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  • Yarnbombers get prepared for the next G8 summit

    A woman known as Purl 6, 31, originally part of a group of ‘yarnbombers’ poses in Northern Ireland. The group is planning to target the June 17-18 G8 summit… 26/04/2013

  • G8 pledge to tackle ‘horrific’ rape and sexual violence in war zones

    Foreign ministers at the G8 meeting in London have resolved to work together to end sexual violence in combat zones. The declaration calls for urgent action… 12/04/2013

  • G8 condemns North Korea’s nuclear actions

    North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons has been condemned in the “strongest possible terms” by G8 Foreign Ministers. At the meeting in London, British… 11/04/2013

  • Syria and North Korea top G8 agenda in London

    The crises in Syria and North Korea are set to be top the agenda at a pre-G8 summit meeting in London on Wednesday and Thursday. British Foreign Secretary… 11/04/2013

  • Diaz puts spotlight on police brutality

    ‘Diaz Don’t Clean Up This Blood’ depicts the Italian police’s brutal assault on sleeping protesters at the G8 Summit in Genoa, 2001, focusing on a raid on the… 13/04/2012

  • Effigies of G8 leaders can-can in Paris protest – nocomment

    Sarkozy and G8 leaders walkabout in Deauville during the G8 summit. While in Paris, effigies of G8 leaders throw up their legs in protest in an Oxfam can-can… 27/05/2011

  • Carla Bruni-Sarkozy pregnant – nocomment

    France’s First Lady greeted the spouses of the world leaders ahead of the G8 summit in Deauville. It was the first obvious signs of a pregnant Carla… 27/05/2011

  • Arab spring and global economy to top G8 agenda

    Several issues are expected to top the agenda during the two-day annual Group of Eight summit which starts on Thursday. As always the global economy will… 25/05/2011

  • Sarkozy calls for tougher internet regulation

    The world’s first ever e-G8 forum is taking place in Paris, with the technology industry’s leading lights all present. The main area of discussion – internet… 24/05/2011

  • Caricatures of G8 leaders playing poker – nocomment

    Papier-mache effigies representing G8 leaders laid their cards out on a poker table in Paris, calling for action and commitment at the upcoming Group of Eight… 24/05/2011

  • G8 lauds Japan’s quake crisis efforts

    Japan’s foreign minister has been at centre stage in Paris, at talks among the G8 leading industrialised countries. Foreign minister Alain Juppé of this… 15/03/2011

  • G8 Foreign Minsters’ Meeting

    The United Kingdom has the presidency of G8 this year. Eight foreign ministers and an EU representative have the opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues… 11/04/2013

  • Italy’s high court upholds Genoa G8 police convictions

    Italy’s high court has upheld the convictions of senior police officers found guilty of beating protesters and then orchestrating a cover-up during the G8… 06/07/2012

  • G8 summit ends with pledges on Greece and growth

    World leaders at the G8 summit in the US presented a united front over Greece by pledging to keep it in the eurozone. The politicians wrapped up the talks… 20/05/2012

  • Cohesive eurozone in everyone’s interest says Obama

    President Barack Obama says there is an emerging consensus that more must be done to promote growth in the eurozone and to boost confidence. His comments… 20/05/2012

  • Protests over G8 leaders attitude to Africa

    There were protests in Maryland where the demonstrators anger was aimed at the G8 leaders who have invited four African heads of state to the summit at Camp… 19/05/2012

  • Obama pushes G8 leaders for growth pledge

    US President Barack Obama will use the G8 summit in Maryland on Saturday to push EU leaders to to focus on economic growth rather than austerity. The… 19/05/2012

  • G8 looks to private sector for help fighting hunger

    The leaders of the world’s industrial powers are calling on the private sector to help fight hunger and malnutrition in the developing world. The G8 has… 19/05/2012

  • Lacklustre protest at G8 talks

    For such a gathering of world leaders taking place on their doorstep the people of Thurmont, Maryland seemed unmoved. Conferences like the G8 have been the… 18/05/2012

  • French and US presidents united on Europe

    The leaders the world’s largest economies, including the new French president, are meeting in the United States this weekend for the G8 conference… 18/05/2012

  • G8 gathers with storm clouds over Europe

    As the G8 assembles in the remote Camp David setting in Maryland, far from the eyes of the world’s press, the world’s problems press in. Top of the agenda… 18/05/2012

  • Global economy set to dominate G8 summit

    Camp David will be a hub of activity on Friday when leaders from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Canada and the EU converge on Washington state for the… 17/05/2012

  • G8 announce aid package for Egypt and Tunisia

    The last day of the G8 summit saw confirmation that Egypt and Tunisia will receive aid worth more than 28 billion euros. French President Nicolas Sarkozy… 28/05/2011

  • Arab Spring dominates summit

    The G8 summit in Deauville ended with the forming of partnerships with new democracies emerging from the Middle East and north Africa. French President… 27/05/2011

  • The G8: Does size matter?

