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Nobel Peace Laureates arrive in Warsaw for summit
Polish revolutionary leader Lech Walesa welcomed Nobel Peace Prize winners to Warsaw on Sunday for a three-day summit.
22 October 2013
Many LatAm leaders absent as foundering summit opens in Panama
Many Latin American leaders were no-shows at the opening of the 23rd Ibero-American summit in Panama, revealing the foundering direction of the annual forum.
19 October 2013
Australia, US, France urge Antarctic protected areas
Australia, New Zealand, the United States, France and the EU on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Russia for a swift agreement to create vast Antarctic marine sanctuaries.
16 October 2013
Brazil to host Internet governance summit next year
Brazil, which has slammed massive US electronic spying on its territory, said Wednesday it would host a global summit on Internet governance in April.
10 October 2013
APEC leaders meet in shadow of US shutdown
Asia-Pacific leaders opened an annual economic summit on Monday in the shadow of global growth clouds that are darkening by the day as the United States struggles to shake off policy paralysis.
07 October 2013
New Iranian president wants 'empty prisons'
Iran's newly elected moderate president said Thursday he hoped for the freedom of more prisoners after the recent release of prominent reformists.
28 September 2013
US should look south for strategic interests: Colombia
The United States' key strategic partnerships lie to its south, but President Barack Obama failed to mention them in his address to the United Nations.
27 September 2013
Venezuelan president scraps UN trip over 'threats'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday he had scrapped his plan to take part in the UN General Assembly in New York to "protect my life" after purported threats on it.
26 September 2013
Rowhani's speech 'cynical', 'full of hypocrisy': Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early Wednesday blasted Iranian President Hassan Rowhani for making what he described as a "cynical speech that was full of hypocrisy" at the UN General Assembly.
25 September 2013
UN wrangles on Syria as Obama urges action
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday demanded the UN Security Council take tough action against Syria, as Russia wrangled with the West over how to strip Bashar al-Assad of chemical arms.
25 September 2013
Nazarbayev calls Central Asia to solve water issues
We need an open dialog on water issues in the region. Nobody will solve the problems for us. We have to come to a consensus ourselves: Nazarbayev.
23 September 2013
G-Global presented at G20 summit
The Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists presented G-Global international project called to expand the existing global cooperation format.
06 September 2013
Nazarbayev invites South Korean President to visit Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met President of South Korea Park Geun-hye during the G20 summit.
06 September 2013
Nazarbayev meets Hollande and Obama at G20
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has held several bilateral meetings during the G20 summit.
06 September 2013
Peace and war have to be decided based on international law: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
06 September 2013
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
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
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
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
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