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G8 leaders to tackle food security on summit's final day

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Medvedev thanks Berlusconi for organizing G8 summit
16:09 11/07/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev thanked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in a telephone conversation Saturday for organizing the G8 summit, the Kremlin said
Medvedev supports idea to hold second G8 summit in L'Aquila
21:10 10/07/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gave his conditional backing on Friday to a proposal to hold a second G8 summit later this year in Italy's L'Aquila.
Russia ready to discuss veto of UN Caucasus mission - Medvedev
21:00 10/07/2009
Russia will lift its veto on the extension of the UN mission in the Caucasus region if its partners adopt a more pragmatic approach, the Russian president said on Friday.
G8 leaders say time running out for Iran dialogue
20:37 10/07/2009
G8 leaders believe there is little time left for dialogue with Iran over its nuclear program, the Italian prime minister said Friday after a summit in Italy's L'Aquila.
Most realistic for Russia to join WTO on its own - Medvedev
19:41 10/07/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday the most realistic option for Russia to join the World Trade Organization was to do so separately, but to agree on common positions with Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Russia may still reply to U.S. shield with Baltic missiles
19:05 10/07/2009
Russia could still deploy tactical missiles in its westernmost exclave if the U.S. goes ahead with its plans for a missile shield in Central Europe, the Russian president said on Friday.
Medvedev says easier to find common ground with Obama than Bush
19:03 10/07/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday he found it easier to hold discussions with U.S. President Barack Obama than with his predecessor George Bush.
Medvedev calls on Japan not to politicize territorial dispute
18:23 10/07/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Japan on Friday to refrain from politicizing the two countries' territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands.
Medvedev given first coin of future supranational currency at G8
18:10 10/07/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday he had been given an example coin of a possible global currency at the G8 summit in Italy, adding that all aspects of reserve currencies were under discussion.
Russia to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050 - Medvedev
17:10 10/07/2009
Russia pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2050 on 1990 levels, President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
G8 leaders allocate $20 bln to fight world hunger
16:57 10/07/2009
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday that participants at the Group of Eight summit had agreed to earmark $20 billion for a three-year program to fight hunger.
Mass protests overshadow last day of G8 summit
16:41 10/07/2009
Thousands of protesters gathered near the central Italian town of L'Aquila on Friday, as the Group of Eight summit came to a close.
G8 summit participants adopt declaration on Africa
16:06 10/07/2009
The Group of Eight leaders pledged to work closer with African nations to ensure access to water supplies and sanitation in a joint declaration adopted on the final day of the rich countries' summit in Italy on Friday.
Russia could cut greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030 - expert
15:22 10/07/2009
Russia could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20-30% by 2020-2030, if the political will is there, the head of the economics and environment center of Russia's Higher School of Economics said Friday.
G8 nudge emerging powers on climate
09:42 10/07/2009
The G8 countries are reaching out to developing countries during their summit in L'Aquila, Italy, as they discuss climate change and trade.
G8 summit: Day 2
09:25 10/07/2009
The leaders of Brazil, Egypt, India, Mexico, South Africa took part in the second day of the G8 summit in Italy, to discuss the economic crisis and climate change.
UN secretary general says G8 climate efforts insufficient
21:27 09/07/2009
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that commitments made by the G8 industrial nations to tackle climate change did not go far enough.
George Clooney to open cinema near L'Aquila
19:49 09/07/2009
Hollywood star George Clooney flew into G8 host city L'Aquilla on Thursday by helicopter to take part in a cinema opening ceremony in the quake-stricken Italian province.
