there is no low hanging fruit here on which these parties can agree? >> well, i think everybody is clear that these are last ditch attempts to resolve the situation. one thing to consider is that our european partners are incredibly important because they have a tool at their disposal they have not yet used. they could kick russia out of the swiss banking system which would mean russian enterprises and industries that do any kind of international business whatsoever would not be able to send money through any kind of international banks and it was that step of kicking iran out of the swift system that had a very big impact on the sanctions in iran. there are alternatives here that the europeans could put forward. >> any indication they will do that? >> it's not clear. one thing to think about when we're talking about the possibility of sending weapons, it's also not clear that sending weapons

the deal was hammered out between all night talks between ukraine, france and germany. it calls for a buffer zone that's free of heavy weapons starting sunday. >>> today we learned bob simon was not wearing a seatbelt when he was killed in a consider last night. the car he was riding in -- car last night. the car he was riding in hit a car and then a metal barrier. simon joined cbs in 1967 and spent the last 19 years on 60 minutes. his last story airs sunday. he worked on it with his daughter who is a cbs news producer. simon was 73 years old. >>> during a speech at georgetown university today fbi director james comey spoke about law enforcement, race and the often strained relationship between citizens and police. comey said officers can often become cynical and that can lead to distrust of minorities, especially young black men, but he said aircraft bias goes both ways. >> in some -- he said racial bias goes both ways. >> in some american communities people think of the police someone worthy of suspicion and distrust. >> as 1 step in the right direction, comey suggest

leaders from russia, ukraine france, and germany reached a deal to end the fighting with pro-russian separatists in the east. more than 350 people have died there in 10 months of fighting. here is more now from the russian president vladimir putin. >> it has not been the best night of my life, but morning is a different matter because in spite of the difficulties we have encountered during discussions, we were able to agree on many points. incidentally, i believe the length of talks is linked regretfully with keyiev's refusal of direct contact with the people's republics. we need to understand reality. if you want to negotiate a long-term accord, you need to work in direct contact. >> after that meeting german chancellor angela merkel said she has no illusions after the talks in minsk and says big hurdle still remain. french president francois hollande also spoke to the press after exiting the meeting room. >> it was a long night and a difficult task. but we have arrived at an agreement. an agreement on a cease-fire and on a global political resolution to the conflict in ukraine. the

russia, ukraine and france and germany leaders meet tomorrow. the presidents of four countries have been talking for days. can they agree on a real deal to end the bloodshed in eastern ukraine? i want to bring in erin mclaughlin live for us this morning. could a deal happen? >> reporter: john that remains to be seen. all signs are saying they see no alternative to a peaceful resolution to this conflict. however, as we heard from chancellor merkel yesterday, success in the talks are anything but guaranteed. the russian defense minister would allow ukraine military experts to tour and inspect the region of russia which borders southeastern ukraine in an attempt to counter accusations that russia continues to supply military equipment and personnel into the conflict zone. this can also be seen as a gesture of goodwill ahead of the talks scheduled for tomorrow. as for the negotiations few details have actually been made public. difficult to tell how far apart the sides are away from some sort of compromise. today, president putin is in egypt meeting

the agreement cobbled together last week by the leaders of russia ukraine, france and germany seems close to collapse. there's been no complete cease-fire and no pullck of heavy weapons from the front line. ambassadors to the u.n. security council are pushing for both sides to stop violating the truce. but even as they unanimously approved a resolution put forward by russia some blame the russians for the current state of affairs. >> the russian federation needs to withdraw all its armed forces from the territory of ukraine. >> stop pretending you're not doing what you are doing, and start calling on and insisting upon the separatists observing the cease-fire around debaltseve. >> reporter: russia's ambassador deflected the criticism and called for dialogue with people in eastern ukraine who want autonomy. russian president vladimir putin went further saying ukrainian authorities should not prevent their troops from laying down their weapons. he said he hoped separatist leaders would grant the soldiers safe passage out of debaltseve. this war has generated an almost impenetrable fog. the

