Ending week of difficult summitry, facing hard fights at home, Obama enjoys Ghana ravesCAPE COAST, Ghana — For a new president, there inevitably comes that moment: the first time he hears a foreign crowd hoarsely chanting his name, or sees thousands of well-wishers surging forward, or realizes youngsters are running pell-mell beside his motorcade, desperate for a glimpse of his face. Text of President Barack Obama’s news conference on FridayText of President Barack Obama’s news conference on Friday in L’Aquila, Italy, as provided by the White House: Lackluster G-8 summit brings fresh pressure for expanding too-exclusive world leaders ‘club’L’AQUILA, Italy — For all the smiles and upbeat talk, the just-ended Group of Eight summit showed how unwieldy the forum has become, run by Cold War-vintage powers while relegating the world’s fastest growing economies — China, India and Brazil — to observers. Obama discusses abortion, stem cell research with the pope at the Vatican, then heads to GhanaVATICAN CITY — President Barack Obama sat down with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday for frank but constructive talks between two men who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research. Leaders of rich and poor countries launch new approach to world hunger, promise $20 billionL’AQUILA, Italy — Leaders of rich and developing countries launched a new approach to global hunger Friday, saying they wanted to spend $20 billion on seeds, fertilizers, tools and other aid for small farmers over the next three years so poor nations could feed themselves. Obama, Pope Benedict XVI meet for first time, discuss international aid and abortionVATICAN CITY — President Barack Obama sat down with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday for frank but constructive talks between two men who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research. UK PM’s wife’s profile rises as she blogs and tweets her way through G8 summitL’AQUILA, Italy — The wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has kept a blog of her activities on the sidelines of the G-8 Summit, stepping up attempts to boost her public profile while her husband’s popularity is plummeting. G8 reached partial deal on global warming, pushed for trade dealL’AQUILA, Italy — Here is a look at key agreements at the Group of Eight summit in L’Aquila, Italy: Obama, Pope Benedict XVI hold first meeting, White House looks for ‘frank’ talks between themVATICAN CITY — President Barack Obama sat down with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday for a meeting in which frank but constructive talks were expected between two men who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research. Russian president: WTO membership via customs union with Kazakhstan, Belarus “problematic”L’AQUILA, Italy — Russia’s plans to join the World Trade Organization as a three-way customs union including Kazakhstan and Belarus could be “problematic,” President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday. Obama meets with Pope Benedict at Vatican; Pope asks about G8 meetingVATICAN CITY — President Barack Obama sat down with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday for a meeting in which frank but constructive talks were expected between two men who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research. Medvedev reiterates threat to deploy missiles near Poland if US goes ahead with missile shieldMOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that Russia will still deploy missiles near Poland if the United States pushes ahead with a missile shield in Eastern Europe. Obama: World has averted economic disaster but full recovery ’still a ways off’L’AQUILA, Italy — Lasting worldwide recovery “is still a ways off,” President Barack Obama declared Friday, but he also said at the conclusion of a global summit that a disastrous economic collapse apparently has been averted. France’s Italian-born first lady donates $70,000 to L’Aquila quake survivorsL’AQUILA, Italy — France’s Italian-born first lady has pledged a personal donation of euro50,000 ($70,000) to a hospital treating quake survivors. Obama says summits can work better than UN does, but right combination is needed
Obama says concerns were heard about Iran elections, nuclear program at G-8L’AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama said Friday the international community is “not going to just wait indefinitely” for Iran to renounce an interest in developing nuclear weapons. Obama : world’s full economic recovery ’still a ways off’
Obama hails closing G-8 summit, calls it a productive session to confront difficult challengesL’AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama is hailing “candid and spirited discussions” at the G-8 summit, saying the world must come to grips with chronic problems like economic stagnation and climate change. World leaders to provide $20 billion to boost agriculture in poor countries
Armenia and Azerbaijan urged by US, France and Russia to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh disputeL’ACQUILA, Italy — The United States, France and Russia called mutually Friday for the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to settle a long-running dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. World leaders launch $15 billion initiative to promote agriculture in poor countries.
Rich and poor divide at G-8 climate talks shows tough road to cut carbon emissionsL’AQUILA, Italy — The chasm between rich and poor on how to address climate change burst into the open at the G-8 summit Thursday, showing how difficult it will be to persuade the world to make lifestyle and economic sacrifices needed to save the planet from global warming. Rich and developing countries want to restart world trade talks, discourage protectionismL’AQUILA, Italy — Leaders of the exclusive club of eight industrialized leaders plus five of the fastest developing nations are calling for open markets and a battle against protectionism as the answer to the world’s economic meltdown. Clooney at G-8, tours ruins, says he’ll shoot film in Italy quake areaL’AQUILA, Italy — George Clooney has toured the ruins of Italy’s recent earthquake and told the survivors he’ll shoot a film in their mountain region. Analysis: Obama advancing agenda but finding his global reach only goes so farL’AQUILA, Italy — Barack Obama is finding that even the reach of a globally popular president goes only so far, leaving him to snatch partial victories as he can. For all his effort, his strategy also banks heavily on the commodity that helped get him elected: hope. Big polluters to discuss help for poorer countries to deal with climate changeL’AQUILA, Italy — The world’s industrialized countries are looking to provide “significant financial resources” to the developing world to help them combat global warming and will ask a September meeting of the world’s 20 major economies to take up the issue, U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday. Big polluters discuss financing help for poorer countries to deal with climate changeL’AQUILA, Italy — The world’s major polluters say they want to give poor countries more help in combatting global warming. G-8 Delegates: President Obama to present $15 billion food initiative for world’s farmersL’AQUILA, Italy — World leaders met Friday with African nations before an expected announcement of a new food security proposal that represents a fundamental shift in the way the West tackles world hunger, taking wisdom from the old proverb about teaching a man to fish. UK PM Brown to provide blueprint for Obama’s nuclear non-proliferation summitL’AQUILA, Italy — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday he will soon propose sweeping changes to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that would require states suspected of seeking to build nuclear weapons to prove that they are not. Summit Draft: G8/ G5 agree not to use currency to gain competitive advantageL’AQUILA, Italy — Leaders of rich and developing nations meeting here have agreed not to resort to currency devaluation to gain a competitive advantage — while shying away from any discussion of the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency. |
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