By Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) - As smoke cleared from the deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line, horrified runners were comforted by acts of kindness carried out by city residents offering aid. Gestures as small as offering a drink of ... [Full Article]
Graham Onions marked his England recall with two wickets as West Indies collapsed to 164 for five at tea on the third day of the third Test at Edgbaston on Saturday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(AFPTV) - VIDEO: Known as the ?poor man?s food?, the cost of onions has tripled in just a few weeks due to shortages, making the item unaffordable to millions, and posing a serious challenge for the Indian government. Duration: 02:06.(AFPTV)... [Full Article]
(AFP) - A Pakistani man walks among sacks of onions at the main vegetable market in Lahore in January 2011. Rising food prices have pushed about 44 million people into poverty in developing countries since last June, the World Bank warned Tuesday.(AF... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - An Indian vendor weighs onions at a vegetable market in Mumbai. World food prices reached their highest level ever in January, the UN food agency said on Thursday, as economists warned chaos in Egypt could push prices up further and fome... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Famers bring onions for sale at a wholesale market in Pimpalgaon, about 215 km (133 miles) north of Mumbai January 24, 2011. Onions are base ingredients for almost all Indian dishes. Soaring prices of the vegetable have helped dislodge In... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A farmer waits for customers next to onions for sale at a stall in the province of Cienfuegos, some 200 km (124 miles) from Havana January 21, 2011. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS AGRICULTURE FOOD)... [Full Article]
(AP) - Laborers transport sacks of onions on handcarts at a railway station in Allahabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011. Prices for onions, a diet staple in South Asia, have nearly doubled in recent weeks in India, after unseasonable rains damaged th... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - A Pakistani woman sorts onions at a market in Lahore in February, 2010. Pakistan this week banned overland onion exports to chief rival India in a bid to control rising prices at home for the South Asian food staple, the commerce ministr... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - A Pakistani woman sorts onions at a market in Lahore in 2010. Pakistan this week banned overland onion exports to chief rival India in a bid to control rising prices at home for the South Asian food staple, the commerce ministry said Fri... [Full Article]