The World Food Program trimmed rations to the hungry in Zimbabwe this month because of what it called “a severe funding crisis,” the organization announced.

Two prominent civic leaders arrested more than a week ago for leading a peaceful protest to demand food for the hungry will spend at least another weekend in jail.

Millions of people in the country are facing “severe deprivations” not seen since the mid-1990s, according to a newly released U.N. report.

A Lebanese trade group is accusing Israel of falsely taking credit for traditional Middle Eastern dishes like hummus.

In a new report, the United Nations joined a number of environmental groups in calling for an end to — or at least an overhaul of — subsidies for biofuels.

The Food and Drug Administration said that some products containing a creamer made in China had been recalled for fear of contamination.

Around a half-dozen French chefs and culinary experts are trying to persuade the United Nations to declare French gastronomy a world treasure.

Around a half-dozen French chefs and culinary experts are trying to persuade the United Nations to declare French gastronomy a world treasure.

The Mediterranean diet, which has been associated with longer life spans and lower rates of heart disease and cancer, is in retreat in its home region.

The Mediterranean diet, which has been associated with longer life spans and lower rates of heart disease and cancer, is in retreat in its home region.