Weekly Assignment 1

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My first article i chose for this week is "Famine hits Somalia in World less likely to intervene" written by Jeffrey Gentleman posted on New York Times.  This article is about the drought spreading through Somalia that has already killed over 10,000 people.  The Islamic military group, the Shabab is blocking aid to Somalia and without help it is suspected that  three-quarters to a million people will go without food.  For my second article is chose "Suicide Bomber Kills Mourners in Pakistan" written by Ismali Khan, found on NYT.  This article is about a carpenter who died in a car accident, and at his funeral a suicide bomber ran out from a field shouting "God is great" and set off the bomb that was attached to his body.  In this process he killed 50 and 100 were wounded.  According to the doctors the wounded are in serious condition and he suspects the death toll to rise. My third article i chose for this week is " CIA Kills Top Qaeda Operatives in Drone Strike by Mark Mezzetti, found in NYT.  This article is about an armed drone from the CIA killed a Qaeda terrorist who plotted two terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.  This drone happened 1 month from last time a drone hit a Qaeda. Pakistan is afraid of how fast and frequent the drones are coming in now.  My fourth article is " Willow, Lost Cat From Colorado Finds Her Way to Manhattan" by the Associated Press and this was my one article that wasn't world news.  This article is about Willow, a cat who was lost in 2006 and was found recently in the streets of Manhattan.  The Cat was able to be returned to the owners because of a microchip that was put inside of the cat when it was a baby.  The family says its a miracle that the cat is still alive being able to survive the owls and coyotes in Colorado and being able to survive on its own for 5 years, and the family will soon get the cat back.  For my last  article of the week I chose " China- Recycled Cooking Oil Poses Risk" by Edward Wong, on the NYT.  This article talks about how two-million tons of cooking oil are recycled illegally and are used in China which pose a serious threat to the health of the people eating at those restaurants. Police have reported 32 people selling recycled oil in 14 provinces throughout china for a discounted price.  My favorite article this week was this last one about cooking oil because it relates to
Human Geography because what the cooking oil throughout the world is being done with goes to China and it affects the rest of the world through stuff that's happening half-way across the world.