leaders of russia, ukraine, france and germany talked for 16 hours to hash out a deal. the cease-fire will go into effect sunday. the ukranian president has denied any agreement about autonomy in eastern ukraine though. more than 53 people died since the fighting began last april. >>> now up to congress to decide whether to pass the president's proposal to use military action against isis. lawmakers will soon hold hearings where white house officials are expected to lay out their strategy. congress could try to change the resolution. the president's plan opens the dar to use u.s. ground troops. but it rules out long-term ground operations. some critics say the plan really doesn't go far enough, others disagree. >> we provide the air support. we can't police a region that won't police itself on the ground. >> the president wants to dismantling adestroyed isis dismantle and destroy isis. >>> the republican-controlled congress has cleared a bill for construction of the keystone xl pipeline. the house voted yesterday to send a bill to president obama. he has threatened to ve

the munich security conference in an effort to end the intensifying fighting between russia and ukraine. france and germany's leaders are now warning that the conflict could develop into a total war that could spill beyond ukraine's borders into eastern europe, unless a peace deal is reached. on friday, president obama unveiled his updated national security strategy. it's a document that has been criticized by republicans for outlining too cautious of an approach. here's the president's national security adviser susan rice, outlining the new strategy. >> while the dangers we face may be more numerous and varied, they are not of the existential nature we confronted during world war ii, or during the cold war. we cannot afford to be buffeted by alarmism, and a nearly instantaneous news cycle. >> yesterday, i spoke with secretary of state john kerry from munich, and i started by asking him whether the u.s. is winning in our goal of diminishing and eventually destroying isis. >> i believe we are on the road to yes, i absolutely do. and i think the evidence is not in my saying it, but it's in the fa

lead presser russia, ukraine france and germany agreed on the plan in the belorussian capital minsk. ve on. charles stratford has this report from ukraine. >> reporter: we drove across the fields to the frontline only hours ago the ukrainian military fired rockets at this road. the separatists fighter with us said we should switch off our mobile phones and drive fast. there are a few fighters here at this former ukrainian military base. they say that their primarily role here is to try to monitor ukrainian army movements. we are at a separatist defensive position south of donetsk the fighters tell us that the ukrainian forces are about a kilometer in that direction. they tell us that we can't go in front of this building because there is a danger of snipers. the fighters here are unsure what the minsk agreement will mean for them. >> translator: we will stay here unless we get honored from our commanders to retreat or advance. we are holding this defensive position to help protect the town. >> reporter: the separatist leaders said the agreement could have far-reaching implications. >>

over the weekend, the lord of russia ukraine, france and germany spoke by telephone. german official say a package of measures to try and reach a comprehensive settle. of the conflict was discussed. the next step a face-to-face negotiation in minsk, belarus. although after meeting that country's president on sunday vladimir putin hinted it was not a done deal. >> translator: i want to start our conversation today by informing you that i have just spoken with my colleagues in kiev berlin, and in the format in minsk. we're planning for wednesday if we succeed in settling the various suspense this we have discussed intensively over these last days. rip on friday the french and germ -- >> reporter: on friday the french and german had what they call meaningful and constructive talk. details are sketchy of a new peace plan on the table. a truce between the warring sides was already agreed last september also in minsk. the minsk protocol calls for heavy weapons to be pulled back, self-rule in eastern regions, and a buffer zone to be set up along the russia/ukraine border. it

ukrainian government forces from a key rail hub this week, just days after the leaders of russia, ukraine, francend germany agreed on a new ceasefire. a show of solidarity with the jewish community, in oslo norway today. an estimated 1,000 people including hundreds of muslims, formed what they described as a ring of peace around a synagogue and chanted, “no to anti- semitism, no to islamophobia.” the event came a week after a radicalized muslim man attacked a free speech forum and then shot a man outside a synagogue in nearby denmark. he killed two people before being shot dead by police. in dubai today, one of the world's tallest residential buildings, the 86-story torch tower, caught fire, sending hundreds of residents fleeing to safety. there were no reported injuries or deaths. the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. >> sreenivasan: at a briefing this week, a u.s. official announced plans to take back iraq's second biggest city, mosul, from isis fighters who captured it last june. what are the operations chances for success? for more, we are joined now from washington by douglas

foreign minister is from russia, ukraine france and germany will talk next week to discuss the cease-fire in ukraine. pro-russian rebels escalated their attacks against ukrainian troops. the attack -- angela merkel did not rule out additional sanctions against russia but called it the agreement the best chance to bring stability to the region. go big or go home. the deal could be announced within days. combining two of the largest u.s. brokerages not based in new york. trying to stem the tide of new technology and collapsing margins. the ceo says cultural similarities will allow for smooth integration. the real estimate -- will maintain their differences and different businesses. >> wherever people are looking for real estate information, we want to have lots of different brands on the shelf. whether it's the google play store or iphone app store we want to have truly different voices and different brands. >> he hopes to bring down the error rates for zillow home prices. the fda allowing 23 to sell its genetic testing kit -- calls it an important first step in its bid to sell genetic test

