Toronto to host G20 summit in June
December 8th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 8 (IANS) Toronto will play host to the next G20 summit in June, a statement by the Canadian prime minister's office has said.
World leaders will gather in Canada's biggest ... Read more...
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Now, Berlusconi ‘advised to seek sex addiction sessions’
August 23rd, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 23 (ANI): Silvio Berlusconi's entourage members are urging him to seek treatment for his sex addiction, it has emerged.Since attending the 18th birthday party of Noemi Letizia, an aspiring model, ... Read more...
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Chinese airline plane hijacked in China
August 10th, 2009 - 12:02 am ICT by John Le Fevre
A passenger airplane is reported to have been hijacked in the country’s troubled western region of Xinjang.The official Chinese news agency, Xinhua, did not give any details about the hijacking in a ... Read more...
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South African president meets Hillary Clinton in Durban
August 8th, 2009 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Aug 8 (Xinhua) South Africa's President Jacob Zuma met the visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Saturday in the port city of Durban.
"In both countries there are two new ... Read more...
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Thousands of Italian women denounce ’sexist’ Berlusconi
August 1st, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 1 (ANI): Bad times refuse to end for Silvio Berlusconi. A Milan academic has revealed that more than 15,000 Italian women have approved a petition attacking the "sexist policies, behaviours ... Read more...
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Climate change: Clinton shares green thoughts with India
July 19th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday began the Delhi leg of her five-day India visit with a conference on climate change and green technologies - a ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh, Gilani meet in Egypt (Lead)
July 16th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sharm-el-Sheikh, July 16 (IANS) The much anticipated meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani began in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm-el-Sheikh Thursday amid ... Read more...
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Once again, the Amitabh factor (Egypt Diary)
July 16th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Sharm-el-Sheikh, July 16 (IANS) There is really no getting away from Bollywood, of course. Indians everywhere are identified with the heroes of the silver screen but Egyptians here are ... Read more...
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Teenagers, who represented India at J8, arrive in New Delhi
July 14th, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Three teenagers, who represented India at the Junior-8 Youth Summit held last week at L'Aguila in Italy, arrived in the national capital on Tuesday.United Nations ... Read more...
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Berlusconi’s paper rubbishes Britain
July 14th, 2009 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): A newspaper owned by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has severely criticized Britain by saying the country is in a sorry state of decline and overshadowed at every ... Read more...
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Berlusconi’s luxurious spa weekend with ‘young women’ disclosed
July 12th, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): While Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was busy attending world leaders at the G8 summit in his country, a new chapter unfolded in the sex scandal haunting him ... Read more...
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Meet the girl whose ‘rear view’ captivated Obama at G-8
July 12th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 12 (ANI): The girl who appeared to have caught the eye of US President Barack Obama and that of his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at the G-8 summit in ... Read more...
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Turkish PM calls China violence ‘genocide’
July 11th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, July 11 (DPA) The violence against minority Uighurs in western China can only be described as genocide, said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in comments cited by Turkish media Saturday.
"The ... Read more...
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Sarah Brown twice refused veal meal at G8 summit
July 11th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): Sarah Brown might belong to a nation of avid meat-eaters, but the wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown twice declined eating veal during official receptions at ... Read more...
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Obama arrives in Ghana for talks and visit to slave fort (Lead)
July 11th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Accra, July 11 (DPA) US President Barack Obama arrived in Ghana early Saturday, on his first visit to the African continent since taking office as America's first black president.
An overnight flight ... Read more...
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Obama arrives in Ghana for talks and visit to slave fort
July 11th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Accra, July 11 (DPA) US President Barack Obama arrived in Ghana early Saturday, on his first visit to the African continent since taking office as America's first black president.
An overnight flight ... Read more...
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‘Honoured’ Obama’s first ever meeting with Pope
July 11th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 11 (ANI): US President Barack Obama received a "great honor" on Friday when he met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican for the first time."It's a great ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh meets Japanese PM
July 10th, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by ANI
L'aquila, July 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met his Japanese counterpart Taro Aso on the sidelines of the G8-G5 summit at L'Aquila in Italy on Friday.The two leaders were ... Read more...
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Gursharan Kaur meets Pope, sees quake devastation
July 10th, 2009 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
L'Aquila (Italy), July 10 (IANS) While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been busy with back-to-back meetings of the G8-G5 summit and bilaterals with heads of other countries in this quake-hit town ... Read more...
