World leaders convene for G-8 summit
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World leaders, tearing up a carefully prepared agenda for their annual summit, turned their attention to a growing crisis in the Middle East that has highlighted the differences between President Bush and major U.S. allies.
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Foreign ministers from the Group of  Eight nations gather in Germany on Wednesday to discuss the  nuclear standoff with Iran, the unresolved conflict in Sudan&#39;s  Darfur region and other pressing international issues.
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Leaders of the Group of Eight said Sunday that they were committed to transparency, competition and increased investment in the energy sector in a joint statement on energy security, a focal theme of this year&#039;s G-8 summit.
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Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight nations gather in Germany on Wednesday to discuss the nuclear standoff with Iran, the unresolved conflict in Sudan's Darfur region and other pressing international issues.
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SANTIAGO, Chile Talks on free trade and global security are under way in Chile at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
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More than 40 world leaders will gather at the United Nations (UN) in New York later tonight to discuss ways of alleviating hunger and poverty.
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BERLIN, May 30 (IPS) - In the preparations for this year's summit of  the Group of Eight most industrialised countries, to take place  Jun. 6-8 in the Baltic seaside resort of Heiligendamm, Germany,  aid for Africa has topped the agenda. But the farm subsidy factor  is likely to be avoided in the debate.
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Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies opened a two-day summit in Chile yesterday aimed at liberalizing trade and addressing global security concerns, with US President George
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - A summit of major powers in Germany will not agree to any firm targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday as G8 leaders gathered on the Baltic coast.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Group of Eight leaders were near agreement on Thursday on a goal of "substantial" cuts in world greenhouse gas emissions, well short of European calls to halve emissions.
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World leaders expressed confidence Sunday they would emerge from an economic summit overshadowed by violence in the Middle East with a consensus position calling for peace &amp;#151; despite differing views on who shares the blame.
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Finance chiefs from seven of the world's most powerful countries will convene here Saturday to assess prospects for a global economy threatened by simmering inflation, higher interest rates and foreign exchange uncertainty.
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G8 leaders turn their attention to Africa on the final day of their summit, under pressure to honour aid commitments.
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President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Kosovo and other international issues by telephone Monday ahead of a summit of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations next week.
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World leaders have convened for the annual UN General Assembly debate beginning today â-ne day after interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi pressed the world body to help his country organize free elections in January.
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World leaders gathering at the United Nations confront a depressing global agenda dominated by new terrorist threats, a humanitarian disaster in Sudan, turmoil in Iraq, and a growing gap between the richest and poorest inhabitants of planet Earth.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday that he plans to have a &quot;frank discussion&quot; with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G8 summit, amid rising tensions between the West and Moscow.