Qaddafi's Bedouin tent erected in L'Aquila for G8
18:29 09/07/2009
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's Bedouin tent has been erected on a soccer field in Italy's L'Aquila, the venue for the three-day Group of Eight summit.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at G8 summit in Italy
09:15 09/07/2009
Leaders of the Group of Eight rich nations agreed to take joint measures to restore economic growth, improve financial regulation, and prevent tax fraud at their summit in Italy
U.S. to host nuclear security summit next March
02:41 09/07/2009
The United States plans to host a summit next March to discuss means of ensuring that nuclear materials cannot fall into the hands of terrorists, the White House said
G8 leaders voice concern over post-election unrest in Iran
01:56 09/07/2009
The Group of Eight nations have agreed a joint statement on Iran ‘deploring’ the crackdown on post-election protests but pledging to solve the Iranian nuclear dispute through dialogue, the French president said
G8 nations could adopt statement on Karabakh conflict
00:13 09/07/2009
Russia could adopt a joint statement with two other Group of Eight members at the ongoing summit in Italy on a long-running territorial dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia, a Kremlin aide said
G8 nations pledge to honor aid commitments to Africa
23:48 08/07/2009
The Group of Eight rich nations pledged to honor earlier commitments to provide aid to Africa despite the ongoing economic crisis, in a joint statement released after the first day of their summit
Russia rejects G8 emissions cut target - Kremlin aide
22:45 08/07/2009
Russia refuses to back a target of an 80% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 proposed by other Group of Eight countries, a Kremlin aide said after the first day of the G8 summit in Italy
Italy unlikely to be expelled from G8 over poor preparations
18:52 08/07/2009
Italy is unlikely to be expelled from the G8 and replaced by Spain, although it has been sloppy with preparations for the upcoming G8 summit this week, a leading correspondent at an Italian daily said on Wednesday.
G8 summit begins in quake-hit Italian mountain town
18:30 08/07/2009
The leaders of the Group of Eight rich nations began their summit in the Italian town of L'Aquila on Wednesday with a working lunch.
G8 summit starts in quake-hit Italian mountain town
17:06 08/07/2009
The leaders of the Group of Eight rich nations began their summit in the Italian town of L'Aquila on Wednesday with a working lunch.
Medvedev to present Russia's views on N.Korea, Mideast at G8
16:50 07/07/2009
Russia's president will put forward Russia's views on the North Korean nuclear dispute, Mideast conflicts, and the economic crisis at the G8 summit later this week, his aide said on Tuesday.
Protests reported in Italian capital ahead of G8 summit
16:12 07/07/2009
Despite unprecedented security measures, anti-globalists have stepped up their activities ahead of the G8 summit to be held in the Italian city of L'Aquila, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Tuesday.
Berlusconi reiterates support for G8 expansion
18:53 06/07/2009
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Monday the Group of Eight (G8) leading industrial countries should be expanded, and reiterated his support for a move to the G14 format.
G8 summit may be moved from L'Aquila to Rome amid quake risk
12:27 06/07/2009
The G8 summit slated to be held in central Italy's L'Aquila this week could be moved to Rome should the area suffer another powerful earthquake, local media said on Monday citing Italian government sources.
Up to 30 countries to take part in G8 summit this year in Italy
17:58 03/07/2009
The G8 summit in Italy next week will involve some 30 countries and focus on the global financial crisis, tackling terrorism, climate change and regional security, a Russian presidential aide said Friday.
G8: Countries and permanent members
12:44 30/06/2009
Group of Eight is an informal forum of leaders of the most industrialized countries aimed at coordinating approach policy for key international issues.
G8 foreign ministers express concern over Iran's nuclear program
17:00 26/06/2009
Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrial countries meeting in Italy on Friday expressed concern about Iran's nuclear program and stressed the need to continue dialogue.
G8 foreign ministers condemn North Korea's nuclear test
14:40 26/06/2009
G8 foreign ministers have condemned North Korea's May 25 nuclear test as a threat to regional security.
G8 foreign ministers deplore post-election violence in Iran
14:26 26/06/2009
The Group of Eight leading industrialized countries deplored on Friday the post-election violence in Iran and called on the authorities in the country to resolve the conflict by dialogue.
Iran declines invitation to G8 meeting in Italy
13:27 24/06/2009
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday said he has no plans to take part in a G8 meeting on Afghanistan in Italy this week, the ISNA news agency reported.
Powerful quake aftershock strikes Italian G8 summit city
11:00 23/06/2009
A powerful earthquake aftershock has hit the Italian city of L'Aquila, due to host a G8 summit next month, the country's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said on Tuesday.
G8 in no position to invest in energy
18:31 26/05/2009
G8 energy ministers start talks in Rome
14:52 24/05/2009
A two-day meeting of G8 energy ministers got underway in Rome on Sunday with an investment forum involving global energy companies.
Emotions of G8 summit
08:37 10/07/2008
The media has repeatedly underscored the informal nature of the July 7-9 G8 summit at the Toyako resort village in Hokkaido, Japan.
Climate on Earth: China and India against G8 proposal
17:06 09/07/2008
World leaders have failed to address the issue of global warming. A long-term program for halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 has remained unapproved.

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