UN urges G8 to stick to Africa aid pledge
G8 Summit begins in Japan tomorrow:
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the
Group of Eight rich nations to stick with a three-year old pledge to
raise African aid levels to $25 billion a year, after a report the
leaders may be about to backtrack.
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Medvedev makes nice with the EU
The food was nouvelle cuisine, the wine was
French and coffee was served on a terrace with spectacular
countryside views. At his first summit meeting with the European
Union,
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Anwar rallies support against sodomy claims
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim
reacted strongly to sodomy accusations Tuesday, filing a complaint
against the police chief and the attorney general and planning a
public rally.
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