    The G8 is an exclusive club, formed in 1975, with six members at first, then seven and now including Russia. But does it still have a purpose? Apart from… 27/05/2011

  • G8 throws its weight behind ‘Arab spring’

    The G8’s final day of talks involved meeting several African leaders, and included a promise of financing for Tunisia and Egypt, the leaders of the so-called… 27/05/2011

  • Sarkozy condemns Syrian leaders

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy has attacked Syrian leaders’ treatment of their own people on the second day of the G8 summit in Deauville. His comments… 27/05/2011

  • G8 ‘Deauville Partnership’ for Arab Spring nations

    World leaders at the G8 summit in France are to promise up to 14 billion euros to support new Middle East and North African democracies that have gone through… 27/05/2011

  • Money and measures dominate G8 talks

    Financial help for Arab countries who move towards democracy was a main talking point at the G8 summit in Deauville. Top of the aid list are Egypt and… 27/05/2011

  • Crowds protest in Greek square

    Thousands of Greeks of all ages gathered in Athens on Thursday night to protest against the government’s austerity measures. The protesters were in Syntagma… 26/05/2011

  • French police make G8 a protest-free zone

    Deauville itself was a fortress keeping any anti G8 protesters out, so they found other places to stage their demonstrations, like the nearby channel ports of… 26/05/2011

  • G8 opens in Deauville focussed on debt

    The Group of Eight summit has opened in Deauville, France, with a backdrop of continuing financial crisis in indebted nations, and in the euro zone in… 26/05/2011

  • G8 talks to focus on Arab uprising and economic recovery

    The G8 leaders meeting in Deauville, France, are expected, during their two days of talks, to endorse aid to new Arab democracies, and perhaps to indicate… 26/05/2011

  • G8 focus on Arab revolts

    Final preparations are being made for the G8 world leaders’ meeting today in the French coastal resort of Deauville. The people’s revolts which have swept… 26/05/2011

  • G8 leaders set to focus on Arab Spring

    World leaders meet today at the French seaside town of Deauville for a G8 summit. It’s expected to be dominated by the popular revolts sweeping the Middle… 26/05/2011

  • French town in lockdown for G8

    The north-west French town of Deauville became a veritable fortress ahead of the G8 summit on Thursday. Famous for its film festival and often described as… 25/05/2011

  • G8 summit set to approve money for Arab democracies

    The French beaches of Normandy may be a fitting setting for world leaders to bolster their support for the Arab Spring uprisings. The Deauville resort on the… 25/05/2011

  • G-20 heads for compromise on growth and reforms

    World leaders at the G-20 summit are struggling to present a united front on the way to sustain the global economic recovery and reform the banking… 27/06/2010

  • Start of the G20 summit

    World leaders have started the two-day G20 summit in Toronto, Canada, following on from the earlier meeting of the G8 nations. The group represents twenty… 27/06/2010

  • Violent anti-G20 summit protests in Canada

    Protests against the G20 summit in Canada have turned violent. On the streets of Toronto, where the world leaders are meeting, thousands of people were out… 27/06/2010

  • US pushes Europe on economic growth

    Police and protestors have clashed in Toronto ahead of the G-20 summit, as world leaders played down their differences over the best way to prop up the shaky… 26/06/2010

  • G8 make more cautious aid commitments

    G8 world leaders have pledged over four billion euros to reduce deaths among mothers and newborn babies in Africa. The heads of state are in Canada for the… 26/06/2010

  • G8 begins talks ahead of G20

    G8 leaders have arrived in Huntsville in Canada where they are holding talks ahead of the larger G20 gathering in Toronto this weekend.   The group of eight… 25/06/2010

  • Billion dollar security clampdown in Canada

    Security is tight and nerves are jittery ahead of the G8 and G20 summits in Canada. Thousands of police have been deployed to protect the two sites in and… 25/06/2010

  • Man arrested over explosive find ahead of G8

    Canadian police have charged a man with possession of explosives as security remains tight for today’s G8 summit in Ontario. The 37-year-old man will remain… 24/06/2010

  • G8: Some success, but rivalries remain

    The G8 is over for another year, the meeting in L’Aquila judged at least a partial success with its committment to Africa and to rebuilding the world economy… 11/07/2009

  • Curtain closes on G8 in Italy

    The G8 summit in the central Italian city of L’Aquila has closed, in what may be the last time the group meets in its present form. On the final day… 11/07/2009

  • Feeing the hungry to changing the climate – what the G8 did for us

    A warm handshake between US President Barack Obama and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi may turn out to be the most enduring image of the 2008 G8 summit in… 10/07/2009

  • G8 summit draws to a close in Italy

    The 35th G8 summit has drawn to a close in the central Italian city of L’Aquila. Leaders from the world’s most industrialised countries gathered to take… 10/07/2009

  • Ban Ki-moon urges rapid deal on climate change

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says an agreement dealing with climate change must be finalised in Copenhagen in December. Interviewed by euronews at the G8… 10/07/2009

