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2011 G8 Summit of Deauville Pictures

May 28, 2011, 15:47 GMT

We have added a new set of pictures from the event 2011 G8 Summit of Deauville. ... more

World leaders welcome release of Aung San Suu Kyi

Nov 13, 2010, 16:16 GMT

World leaders welcomed Saturday the release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, even as they noted that more than 2,000 political prisoners remain in the country's jails. ... more

G20 summit underway, main issues remain unsolved (Roundup)

Nov 11, 2010, 11:52 GMT

Seoul - Group of 20 (G20) leaders settled down for a working dinner in Seoul on Thursday in a bid to bridge fundamental differences on how best to revive their economies and tackle trade imbalances. ... more

Merkel: Multiculturalism in Germany has 'absolutely failed'

Oct 16, 2010, 16:52 GMT

Berlin - Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday moved to sharpen an ongoing debate in Germany over Islam and migration, by saying that 'multiculturalism has absolutely failed' and that all immigrants must learn fluent German. ... more

Fame no guard when volcano upends travel plans

Apr 16, 2010, 15:28 GMT

Oslo/Stockholm - Volcanic ash has little respect for name recognition, celebrities and top politicians have learned this week in the face of a volcanic ash eruption blocking air traffic across most of Europe. ... more

Angela Merkel at CeBit

Mar 2, 2010, 12:58 GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes a look through data glasses at the 'SAP' stand during an opening tour at the computing and information technology trade show CeBIT 2010 at the Congress Centre in Hanover, Germany, 02 March 2010. ... more

2009 YEARENDER: Merkel's great year will be a hard act to follow

Dec 31, 2009, 14:30 GMT

Berlin - Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, will have a tough time topping the glory of 2009, the year when she held centre stage on the poignant anniversary of the Fall of the Wall. ... more

ANALYSIS: Awaiting the Sarkozy show at Copenhagen Copenhagen climate conference

Dec 5, 2009, 1:08 GMT

ANALYSIS: Awaiting the Sarkozy show at Copenhagen By Siegfried Mortkowitz, dpa Eds: Part of a regular series on climate change to accompany the Copenhagen climate conference, scheduled for Dec 7-18; epa Archive photo 00000401950814, others available = ... more

Obama sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan (Roundup)

Dec 2, 2009, 2:16 GMT

Washington - US President Barack Obama made the long-awaited announcement Tuesday that he is deploying 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan while pledging to begin withdrawals in 18 months, hoping an exit strategy will quell growing public opposition to the war. ... more

Merkel judged loser in TV election duel with Steinmeier (Roundup)

Sep 13, 2009, 21:54 GMT

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democrats (CDU) was considered the loser in initial polls after a TV duel Sunday with Social Democratic (SPD) challenger Frank-Walter Steinmeier. ... more

Rocket attack on Afghan base visited by German leader

Apr 6, 2009, 13:28 GMT

Kunduz, Afghanistan - A German military base in Afghanistan came under rocket fire shortly after a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday, a government spokesman said in Berlin. ... more

Obama pledges to do what is necessary to kick start recovery

Apr 1, 2009, 18:52 GMT

London - US President Barack Obama wound up his first day on the world political stage Wednesday, pledging to do all he could to face down the global recession as fresh tensions emerged over how to tackling the world economy's biggest downturn since the World War II. ... more

Obama meets Brown amid signs of G20 tension

Apr 1, 2009, 11:43 GMT

London - US President Barack Obama met British Prime Minister Gordon Brown for breakfast talks in London Wednesday amid signs of tensions ahead of the summit of Group of 20 (G20) leaders. ... more

US President Obama takes first steps on world stage at G20 summit

Mar 31, 2009, 5:04 GMT

London - US President Barack Obama will make his first major foray onto the global stage Tuesday when he arrives in London for the Group of 20 (G20) summit of the world's big economic powers. ... more

Merkel faces party backlash over Vatican criticism

Feb 5, 2009, 14:47 GMT

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced criticism from within her Christian Democratic (CDU) party Thursday over her call for the pope to take a clearer stand on Bishop Richard Williamson's anti-Holocaust views. ... more

Vatican rebuts Merkel's criticism over Holocaust denier (Roundup)

Feb 3, 2009, 16:59 GMT

Vatican City/Berlin - The Vatican's chief spokesman rejected Tuesday criticism by German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Roman Catholic Church had not spoken out clearly enough in rejection of Holocaust denial. ... more

Merkel criticizes Catholic Church over Holocaust denier

Feb 3, 2009, 14:33 GMT

Berlin - Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized the Catholic church on Tuesday, saying it had not spoken out clearly enough in rejection of Holocaust denial. ... more

Britain, Germany united on Gaza, Russian gas row

Jan 15, 2009, 13:30 GMT

Berlin - The leaders of Germany and Britain called for urgent action Thursday to end the hostilities in the Gaza Strip. ... more

Merkel's support sinks as economic fears grow

Dec 16, 2008, 11:32 GMT

Berlin - Criticism of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's so-far modest attempts to shield Europe's biggest economy from the global economic downturn has triggered a slump in her popularity, a poll released Tuesday showed. ... more

Merkel's party bids to foster German language

Dec 3, 2008, 15:35 GMT

Berlin - A proposal by German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party to constitutionally protect the German language triggered controversy and unease in Germany Tuesday. ... more

Obama speaks with world leaders

Nov 6, 2008, 23:45 GMT

Washington - President-elect Barack Obama spoke with world leaders by telephone on Thursday, two days after his election and ahead of next week's financial summit of the Group of 20 countries in Washington. ... more

The summit's winners and losers

Oct 16, 2008, 15:36 GMT

Brussels - Every European Union summit has winners and losers. What follows is a lighthearted assessment of some of the bloc's key players, based on official comments, media reactions and a random poll of seasoned observers in Brussels. ... more

Key European governments unveil huge bank rescue deals

Oct 13, 2008, 16:08 GMT

Key European governments on Monday unveiled unprecedented state cash injections to steady their reeling banks, and other nations were expected to follow suit in the next few days in an emergency effort to stave off recession. ... more

Eurozone governments propose massive bank rescue (Roundup)

Oct 13, 2008, 5:21 GMT

Paris - To ease the global credit crunch and restore confidence in Europe's banking system, leaders of the 15 eurozone countries on Sunday proposed a wide-ranging rescue plan that includes a measure for governments to guarantee interbank loans. ... more

Berlin backs savings, expands HRE bail-out (3rd Roundup)

Oct 5, 2008, 23:36 GMT

Berlin - The German government said Sunday it would secure personal deposits to prevent a run on banks and announced an expanded bail-out for troubled mortgage lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE). ... more

Merkel: Those who caused the crisis must help pay for it (1st Lead)

Oct 4, 2008, 15:39 GMT

Paris - Those responsible for provoking the financal crisis must be held accountable for it, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday in Paris. ... more

Brown demands 'root and branch' review of EU-Russia relations

Aug 31, 2008, 13:52 GMT

London/Moscow - The European Union, due Monday to hold an emergency meeting on events in Georgia, should make a 'root and branch' review of its relations with Russia, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in a newspaper article published Sunday. ... more

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