News about summit
World powers fail to heal Syria rift at G20 dinner
World powers discussed the Syria crisis over dinner at the G20 summit but failed to bridge deeply entrenched divisions over a US push for military action against President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
06 September 2013 12:17
Kazakhstan to offer its anti-crisis recommendations at G20
Kazakhstan plans to discuss economic cooperation and offer recommendations on overcoming of the economic crisis at the G20 Summit in Saint-Petersburg.
05 September 2013 18:53
Obama to meet Russian gay activists on G20 visit
US President Barack Obama will meet with Russian gay rights activists in the course of his visit to Russia.
05 September 2013 17:33
Syria at heart of EU talks in Vilnius
EU foreign ministers gather Friday in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius seeking a joint position on Syria as France stands alone in the 28-nation bloc in favour of military intervention.
05 September 2013 15:34
IMF warns G20 of slowing emerging economies
The International Monetary Fund warned the Group of 20 Wednesday that emerging economies were slowing more than expected and under pressure from US plans to slow its stimulus.
05 September 2013 15:07
Obama to make G20 push for Syria strike
World leaders meet Thursday at a G20 summit in Russia where US President Barack Obama will strive to bridge deep divisions over his push for military action against the Syrian regime's alleged use of chemical weapons.
05 September 2013 12:00
G20 talks between China and Japan unlikely: reports
Talks between China and Japan, embroiled in a bitter row over disputed islands, are unlikely on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit.
28 August 2013 16:03
Nazarbayev calling to increase commodities turnover of Turkic speaking countries
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called to step up the economic cooperation and increase the commodities turnover of the Turkic speaking countries.
16 August 2013 18:08
Nazarbayev arrives in Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan President will take part in the 3rd summit of the Cooperation Council of the Turkic Speaking States (CCTS) in Gabala.
16 August 2013 15:41
Nazarbayev to take part in Council of Turkic Speaking States summit
Nursultan Nazarbayev will take part in the 3rd summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States in Azerbaijan on August 16.
12 August 2013 18:08
Obama scraps Moscow summit with Putin
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday scrapped a Moscow summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
08 August 2013 11:04
N. Korea blasts S. Korean leader's nuclear comments
North Korea Monday slammed South Korean President Park Geun-Hye for "hurting its dignity" with her call for denuclearisation and said its atomic weapons could never be a bargaining chip.
01 July 2013 15:19
OECD report to help G8 offensive against tax evaders
The OECD provided ammunition Tuesday for an expected G8 offensive against tax evasion in a report outlining how to bring about automatic sharing of financial information that would shoot a hole through banking secrecy.
19 June 2013 10:44
Defiant Putin sets himself up as G8 outsider
Vladimir Putin's participation in the first G8 summit of his new term was supposed to seal his comeback to the global stage as Russia's paramount leader after winning a third presidential term last year.
18 June 2013 17:16
Pressure on Russia over Syria as G8 summit opens
World leaders head to the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on Monday looking to put pressure on Russia to back away from its support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad amid growing Western efforts to arm the rebels.
17 June 2013 10:03
Anti-poverty activists gather, but Syria dominates G8 talks
Thousands of protesters are expected on the streets of Belfast to urge G8 leaders to act on global poverty, although the issue looks likely to be overshadowed by concerns over the Syria conflict.
16 June 2013 16:47
G8 leaders set to struggle on trade, tax and Syria
Leaders of the G8 nations meet in Northern Ireland next week determined to crack down on tax evasion and boost global trade, while seeking to push Russia to help find a political solution to the Syria conflict.
14 June 2013 14:58
Obama, Xi urge new relationship in first summit
Throwing formality aside at a desert retreat, Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping called Friday for a new approach to forge relations between the US superpower and a rising China.
08 June 2013 12:31
Rows over Syria, energy cloud Russia-EU talks
The European Union and Russia kick off a two-day summit on Monday overshadowed by rows over Brussels' decision to lift its arms embargo on the Syrian rebels and resolve to loosen Moscow's grip on EU natural gas supplies.
03 June 2013 14:27
China's Xi in Trinidad to boost Caribbean trade
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago late Friday for the first leg of a Latin America and Caribbean tour aiming to strengthen Beijing's trade ties in the region.
02 June 2013 11:39