G8 Summit

Kaddafi, My Neighbor

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 09.20.2009 | World


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

I believe that my local Jewish community should keep an open mind about Muammar Kaddafi moving in.

Behind The Scenes With The Obamas: Moscow, Italy, Ghana (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.25.2009 | Style


New behind the scenes photos came out today from the President and First Lady's travels to Moscow, Italy and Ghana. See Barack and Sasha tour the Kre...

A New Approach to Global Problem-Solving

John W. McArthur | Posted 08.13.2009 | World


John W. McArthur

Obama's critics must ask: Which among macroeconomic coordination, food production, energy, climate change, or disease control could be considered optional at this stage?

Obama, Pope To Meet Today In Italy

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


L'AQUILA, Italy — Lasting worldwide recovery "is still a ways off," President Barack Obama declared Friday, but he also said at the conclusion o...

Green News Report - July 9, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Obama on Mt. Rushmore; Monsanto lobbyist moves to FDA; Bald eagles move to D.C....

G8's Killer Failure on Africa - Millions of Children at Risk

World Vision | Posted 08.09.2009 | World


World Vision

We know that when the G8 chooses to act it can make a real impact on child deaths. But this summit's failure on aid for Africa suggests a real low point.

Taking on the Global Food Challenge

Nancy E Roman | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living


Nancy E Roman

Food assistance is an investment: An investment in stability and world peace.

An Invitation the President Should Politely Decline

Dr. Mohamed Bugaighis | Posted 08.09.2009 | World


Dr. Mohamed Bugaighis

Qaddafi is salivating at the prospect of a historic photo opportunity with the son of a Kenyan immigrant who has risen to the world's most important job. It would be a historic mistake to satisfy his wishes.

G8 Summit Opens To Developing Market Economies

AP | COLLEEN BARRY and JANE WARDELL | Posted 08.09.2009 | World


L'AQULA, Italy — Britain and the United States may see room for more stimulus. Germany is worried that it has done too much already. The leader...

G8 Italy Summit: Friday (VIDEO)(SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.09.2009 | World


We'll be following the Group of 8 Summit in L'Aquila here with news, photos and video. Feel free to check back at regular intervals for updates. ***...

G8 Protesters Strip Down, Scale Smokestacks, Occupy Power Plants

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


ROME — Environmentalists broke into power stations across Italy and shed their clothes in downtown Rome on Wednesday as world leaders discussed ...

World In Photos, July 8, 2009

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


Here is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. Check back Monday through Friday for this HuffPo...

Obama, G8 Leaders Agree On Climate Target

AP | COLLEEN BARRY and JANE WARDELL | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


L'AQULA, Italy — Britain and the United States may see room for more stimulus. Germany is worried that it has done too much already. The leader...

G8: What's The Point In Holding Summits?

GlobalPost | Michael Goldfarb | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


LONDON -- Leaders of the G8 nations begin their annual three-day summit Tuesday in earthquake shattered L'Aquila Italy. Are you excited by that fact? ...

Hu Jintao Skips Obama Meeting To Return Home Due To Ethnic Fighting

nytimes.com | ALAN COWELL | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


PARIS President Hu Jintao of China cut short a trip to Italy on Wednesday to fly home after the deadly ethnic clashes in the northwestern Xinjiang reg...

US, other wealthy nations vow global warming cuts

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON and NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


L'AQUILA, Italy — Targeting global warming, President Barack Obama and other leaders of the world's richest industrial countries pledged Wednesd...

Obama Trip To Russia, Italy, Ghana Creates High Expectations (SCHEDULE, VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


President Obama met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir this week, calling for a new relationship with the form...

G8 in Italy Should Launch Global Fund for Education

Desmond Bermingham | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


Desmond Bermingham

Despite repeated pledges to help, donors and international funding agencies are not doing enough to help. National economies recover but kids will have lost the opportunity of a lifetime.

Italy G8 Plot Uncovered, Leading To 6 Arrests

AFP | Posted 07.12.2009 | World


ROME (AFP) - Six people have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Group of Eight summit next month in Italy, police said Thursday....

Children Need Mothers, Mothers Want Midwives

Sarah Brown | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living


Sarah Brown

Ask the children. Ask them if they need their mothers. Effective development means recognizing that mums matter - and that means midwives matter too.

L'Aquila: G-8 To Be Held In Italy's Earthquake-Stricken Town

Times Online | Richard Owen | Posted 05.24.2009 | World


Silvio Berlusconi said today that he would move the G8 summit in July from Sardinia to L'Aquila, the centre of the Abruzzo earthquake, and divert the ...

World Finance Chiefs: "Severe" Downturn Will Persist

Bloomberg | Simon Kennedy and Sandrine Rastello | Posted 03.17.2009 | Business


Group of Seven finance chiefs vowed to tackle a "severe" economic downturn that will persist for most of 2009 without spelling out new steps to do so....

The G8 Punts on Climate Change

Walden Bello | Posted 07.23.2008 | Green


Walden Bello

The G8's endorsement of a 50% reduction in emissions by 2050 is a giant step backward and may have effectively undermined the prospects for an effective global climate strategy for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

Bush on the Environment: Wrong, and Proud of it, Until the Very End

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 07.22.2008 | Green


Jeremy Jacquot

Let's drop any pretenses that Bush may embrace serious climate change legislation. His recognition of the crisis would come years too late, and his actions continue to speak volumes.

Environmentalism & The Terrible Twos

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 07.22.2008 | Green


Dr. Susan Corso

I saw no ideals at the G-8 Summit. Instead, I saw compromise and jockeying and political posturing. These are not the behaviors of leaders, they are the behaviors of followers.