The Bush administration said yesterday it would restart food aid to North Korea and provide it with more than 500,000 tons of food -- the largest one-year amount since 1999.
The United States said Friday it has reached a deal with North Korea to provide more than 500,000 tons of food aid over the coming year to the closed-off communist nation
A collision of troubles throughout the region, including skimpy rainfall, soaring food prices and escalating violence, has pushed many people here to the brink of famine.
Danielle Brown stands outside a South Side market at midnight, braving the spring chill for her first chance to buy groceries since her food stamps ran out nearly two weeks ago.
The United States said Friday it will send 500,000 metric tonnes of emergency food aid to North Korea over the next year under a deal with Pyongyang permitting better monitoring of deliveries.
