G8 growth talk leaves wary markets awaiting action
A pledge by leaders of industrialised nations to help the troubled world economy is unlikely to herald quick new action by Europe on its debt crisis, meaning more uncertainty for nervous financial mar
World leaders back Greece, vow to combat financial turmoil
World leaders backed keeping Greece in the eurozone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalising a global economy increasingly threatened by Europe'
G8 piles pressure on Iran; vows 'timely' supplies to oil markets
Piling up pressure on Iran, the leaders of the world's eight most powerful economies have asked it to swiftly address all outstanding issues related to its nuclear programme and vowed to ensure tha
Europe's economic woes dominate G8 gathering
U.S. President Barack Obama will press European leaders to ease up on fiscal austerity and focus on economic growth at a summit on Saturday that will discuss ways to stem turmoil in the euro zone and
Putin may meet Obama at G8 in May
Russian Prime Minister and president-elect Vladimir Putin will meet US President Barack Obama if he goes to a G8 summit at Camp David, US, in May, Putin's spokesman said.
The G8 summit will be held M
Lagarde has G8 backing to run the IMF
G8 leaders all back French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to run the IMF, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Sunday, as she attacked a call to investigate her role in a 2008 legal case tha
G8 leaders throw weight behind Arab Spring
The G8 world powers threw their weight behind the Arab Spring on Friday, intensifying the pressure on Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi and pledging billions for fledgling democracies.
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'Gaddafi has lost all legitimacy. He must go': G8 draft
The leaders of the G8 powers were to tell Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi on Friday that he has lost all legitimacy and must step down, according to a draft version of their summit statement.
G8 leaders meet to discuss Libya no-fly zone
Group of 8 powers gathered in Paris on Monday to thrash out a common line on possible intervention to ground the warplanes pounding Libya's rebels.