71.   Such propaganda meant to persuade its hungry people to close ranks around its isolated communist regime, experts say.

72.   The current food crisis in Malawi has prompted a surge in cholera cases as hungry people resort to eating anything to stay alive, officials said Sunday.

73.   The economy is in ruins, and some hungry people use readily available weapons to commit crimes.

74.   The Iraqi government needs to make its hungry people a priority, instead of upgrading its weaponry and palaces, a United Nations expert said Wednesday.

75.   The government asked its hungry people on Monday to continue tightening their belts, saying the country must rebuild its economy and support its huge military.

76.   The hard-pressed city of Kabul, with hungry people in its streets, has other priorities.

77.   The hostage-taking could also threaten aid to tens of thousands of hungry people across Sierra Leone as aid groups postpone food deliveries.

78.   The North Korean leader said in the speech that he feels heartbroken to see many hungry people searching for food.

79.   The South Korean Red Cross on Friday proposed a meeting with its North Korean counterpart to discuss food aid to millions of hungry people in the communist country.

80.   The World Food Program announced Thursday it was planning a large emergency food relief operation in Zimbabwe to assist hundreds of thousands of hungry people.