News Update

Here are a view things to keep updated with in the world that happened over these past few days:

Somali elected a new president hoping to make the country more stable:

BBC News:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19556383

Al Jazeera:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/09/201291083927688186.html

LA Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/09/somalias-presidential-newcomer-faces-a-mammoth-job.html


Iraq's vice-president was sentenced to death, accompanying attacks which killed at least 59 in Iraq. He is being charged with ""terrorism" charges relating to alleged links to assassinations of government officials". Currently he resides in Turkey and refutes these charges, and Turkey says they will not hand him over.

News story from Al Jazeera:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/12/20111219175722518551.html

On Turkey's statements on the manner from BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19554873


Lastly, just announced today Kosovo now has full internationally recognized sovereignty. Declaring its independence four years ago from Serbia, ninety countries internationally recognize its independence and it is now not under supervision from the International Steering Group. However, some countries still don't recognize it as independent such as Russia and Serbia.

Story here:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/kosovo-granted-full-sovereignty.aspx?pageID=238&nID=29870&NewsCatID=354

Map showing where Kosovo is geographically