> kiev is sounding the alarm saying 1500 russian troops entered ukraine along with military equipment. it says leaders from germany france, russia and ukraine will be meeting in minsk this wednesday following sunday's phone call. they are trying to reach a conference of settlement as fighting continues to rage on in eastern ukraine. vladimir putin says he will only agree to meet if the leaders agree on a number of whites beforehand. in the region of contacts -- of donetsk, those unable or unwilling to fee must band together to survive. >> in this district of donetsk there is a cleanup underway. people clear away the rubble and inspect the aftermath of yet another explosion. >> we had several explosions undercover. -- and took cover. then we came to help. this could happen to any of us. >> windows were ripped out in this woman's house, one of the worst hit by the attack. >> i have lived here all my life and i don't have anything left thanks to the ukrainian president destroying my home. >> trapped in their own city some residents have a flood, but others have chosen to stay to do whatever they can. >> i am selling yeast.

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called on russia once again to end its support for the separatists, leaders from russia ukraine and franceermany agreed on the plan in the capitol minsk and they say the implementation process will be difficult. >> immediately after the deal was signed by the group, the russian terrorists thought it was offensive operation and why it's vital importance for us for all of us to make pressure to keep the promises about the ceasefire, about the control of the heavy artillery and immediate release of hostages about the withdrawal of all the foreign troops from the ukraine and territory and about the close the border as a key element for the county. >> reporter: the ceasefire deal is due to start on sunday. withdrawal of heavy weapons from eastern ukraine should begin two days later and be completed within two weeks. the process will be monitored by the osce with the support of a tri-partite liaison group and includes the withdrawal of foreign military forces this should allow the ukrainian government to get full control of their border by the end of the year. all unlawfully detained prisoners a

three soldiers and four attackers were killed in that attack. >>> and leaders from russia ukraine, francemany have agreed to a ceasefire in eastern ukraine. the deal which includes a complete withdraw of foreign troops and artillery comes in to force on sunday. >>> crossing over to moscow we are speaking to the foreign advisor on foreign policy. how much political will is there for this deal to not only come into effect but for it to be a prolonged ceasefire? >>> well i think that what they have already accomplished is already quite spectacular. they had this very expanded negotiations for more than 12 hours, and definitely they moved further than many of us expected. it's not just about the ceasefire, but it's about a future political arrangement in the region. it's yet to be seen how enforceable these decisions are, but definitely the success is evident. >> what does this deal not address that you would have liked it to ziad dress? >> well there are a couple of issues which have to be addressed in future. first of all, one of the most important issue is to discuss a plan for social and

. >> imf have announced a $40 million bill out between friends, russia, and ukraine -- france, russiand ukraine. there is a draft proposal and they are having an agreement but does it mean that will not be able to sign something. >> yeah, absolutely. they have been there for 60 hours, i have lost count. the leaders of germany and france, what we understand has taken place is that came up with a document that the russians presented to the pro-russian rebels who were in the building but not part of the talks because ukraine will not talk to it and they rejected it. the eu said that start of its meeting with all 28 heads of state will be delayed so the talks can continue. >> in terms of the process, i put the bits together, the financial package critical to establishing a baseline for the economy. you needed to get back in and build a deal. how do the 2 bits fit together? >> it is important, the timing. what they were hoping was to have a cease-fire but i do not think the german chancellor and french president would've went in there if that was not a high probability in everybody thought

the leaders of russia ukraine, france and germany have agreed that a cease-fire will begin in eastern at saturday, midnight. >>> a court in egypt has ordered the release on bail of two al jazeera journalists convicted of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. >>> that is our breaking news at the moment. the two journalists, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy, have been told that they are being released released on bail. that is mohamed fahmy who has given up his egyptian citizenship and declares himself canadian now. he has been released on bail had to pay about $30,000 to do so so and his colleague baher mohamed, is being released with no financial bail conditions attached. we're not quite sure if they are going to get out today but there was a lot of celebration in court, as you might imagine. there is a reconvening of their case on february the 23rd. >>> thousands of us donate our used clothing to charity, many in the beliefs that it will be given to those in need or sold in high must have street charity shops to raise funds. but most of what we hand over actually does end up getting

