200 School Girls: France President Francois Hollande to Send Troops for Rescue Operation

As the search for the Boko Haram abducted School Girls seem endless and hopeless on the part of the Federal Government of Nigeria, France on Wednesday offered to send security service agents to Nigeria to help recover more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist sects.

French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius made the disclosure that the Government President Francois Hollande is ready to offer assistants in the rescue operation of the abducted girls. Adding that with more than 4,000 troops operating between Mali to the west and Central African Republic to the east, Paris has a major interest in preventing Nigeria’s security situation from deteriorating, having previously voiced concerns that Boko Haram could spread further north into the Sahel.

Crimea Updates: Kerry, Lavrov meet in Paris today

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry changed course after a week of travel in the Mideast and arrived in Paris Saturday for talks with his Russian counterpart, Lavrov  on the Ukraine crisis. From Saudi Arabia, Kerry landed in Shannon, Ireland for a refueling stop, when he decided to turn his plane around and head to Paris. 

Update: No "Surrender Ultimatum", No "Military Storm" Against Ukraine Forces - Official

Russian Black Sea Fleet official reportedly says there are no ultimatums for Ukrainian forces to surrender.

Earlier today, Ukraine said Russian forces controlling the disputed peninsula of Crimea demanded that the crew of two Ukrainian warships must surrender or face capture.
A Russian Navy commander also ordered that that all Ukrainian forces in the region must surrender by 5 a.m. local time Tuesday or face “a real assault,” the Interfax news agency reported.