Food crisis focus of Muslim leaders at D8 summit in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News) - Muslim leaders from the Group of Eight developing Islamic countries, or D8, on Tuesday urged governments to find a solution to the worsening global food crisis, warning that a delay in actions would be especially disastrous for its member countries. Governments must now work outside their individual efforts and look towards international and regional cooperation to combat the worsening global oil and food crisis, said Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. "We are meeting at a time when the world economy is facing grave threats to its wellbeing as a result of a combination of unprecedented circumstances," Abdullah was quoted by DPA as saying at the opening of the one-day summit in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur. Leaders from the grouping - which also comprises Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan,... [read full story]