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VIENNA, Austria – A sharp rise in food prices has developed into a global crisis, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday. Ban said the U.N and all members of the international community are very concerned, and immediate action is needed. He spoke to reporters at U.N. offices in Austria, where …

LONDON – Britain’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott, who was known for his tough guy image, said Sunday that he has secretly struggled with bulimia for decades. Prescott, 69, wrote in The Sunday Times that he used to gorge on vast amounts of food and then force himself to …

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – An ex-diplomat convicted of having sex with teenage girls in the Congo and Brazil and taping the encounters is asking a judge for leniency, claiming that cultural differences in those countries make sex with girls more acceptable. Gons G. Nachman, 42, pleaded guilty in April to possessing …