Soviet-era Lithuanian Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Under Eu Deal (afp)
AFP – Lithuania Thursday shut down its Soviet-era nuclear plant under an EU deal in a move set to drive up electricity prices amid an economic crisis and leave it counting on ex-master Moscow for power. Read more
Activists In Gaza And Israel Protest Gaza Blockade (ap)
AP – Hundreds of demonstrators rallied on opposite sides of an Israeli-Gaza border crossing on Thursday to protest the blockade of the seaside territory imposed by Egypt and Israel. Read more
Venezuela Says Us Violating Airspace From Curacao (ap)
AP – Venezuela’s government said Thursday that U.S. military counter-drug flights from nearby Dutch islands are violating its airspace in preparation for an attack. A U.S. official denied the allegation. Read more
Nigerian Government Admits Energy Failure (afp)
AFP – Nigeria’s government admitted Thursday it had failed to achieve an even unambitious increase in the country’s electricity supply, and apologised to millions in the oil-rich west African nation still living in darkness. Read more
Cia Director: 7 Cia Workers Killed In Afghanistan (ap)
AP – The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for infiltrating a CIA post with a suicide bomber who set off an explosion that killed seven American intelligence staffers and wounded six others in an attack believed one of the worst in the agency’s history. Read more