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BBC NEWS | Europe | World hunger 'hits one billion'

BBC NEWS | Europe | World hunger 'hits one billion' : "One billion people throughout the world suffer from hunger, a figure which has increased by 100 million because of the global financial crisis, says the UN. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said the figure was a record high. Persistently high food prices have also contributed to the hunger crisis. The director general of the FAO said the level of hunger, one-sixth of the world's population, posed a 'serious risk' to world peace and security."

Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Khamenei: Vote protests must end

Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Khamenei: Vote protests must end : "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, has backed the outcome of the country's presidential elections and warned protests against it must stop. 'Street actions are being done to put pressure on leaders, but we will not bow in front of them,' he said in a sermon during Friday prayers at Tehran University. 'I want to tell everyone these [protests] must finish.'"