petro porashenko blamed russia and warned of what he described as a threat of war. right now right now there's groups on the border. the concentration is 1.5 times bigger than a year ago. the military must be ready for a renewal in don basket as they are for a full-scale invasion along the length of the border with russia. we must be ready for this. russia denied there are soldiers or equipment. the kremlin is monitoring the situation and is concerned by what it describes as provocations. a representative for the donetsk people's republic said the d.p.r. respected the ceasefire and wanted to work harder towards a lasting peace. the organization for security and cooperation in europe which is monitoring the ceasefire reports daily violations by both sides. the spokesman called for restraint. >> special monitoring mission to ukraine has noted escalation in many areas of the east. as well as the movement and use of heavy weaponry. both sides moved weaponry closer to the front line in breach of the agreement. the ukranian parliament passed a law allowing foreign troops

he is talking to president petro porashenko. he paid tribute to victims of a soviet era. that kilds millions in the 1930s. >> the u.s. defense secretary said western sanctions failed to get russia to change its course over the ukranian conflict. ash carter called for steps to respond to moscow's behaviour, and they discussed the late he's fighting? eastern ukraine. nadim baba reports. >> reporter: ukranian army troops in the center of the town. they say it is firmly under control after two days of fierce fighting. it's left nearly 30 people dead, and some of the worst violence since the ceasefire deal known as the minsk agreement that ukraine and russia signed in february. ukraine's president petro porashenko told a news conference that 50,000 ukranian troops have been deployed in the conflict zone, reacting to a huge russian build-up, he says. >> translation: is russian aggression impossible or not, i can tell you the amount of russian troops near the ukrainian border and the amount of troops in the eastern territory is unprecedented. >> reporter: that theme was taken up

shinzo abe held talks with president petro porashenko. japan is ready to provide support, and is one of the nations imposing sanctions in russia. >> india's prime minister narendra modi arrived in neighbouring bangladesh on the first official visit, and is due to sign a land pack with the sheikh. it allows tens of thousands living on the border to choose their nationally. they have been stateless for decades. living in enclaves in one country, and being citizens of another. they are spaebd expected to sign trade and transport deals. >>> the chinese operator of a cruise ship that capsized killing 398 people has apologised. it sank on monday. people are still missing. the captain and the first engineer are in police custody. 14 survived. many are still missing >>> western equatorial state in south sudan launched a back to learning campaign a $42 million initiative to get 400,000 children who dropped out of school to go back. they are up against the odds. >> reporter: students from across this town come together for a celebration. [ singing

ukraine's president petro porashenko told a news conference that 50,000 ukranian troops have been deployed in the conflict zone, reacting to a huge russian build-up. >> translation: impossible or not, i can tell you the amount of russian troops near the ukrainian border and the amount of troops in the eastern territory is unprecedented. >> reporter: that theme was tape up by the united nations envoy. >> the recent provocative steps indicate russia's kneptions to escalate the confrontation in the process. the recent assaults are an intent of the russian side to exert pressure on international players. on the eve of important international attempts. >> for his part russia's envoy was accused of killing civilians. >> i will not go into a discussion with my ukranian colleague on the charter of the quagss and international law and humanitarian law. to provisions of which has been violated. and the so-called ain't terrorists a punitive operation in the east of ukraine. addressing the session via video link, the deputy head of ukraine urged both sides to take steps to avoid more fighting. >> deve

shinzo abe made a stop in ukraine on his way it the g7 summit and is holding talks with president petro porashenko and the prime minister. he paid tribute to victims of a soviet era, killing millions of ukrainians. this is the first time the japanese prime minister is visiting ukraine >>> according to an israeli group, 85% of all cases against palestinians and occupied settlements are closed. we have this report. >> this person says he lives in constant agony. he said he was attacked by a group of men that live not from his home in the occupied west bank. he showed be x-rays for 14 fractures for his leg and two to his arm. >> i was harvesting olive when around 20 settlers threw stones at us. i tried to run away. i fell. six beat me with a rod. israeli soldiers saw me no one has been arrested or charmed. >> reporter: according to human rights group 85% of police investigations are close because israeli investigators fail to find suspects or enough evidence to lay the charges. of cases investigated 7% lead to an indictment and a third of those lead to a full or partial conviction. >> this is with th

tactical groups numbering 9,000 soldiers on the territory of ukraine >>> ukranian president petro porashenko lashes out at russia as he urges his military to prepare for battle against vladimir putin's. >>> an al jazeera exclusive, a former al qaeda member says yemen provided a safe haven for the group's bomb-maker