leaders of ukraine, france and germany are still meeting in belarus.an president vladimir putin is not involved in the talks at this point. there no word on what the sticking suspense may be. >>> u.s. president barack obama has formally asked congress for the authorization of military force against isis. the request is for a three-year mission and does not call for the deployment of u.s. combat troops to iraq or syria. >>> former korean air vice president heather cho has been found guilty of breaking aviation law. she flew into what's been dubbed a nut rage on a flight when she complained that macadamia nuts had been served incorrectly. she's been sentenced to one year in prison. >>> the defense delivered a bombshell on the first day of the so-called "american sniper" murder trial. they cited chris kyle's only words in the form of a text that may help defendant eddie ray routh's case. routh, you will recall is, accused of killing kyle as well as his friend at a gun range in 2013. more from cnn's martin savidge. >>> drop. >> reporter: like the blockbust

peace deal and according to this source at reuters 70% likely chance that the leaders of russia ukraine, france germany would reach an agreement. this is as intense fighting continues in eastern ukraine ahead of key peace talks in the capital. they denied russian press reports that a cease fire agreement has already been reached. any deal seems unlikely with european officials expressing skepticism that rebels could be convinced to pull back to earlier positions after recent gains. >> u.s. president barrack obama spoke to his russian counter part in a phone call on tuesday ahead of the peace summit. he warned the costs for russia would rise if it continues to quote, aggressive actions. the pair had agreed upon the need for swift political solution to the internal conflict. >> steve spoke to the russian finance minister at the g-20 meeting in istanbul. he began by asking him if a resolution was needed in ukraine in order for moscow to carry out reforms. listen in. >> absolutely. it says why wait until tomorrow if you can do it today? so now that the oil prices have fallen and according to our fo

the agreements have not only been worked out by the four countries, ukraine, russia france and germanyave been fixed in the united nation security council and took a statute supported by the whole of international society. it's already a completely different story. i hope this will be fulfilled. if it is fulfilled, this is the right part toward globalization in this area of the country. >> reporter: the common ground from the ukraine military to destabilize the situation further. accused prorussian rebels of firing rockets and artillery at villages in southeastern ukraine. they will not pull back heavy weapons until the shelling stops. for the handful of locals that have not fled the area and chosen to remain here they watch as their lives crumble. this woman says we don't work anywhere because there's nothing to eat. we need humanitarian aid to live on. the food and work are drying up here. a cease-fire is what these people want but for many the agreement is as unstable as ever. lucas, bbc news. >> well turkey criticized authorities for taking three days to alert them about three brit

leaders of ukraine russia, france and germany have been trying to iron out ideal in the belarus capitaly this year alone hundreds of people have been killed in fighting between ukrainian government troops troops and pro-russia separatists let's go to rory challands who has been monitoring those talks in minute being. sometimes when there are big delays it's because there are massive problems, sometimes it's because they are getting close to ideal. can you work out which it is here? >> reporter: well, i think they are definitely massive problems going on. there is also a huge of amount of hardball being played by the various people involved in these negotiations. more than 15 hours they have been going on for now. clearly the freeze inside is matching the chilly temperatures outside. we have at various points been thinking there there was some breakthrough imminent, all the journalists who are inside the presidential palace have repeatedly been scramble to go get ready for something and that something never happened. now, what we have heard the late zest that petro poroshenko has you hav

. >> ing liters from ukraine france germany and russia agreed to meet. >> i've just finished my conversations with colleagues from kiev, berlin and paris in the so-called normandy format. we agreed we would try to set up the meeting in the same format. in minsk. >> on thursday the ukrainian currency slid 40% against u.s. dollar. kiev reacted by raising interest rates from 5.5% to 19.5%. the move left many ukrainians feeling helpless. >> translator: part of my savings are in dollars the problem is, the banks are not giving customers the opportunity to cash them. when the banks aren't allowing me to get my money it's really an unpleasant situation. >> ukraine's financial woes stem mostly from the fighting in eastern ukraine. the country spends an estimated $8 million a day battling the separatists. >>> jordan has announced it bombed i.s.i.l. locations 56 times in the last three days. this following i.s.i.l.'s execution of a jordanian pilot. they are defending islam as well as their country. >> reporter: these are set to be targets belonging to the islamic state of iraq and the levant that jorda