  • Protesters march on L’Aquila as G8 ends

    Protesters have been keeping up the pressure on the G8, marching on the summit venue in their thousands. Trade unions and anti-globalisation activists hit… 10/07/2009

  • Barack Obama confirms G8 engagement

    As expected, the G8 summit in Italy has led to an announcement on funding for agricultural sustainability and food security in developing countries… 10/07/2009

  • Obama and Gaddafi shake hands at G8 dinner

    They are images one could barely have imagined until recently – a warm handshake between an American President and Muammar Gaddafi. Ronald Reagan once… 10/07/2009

  • Mixed results as G8 grows in number

    The number of world leaders continues to multiply in L’Aquila, with mixed results. The G8 met the G5 developing countries and four other delegations on… 10/07/2009

  • World leaders’ climate progress

    The world’s leading economies have made “important strides forward” in how to tackle global warming. But “progress will not be easy”. That is how … 09/07/2009

  • First Ladies see L’Aquila devastation

    The world’s First Ladies have been visiting L’Aquila to witness the earthquake damage. The spotlight was on Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, who listened… 09/07/2009

  • G8 summit growing by the day

    It is Day Two of the G8 summit in Italy, and major emerging countries have joined the leaders of the world’s richest industrialised nations for discussions on… 09/07/2009

  • G5 makes its presence felt

    The G5, comprising Brazil, India, Mexico, China and South Africa, is the guest of honour at the G8 summit underway in Italy. The fact that the G5 has been… 09/07/2009

  • G8 urged to do more over climate change

    The agreement of the Group of Eight leading industrialised nations yesterday to cut greenhouse gases was a first – as was its decision to limit global warming… 09/07/2009

  • Global aid and development on today’s G8 agenda

    As the second day dawns on the G8 summit in Central Italy, the politicians involved are already congratulating themselves on making a series of breakthroughs… 09/07/2009

  • Obama inspects quake damage in L’Aquila

    US President Barack Obama has taken a break from talks at the G8 summit to witness at first hand the devastation caused by April’s earthquake in L’Aquila… 09/07/2009

  • G8 leaders agree climate change measures

    The Group of Eight major powers have agreed to limit a rise in global temperatures and called for tough new carbon emission cuts. The G8 says developed… 08/07/2009

  • Anger rises over L’Aquila reconstruction

    Silvio Berlusconi has been conducting tours of the L’Aquila’s earthquake zone. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was among the first foreign leaders to see… 08/07/2009

  • South Korean leader says G20 is way forward

    South Korea’s president Lee Myung-bak joins the G8 summit on Thursday with other leaders from the wider G20. In an interview with Euronews, he said the G8… 08/07/2009

  • G8 begins in Italian earthquake town

    It has been a busy first day so far at the G8 summit in Italy. Kick-off for leaders from the world’s major industrialised nations was a little behind… 08/07/2009

  • EU and G8 pressed on financial regulations

    As far as regulating financial markets is concerned, the G8 summit in Italy is expected to propose a “tool box” of counter measures to tackle tax havens… 08/07/2009

  • Disappointment at G8 over climate change

    Campaigners have been warning the G8 of catastrophic consequences if they fail to act on climate change. Yesterday China and India blocked efforts by some… 08/07/2009

  • G8 pledge to rebuild L’Aquila

    Angela Merkel and Silvio Berlusconi have conducted a tour of L’Aquila’s quake-hit remains. Chunks of masonry from damaged buildings are still evident… 08/07/2009

  • Arrests made as G8 protests start

    Italian police say 38 people have been arrested during clashes at protests in Rome against the Group of Eight summit. At one demonstration, protestors with… 08/07/2009

  • Berlusconi defends Italy’s G8 preparation

    The US reportedly wants the G8 summit, which gets underway today, to commit ten billion euros to help fight food insecurity in developing countries. The… 08/07/2009

  • G8 leaders face a busy agenda in L’Aquila

    The leaders of the world’s eight richest nations have a lot on their plate as they head for L’Aquila. With the world still gripped by recession, kickstarting… 07/07/2009

  • G8 comes to devastated town

    The Italian town of L’Aquila is preparing to host the G8 summit – just three months after it was struck by a devastating earthquake. While world leaders… 07/07/2009

  • L’Aquila braced for G8 summit

    The earthquake-ravaged Italian town of L’Aquila is getting ready for the G8 summit to roll into town. When they arrive on Wednesday, leaders of the world’s… 07/07/2009

  • L’Aquila prepares for G8 summit

    Tremors continue to trouble the Italian town of L’Aquila, the venue for next week’s G8 summit. It was a strong earthquake in April that brought L’Aquila to… 03/07/2009

  • Border bother for visitors to Italy

    Tough luck for tourists as Italy tightens its borders. For the next two weeks, Italy is suspending the Schengen Agreement, which abolished border controls… 28/06/2009

  • G8 calls on Iran to protect protestors

    Foreign ministers at a G8 summit have called on Iran for an immediate end to the post-election violence there that has claimed around 20 lives. Their… 26/06/2009


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