US to recognise Somali government

US to recognise Somali government

US to recognise Somali government

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 01:32 PM PST

The US will on Thursday officially recognise Somalia's government in Mogadishu after more than 20 years, says a US official.

China Arrests 7 in New Effort to Stop Tibetan Self-Immolations

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST

The arrests suggest that the government is embracing a new strategy against politically motivated suicides: punishing friends and relatives of those who self-immolate.

US economic activity 'increasing'

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:50 PM PST

The US Federal Reserve's latest report on the economy says activity has picked up slightly in the past two months.

Clinton highlights concern over missing Lao activist

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:43 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Laos on Thursday to mount a transparent investigation into the disappearance of a prominent activist who rights groups believe has been taken into government custody.

In India, suicide of another rape victim puts spotlight on inaction

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 01:08 PM PST

BADSHAHPUR, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - On the evening of December 26, as an Indian government-chartered jet was heading to Singapore with a critically injured New Delhi gang rape victim on board, the teenage survivor of another gang rape was taking her own life.

UK's Cameron risks "dangerous gamble" on EU

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:53 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will be taking a "dangerous gamble" if tries to win concessions from the European Union by exploiting a crisis among the bloc's euro zone nations, one of his senior ministers said on Thursday.

VIDEO: Obama announces gun control plans

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:14 PM PST

US President Obama has called for the biggest changes to American gun laws in 20 years, in response to the Sandy Hook shooting last month.

Crash pilot was 'highly skilled'

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 01:26 PM PST

Tributes are paid to a pilot who died when a helicopter crashed into a crane in London.

Some Uruguayan doctors refuse to perform abortions despite law

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Fierce opposition to abortion among many Uruguayan gynecologists is overshadowing the implementation of a new law legalizing the procedure in the mainly Roman Catholic South American nation.

Deadly shooting in eastern Kenya

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:21 PM PST

At least five people have been killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a restaurant in the town of Garissa in eastern Kenya, police say.

Kurd activists' bodies sent home

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:44 AM PST

Thousands of Kurds gather in Istanbul as the bodies of activists shot dead in Paris return, amid reports of a third day of Turkish air strikes on the PKK.

India and Pakistan 'to ease' Kashmir tensions

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST

Day after Pakistan accused India of killing a soldier along the border, both sides agree to "de-escalate" tensions.

Turkey to pursue Kurd rebels till they lay down arms: PM

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST

ANKARA/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday military operations against Kurdish rebels would continue until they laid down their arms, as Turkish media reported warplanes had bombed militants in northern Iraq for a third day.

Conflict hits Damascus daily life

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST

The fabled city of Damascus is now being squeezed by an ever-encroaching war, as queues for bread and fuel grow longer.

Russian crime boss gunned down in Moscow

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:45 AM PST

MOSCOW — One of Russia's biggest criminal bosses — call him the country's Don Corleone — was gunned down in the center of Moscow on Wednesday as he left his favorite hangout surrounded by bodyguards.

Aslan Usoyan, a 75-year-old gangster known as Grandpa Khasan, was hit by a sniper perched on the sixth floor of an apartment building, shot in the head by an assailant armed with a silenced assault rifle, the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement. He died at a hospital, leaving behind a nephew he was grooming for succession and the prospect of a bloody war over turf.

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Mali asked U.S. for military aid last week, State Dept. official says

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:32 AM PST

The besieged government in Mali asked the United States last week for military help to repel al-Qaeda-linked militants, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday. The disclosure appeared to contradict earlier U.S. characterizations that only France had been asked to intervene.

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U.S. to recognize Somali government, opening door to new aid

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:07 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will on Thursday officially recognize the Somali government in Mogadishu, ending a hiatus of more than 20 years and opening the door to increased U.S. and international economic help for the violence-plagued African nation, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.

Mouse Study Discovers DNA That Controls Behavior

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:10 PM PST

Scientists have identified four regions of DNA that play a major role in controlling animal behavior: telling a mouse how long a burrow to dig and whether to add an escape tunnel.

Body found in ferry teen search

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:27 AM PST

A body is found in the River Tamar by police searching for missing teenager Jordan Cobb who leapt from the Torpoint ferry.

Pakistan tells anti-government cleric protesters are at risk

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:33 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Interior Minister warned an anti-government Muslim cleric backed by thousands of protesters camped out in the heart of the capital near parliament to disperse, saying they were at risk of attack from militants.

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