Topic: G8

Tags: G8 Unfurls 20b Boost Food Production
July 11, 2009

G8 unfurls $20b boost for food production

LAQUILA, Italy (AFP) - Barack Obama and fellow rich nation leaders unveiled a 20 billion dollar ...

Tags: G8 Carla Bruni Fire Snobbery
July 11, 2009

G8: Carla Bruni under fire for 'snobbery'

CARLA Bruni, the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, has been criticised by the Italian press ...

Tags: 75000 Children Die G8 Meet Charity
July 09, 2009

75,000 children to die during G8 meet: charity

LAQUILA, Italy, (AFP) - More than 75,000 children will die during the three-day Group of Eight ...

Tags: G8 Leaders Agree Halving Emissions 50
July 09, 2008

G-8 leaders agree on halving emissions by '50

TOYAKO, Japan, (AFP) - The Group of Eight major powers agreed Tuesday to at least halve global ...

Tags: G8 Protesters Tensestandoff Police
July 08, 2008

G8 protesters in tensestand-off with police

DATE, Japan  - Protesters and police engaged in a tense stand-off on Monday as Japanese ...

Tags: D8 Summit Parallels G8 Meet
July 08, 2008

D8 summit parallels G8 meet

KUALA LUMPUR  - Malaysia is all set to host the Sixth Summit of the Group of Eight Islamic ...

Tags: G8 Oil Output Boost Ease Economic Threats
June 15, 2008

G8 for oil output boost to ease economic threats

OSAKA (AFP) - World finance chiefs warned on Saturday runaway oil prices could imperil global ...

Tags: G8 Justice Ministers Gather Fight Terror
June 12, 2008

G8 justice ministers gather to fight terror

TOKYO (AFP) - The Group of Eight justice ministers and security chiefs gathered in Tokyo on ...

Tags: G8 Summit Build Rome Food Talks Japanese
June 03, 2008

G8 summit will build on Rome food talks: Japanese PM

LONDON (AFP) - Japan will use the outcome of a food crisis conference in Rome this week to focus ...

Tags: G8 Emerging Economies Begin Climate Talks
May 25, 2008

G8, emerging economies begin climate talks

KOBE, Japan (AFP) - Environment ministers from the world's richest nations and a clutch of ...