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The world’s ‘G’ order - G5, G8, G14, G20
July 10th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
L'Aquila (Italy), July 10 (IANS) It can be termed as the new 'G' order of the world where the presence of nations proclaims their international political and economic status.
The ... Read more...
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G8-G5 summit: World powers accept warming limit
July 10th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
L'Aquila (Italy), July 10 (ANI): Developed and developing nations have agreed that global temperatures should not rise more than two degrees Celsius above 1900 levels, a G8 summit declaration has said. ... Read more...
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China calls for reform of global monetary system
July 10th, 2009 - 8:53 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 10 (Prensa Latina) China has called on the group of eight industrialised nations (G8) to take steps to steady the exchange rate.
It also proposed the creation of a new international ... Read more...
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Obama asks Brazil to press Iran on nukes
July 10th, 2009 - 4:56 am ICT by IANS
L'Aquila (Italy), July 10 (EFE) US President Barack Obama has urged his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to help convince Iran to keep its nuclear programme peaceful.
The two leaders ... Read more...
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Obama, Manmohan cozy up at G8-G5 summit
July 9th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by ANI
L'aquila, July 9 (ANI): US president Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cozied up to each other at a summit of the G8-G5 groupings at L'Aquila in Italy on ... Read more...
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G8 and G5 leaders meet in Italy
July 9th, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by ANI
L'AQUILA, July 9 (ANI): Leaders of the world's richest nations and major developing powers met on Thursday (July 9) to discuss global issues on the second day of a G8 summit ... Read more...
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New push from rich, developing nations to global trade talks
July 9th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
L'Aquila (Italy), July 9 (IANS) The groups of rich and developing countries, including India, are likely to commit themselves to early conclusion of the Doha Development Round of multilateral ... Read more...
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Gordon Brown’s wife changes her outfit 3 times a day during G8 summit
July 9th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 09 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife Sarah exhibited her fashion consciousness by changing her outfit three times in a day during the G8 summit.She was first ... Read more...
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G8 endorses Obama’s call for world free of nuclear weapons
July 9th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
L'Aquila (Italy), July 9 (DPA) The Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations meeting in Italy endorsed calls by US President Barack Obama for a world without nuclear weapons.
"We are all committed ... Read more...
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Russia rejects G8 emissions cut target
July 9th, 2009 - 5:14 am ICT by IANS
L'aquila (Italy), July 9 (RIA Novosti) Russia has refused to back a target of an 80 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 proposed by the Group of Eight (G8) countries, ... Read more...
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‘Hu Jintao absence from G8 will be a big setback’
July 8th, 2009 - 10:31 pm ICT by ANI
L'Aquila (Italy), July 8 (ANI): Taking a serious note of the absence of the Chinese president at the G8 summit, Indian officials believe that Hu Jintao's absence during the summit will be ... Read more...
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G8 Summit 2009 In L’Aquila, Italy
July 8th, 2009 - 9:38 pm ICT by GD
This year the Group of Eight or G8 summit is being held in the Italian city of L'Aquila. Silivio Berlusconi will be the host and eight leaders of these major economies along ... Read more...
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France, Brazil back Manmohan Singh’s call for UN reform
July 8th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) France and Brazil have backed India's call for the UN Security Council to be expanded as their leaders prepare to attend the G8-G5 meetings in Italy this ... Read more...
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G8 summit opens in Italian earthquake-hit town
July 8th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
L'Aquila (Italy), July 8 (DPA) The leaders of the world's eight most powerful developed nations met in the Italian town of L'Aquila Wednesday for three days of talks on global issues such ... Read more...
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Curfew lifted in China’s riot-hit city
July 8th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 8 (RIA Novosti) Chinese authorities have lifted a curfew in the riot-hit CITY OF Urumqi after order was restored following deadly riots, a spokesman said.
"The curfew was lifted in the ... Read more...
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Chinese President cuts short G8 summit visit due to Xinjiang violence
July 8th, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Florence (Italy), July 8 (ANI): Chinese President Hu Jintao has cut short his G8 visit to Italy and flown back to Beijing in the wake of Xinjiang's worsening situation.Hu will miss the ... Read more...
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