leaders from russia, ukraine france and germany have been holding talks in minsk. >> the fighting continues in east issue ukraine the sound of artillery fire can be heard in the separatist stronghold of donetsk. an egyptian court released two al jazeera journalists on bail. mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed has been detained 411 days in key re accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. their trial resumes february 23. >> on this particular issue, of course our journalists reds on bail today, we can talk more about it with an assistant professor of political science at long island university in the united states and she's also a member of the egyptian rule of law association. thank you very much indeed for talking to us here at al jazeera. first of all this particular moment in the case of the al jazeera journalists has been described perhaps as the egyptian state blinking first. is that how you see it? >> this case is far from over. they will be put back in court on february 23 and retried. if we think about the larger picture, the initial court statement that was issued on j

foreign ministers from ukraine russia germany and france are meeting in paris to discuss a ceasefire deal signed more than a week ago. the agreement requires the ukraine army and eastern rebels to withdraw heavy weapons from the front line. we are joined live from paris. what's come out of the talks so far, peter? >> well, nothing at the moment. this is a meeting of foreign ministers, don't forget and experience has shown us that you really need the big names to get involved in the diplomatic process here, putin poroshenko, merkel and hollande. these are just foreign ministers. the four came up with the minsk protocol and a wide ranging ceasefire agreement but one that's really failed to be implemented. the most crucial point of the whole peace plan was to move these heavy weapons these artillery pieces away from the conflict zones 50 kilometers away, and give the civilians some sort of security zone, simply never happened. then reducing the threat between the conflicting the combat units which are very closely interlinked on the front lines, that hasn't happened, either. in donetsk t

reuters is reporting that the leaders of ukraine, russia, france, and germany are preparing to sign aocument following all-night talks on the crisis in ukraine. we know that the ukrainian president petro poroshenko, russian president vladamir putin quickly shook hands before the meeting. at this issue is withdrawal of heavy weapons, the creation of a demilitarized zone, and the status of the area surrounding donetsk, those are the key areas being debated. no word yet on the specifics of the document. fighting in the region has intensified recently. and by the way, so far more than 5,000 people have been killed in this fighting. errol? >> zain, it's with a heavy heart we report this news. cbs announced the death of one of its own on wednesday. >> we have some sad news tonight from within our cbs news family. our "60 minutes" colleague bob simon was killed this evening. it was a car accident in new york city. >> bob simon earned countless awards for his work on "60 minutes," including 27 emmys. police say simon was a passenger in the back of a town car when it collided with another vehi

leader froms the kremlin ukraine, france, and germany freed on the plan. speaking from an e.u. summit in brussells the president said the implementation process will be difficult. immediately after the teal was signed by the trilateral group, the russian terrorist start the offensive operation. that's why it is of vital importance for us, for all of us to keep the u.p.s. pros about the cease fire. about the heavy artillery about immediate release of the hostages. about the withdrawal of all the foreign troops from the ukrainian territory and about the clothes the border. as a key element for the sovereign of my country. >> the cease fire is due to start on sunday, withdrawal of heavy weapons should begin two days later and be completed within two weeks. the process will be monitors by the osce, with support of the liaison group and a peace deal also includes foreign military fourses. this should allow the government to get full control of the border by the end of the year. all unlawfully detained prisoners must be released as well. rory has more. >> vladimir putin has described

on the day of negotiations between diplomats, ukraine, france france, germany and russia plan to hold talks. the last talks in september concluded in a deal to end the fighting and frankly failed rather miserably. will this attempt prove any more successful? not a lot is known about the new french and german proposal but many expect it to be based on a peace plan from last year. the main sticking point is whether line of control will be placed. this is the separation line which was agreed back in september. it's believed the new plan will involve a battle zone many kilometers wide which separated the rebels from the east from the ukrainian force in the west. that would make sense. if the zone is based on september separation line it would also require the rebels to pull back from their current positions. there's also the contentious question who will police the buffer zone. >>> james reynolds is in the biggest rebel held city of donetsk. it feels a little bit like the conversation we had only yesterday. still, the talks there, hours away and the fighting it seems, goes on. >> reporter