Nigerian army, hunters and vigilantes retake towns from Boko Haram
YOLA Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian army, aided by local hunters and civilian vigilantes, has recaptured two northeastern towns that had been overrun by Islamist insurgents, a state governor and residents told Reuters on Thursday.
Zen anti-Vietnam war leader suffers brain hemorrhage in France
PARIS (Reuters) – Internationally renowned Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who in the 1960s came to prominence as an opponent of the Vietnam war, is in intensive care in France after suffering a brain hemorrhage, his official website said Thursday.
Kurdistan region, Baghdad reach deal on oil exports and payments
BAGHDAD/ARBIL (Reuters) – The government of Iraq and the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan have reached a deal to ease tensions over Kurdish oil exports and civil service payments from Baghdad, Iraq’s finance minister told Reuters on Thursday.
Premier of Canada’s Prince Edward Island to step down
(Reuters) – Robert Ghiz, the premier of the small Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, said on Thursday he plans to resign after almost eight years in the job.
EU set to leave decisions on tougher Russia sanctions to leaders
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – With European Union governments divided, a decision on whether to tighten economic sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict is likely to be left to EU leaders, who next meet in mid-December, diplomats said on Thursday.
Dutch fighters intercept Russian plane over Baltic Sea
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Two Dutch F16 fighter jets, part of a NATO force patrolling the skies above the Baltic states, intercepted a Russian Ilyushin transport aircraft flying near Estonian and Lithuanian air space, the Netherlands said on Thursday.
Bombs explode near Egyptian and UAE embassies in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Bombs exploded near the Egyptian and United Arab Emirates embassies in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Thursday but there were no reports of casualties or major damage.
Rome evacuates children from immigrant center as violence mounts
ROME (Reuters) – Rome’s mayor ordered the evacuation on Thursday of 45 children from a center for immigrants that has been under attack for four days by local people.
Moscow and Kiev trade accusations; U.S. warns Russia against escalation
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Moscow and Kiev accused each other on Thursday of violating a ceasefire and the United States warned Russia the West might punish it further for its “military escalation” of the Ukraine crisis.
Police hunt big cat, ‘probably tiger’, on loose near Disneyland Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – A large feline, probably a tiger, was seen roaming near Disneyland Paris theme park on Thursday, triggering an urgent police hunt and warnings for people to stay indoors and to fetch children home from school by car.
