US.to give  $17 million of Africa aid

The United States will give an additional $17 million in aid for Horn of Africa countries struck by famine, including $12 million to help Somalis, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.

Clinton said in a speech that the new money -- which comes on top of $105 million in U.S. assistance announced on Monday -- would bring total U.S. humanitarian aid to the region to more than $580 million this year.