Upstarts chip away at the power of Pakistani elite Sabrina Tavernise  New York Times August 28, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report Harmful economic systems especially the section on reducing harm

Indian government agency fights US companies trying to copyright their versions of yoga. Yoga is ancient collective knowledge and should be available for use by anyone, agency says Emily Wax Washington Post August 23, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report Trade and hunger, especially the section on intellectual property rights

Dr. Archana R. Khade, left, and a nurse, Sunita Laxman Jadhav, right, explained incentives to delay childbirth to a new bride near Satara this month. Photo: Kuni Takahashi/New York Times

India tries using cash payments to slow birthrates Jim Yardley New York Times August 21, 2010 See more health stories

In Agbogbloshie, a slum in Accra, the capital of Ghana, adults and children tear away at computers from abroad to get at the precious metals inside. Left, David Akore, 18, and other foragers. At the dump, the machines are dismantled and often burned to extract metals for resale. The equipment in this digital cemetery come mainly from Europe and the United States, sometimes as secondhand donations meant to reduce the "digital divide'' — the disparity in computer access between poor nations and rich. Photo: Pieter Hugo/New York Times

A global graveyard for dead computers in Ghana (Photo slideshow) New York Times  August 15, 2010  See Hunger Notes special report Environment and hunger especially the section on developed country consumption and its effect on poor people. For other stories about the hard lives of poor people see World hunger photos: the stories of people's lives

Jogdiya, 2, lay with an intravenous drip in the Jhabua District Government Hospital as his father, Ratan Bhuria, looked after him and his 4-year-old sister. Bhuria’s children hover at the edge of starvation. His daughter, Nani, is 4 and weighs 20 pounds. His son, Jogdiya, is 2 and weighs only eight. Landless and illiterate, drowned by debt, Mr. Bhuria and his ailing children have staggered into the hospital ward after falling through India’s social safety net. They should receive subsidized government food and cooking fuel. They do not. The older children should be enrolled in school and receiving a free daily lunch. They are not. And they are hardly alone: India’s eight poorest states have more people in poverty — an estimated 421 million — than Africa’s 26 poorest nations. Photo: Lynsey Addario/ New York Times

India asks: Should poor people have a right to food? Jim Yardley New York Times August 8, 2010 See excellent accompanying photo slideshow. A failure to feed. See Hunger Notes special report: Food is a human right--or is it? For other stories about the hard lives of poor people see World hunger photos: the stories of people's lives

Russians fought a fire near the village of Golovanovo, in the Ryazan region of Russia on Thursday. Dry conditions have led both to failure of the wheat crop and widespread forest fires over a large region.  Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Russia bans grain exports after millions of acres of wheat wither in severe drought Andrew E. Kramer New York Times August 5, 2010  Wheat prices reach 22 month high--up 50 percent since June due to severe drought in Russia BBC News August 3 2010 See Hunger Notes special report The world financial, food and hunger crisis

Pakistani rescue teams try to reach tens of thousands of people cut off by floods which are now estimated to have affected three million people. Photo: BBC

Pakistan floods: Rescuers aim to reach stranded victims BBC News August 3, 2010