French priest kidnapped in northern Cameroon![]() November 14, 2013 - 16:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A French priest has been kidnapped in northern Cameroon close to the border with Nigeria, the French foreign ministry said, according to BBC News. Georges Vandenbeusch was seized in the early hours of Thursday , Nov 14, in Koza, about 30km (19 miles) from the border. "We are working with Cameroonian authorities to secure his release," French officials said in a statement. The Nigerian Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, is known to operate in the area. France says it warned people that the area was dangerous but that "Father Georges chose to remain in his parish to carry out his work". Earlier this year, seven members of a French family - three of them children - were abducted by Islamist militants and held hostage for two months. Related links: ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |