UN chief calls for 50% increase in food output

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for a 50 percent increase in world food production to confront spiralling world food prices at the start of a UN food security summit.

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Terrorism, a threat to world peace - Security Council

The UN Security Council unanimously in a non-binding statement condemned the attack that killed up to eight people and wounded 27 in Pakistan.

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S. Korea says won’t import beef from older US cattle

President Lee Myung-Bak announced Tuesday that South Korea will not accept imports of US beef from cattle more than 30 months old as he negotiates his biggest test yet since taking office 100 days ago.

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