BBC News, with Jully Canderler.

　　The new Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberghas accused Russia of acting more aggressively inUkraine and towards NATO. Mr. Stoltenberg saidNATO had carried out 100 intercepts of Russianmilitary aircraft this year, more than 3 times as many as in 2013, presenting a danger tocivilian flights.

　　Russia has changed its behaviour. They are responsible for aggressive actions. They haveviolated the international law. They have not respected the sovereignty and territorialintegrity of Ukraine. And they have undermined the old rule, basic order we have had there inEurope for many many years.

　　The US House of Representatives has approved a controversial plan to build an oil pipelinelinking Canada to America’s Gulf coast. The 8-billion dollar project, know as Keystone XL wouldcarry more than 800,000 barrels of oil a day. It still needs approval from the Senate and fromPresident Obama to go ahead. David Willis reports.

　　In the 6 years since it was first mooted, the Keystone XL pipeline project has been subjectedto numerous environmental reviews, impact studies and legal challenges. Republicans in theHouse of Representatives favored the plan because of the jobs it would create. Democrates inthe Senate have opposed it on environmental grounds. Now in a move that would appear tohave more to do with political expediency than energy policy, Democrates have dropped theiropposition in the hope of winning the last unresolved seat from the recent mid-term electionsin the oil rich state of Louisiana.

　　European space scientists say the Philae lander is drilling into the surface of the comet itreached on Wednesday, but in fears that its battery may died within hours. The EuropeanSpace Agency said it’s going ahead with the risky experiment because the lander is seating inthe shadow of cliff and running out of usable power. The lander’s drill will put up samples foranalysis in its onboard laboratories.

　　Reports from northeastern Nigeria say Bokho Haran militants have taken the town of Chibok,where they abducted more than 200 school girls in April. Residents said the militants were stillaround the town late on Thursday and still in control of it. From Negus, Rose reports.

　　The name, Chibok became known around the world after the massive abductions of school girlsfrom a boarding school there last April. 290 of them are still missing. Since then, people havecomplained that the area was not well protected. And many residents of Chibok had alreadymoved to safer parts of the country, fearing another attack. The crisis in Nigeria is deepeningevery week. But the politicians appear to be more focused on next year’s elections. The militaryhas repeatedly failed to defend the towns and villages in the northeast, allowing the BokhoHaran Juhadists to steadily expand the area they control.

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　　Police in Nigeria say 6 people have been killed by a suicide attack in the northern city of Kano.The Kano state police commissioner said a man had driven his car into a patrol station as he feltare going to buy patrol before the bomb exploded. No one says it carried out the bombing butin recent years, Kano has been the target of several attacks by Bokho Haran militants.

　　The United Nations’ World Food Programs says from Saturday, refugees in Kenya will onlyreceive half their food allowances. The agency said it’s struggling to raise enough money to feednearly 0.5 million refugees living in the Dada and Cakoo camps in northern Kenya. The WFP’sfunds have been stretched by other emergencies such as the Ebola outbreak.

　　A funeral has been held in Cairo for a young Egyptian activist who killed herself this week afterleaving a message saying there was no hope for justice in her country. Sam Abamahudy tookpart in the 2011 uprise that removed president Hussein Mubarack. Her death has triggered aflurry on social media. One opposition movement urged those who shared in those dreams ofa modern free Egypt not to give up.

　　A primary pupil from the English Midlands has become the youngest person to be qualified asa computer specialist. Ayan Qureshi sat one of Microsoft professional exams a month beforehis 6th birthday. Ben Gager has the story.

　　This is my IT lab and this is my computer and my laptop and my...

　　Well, most 6-year olds have growing collections of toys. Ayan Qureshi has his own computer labwhich he helped build himself. He is the youngest person to pass the Microsoft certifiedprofessional exam which he sat in Birmingham City University when he was still just 5. It’susually taken by school leavers or graduates who are thinking about a career in IT. It took him 5months to prepare the exam. But he finished it with time to spare.