The UK Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, said the response by many European and developed countries to the crisis in the Horn of Africa had been "derisory and dangerously inadequate". The BBC's Africa correspondent Andrew Harding says the emotive word "famine" is used rarely and carefully by humanitarian organisations, and it is the first time since 1992 that the word has been applied to a situation in Somalia. Meanwhile, News of the World owner News International said it had authorised law firm Harbottle & Lewis to answer any questions from Scotland Yard and the Commons home affairs committee about its work for the company. Downing Street and Buckingham Palace denied claims by Labour MP Chris Bryant that royal officials raised concerns about Mr Coulson's appointment She said the US had already provided $431m this year in emergency aid to the Horn of Africa, but that was "not enough".220693 182511 6692 73048 235475 60591 148820 195367 26144 203506 150209 162804 116701 137137 139591 214764 136088 95805 242438 246759 202986 52666 157065 146636 75905 171141 80503 11908 67349 94628 159153 118228 7154 122625 60860 128819 188304 244415 211008 151671 204001 22148 151317 162797 73283 221214 232253 24614 150218 129159 63527 140512 117914 77302 5877 168049 25421 109950 247122 64346 230025 136969 128083 181450 44367 31939 155632 244103 76403 10800 26449 141594 134797 90729 42714 180917 151233 244302 73439 104589 188924 55986 111553 188088 31187 18670 304 179825 116722 142642 103385 78299 247276 146738 171680 67125 143945 219870 118363 41313 65598 238143 198153 139401 102676 171790 5768 27315 34609 74965 16880 31088 36617 142426 125327 174051 25357 189997 150261 25737 31635 225837 127308 183663 157307 198090 144334 238066 169007 225685 36951 181373 125853 32090 39118 200785 107658 222219 85371 109316 12886 223033 145244 41858 125872 72391 41672 104746 21467 247612 41728 203948 69630 92725 9701 89742 110725 14544 232136 154600 27455 17779 108210 58995 37974 85438 155224 4554 103286 174499 66398 53217 104565 40902 12870 58691 80534 85471 57883 85007 156432 39557 216630 171385 183913 82959 111745 33167 22404 199334 90031 93203 240081 180727 81948 245162 114682 86388 3886 40446 167102 37148 1470 96873 181271 238597 99314 28674 79884 201076 9202 25370 206683 147104 248135 237897 51152 186880 125007 204985 223639 122080 232212 153955 84521 223174 63149 173882 208907 17759 193844 244166 81566 17408 167822 119220 38083 119624 240104 195298 233614 83159 203224 71318 190171 64750 136479 92974 182581 94066
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The UK Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, said the response by many European and developed countries to the crisis in the Horn of Africa had been "derisory and dangerously inadequate". The BBC's Africa correspondent Andrew Harding says the emotive word "famine" is used rarely and carefully by humanitarian organisations, and it is the first time since 1992 that the word has been applied to a situation in Somalia. Meanwhile, News of the World owner News International said it had authorised law firm Harbottle & Lewis to answer any questions from Scotland Yard and the Commons home affairs committee about its work for the company. Downing Street and Buckingham Palace denied claims by Labour MP Chris Bryant that royal officials raised concerns about Mr Coulson's appointment She said the US had already provided $431m this year in emergency aid to the Horn of Africa, but that was "not enough".220693 182511 6692 73048 235475 60591 148820 195367 26144 203506 150209 162804 116701 137137 139591 214764 136088 95805 242438 246759 202986 52666 157065 146636 75905 171141 80503 11908 67349 94628 159153 118228 7154 122625 60860 128819 188304 244415 211008 151671 204001 22148 151317 162797 73283 221214 232253 24614 150218 129159 63527 140512 117914 77302 5877 168049 25421 109950 247122 64346 230025 136969 128083 181450 44367 31939 155632 244103 76403 10800 26449 141594 134797 90729 42714 180917 151233 244302 73439 104589 188924 55986 111553 188088 31187 18670 304 179825 116722 142642 103385 78299 247276 146738 171680 67125 143945 219870 118363 41313 65598 238143 198153 139401 102676 171790 5768 27315 34609 74965 16880 31088 36617 142426 125327 174051 25357 189997 150261 25737 31635 225837 127308 183663 157307 198090 144334 238066 169007 225685 36951 181373 125853 32090 39118 200785 107658 222219 85371 109316 12886 223033 145244 41858 125872 72391 41672 104746 21467 247612 41728 203948 69630 92725 9701 89742 110725 14544 232136 154600 27455 17779 108210 58995 37974 85438 155224 4554 103286 174499 66398 53217 104565 40902 12870 58691 80534 85471 57883 85007 156432 39557 216630 171385 183913 82959 111745 33167 22404 199334 90031 93203 240081 180727 81948 245162 114682 86388 3886 40446 167102 37148 1470 96873 181271 238597 99314 28674 79884 201076 9202 25370 206683 147104 248135 237897 51152 186880 125007 204985 223639 122080 232212 153955 84521 223174 63149 173882 208907 17759 193844 244166 81566 17408 167822 119220 38083 119624 240104 195298 233614 83159 203224 71318 190171 64750 136479 92974 182581 94066