Global Week in Review: Dozens More Nigerian Girls Kidnapped

Plus, Spanish nurse is cured of Ebola.

A Fatal Invasion - The village of Kummabza in the northern Nigeria was held hostage for four days by Boko Haram fighters, from June 18 through June 22, 2014. Disguised as soldiers, the gunmen invaded the village, killed 30 male villagers an looted food supplies. More than 60 females were kidnapped, including children. The fighters also bombed telecom masts, which initially caused the news of the raid to go unnoticed.(Photo: AP Photo/File)
Nigeria Declared Ebola-Free - Nigeria has achieved a major victory in the fight against the spreading of Ebola. The World Health Organization director in Nigeria declared that the disease has been contained. The government worked quickly to track down all individuals who came in contact with the virus. There were 20 cases of Ebola and eight deaths in the country from the disease. (Photo: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
Spanish Nurse Survives Ebola - Teresa Romero, a nursing assistant who was infected with Ebola, is now fully free of the virus, her doctors announced Tuesday. She believes that she contracted the disease after touching her face with a glove she used after treating an infected Spanish missionary. Romero was the first person outside of West Africa to have contracted it during this epidemic. (Photo: AP Photo / PACMA, File)Release of Nigerian Schoolgirls Hangs in Balance - A ceasefire agreement announced by the Nigerian government last Friday appears to have been breached, as villagers in the northeast region report widespread shootings and slaughters carried out by Boko Haram fighters, BBC reports. (Photo: AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File)

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Boko Haram Has Taken 25 More Girls - Spanish nurse is cured of Ebola, plus more global news.—Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_)  Dozens more Nigerian girls were reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram, the Islamic militant group in northeastern Nigeria, despite an agreement with Nigerian officials to release the girls who were abducted in April. “We are confused that hours after the so-called ceasefire agreement has been entered between the Federal Government and Boko Haram insurgents, our girls were abducted by the insurgents,” said John Kwaghe, who witnessed the attack and lost three daughters to the abductors. “We urge the government to please help rescue our daughters without further delay, as we are ready to die searching.” (Photo: AP Photo/File)

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