Africa/International

The prices of staple foods will more than double in 20 years unless world leaders take action to reform the global food system, Oxfam has warned. By 2030, the average cost of key crops will increase by between 120% and 180%, the charity…

Japan's industrial output continues to be battered by the after effects of the earthquake and tsunami. However, the latest government figures indicate that manufacturing is showing its first signs of recovery. Factory output rose by 1% in…

A record number of children have been rescued from paedophiles prowling the internet for the fifth consecutive year, a specialist police unit has said. More than 1,000 children have been safeguarded or protected, including 414 in the…

Half of people think Britain will become a nation of renters within a generation as young people give up on the dream of home ownership, as house prices are expected to rise further. Around 77% of people who have not yet got on to the…

Oil prices hovered below $101 a barrel Monday in Asia in light trading volume ahead of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 6 cents to $100.53 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on…

The cost of owning a property by the sea has more than doubled in the past decade, figures have shown. House prices in seaside towns in England and Wales have soared by 128% since 2001, with seven out of 10 towns seeing greater increases…

Fifa has provisionally suspended executive committee members Mohamed Bin Hammam and Jack Warner after a meeting of its ethics committee on Sunday. Football's governing body will now open a full investigation into allegations that…

Britons hoping to spend Bank Holiday Monday on the beach or beside the barbecue are expected to be thwarted by disappointing weather. Rain is forecast for much of the country, following a weekend of cloudy skies and scattered showers.…

Barclays is considering buying one of Spain's regional savings banks, it has been reported. It comes after the Spanish government said Barclays' boss Bob Diamond had met Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in Madrid last week. The…

The people of Etiema are threatening a court action against Agip, a major oil company operating in the oil-rich Niger Delta for what they describe as unfair treatment. The people say since oil production started in their community in 1971,…