World Food Program warns of 'silent tsunami' of hunger
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080423/ap_on_re_eu/world_food_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080422/capt.dcb420f0f6634a068f12e44ed8f76a7c.afghanistan_food_relief_xms101.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=fIZt29mjW_c0t3l4qjvoIg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Afghan food sellers wait for customers at the market in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Afghanistan has allocated US$50 million (euro 31.4 million) to buy food from neighboring countries, an official said Tuesday, amid skyrocketing prices of food staples like wheat. 'Food prices have increased around the world, and that has caused an increase in food prices in Afghanistan,' government spokesman Humayun Hamidzada said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ration cards. Genetically modified crops. The end of pile-it-high, sell-it-cheap supermarkets.</p><br clear="all"/>

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