Obama invites tribal leaders to attend White House conference on Nov. 5October 12th, 2009 Obama invites tribal leaders to Nov. WH conferenceWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is inviting Native American leaders to a White House conference on Nov.
After diplomatic meetings in New York, Obama arrives in Pittsburgh to host summitSeptember 24th, 2009 Obama arrives in Pittsburgh to host summitPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama has arrived in Pittsburgh for a summit with leaders of the world's major economies. One year after the global economic meltdown began, the leaders will hold talks Thursday and Friday to make sure a fledgling global recovery remains on track while laying down tougher rules for global financial institutions.
Krishna to present Indian stand on climate change at UN summitSeptember 22nd, 2009 NEW YORK - External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will articulate India's stand on climate change at the UN summit being hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday. Krishna will represent Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the summit hosted by Ban to bring about a fair and ratifiable green house gas reduction agreement at this year's Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
US says differences in global climate talks narrowingSeptember 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States' top climate official said there had been a "narrowing of differences" after a meeting of the world's 17 top polluters that are critical to reaching any international deal on curbing climate change. Todd Stern, the US State Department's envoy on climate change, said Friday some "concrete initiatives" that could help broker a deal were considered during two days of talks by the climate officials in Washington.
UN seeks climate momentum with YouTube addresses by world leaders and live TVSeptember 8th, 2009 UN to add YouTube to live TV for climate momentumUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. is turning to YouTube to jolt the world's plodding climate diplomacy into higher gear.
UN chief: World must 'seize the day' on climate change before key global summit in CopenhagenAugust 28th, 2009 UN chief urges world to 'seize day' on climateVIENNA — The U.N. chief is urging the world to "seize the day" on climate change ahead of a major conference on global warming set for December in Copenhagen.
Schwarzenegger returns to Massachusetts after canceling appearance at energy summitAugust 11th, 2009 Schwarzenegger back to Mass. after missing summitSACRAMENTO, Calif.
UN chief says China wants to seal a deal on a new UN climate treaty in Copenhagen in DecemberJuly 30th, 2009 UN chief says China wants climate dealUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says China's leaders have assured him they want to seal a deal on a new U.N. climate treaty at a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December.
Obama hails closing G-8 summit, calls it a productive session to confront difficult challengesJuly 10th, 2009 Obama says G-8 summit leaders tackled tough issuesL'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. Summing up three days of talks with fellow leaders in Italy, Obama said he and others have agreed that a full recovery from the global economic recession is "still a ways off." He also noted that he and the leaders of other industrialized nations had productive discussions about limiting the proliferation of nuclear weapon systems.
Obama, other G-8 leaders invite 5 emerging nations to Italian summit on climate change, tradeJuly 9th, 2009 Obama, other G-8 leaders expand Italian summitL'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama is in Italy, midway through the three-day G-8 economic summit that is heavily focused on climate change and world trade. His round of meetings today begins with one-on-one talks with the president of Brazil.
G8 summit stands on shaky ground - literally!July 8th, 2009 ROME - Leaders of the world's wealthiest and most industrialised countries are being briefed about emergency evacuation plans by Italian authorities as the earthquake-hit town of L'Aquila plays host to G8 and G5 leaders during the three-day (July 8-10) summit here. World leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, arriving here are being briefed on evacuation plans, with 12 helicopters on standby to move them to Rome, in case of an emergency, from the mountain town over 100 km away.
Obama aide says US to host nuclear security summit in Washington next MarchJuly 8th, 2009 US to host nuclear security summit in MarchL'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama is planning to host a nuclear security summit in Washington next March. Obama's deputy national security adviser, Mark Lippert, says Obama announced the summit during a dinner with leaders of the world's top industrial nations in Italy.
G8 summit gets off to 'shaky' startJuly 8th, 2009 L'AQUILA - Three tremors shook this mountain town Wednesday as top world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who have gathered here for the G8+G5 summit, were briefed on emergency evacuation plans. Helicopters have been put on standby to move the leaders to Rome, over 100 km away, in case of an emergency.
Obama arrives for first G8 summit of his presidencyJuly 8th, 2009 L'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama has arrived in the quake-ravaged Italian town of L'Aquila as the first Group of Eight summit of his presidency opened. Obama was greeted by host Silvio Berlusconi at the summit at a walled-off police academy where leaders of eight industrialized nations will hold their three-day meeting.
Brazil to host second BRIC summit in 2010June 16th, 2009 YEKATERINBURG - Brazil will next year host the second summit BRIC that also includes Russia, India and China, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced here Tuesday. Building upon the success of the first BRIC summit held in this Russian industrial city Tuesday, the BRIC leaders decided to take steps to promote "dialogue and cooperation among themselves in an incremental, proactive, pragmatic and transparent way".
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