EU wants to meet China's growing food needs

The European Union wants to meet China's growing food needs, especially its huge beef deficit and its increased demand for organic food, the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development said Friday.

Top UN humanitarian official voices concern about insufficient food imports to Yemen

UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock on Tuesday expressed concern about insufficient commercial imports, particularly food, to Yemen.

Eleven European States Recall Eggs From Stores Amid Contamination Scandal

At least 11 European states have recalled eggs from their grocery stores after a scandal broke out around dangerous fipronil insecticide contamination, a source in the European Commission told Sputnik on Friday.

Terrorists in Aleppo Consumed Food Delivered From Abroad While Civilians Starved

Terrorists in Aleppo consumed all the food delivered from abroad leaving civilians to starve, the Russian General Staff said in a statement on Friday. “In the liberated districts of Aleppo, Syrian servicemen have found several depots with food delivered from abroad.

Aid shipment arrives to families who left Aleppo eastern neighborhoods

Ten tons of food items, clothes and medicines offered by the locals of Damascus and its countryside arrived to the families who exited Aleppo eastern neighborhoods, SANA reporter said.

A new batch of citizens manage to leave terrorist-besieged eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo

A new batch of the locals managed on Friday to leave the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo city which are besieged by terrorist organizations.

Syria army renews calls to allow civilians out of Aleppo

The Syrian army on Tuesday renewed calls on the terrorist/rebels to allow the civilians to leave terrorist/rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo, according to state news agency SANA.

7 Schoolchildren Killed in TerrorMilitant Shelling of Government-Held West Aleppo

At least seven schoolchildren and one woman were killed and dozens injured in fresh attacks on educational and health facilities in government-held Western Aleppo.

Syrie: les rations alimentaires seront épuisées la semaine prochaine à Alep-est

Les dernières rations alimentaires sont en train d'être distribuées aux habitants assiégés des quartiers "rebelles" d'Alep-est où l'aide n'a pas pu être acheminée depuis quatre mois, a indiqué jeudi l'ONU, en appelant les parties à autoriser la livraison d'aide humanitaire pour éviter une famine.

Syria:13,000 food packages distributed in Hasaka, new quantities of aid arrive at Qamishli Airport

Over the past week, the Relief Subcommittee in Hasaka province distributed 13,000 food packages provided by the World Food Program “WFP”.

Syria: WFP humanitarian aid arrives to Qamishli International Airport

Two aircrafts loaded with humanitarian aid provided by the World Food Program (WFP) arrived on Saturday to Qamishli International Airport through the air lift that carries aid from Damascus International Airport.

UN team in Jordan uses cranes to hoist relief aid to Syrian refugees at sealed border

UN, 5 August 2016 – Syrians stranded at a sealed border with Jordan have received life-saving food and other supplies from the United Nations in a unique operation that saw aid hoisted by crane and monitored by drones across the closed frontier.

Venezuela reopens pedestrian border crossing with Colombia

Venezuela on Saturday reopened a pedestrian border crossing into Colombia from San Antonio del Tachira, in the western state of Tachira.

Russia condemned the G-7 countries for the extension of sanctions

The state of the group of seven (G-7) in the final statement stressed that the lifting of sanctions against Russia depends on the implementation of the Minsk agreements and made clear that restrictions could be tightened.

Rival rallies held in Venezuela amid state of emergency

Rival protests have taken place in Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro extended a state of emergency to combat the "foreign aggression" he blamed for the economic crisis in the country.

Terrorist attacks: Syrian cabinet discusses situation in Aleppo

The Syrian cabinet discussed in its weekly session on Tuesday the situation in Aleppo and steps to help the people of Aleppo and provide their needs in light of the constant terrorist attacks that target them, with the Cabinet condemning these terrorist attacks that have claimed scores of civilian lives.

Russia to send 23 tons of chicken back to Turkey

At least 23 tons of chicken imported from Turkey through Russia’s Vladivostok Port in 2015 will be sent back, as an antibiotic dose that is higher than permissible levels was found in samples examined from minced chicken.

Syrian government allows aid to enter starving town (video Al Jazeera)

The Syrian government has allowed humanitarian workers access to an opposition-held town near the border with Lebanon where people are reported to be starving to death in the freezing cold weather.

Ukrainian Cabinet Plans to Impose 'Responsive Measures' Against Russia

Ukraine intends to impose sanctions on Russia over the recent food embargo, Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Thursday.

Hunger, homelessness on the rise in most American cities in 2015

Hunger and homelessness continued rising in most US cities in the year of 2015, as low wages, poverty, lack of affordable housing kept plaguing the urban population amid a slow economic recovery, found a survey released Tuesday.