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Poor Rains and Crop Infestation Threaten Deeper Hunger Across Southern Africa

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UN seeks $1.06 billion to help fragile countries create ‘firewall against famine’

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An elderly woman begs for food at a camp for internally displaced persons on the...

Colombia to Boost Military Presence Along Venezuelan Border

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday that he was boosting the military presence along the border with Venezuela as tens of thousands of Venezuelans have tried to escape food and fuel shortages and a clampdown on civil rights.

Bangladesh Professor Granted Stay From Deportation From US

A judge has granted a chemistry professor from Bangladesh, who is living near Kansas City, a temporary stay from deportation, two weeks after immigration agents arrested him at his home.