The worst drought in 60 years has thrown some 13 million people across the Horn of Africa into crisis. In Somalia, ravaged by two decades of conflict, the consequences have been disastrous. For over six months, aid agencies on the ground sounded the alarm that a major drought and famine was on the horizon. Then in July and August, the world watched and international aid agencies scrambled as tens of thousands of Somalis fled famine and fighting in the devastated Southern part of the country, controlled by the armed group al-Shabab. And they continued to flee - to the Somali capital of Mogadishu, and refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia - in the following months, when the world seemed to lose interest. Somalia's weak Transitional Federal Government, the Obama administration, and the United Nations have all blamed the anti-government group al-Shabab for restricting international aid operations in the areas they control. But is al-Shabab the only reason a drought and food crisis has turned into a deadly famine? In the first of a two-part series examining the US response to drought and hunger in the Horn of Africa, Fault Lines travels to Mogadishu to meet refugees who have fled to the most war-ravaged city in the world to escape a worse fate, and the aid and medical workers struggling to help them. We examine the legacy of US engagement in Somalia and its efforts to address the current crisis. Has aid in this region of the world become politicised? And has Washington's pre <b>...</b>Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
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The United States Congress is to begin debate on a controversial new bill that proposes dramatic changes to content copyright enforcement. The Stop Online Piracy Act, known as 'SOPA', calls for internet service providers to closely monitor all of the content that is transmitted across their network and to report suspected copyright infringements. Critics contend that this amounts to a new form of censorship while supporters argue it is the best way to protect the rights of copyright-holders.
The leader of a Conservative Students' Association in Saint Andrews which burned an effigy of the US President Barack Obama has apologised for the group's actions. In other news; A week today millions of public sector workers across the UK will have walked out on strike. In Scotland hundreds of thousands will march and picket in opposition to controversial pension reforms. Everything from schools across the country will be hit as will hospitals. But unions say they're confident they have public support. And in sport; Scotland know the route they must take to qualify for the TWENTY FOURTEEN World Cup in Brazil. Their Group A fixtures have been confirmed following talks in Brussles. This is an international version of the news that may have been edited for rights reasons.
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