UN says Somalia famine over after six months

UN says Somalia famine over after six months

UN says Somalia famine over after six months

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:56 PM PST

Rain and food deliveries end famine conditions, but food stocks could run out in May and leave millions in need of aid.


Nepal Releases Thousands of Former Maoist Fighters

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:16 PM PST

The fate of the Maoist fighters, who had been living in encampments under guard for the past six years, has been a key sticking point in Nepal's still incomplete peace process.

Malaria kills twice as many people as we thought — are data-gathering and taxes to blame?

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:53 PM PST

A study released Friday has shaken up much of what we thought we knew about malaria.

The number of people who die annually of the tropical disease is roughly double the current estimate, according to the report, published in the science journal Lancet. Additionally, many of malaria's victims are now believed to be adults, overturning the previous belief that adults almost never die of the disease.

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Obama urges 'keep recovery going'

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:48 PM PST

US President Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the economic recovery going as new data shows unemployment is down to its lowest rate in three years.


News Analysis: The 2016 Election, Already Upon Us

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:43 PM PST

Whether Barack Obama wins or loses in November, the Democratic Party's attention will immediately turn to 2016.

Boko Haram refutes report of spokesman arrest

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 08:30 AM PST

Nigerian group says man detained by government was not its spokesman, but confirms a senior member was captured.


Italy’s Berlusconi to quit frontline politics

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:10 PM PST

ROME — Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has declared he is "stepping aside" from frontline politics, revealing he has no intention of running again for his old post.

In his first interview since resigning amid turmoil over financial markets in November, Berlusconi spoke to the Financial Times at his Rome residence on a range of subjects, including what he called a media-inspired furor over his "bunga bunga" parties, his anger at "left-wing" magistrates hounding him in the courts and his drive to promote political and judicial reforms.

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Protesters turn out across Syria, but capital is quiet

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:30 AM PST

DAMASCUS, Syria — Protesters defied a heavy security presence across Syria on Friday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of a deadly crackdown on Islamist opposition in the city of Hama, but were effectively prevented from turning out in the capital, Damascus.

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Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:30 AM PST

Petraeus, with plenty of practice, sticks to message

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:05 AM PST

In his first extended public appearance as CIA director, David H. Petraeus this week did more than display his well-known discipline for staying on message. He did his best to bring other government voices back on message as well.

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US health group drops Planned Parenthood cuts

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:07 PM PST

Breast cancer charity restores funding to reproductive health organisation after pressure from women's health advocates.


Analysis:Nuclear crisis bolsters Japan push for utilities reform

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:15 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Mayor Nobuto Hosaka had more than saving taxpayers' money on his mind when he recently invited bids from rivals of giant utility Tokyo Electric Power Co to supply power to his ward in Japan's capital.

Protests shrouded in secrecy

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:00 AM PST

As U.N. officials debate measures against the violence in Syria, individuals there are living it. Many protest in nightly rituals -- small, exhilarating stands for freedom.

In Myanmar, Karen Rebels Deny Signing a Cease-Fire

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST

The defiant stance of the rebels' leadership appears to be a significant setback for the government's efforts to end ethnic and civil conflicts that have divided the country for decades.

Russia Rejects Draft U.N. Resolution on Syria

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:25 AM PST

Russia said it still had a "number of concerns" over a tentative plan by the United Nations Security Council aimed at stemming the bloodshed in Syria.

Amid peace bid, U.S. got purported letter from Taliban

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:38 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House received a letter last year purported to come directly from Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, asking the United States to deliver militant prisoners whose transfer is now at the heart of the Obama administration's bid to broker peace in Afghanistan.

BT vow fibre optic 'game changer'

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:20 AM PST

Fibre optic connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says.


Hackers release private FBI call about hackers

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:35 AM PST

The loose organization of hackers known as Anonymous released a recording Friday of a telephone call between the FBI and Scotland Yard that it claims to have recorded surreptitiously.

Hacker group Anonymous publicises FBI call

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:52 AM PST

Alleged recording of call between FBI and Scotland Yard about operations against Anonymous is released on internet.


U.N. declares end to Somalia famine but warns crisis not over

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:36 AM PST

NAIROBI — The United Nations on Friday declared Somalia's famine over, but officials warned that more than 2 million Somalis are still in dire need of assistance and that conditions could again slide by May.

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